http://landprofile.com Revitalizing the Inland Northwest Tue, 08 Feb 2011 19:08:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 http://landprofile.com/2011/02/spokane-needs-new-soil-science/#comment-7 Andrew Harley Tue, 08 Feb 2011 19:08:42 +0000 http://landprofile.com/?p=108#comment-7 A reminder that soil science still appears to be the poor cousin within the earth science community. I am also reminded of a comment my geophysics lecturer made before retiring in 1985 - "Students of the future will focus on new technologies rather than old science. However, without the old science, the new technologies will never be effective". Remember that this was before the PC! Good fundamental science will always be in demand, regardless of the application or technology. Good work keeping the fundamentals alive. A reminder that soil science still appears to be the poor cousin within the earth science community. I am also reminded of a comment my geophysics lecturer made before retiring in 1985 – “Students of the future will focus on new technologies rather than old science. However, without the old science, the new technologies will never be effective”. Remember that this was before the PC! Good fundamental science will always be in demand, regardless of the application or technology. Good work keeping the fundamentals alive.

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