Plastics and Water Quality in the Cannon River

Guest Speaker: Paul Jackson, Professor of Chemistry and Environmental Studies, St. Olaf College 

Place: Bunday Room, Northfield Public Library 

Time: Desserts and chatting, 5:30-6:15 p.m., presentation from 6:15 to 7:00 p.m.

This community event is free and open to the general public. 

Sponsor: DKG (International Society for Key Women Educators), Rice County Chapter (contact person: Anne Groton, 507-786-3387, groton@stolaf.edu)

About the speaker: Paul Jackson received his B.A. in Chemistry from St. Olaf in 1992 and his Ph.D. in Analytical/Organic Chemistry from the University of Minnesota in 1997. He has taught at St. Olaf for the past 26 years and is a founding member of the Greater Northfield Sustainability Collaborative. Last summer, he worked with a St. Olaf student (through the CURI – Collaborative Undergraduate Research and Inquiry – program) to study the impact of microplastics on local watersheds. He and his wife, author Ann Marie Boyle, enjoy living next to the Cannon River in Northfield but also love to travel and lead study abroad programs in Australia, New Zealand, and Japan. 

Photo from July 26, 2022 St. Olaf College news article.