Pat Munday is an American
environmentalist
An environmentalist is a person who is concerned with and/or advocates for the protection of the environment. An environmentalist can be considered a supporter of the goals of the environmental movement, "a political and ethical movement that se ...
, writer, and college professor living in
Butte, Montana
Butte ( ) is a consolidated city-county and the county seat of Silver Bow County, Montana, United States. In 1977, the city and county governments consolidated to form the sole entity of Butte-Silver Bow. The city covers , and, according to the ...
. He was awarded the Liebig-Woehler Freundschaft Prize for scholarship in the history of chemistry, and contributions through environmental activism.
Biography
Munday graduated from
Drexel University
Drexel University is a private research university with its main campus in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Drexel's undergraduate school was founded in 1891 by Anthony J. Drexel, a financier and philanthropist. Founded as Drexel Institute of Art, S ...
in 1978 with a double
BS in Engineering and Humanities. He went on to study at the
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute () (RPI) is a private research university in Troy, New York, with an additional campus in Hartford, Connecticut. A third campus in Groton, Connecticut closed in 2018. RPI was established in 1824 by Stephen Van ...
and graduated in 1981 with an
MS in Science, Technology and Values. He received his
Cornell University
Cornell University is a private statutory land-grant research university based in Ithaca, New York. It is a member of the Ivy League. Founded in 1865 by Ezra Cornell and Andrew Dickson White, Cornell was founded with the intention to teach an ...
his
MA in History in 1987. In 1987 and 1988 he was a visiting researcher and
Fulbright Scholar
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at the
Universität Hamburg
The University of Hamburg (german: link=no, Universität Hamburg, also referred to as UHH) is a public research university in Hamburg, Germany. It was founded on 28 March 1919 by combining the previous General Lecture System ('' Allgemeines Vor ...
, Institut für Geschichte der Naturwissenschaften, Mathematik und Technik. After that Munday went on to receive his PhD from Cornell in the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology in 1990, where his dissertation was titled ''Sturm und Dung: Justus von Liebig (1803-73) and the chemistry of agriculture.''
Environmental activism
After graduating from Cornell Munday took a teaching position with
Montana Tech of The University of Montana
Montana Technological University, popularly known as Montana Tech, is a public university in Butte, Montana. Founded in 1900 as the Montana State School of Mines, the university became affiliated with the University of Montana in 1994. After unde ...
where he teaches courses on technology and society;
professional ethics
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; the politics of technical decisions; and culture, technology & communication. He is a member of the
Big Hole River
The Big Hole River is a tributary of the Jefferson River, approximately long, in Beaverhead County, in southwestern Montana, United States. It is the last habitat in the contiguous United States for native fluvial Arctic grayling and is a h ...
Foundation and the George Grant chapter of Montana Trout Unlimited.
As President of the George Grant Chapter of Trout Unlimited, the group received more than $1 million in funding for a restoration & land acquisition project on German Gulch, a trout
fishery
Fishery can mean either the enterprise of raising or harvesting fish and other aquatic life; or more commonly, the site where such enterprise takes place ( a.k.a. fishing ground). Commercial fisheries include wild fisheries and fish farms, both ...
near Butte.
He was a charter member and governor's appointee to Montana's Upper
Clark Fork River
The Clark Fork, or the Clark Fork of the Columbia River, is a river in the U.S. states of Montana and Idaho, approximately long. The largest river by volume in Montana, it drains an extensive region of the Rocky Mountains in western Montana and ...
Basin Remediation and Restoration Advisory Council from 1998–2002. The Council advises the
Governor of Montana
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and works to promote public involvement, educational activities, and develop policy involving the State of Montana’s $215 million settlement for damages to natural resources caused by a century of mining and smelting activities. Munday helped establish the Council's newsletter and school resources, an effort that culminated in the establishment of the Clark Fork Watershed Education Program, hosted by
Montana Tech of the University of Montana
Montana Technological University, popularly known as Montana Tech, is a public university in Butte, Montana. Founded in 1900 as the Montana State School of Mines, the university became affiliated with the University of Montana in 1994. After unde ...
.
Munday delivers radio commentaries on
KUFM (FM)
KUFM (89.1 FM) is a radio station licensed to Missoula, Montana. The station is owned by the University of Montana, and serves as the flagship station of Montana Public Radio.
History
Montana Public Radio began on January 31, 1965, when KUFM in ...
for the Clark Fork River Technical Assistance Committee, an
EPA
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Technical Advisory Committee for the Clark Fork River
Superfund
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process.
He was the Big Hole River Foundation's representative in the Big Hole River Conflict Resolution Committee, a state-appointed committee to resolve recreational conflicts through deliberative dialogue and policy suggestions to the state. Following a collapse of the state-appointed committee, a group led by Munday created a plan that was accepted by the state; the Seven Day Rest-Rotation Rule aimed to minimize conflict between the angling public and outfitters and guides.
As the Big Hole River Foundation's interim Executive Director, the group received Resources for Community Collaboration/William & Flora Hewlett Foundation to inaugurate
land use planning
Land use planning is the process of regulating the use of land by a central authority. Usually, this is done to promote more desirable social and environmental outcomes as well as a more efficient use of resources. More specifically, the goals ...
in the four counties governing land along the Big Hole River. This effort culminated in a four-county plan designed to better manage riverine habitat.
Publications
Munday is the author of ''Montana's Last Best River: The Big Hole and its People''. (
Lyons Press
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, 2001, ), currently the only published work on this watershed.. He published related articles including "George Grant and the Conservation of the
Big Hole River
The Big Hole River is a tributary of the Jefferson River, approximately long, in Beaverhead County, in southwestern Montana, United States. It is the last habitat in the contiguous United States for native fluvial Arctic grayling and is a h ...
Watershed"
Munday's earlier publications stemmed from his PhD thesis, "Sturm und Dung: Justus von
Liebig
Justus Freiherr von Liebig (12 May 1803 – 20 April 1873) was a German scientist who made major contributions to agricultural and biological chemistry, and is considered one of the principal founders of organic chemistry. As a professor at the ...
(1803-73) and the Chemistry of Agriculture," completed under the direction of his ''
Doktorvater
A doctoral advisor (also dissertation director, dissertation advisor; or doctoral supervisor) is a member of a university faculty whose role is to guide graduate students who are candidates for a doctorate, helping them select coursework, as well ...
'' Dr.
L. Pearce Williams
Leslie Pearce Williams (September 8, 1927 – February 8, 2015) was a chaired professor at Cornell University's Department of History who also chaired the department for many years. He was the founder, in the mid-1980s, of Cornell's program in the ...
of Cornell University's Science & Technology Studies program. This early series of publications included "Social Climbing Through Chemistry: Justus von Liebig's Rise from the ''niederer Mittelstand to the Bildungsbuergertum'', ''
Ambix
''Ambix'' is a peer-reviewed academic journal on the history of alchemy and chemistry; it was founded in 1936 and has appeared continuously from 1937 to the present, other than from 1939 to 1945 during World War II. It is currently published by the ...
'' 37 (1990): 1-19 and "Politics by other means: Justus von Liebig and the German translation of John Stuart Mill's ''Logic''", ''
British Journal for the History of Science
''The British Journal for the History of Science'' (a.k.a. ''BJHS'') is an international academic journal published quarterly by Cambridge University Press in association with the British Society for the History of Science. It was founded under ...
'' 31 (1998): 403-18. Munday's work on Liebig was cited heavily in the Liebig biography by
University of Leicester
, mottoeng = So that they may have life
, established =
, type = public research university
, endowment = £20.0 million
, budget = £326 million
, chancellor = David Willetts
, vice_chancellor = Nishan Canagarajah
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professor William H. Brock, ''Justus von Liebig: The Chemical Gatekeeper'' (Cambridge University Press, 1997).
Honors and awards
Munday's work on Liebig resulted in his being awarded the inaugural Liebig-Woehler Freundschaft Preis in 1994, which he shared with Dr. Emily Heuser.
References
External links
Munday's environmental blog
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American environmentalists
Cornell University alumni
Drexel University alumni
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute alumni
Systems ecologists
Living people
Environmental bloggers
Year of birth missing (living people)