Stanford’s McCarty to give Ryckman Lecture

Perry L. McCarty, Ph.D., of Stanford University’s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, will deliver the inaugural Ryckman Lecture at 3 p.m. today in Lopata Hall, Room 101.

McCarty will speak on “Precautionary Approach for Toxic Chemicals in the Environment — Experiences and Concepts in the Making.”

The Ryckman Lecture is sponsored by the Washington University Environmental Engineering Science Program and is part of the Sesquicentennial Enviromental Initiative.