Show Two Scientists From BYU Study Area Plans Mans for a thorough study o othe of th the biological chemical and physical potential of the Colorado Colorado Colo Colo- rado River Basin around the Moab area are being undertaken by two Brigham Young sity scientists The team Dr Herbert H n. Frost and Dr Joseph R. R Murphy Murphy Murphy Mur Mur- phy are working Under a grant of nearly from the Texas Tex Tex- as Gulf Sulphur Co which Is it in inthe inthe the process of erecting a plant plan and drilling for potash deposits in the area arca Principal concern of the study Is to determine any changes which may occur In nature along th the Colorado River near Moab where there Is now considerable consider consider- able Industrial development The project Is expected to continue over two years Several Several Several Sev Sev- eral graduate students will assist assist as as- the faculty members in n the study F. F I. I Tipple manager of the Texas Gulf Sulphur Co project visited the BYU nYU campus last weekend to confer with the university scientists He lie plans to work In n close dose cooperation with the researchers Dr Frost and Dr Murphy are members of the BYU Department Department Department Depart Depart- ment of Zoology and Entomology gy and both the BA nA and MA M.A. degrees at BYU Dr Frost a native of New York City obtained the PhD Ph.D. degree at Cornell University In 1955 Before joining the BYU staff staffin in 1960 he headed the mathematics tics and biology departments at Ricks College |