In 1987 and 1988 he was a visiting researcher and Fulbright Scholar at the Universität Hamburg, 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.
He was a charter member and governor's appointee to Montana's Upper Clark Fork River Basin Remediation and Restoration Advisory Council from 1998–2002.
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.
He published related articles including "George Grant and the Conservation of the Big Hole River Watershed" Munday's earlier publications stemmed from his PhD thesis, "Sturm und Dung: Justus von Liebig (1803-73) and the Chemistry of Agriculture," completed under the direction of his Doktorvater Dr. L. Pearce Williams of Cornell University's Science & Technology Studies program.