Please join us today for a Geocolloquium at 4:30pm given by Alexander Harvey and Rebecca Hudson.
"Geological Mapping Using Machine Learning Algorithms and GIS" by Alexander Harvey
and
"A virtual guide to rocks, fossils and geology" by Rebecca Hudson
Friday, November 27th 4:30pm MIL 105
On Thursday, November 19th Dr. Alex Baumgard, Senior Geotechnical / Environmental Engineer, BGC Engineering, will be giving a talk in the Department of Geological Sciences and Geological Engineering.
Dr. Baumgard will be presenting on "The Trans Mountain Expansion Project: Designing for Geohazards in a Modern World "
When: Thursday, November 19, 2015
Time: 6:30 pm
Where: Miller Hall, Room 105
Gem, Mineral & Fossil Sale
Nov.18-20
9 am - 5 pm
On Tuesday, November 17th Dr. Adam Simmons, Senior Geologist – Global Copper, Anglo American PLC, will be giving a talk in the Department of Geological Sciences and Geological Engineering.
Dr. Simmons will be presenting on "Magmatic and Hydrothermal Stratigraphy of Paleocene-Eocene Porphyry Cu-Mo Deposits in Southern Peru"
When: Tuesday, November 17, 2015
Time: 12:30-1:30 p.m.
Where: Miller Hall, Room 105
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n Monday, November 16th Dr. Wayne Savigny, Principal, Geotechnical Engineer and Engineering Geologist, BGC Engineering, will be giving a talk in the Department of Geological Sciences and Geological Engineering.
Dr. Savigny will be presenting on "Changed Conditions"
When: Monday, November 16, 2015
Time: 6:30 pm
Where: Miller Hall, Room 105
The Investment Committee of the Queen’s Board of Trustees has decided not to divest the university’s pooled endowment and investment funds from fossil fuels.
The committee made the decision after reviewing and adopting the report of the Principal’s Advisory Committee on Divestment: Fossil Fuels, which undertook an extensive consultation period with the Queen’s community.
Read the full article on the Queen's Gazette.
P
rofessor Noel James is co-author with Brian Jones (University of Alberta) of a new textbook entitled “Origin of Carbonate Sedimentary Rocks" published by Wiley in August 2015.
The book provides an overview of the origin and preservation of carbonate sedimentary rocks. The focus is on...
Please join us today for a Geocolloquium at 4:30pm given by Mike Gadd.
"REINTERPRETATIONS OF THE AMBIENT PALEOENVIRONMENTAL REDOX CONDITIONS AND TIMING OF MINERALIZATION FOR SEDEX ZN-PB DEPOSITS AT THE HOWARD’S PASS DISTRICT, YUKON"
Friday, November 6th 4:30pm MIL 105
Congratulations to Dr. Mark Diederichs who has been awarded a university Prize for Excellence in Research.
Details about the award are published in the Queen's Gazette.
Congratulations Dr. Diederichs!
Queen's Geological Engineering graduate, Dr. Derek McBride BSc '68, MSc '72, is coauthor of a book published October 2015. The book is titled "The Metallogeny of Lode Gold Deposits: A Syngenetic Perspective".
The book "presents a groundbreaking...
