Garrett Velkjar

Garrett VelkjarMSc Geological Sciences

Office Bruce 349
Email garrett.velkjar@queensu.ca
Thesis Topic Initial fluid characteristics influencing the lofting point of hyperpycnal plumes
Supervisor Elisabeth Steel

Research Interests

Clastic sedimentology, sedimentary processes, and paleolimnology

About Garrett

I grew up in Fort St. John, British Columbia and enjoyed living in a small town surrounded by beautiful scenery. I then left home to complete an undergraduate degree in Geology at Acadia University.

Awards

  • Atlantic Geoscience Society Award (AUGC 2018)
  • Acadia Bronze Medal for Geology
  • Nova Scotia Mining Association Centenial Scholarship Medal

Publications

A 100-year paleolimnological record of environmental change from Cecil Lake, northern British Columbia, Canada: application to the assessment of the habitat viability for migratory waterfowl. Atlantic Geoscience Society Abstracts: 45th Annual Colloquium & General Meeting 2019 Newsletter


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