Visiting Speakers
Please refer to the list of upcoming speakers to see what dates talks will be held.
Upcoming Speakers 2018 - 2019
Dennis Woods, BSc'73, MSc'76 - Canadian Exploration Geophysical Society (KEGS)
“Recent Advances in Surface and Borehole, Geological Engineering and Mineral Exploration Geophysics”
Monday. October 22nd 2:30 pm MIL210
David Gray - Canadian Society of Exploration Geophysicists (CSEG) Distinguished Lecturer
"An Unconventional View of Geoscience"
Monday, November 5th 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm MIL210
John Duhault - President, Starbird Enterprises Inc.
Tuesday, November 8th 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm MIL210
Dr. Paul Durkin - Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists (CSPG) Distinguished Lecturer
Thursday, November 15th
Past Speakers
Claudio Andrade - Barrick Gold Corp.
Tuesday, March 13th
"Life of Mine - Planning for Closure"
Raymond Price - Queen's University
Monday, March 26th, 2018
"The Role of Gravity, Conceptual Models, and Geopoetry in Tectonics"
Clare Warren - Open University
Monday, February 26th, 2018
"Dates, rates and timescales: getting more out of geological time"
John Crowley - Geodetic Engineer, Canadian Geodetic Survey, Surveyor General Branch Natural Resources Canada
Friday, March 2, 2018
“Monitoring groundwater variations throughout Canada using GRACE satellite gravity measurements”
Bradley Hayes - AAPG Visiting Speaker Series
Monday, February 12th, 2018 6:30 - 7:30
Dupuis Hall Room 210
Stewart Hamilton, Ontario Geological Survey
Tuesday, February 6th, 2018 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
"The advantages of wide-spectrum geochemical sampling of groundwater: 101 uses beyond ‘water quality data'"
Nikole Bingham, Natural Resources Canada - Geological Survey of Canada - Atlantic
CSPG University Tour Lecturer
Monday, February 12th, 2018 11:30 - 12:30
"My Geological Journey to date: The past experiences, current research, and future ambitions of an early career geoscientist"
David Thomas - Resource Capital Funds
Thursday, January 18th, 2018 at 11:30 am - 12:30 pm
PDAC S-IMEW Speaker Series
"The Competitiveness of the Mineral Exploration Industry, a Canadian Perspective"
Jean M. Legault - KEGS Distinguished Lecturer
Thursday, January 18th, 2018 at 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
“Airborne EM: Advanced Applications for Groundwater, Engineering & Mineral Exploration”
Peter Hollings - Howard Street Robinson lecture tour on behalf of the Geological Association of Canada
Monday, January 8th, 2018 at 11:30 - 12:30
“Using igneous petrology to unravel the tectonic triggers for porphyry mineralization”
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Dr. Keith Turner, Colorado School of Mines
Friday September 29th at 9:30 to 10:20
Challenges and Trends for Geological Modeling and Visualisation
Using 3-D Models to Support the Total Geological History Approach for Site Characterization
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Dr. Nick Rosser, Department of Geography, Durham University, UK.
“4D monitoring of actively failing rock slopes”
Thursday, September 14, 2017
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Doug Schmitt, University of Alberta
“Geomechanics related to crustal stress determination and faulting (Alberta, Antarctica, New Zealand, India, Idaho)”
Friday, September 15, 2017
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Dr. Keith Turner, Colorado School of Mines
Applications of Geological Models: Reducing Geotechnical Risk and Supporting Sustainability
Thursday September 28th
Joel Jansen, Lead - Geophysics, Anglo American
"Mineral Exploration using Natural EM Fields"
Friday, October 27th
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Miller Hall Room 105
Departmental Coordinator of Visiting Speakers
Lorna Dumond