Geological Sciences
Geological Engineering
Research Groups
Queen's Geo-Environmental Engineering group
Research into the environmental impacts of human activity: we study the occurrence, transport and transformation of pollutants in natural and industrial contexts, using and interdisciplinary combination of concepts from environmental (bio)geochemistry, hydrology, analytical chemistry, civil and environmental engineering, et cetera.
Queen's Tectonics Research Laboratory
The Queen's Tectonics Research Laboratory (QTRL) conducts research aimed at understanding the dynamic processes operating in mountain belts, with a focus on the structural and thermal evolution of the continental crust and the influence of reactivated faults on regional seismicity.
Queen's Clastic Sedimentology Group
The Queen's Clastic Sedimentology Group aims to understand sediment transport processes and how rivers and sediment gravity flows shape coastal and marine environments. We explore sedimentary depositional systems through outcrop-based studies and physical modelling in the Coastal Engineering Laboratory.
Queen's Geomechanics and Geohazards Group
Established in 2002, the Queen's Geomechanics and Geohazards Group is a collaborative research group directed by Dr. Mark Diederichs, Dr. Jean Hutchinson, and Dr. Jennifer Day. Our research focuses on Geomechanics, Geohazards, and Engineering Geology for a variety of applications in the natural and built world, on surface and underground. We work with theoretical mechanics and undertake applied research in the field, physical laboratories, and numerical computing laboratories.
Queen's Facility for Isotope Research
The Queen’s Facility for Isotope Research (QFIR) is a full-service analytical laboratory established in 1997 by Dr. T.K. Kyser (FRSC). We pride ourselves as a hands-on teaching facility and a state-of-the-art research centre. Longstanding collaborations with academic, industry, and government partners have positioned QFIR as a global leader in ore deposit research, environmental biogeochemistry, and the application of geochemistry to sedimentologic systems.
Queen's Geoselenic Research Project
Established and funded by alumnus Stephen Cheeseman in 2020 to address fundamental questions about the interactions within the Earth-Moon system.
The project will focus on the integration of multi-disciplinary research as it pertains to improving our understanding of the relevance of the Moon for Earth processes including plate tectonics, core and mantle convection/geochemistry, magnetohydrodynamics, the geodynamo and the evolution and future of life on Earth.
Recent News
Sep 09, 2022
Congratulations Named TAship Award Winners Winter 2022
Congratulations to all Named TAship Award winners, for Winter 2022! Named TAship awards recognize a TA that has gone above and beyond in the classroom, lab, or in the field.
Aug 30, 2022
Alumnus to Start Post Doctoral Position with NASA
Congratulations to alumnus Dr. Callum Walter, BSc'16, PhD'21, who will be joining the USGS and NASA for an exciting postdoctoral opportunity. Dr. Walter will begin this new venture later this fall where he’ll join the USGS - National Innovation Center and the NASA - Ames Resea
Aug 30, 2022
Geophysics Students Awarded Over $50,000 for Their Excellence in Research
Graduate and undergraduate students in the Geophysics & Geodesy lab have been awarded 11 scholarships/awards totalling over $50,000 this year (excluding NSERC and OGS scholarships). The list below shows the awardees and their awards with named scholarships in bold font. The resea
