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Visiting Speaker - Stewart Hamilton
On Tuesday, February 6th, Dr. Stewart Hamilton, Ontario Geological Survey, will be giving a talk in the Department of Geological Sciences and Geological Engineering.
He will be presenting on: “The advantages of wide-spectrum geochemical sampling of groundwater: 101 uses beyond ‘water quality data”
Date: Tuesday, February 6, 2018
Time: 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Location: Miller Hall, Room 105
2018 Vancouver RoundUp Alumni Reception
Please RSVP if you plan to attend!
Date: Tuesday, January 23rd
Time: 5:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Location: The Head-frame Room at TECK Resources Ltd.
Suite 3300, 550 Burrard Street
Vancouver, BC
Visiting Speaker - David Thomas, MSc'91
On Thursday, January 18th, David Thomas, MSc'91, Resource Capital Funds, will be giving a talk in the Department of Geological Sciences and Geological Engineering.
David is the 2017-18 PDAC S-IMEW Speaker Series Presenter
David will be presenting on: “The Competitiveness of the Mineral Exploration Industry, a Canadian Perspective”
Date: Thursday, January 18, 2018
Time: 11:30 am – 12:30 pm
Location: Miller Hall, Room 105
Visiting Speaker - Jean Legault
On Thursday, January 18th, Jean Legault, Geotech Inc., Aurora, ON, will be giving a talk in the Department of Geological Sciences and Geological Engineering.
This is a KEGS Special Lecture with scholarship presentations.
Jean will be presenting on: “Airborne EM: Advanced Applications for Groundwater, Engineering & Mineral Exploration”
Date: Thursday, January 18, 2018
Time: 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm
Location: Bruce Wing, Room 352 (Price Lab)
RFG 2018 - Special Session In Memory of Dr. Kurt Kyser
RFG 2018 - June 16 - 21, 2018 in Vancouver, BC
Resources for Future Generations - Premier International Conference on Energy, Minerals, Water, The Earth
Theme - The Earth: Applied Earth Sciences
EA39: In Memory of Kurt Kyser: Snapshots of Studies to Emphasize the Application of Isotope Geochemistry and Mineralogy to Earth Processes
Chairs: Kevin Ansdell - Dept. Geological Sciences, Univ...
Visiting Speaker - Dr Peter Hollings
On Monday, January 8th, Dr. Peter Hollings, Lakehead University, will be giving a talk in the Department of Geological Sciences and Geological Engineering.
Peter is the 2017-18 Howard Street Robinson Medal winner and lecturer
Peter will be presenting on: “Using igneous petrology to unravel the tectonic triggers for porphyry mineralization”
Date: Monday, January 8, 2018
Time: 11:30 am – 12:30 pm
Location: Miller Hall, Room 210
GeoNews 2017 Now Available!
Congratulations Named TA Award Winners Fall 2017
Congratulations to all award winners! Named TAship awards acknowledge a TA who has gone above and beyond to assist students in the classroom.
Dr. Hutchinson Receives T. Geoffrey Flynn Advancement Champion Award
Congratulations to Dr. Jean Hutchinson on receiving the T. Geoffrey Flynn Advancement Champion Award from Queen's University, Office of Advancement, in recognition of work with alumni and on advancement during the time of her Headship. This award, established in May 2003, honours T. Geoffrey Flynn, Professor Emeritus of Biomedical & Molecular Sciences and friend of the Office of Advancement. Through his work in strengthening the essential link between academic priorities and those who seek to support them through philanthropy, he has been a champion of advancement work at Queen's.
The T. Geoffrey Flynn Advancement Champion Award is presented...