Remembering Dr. Kurt Kyser
**UPDATE:
A service will be held in Grant Hall, 43 University Ave, Kingston, ON on October 20, 2017. 4 pm - 5 pm.
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Professor T. Kurt Kyser, Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and pioneering geochemist, died while teaching in Bermuda on August 29, 2017.
Professor Kyser joined the Department of Geological Sciences and Geological Engineering at Queen’s University in 1995. He created and directed one of the leading geochemistry laboratories in North America, the Queen’s Facility for Isotope Research. Dr. Kyser was a world-renowned researcher whose creativity and gift for solving scientific problems produced more than 500 peer-reviewed papers, books
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Congratulations to faculty members Dr. Heather Jamieson, Dr. Kurt Kyser, and Dr. Guy Narbonne on their respective awards presented at the annual Geological Association of Canada and Mineralogical Association of Canada (GAC/MAC) meeting held on Queen's University campus, May 14-18, 2017.
Dr. Heather Jamieson has been featured in both the Kingston Whig Standard and the Queen's Gazette in relation to her receiving the Peacock Medal from the Mineralogical Association of Canada (MAC).
Congratulations to recent graduate, Dr. Jennifer Day, on receiving the 2017 Dr. N.G.W. Cook Ph.D. Dissertation Award from the American Rock Mechanics Association (ARMA).
Congratulations to MSc student, Mark Ahenda on receiving first place for best student poster at the GAC-MAC 2017 conference. Mark received the Gold award of the Jerome H. Remick Poster Awards from the Geological Association of Canada (GAC).
The Association of Professional Geoscientists of Ontario (APGO) Education Foundation has generously donated $5,300 to the Miller Museum of Geology for the installation of a permanent Augmented Reality Sandbox Display (AR Sandbox). By combining a 3 dimensional imaging device with a powerful...
Congratulations to MASc student, Katie Irwin on receiving the Canadian Geophysical Union (CGU) Best Student Paper in Geodesy Award. Katie received the award for her research on 'Comparing Quad-Pol RADARSAT-2 and Single-Pol TerraSAR-X Data for Surface Water Monitoring' by Katie Irwin, 
The Geology Council will once again be organizing the Geoconvention Pub night in Calgary. This event is an opportunity for alumni to reconnect with other Geology graduates, and make new acquaintances. Ione Taylor and Marilyn Redmond with the new Master of Earth and Energy Resources Leadership program will be in attendance. Current Queen's geology students are also encouraged to attend.