Past News & Events

Thanks to the many of you who dropped by the MERC/DES booth at PDAC and attended another hugely successful Alumi Reception. The reception was filled with alumni and friends who came to catch up with each other and to hear about recent initiatives in the Department, MERC, and LU by DES Chairman Dan Kontak, MERC Director Harold Gibson, and LU President Dominic Giroux.

June 2011: School of Mines Establishment

The University has approved the establishment of a School of Mines, of which the Department of Earth Sciences and Mineral Exploration Centre will be a critical part. The School will highlight LU's teaching and research in all areas of the Mining Cycle, from greenfields exploration, aboriginal consultation, and environmental evaluation through mine engineering and automation, mineral beneficiation, and occupational health & safety, to mine closure, environmental remediation, and environmental monitoring.

25-27 May 2011 - GAC-MAC - Ottawa

Thanks to the many of you who dropped by the MERC/DES booth at the GAC-MAC meeting . DES faculty and faculty gave dozens of talks, including several keynote presentations, making it one of the most successful meetings ever.

06-09 March 2011 - PDAC - Toronto

Thanks to the many of you who dropped by the MERC/DES booth at PDAC and attended the hugely successful Alumi Reception. The reception was filled with alumni and friends, who came to catch up with each other and to hear about recent initiatives in the Department, MERC, and LU by DES Chairman Dan Kontak, MERC Director Michael Lesher, and LU President Dominic Giroux.

May 2010 - Dr. Elizabeth Turner wins the Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences Best Paper for 2009

Dr Elizabeth Turner of the Department of Earth Sciences has won the Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences Best Paper Award for 2009, for her December 2009 paper "Mesoproterozoic carbonate systems in the Borden Basin, Nunavut". The Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences is a monthly journal and the principal scientific publication medium for the Geological Association of Canada. The award was presented at the GeoCanada meeting (CSPG-GAC-MAC) in Calgary, May 2010. Download Paper (PDF)

Six Earth Sciences NSERC Award Winners

Six DES students will be supported by prestigious NSERC scholarships ... read more

Our Department aims to provide excellence in its specialist B.Sc., M.Sc., and Ph.D. degrees in order to prepare earth science and environmental earth science students for careers in academia, industry, government, and/or teaching. The undergraduate programs in Earth Science and Environmental Earth Science provide a solid foundation in the Earth Sciences and, because of our strategic location in the Canadian Shield, provide special opportunities for field-based learning. The graduate programs provide unparalleled opportunities for field, laboratory, and theoretical research in Mineral Deposits and Precambrian Geology.