Students investigating a stope in the Young-Davidson mine. Drillcore from the Young-Davidson mine. iMAGE CREATE – SEG Mine Site Trip Report Report by iMAGE-CREATE MSc trainee Rhian Dentelbeck The Ottawa-Carleton Universities Society of Economic Geologists (OCUSEG) student chapter, in collaboration with iMAGE-CREATE, recently organized a site visit to the Côté Gold (IAMGOLD) and Young-Davidson (Alamos)…
Call for Applications: ECORD Research Grants 2026 The European Consortium for Ocean Research Drilling (ECORD) has issued a call for applications for merit-based awards to sponsor outstanding young scientists at the Ph.D. or postdoctoral level to conduct research related to the International Ocean Drilling Programme (IODP). These ECORD grants will cover travel and lab…
Registration for the 2026 PDAC-SEG Student Minerals Colloquium is Open Registration and abstract submission for the 2026 PDAC-SEG Student Minerals Colloquium (SMC) is now open. The deadline to register is December 15th, 2025. The 17th annual SMC will take place at the PDAC 2026 Convention from March 1st – 4th, 2026. This event brings together…
Request for Expressions of Interest for Science Team Membership on Three Upcoming IODP3 SPARC Expeditions The International Ocean Drilling Programme (IODP) has announced that a call for applications for Science Team membership will soon be issued for three upcoming IODP3 SPARC expeditions: Expedition 504S: The Volcanic Ash Record from the Ontong Java Plateau (Co-Chief…
Image credit: Alia Rahma/Pexels Eos Article Feature – A Major Miner Problem “Economic geology, mining, and mineral resources programs are working to meet the needs of an industry that’s struggling to find employees—at a time when some say they’re needed more than ever.” -Emily Dieckman Please take a moment to read this article in Eos…
Seabed 2030 In-Depth Newsletter – July 2025 Please follow this link to read the latest edition of the in-depth newsletter from Seabed 2030.
Call for Participation of Science Communicators on IODP Expeditions Onboard the D/V Chikyu in 2025 The International Ocean Drilling Programme (IODP) has issued a call for applications for science communicators to participate in the following three expeditions onboard the D/V Chikyu in 2025: Expedition 502E: Extended Monitoring and Resurveying of Japan Trench Borehole Observatories…
International Seabed Authority (ISA) Announces Call for Applications to its Deep Dive e-Learning Platform The International Seabed Authority (ISA) has opened applications to the sixth iteration of its Deep Dive program. Deep Dive is an e-learning platform that covers aspects of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and is…
MeBo being deployed to the seafloor. Carlos assisting with core recovery from MeBo. R/V Sonne Research Cruise SO-311 – Expedition to the Brothers Volcano in the Southern Kermadec Arc Expedition report by iMAGE-CREATE PhD trainee Carlos Braga Hydrothermal systems associated with massive sulfide deposits are highly variable depending on their geologic setting (e.g., mid-ocean ridges,…
iMAGE-CREATE Members Create the First Geological Map of Canada’s Pacific Exclusive Economic Zone This year, iMAGE-CREATE members Dr. Alan Baxter (former research associate and coordinator), Prof. Mark Hannington (director), and Carlos Braga (PhD trainee) were tasked by Natural Resources Canada to create the first geological map of Canada’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) in the…
Marc Fassbender (right) accepts the “Top Innovator” award for Quminex at the World Quantum Day 2025. Success Story: iMAGE-CREATE Alumni Found Mineral Exploration Technology Start-up “Quminex” iMAGE-CREATE alumni Dr. Marc Fassbender (former iMAGE-CREATE PhD affiliate) and Dr. Alan Baxter (former iMAGE-CREATE research associate and coordinator), along with Prof. Taha Rouabah of the University of…
AAPG Explorer Newsletter – Mineral Treasure at the Bottom of the Ocean The latest edition of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG)’s newsletter Explorer features an article on marine minerals: “Vast Mineral Treasure Awaits Discovery at the Bottom of the Ocean”. Please follow this link to read the article.
Seabed 2030 In-Depth Newsletter – April 2025 Please follow this link to read the latest edition of the in-depth newsletter from Seabed 2030.
Porphyry Exploration in the High Andes This past fall, iMAGE-CREATE trainee and MSc student Jack Halloran (uOttawa, supervised by Prof. Keiko Hattori) conducted fieldwork at the Valeriano porphyry deposit in the High Andes of Chile. Here is Jack’s report on the fieldwork: In October–November 2024, I spent five weeks in the Atacama Desert, Chile,…
PDAC – SEG Student Minerals Colloquium 2024 PDAC Convention, Toronto, ON Sunday to Wednesday, March 2nd -5th, 2025 Five iMAGE-CREATE students presented their research at the 2025 PDAC – SEG Student Minerals Colloquium (SMC) in Toronto last week The SMC highlights student research concentrating on innovative projects essential for the successful evolution of the modern…
Expedition Report: Exploring hydrothermal activity around Santorini and Kolumbo On March 3rd, iMAGE-CREATE coordinator Dr. Erin Bethell, principal investigator Dr. John Jamieson, and trainee Jennifer Spalding set sail from the port of Heraklion, Greece, aboard the RRS Discovery (National Oceanography Centre (NOC)) to begin expedition “HYDROMOX”. The expedition, which is focused on understanding hydrothermal modulation…
Ancient and Modern Volcanic-hosted Massive Sulfide Deposits Date: Friday, February 28, 2025 Time: 8:50am – 4:30pm EST (UTC-5) Location: Royal Ontario Museum | Toronto, ON, Canada Presenter: J. Bruce Gemmell Format: In-person workshop consisting of dynamic lectures supplemented with generous lab time for investigating unique hand specimens from the Royal Ontario Museum’s Kirwin Collection. Description This one-day workshop is designed…
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS ECORD Facility Board of IODP³ DEADLINE to apply: 31srt January 2025 The MSP Facility Board (MSP-FB) fulfils the critical function of making decisions on the most effective use of resources to plan the schedule of IODP³ expeditions for successive years of operations. Within the MSP-FB, the Science Board plays a key role…
SEG – Graduate Student Fellowships Available for 2024 The SEG Foundation is awarding one-year fellowships, ranging from US$2,500 to US$5,000, to first year graduate students who intend to pursue a course of study in economic geology leading to a Professional Master’s, Master of Science (M.Sc.) and/or Ph.D. degree. Students from throughout the world with…
Call for Abstracts – Advances in Marine Geology and Geodynamics and their Application to Understanding Ancient Metallogenic Terranes iMAGE-CREATE is sponsoring a special session at this year’s GACMAC2025 in Ottawa, Ontario. We invite abstract submissions for the Special Session – Advances in Marine Geology and Geodynamics and their Application to Understanding Ancient Metallogenic Terranes Session…
A report from the AGU 2024, Washington D.C. iMAGE-CREATE hosted a very successful session at this year’s AGU in Washington D.C. on the 9th of December. The oral session, V11B Linking Magmatic, Tectonic, and Hydrothermal Processes in Arc–Back-Arc and Mid-Ocean Ridge Settings was one of the very first sessions of AGU and was attended by…
Peer-Reviewed Article: “A New Geological Map of the Marginal Basins of Eastern Papua New Guinea: Implications for Crustal Accretion and Mineral Endowment at Arc–Continent Collisions” A new peer-reviewed article has been published in Lithosphere, an open-access, online-only journal hosted by the Geological Society of America (GSA). This article was the product of several iMAGE-CREATE members,…
Derry & Gross Medal Winners Webinar 2024 The Mineral Deposits Division is excited to invite you to the upcoming Derry & Gross Webinar on November 5th, 2024. Join us to hear from this year’s winners, Professor Keiko Hattori (Duncan Derry Medal Winner), and Professor Crystal Laflamme (William Harvey Gross Medal Winner). Dr. Hattori will be…
GIS for Geologists SEG is proud to announce a new program for members in partnership with GIS for Geologists! GIS for Geologists provides professionally-endorsed online training courses that are specifically designed to help geologists develop their GIS skills through the practical application of QGIS, the leading free and open source industry-standard software package. Through this partnership, GIS for Geologists is…
OCGC-Logan Club Seminar Series: Dr. Mattia Pistone Talk Title: Moho Mission to the Foundation of Continents: The ICDP Dive Drilling Project On Thursday, November 7, the uOttawa EES department will host Dr. Mattia Pistone, 2024 GSA Continental Scientific Drilling Division Distinguished Lecturer for the OCGC Seminar. See below and the PDF attached for details. This is…
iMAGE-CREATE runs session at AGU with four iMAGE-CREATE trainees presenting iMAGE-CREATE will host a session at this years AGU in Washington D.C. between the 9th and 13th of December. The oral session, V11B Linking Magmatic, Tectonic, and Hydrothermal Processes in Arc–Back-Arc and Mid-Ocean Ridge Settings will convene on Monday 9th, 8:30-10:00am, Room 206, Convention Center…
Three iMAGE-CREATE Students receive SEG Graduate Student Grants The SEG Graduate Student Grants have been awarded for 2024 to 19 students working in Canada on PhD and Master’s dissertations! Three iMAGE-CREATE Students, Jade Umbsaar, Rhian Dentelbeck, and Sheila Ballantyne received a grant. Congratulations to them and all the recipients. Thanks to Society of Economic Geologists…
Canadian Coast Guard celebrates the launch of the new Offshore Oceanographic Science Vessel The Canadian Coast Guard serves Canadians every day by saving lives, protecting the environment, and supporting the safe movement of goods in our waterways. The renewal of its fleet ensures Canadian Coast Guard personnel can continue to carry out their important…
The European Consortium for Ocean Research Drilling (ECORD – http://www.ecord.org), is a management structure of 15 members (14 European countries and Canada) for scientific ocean drilling as part of the International Ocean Drilling Programme (IODP³ – http://www.ecord.org/ecord-headlines-24/), which will start on January 1st, 2025. The IODP³ science involves a wide range of fundamental and applied…
COP27 Side Event – Seabed 2030 – Mapping for People and Planet 16 November, 16:45-17:45 (UTC+02:00) Ocean Pavilion, Blue Zone New use cases highlight critical role of seabed mapping in driving ocean sustainability and innovation The Nippon Foundation-GEBCO Seabed 2030 Project, in partnership with NLA International (NLAI), has published a series of seabed…
Geoscientist Based at Kraken Robotics Newfoundland or Aberdeen Scotland, UKFull-Time – Permanent. Job Reference: KRSI-2024-37 ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Kraken is seeking a Geoscientist to join our services team. This position can be based at either our Mount Pearl, Newfoundland, Canada location or our Aberdeen, Scotland, UK office. Responsibilities will include, but not…
Women in Mining Canada has launched its 2024-25 Trailblazer Awards Series! There are two student awards, each with a $5,000 scholarship: Student Trailblazer Award: For a female student who has demonstrated leadership in supporting other women looking to have careers in the mining industry This $5,000 scholarship is generously sponsored by Dundee Precious Metals…
Martina Boddy reporting on the next generation of young geologists In April of 2024, myself and two of my fellow graduate students at Carleton University hosted a mini-course entitled ‘Minerals for Miners and Fossils for Bossils’. This week-long course taught 25 thirteen year old students introductory geology, mineral ID, introductory paleontology and anatomy. Carleton…
Abitibi Mine Site and Core Shack Visit The Ottawa Carleton Universities Society of Economic Geologists (OCUSEG) student chapter recently organized an Abitibi mine site and core shack field trip. This trip gave students ranging from 1st year to the graduate level a look at a day in the life of a geologist in the Canadian…
Expedition Report: Exploring recent volcanic activity in the Lau Basin for iMAGE-CREATE The Hunga Tonga volcano is located along the Tonga-Kermadec arc of the SW Pacific, where the Pacific plate subducts beneath the Indo-Australian plate at rapid rates nearing 24cm/year. This volcano erupted in January 2022 in spectacular fashion, with an eruptive force that appears…
2025 Frank Arnott Next Generation Explorers Award Are you a current earth science student looking for career development, international recognition and a chance to win cash prizes? Then this is the challenge for you! The NGEA™ is an international mining competition that offers students hands-on experience working with modern geoscience datasets encountered in the field,…
SEG – Michael Fitzgerald Student Mapping Course 2023 Copper Flat Porphyry-Breccia System New Mexico, United States May 20-27, 2023 SEG is pleased to announce the fifth Michael Fitzgerald Student Mapping Course. Applications are now being accepted and is open to all active SEG Student (undergraduate and graduate) and Recent Graduate members. The course is…
Carleton University has awarded six students funding to support summer research projects related to equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI). One of the recipients is Martina Boddy, an iMAGE-CREATE trainee. Martina is a second-year master’s student who is collaborating along side Dr. Hanika Rizo on her research project, “Considering visible and invisible disabilities in the field: Adapting to improve…
Speaker: Chris Galley, Post Doc uOttawa and Memorial Univ. Title: A multi-scale analysis of hydrothermal systems through potential field modelling iMAGE-CREATE member Dr. Chris Galley will present his research at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) in Cape Cod, Massachusetts in May. WHOI is one of the world’s leading, independent non-profit organizations dedicated to ocean…
KEGS Foundation Scholarship Applications Open for 2024/25 The deadline to apply for a KEGS Foundation Scholarship is May 13, 2024. Undergraduates at Canadian universities and colleges, with a major or keen interest in geophysics, are encouraged to apply for a 2024/25 KEGS Foundation Scholarship. Prestigious scholarships for graduate students are available as well. These scholarships…
PhD Position in Application of Machine Learning to Advance Bathymetric Seafloor Mapping and Data Compilation Do you want to join a leading European university as a PhD student focussing on leveraging machine learning (ML) to identify errors in large bathymetric datasets, and applying ML techniques to enhance acquired bathymetry data? Hosted at the Department of Geological Sciences,…
GEBCO Ocean Mapping Stakeholder Survey Let us know what you think of the General Bathymetric Chart of the Oceans (GEBCO) data and products To inform the work of the IOC Working Group on User Requirements and Contributions to General Bathymetric Chart of the Oceans (GEBCO) Products, a survey has been developed to identify user requirements…
Scientific Drilling, No. 33, April 2024: Reports on Deep Earth Sampling and Monitoring A new volume of the open access ICDP-IODP “Scientific Drilling” Journal has been published. Scientific Drilling (SD) is a multidisciplinary journal focused on bringing the latest science and news from the scientific drilling and related programmes to the geosciences community. Scientific Drilling…
COP27 Side Event – Seabed 2030 – Mapping for People and Planet 16 November, 16:45-17:45 (UTC+02:00) Ocean Pavilion, Blue Zone The Nippon Foundation-GEBCO Seabed 2030 project is a global collective relentless in its pursuit of achieving a complete map of the ocean floor by 2030. Undoubtedly, seabed mapping is an enabler of international…
Postdoctoral fellow in Advancing Seafloor Mapping through Machine Learning for Bathymetric Data Compilation The closing date for applications is 1 March 2024. As our dependence on the ocean grows and the health of the ocean becomes threatened, knowledge of the depth of the seafloor (bathymetry) is essential for understanding climate dynamics, marine ecosystems, resource management,…
KEGS Ottawa February meeting Monday, February 19, 4:30 pm Speaker: Chris Galley, Post Doc uOttawa and Memorial Univ. Title: Satellite-derived gravity data: from ocean wide bathymetric mapping to crustal scale modelling Abstract: Most of our planet is covered in water, with only 20% of its bathymetric surface having been measured through shipborne acoustic methods…
Expedition Report: Exploring hydrothermal vents in the Red Sea for iMAGE-CREATE As a representative of the iMAGE-CREATE team, David Diekrup participated in M194 HEXPLORES cruise on the RV Meteor to the Red Sea. The expedition started in early October 2023 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, and included three weeks of research in the central Red Sea before…
NGEA 2024 Student Finalists iMAGE-CREATE trainee Kaan Onat and his team mates have been selected as finalists of the Frank Arnott – Next Generation Explorers Award (NGEA™) The NGEA™ Challenge is an international competition hosted by the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) where geoscience students collaborate in teams to work with several…
Ocean Networks Canada (oceannetworks.ca) offers awards to graduate students enrolled in a Canadian university. We would like you to consider this opportunity for one or more of your talented graduate students. The Roy Hyndman Ocean Observing Award will support up to two graduate students in advancing their research using data from Ocean Networks Canada (ONC).…
MERC Annual Report 2022-23 The Mineral Exploration Research Centre (MERC) is pleased to announce the publication of its Annual Report for 2022-23. This report provides a detailed overview of our MERC and Metal Earth team members’ activities, achievements, progress, and plans. Have a read of the Annual Report here
Expedition Report: iMAGE-CREATE trainees Quan Zhang and Taylor Tracey Kyryliuk report from the RV Tangaroa At the end of November 2023, iMAGE-CREATE trainees Quan Zhang and Taylor Tracey Kyryliuk spent five days at sea on the R.V. Tangaroa off the east coast of New Zealand. This marine voyage was part of the research initiative ELVES:…
ITS5.2/SSP1.13 Achievements and perspectives in scientific ocean and continental drilling JpGU Convener: Angelo Camerlenghi | Co-conveners: Cindy Kunkel, Thomas Wiersberg, Jorijntje Henderiks, Norikatsu Akizawa Abstract submission Scientific drilling through the International Ocean Discovery Program (IODP) and the International Continental Scientific Drilling Program (ICDP) continues to provide unique opportunities to investigate the workings of the interior…
SEG – Graduate Student Fellowships Available for 2024 The SEG Foundation is awarding one-year fellowships, ranging from US$2,500 to US$5,000, to first-year graduate students who intend to pursue a course of study in economic geology leading to a Professional Master’s, Master of Science (M.Sc.) and/or Ph.D. degree. Students from throughout the world with an…
DLR and German Geophysical Society (DGG) Physics of Volcanoes 2024 Workshop @ DLR 10th German Volcanology Workshop Registration is open NOW! Dear colleagues, we invite you to the 2024 Physics of Volcanoes Workshop (PoV 10) at the German Aerospace Center (DLR) in Oberpfaffenhofen (near Munich) Event Timing: 4-6 March 2024 in person at DLR…
M3 multibeam data from the Los Huellos East caldera, showing the spires from the new Tortugas vent field in the center of the image. Scientists utilize high-resolution mapping technologies to find new hydrothermal vents inside the Galápagos Marine Reserve, as well as 15 species not previously known to live within the region. PUERTO AYORA, Ecuador–…
2025 Frank Arnott Next Generation Explorers Award Are you a current earth science student looking for career development, international recognition and a chance to win cash prizes? Then this is the challenge for you! The NGEA™ is an international mining competition that offers students hands-on experience working with modern geoscience datasets encountered in the field,…
Memorial University of Newfoundland SEG Student Chapter: Ireland Charles Lapointe (M.Sc. candidate at MUN and iMAGE CREATE trainee), reports on his trip to Ireland In May 2023, the Memorial University of Newfoundland SEG Student Chapter (MUN-SEG) toured unique geologic sites and mining operations throughout Ireland. Members gained insight into the unique Irish Zn-Pb class of…
THE CALL FOR 2024 ABSTRACTS IS NOW OPEN! The Student Minerals Colloquium (SMC) committee is pleased to announce the call for registration and abstract submissions for the 2024 PDAC-SEG Student Minerals Colloquium (SMC). The Colloquium will take place at the PDAC 2024 Convention in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, from March 3rd to 6th, 2024. …
KEGS-SEG Student Symposium Monday, November 20, 4:30 pm KEGS Ottawa November meeting Speaker: Calvin Klatt, NRCan Abstract: The Government of Canada has launched the development of a National Quantum Strategy, with an investment of $360M announced in the 2021 Federal Budget. The strategy is a seven year effort with three identified pillars: Research…
Registration now open! OGS Virtual Showcase 2023 November 28–30 1:00 to 5:00 pm EST Free virtual event – Hosted via Microsoft Teams Live REGISTER HERE The Ontario Geological Survey (OGS) is pleased to present the OGS Virtual Showcase 2023. This virtual event features technical presentations by staff of the OGS, including updates on current OGS…
Mitacs RISE-Globalink Research Internship (RISE-GRI) Mitacs is pleased to launch a special initiative in partnership with the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD). The RISE-Globalink Research Internship (RISE-GRI) offers undergraduate students at Canadian universities the opportunity to undertake summer research internships at eligible German institutions. Successful candidates participate in three-month research projects supervised by PhD students in…
Volunteer registration for AME Roundup 2024 has now opened! This year’s AME Roundup will be held Monday, January 22 – Thursday, January 25, 2024, at the Vancouver Convention Centre East. AMC value your time. In return for your commitment of working a minimum of 12 hours, plus a two-hour volunteer orientation, AME will…
Base Metals Webinar Series: Nickel — Devil’s Metal in Demand Panelists: Simon Jowitt, Rebecca Sproule, and C. Michael Lesher Date: Thursday, November 16, 2023 Time: 3:00pm – 4:30pm MST (UTC-7) Register Here Please join us for the third installment of the SEG 2023 Base Metals Webinar Series, Nickel — Devil’s Metal in Demand,…
ECORD MagellanPlus Workshop Call For Proposals deadline for applications: 15 January 2024 The International Ocean Drilling Programme (IODP³), inspired by the 2050 Science Framework (www.iodp.org/2050-science-framework), will start on January 1st, 2025 immediately after the conclusion of the current IODP. IODP³ offshore drilling and coring expeditions will be implemented by the IODP³ operators following an expanded…
IAVCEI Submarine Volcanism Commission Newsletter October 2023 Plenty coming up before the end of the year! The registration for our 2023 ECR Research Symposium is now open! Remember this is open to all to attend, and we encourage you to support our ECR community. Details below. We also include information for our upcoming webinar (October 11th) and encourage you…
DLR and German Geophysical Society ( DGG ) Physics of Volcanoes 2024 Workshop @ DLR 10th German Volcanology Workshop Registration is open NOW! Dear volcanologists, dear colleagues, we invite you to the 2024 Physics of Volcanoes Workshop (PoV 10) at the German Aerospace Center (DLR) Event Timing: 4 6 March 2024 in person at…
2025 Frank Arnott Next Generation Explorers Award Are you a current earth science student looking for career development, international recognition and a chance to win cash prizes? Then this is the challenge for you! The NGEA™ is an international mining competition that offers students hands-on experience working with modern geoscience datasets encountered in the field,…
IAVCEI Submarine Volcanism Webinar reminder: October 11th, UTC 12:00 (also COV12 abstract deadline day) WEBINAR SERIES: October 2023 October 11th, UTC 12:00 – Mayotte Fani Maoré team Details: On October 11th, 2023, 12:00 UTC, CoSV will host the webinar entitled “Mayotte’s submarine volcanic system: seismicity distribution and insights from modeling”. This webinar will be presented…
iMAGE-CREATE Fall Update: Program Highlights and IC Workshop 2023 This year has proved to be a busy year for the trainees and affiliates of the iMAGE-CREATE Program! Below is a list of Program Highlights, showcasing the research training, technical skills training and professional networking events that the trainees and affiliates have taken part in. …
Call for Participation in IODP Exp 405: JTRACK Tracking Tsunamigenic Slip Across the Japan Trench MarE3 currently plans to implement IODP Expedition 405: JTRACK – Tracking Tsunamigenic Slip Across the Japan Trench, beginning on 12 September 2024. IODP Expedition 405 will visit two sites (Figure 1) that comprise a transect across the trench from undisturbed…
Ocean Drilling Legacy Assets Projects (LEAPs): Call for Proposals Deadline: November 1, 2023 Ocean Drilling Legacy Assets Projects (LEAPs) are a new type of project for international and interdisciplinary collaborations under the umbrella of the scientific ocean drilling programs. They are standalone research endeavors that: (1) address at least one aspect of the 2050…
Post-Doc (f_m_x) – Geochemical fingerprinting of volcanogenic massive sulfide systems using accessory minerals click here to learn more The Helmholtz Centre Potsdam – GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences is the national centre for geosphere research. As a member of the Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres we are part of the largest scientific organization in…
AVCEI Submarine Volcanism Next webinars: September 26th, UTC 08:00 and October 11th, UTC 12:00 First Webinar On September 26th, 2023, 08:00 UTC, CoSV will host the webinar entitled “Volcanic tsunamis due to trapdoor faulting in submarine calderas: Observations and physics”. This webinar will be presented by Dr. Osamu Sandanbata, Assistant Professor, Earthquake Research Institute, The University of…
Drill, Deal, or Drop: Exploration Decision-Making through Commodity and Project Cycles Presenters: Michael Doggett and Ken Leigh Date: November 7-8, 2023 Time: 8:00am – 3:30pm MST (UTC-7) Location: Online using Zoom Course Overview This 2-day virtual course, Drill, Deal, or Drop: Exploration Decision-Making through Commodity and Project Cycles, will examine exploration decision-making with a focus on junior exploration…
Save-the-date! OGS Virtual Showcase 2023 November 28–30 Free virtual event, hosted via Microsoft Teams Live The Ontario Geological Survey (OGS) is pleased to present the OGS Virtual Showcase 2023. This virtual event features technical presentations by staff of the OGS, including updates on current OGS projects and activities happening across the province, regional geological updates…
KEGS-SEG Student Symposium September 25, 2023 KEGS-SEG Student Symposium – September 25, 2023 Next Monday (2-4pm EST) the Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG) and the Canadian Exploration Geophysics Society (KEGS) is hosting an online symposium aimed at exposing students to the various facets of the mining industry and mineral exploration. Hear firsthand from leading…
Research Associate in Sulphide Geochemistry and Seafloor Mineral Deposit Formation Applications are invited for a Postdoctoral Research Associate position (RA) in the School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Cardiff University to participate in the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) funded Highlight Topic project ‘ULTRA: Ultramafic-hosted mineral research and assessment’, under the direction of Professor Christopher…
2023 NFSI Marine Seismology Workshop on this week The NFSI Marine Seismology Workshop, at Dalhousie University, is on this week. The course will provide hands-on training to graduate students and postdocs in marine seismology, including OBS instrument deployment/recovery, location on the seafloor, data collection, data processing, and survey proposal planning. The program includes lectures, hands-on…
NanTroSEIZE Synthesis Workshop 2023 Yokohama, Japan | October 2 (Mon) – 4 (Wed), 2023 About the workshop One of the primary goals of IODP NanTroSEIZE (the Nankai Trough Seismogenic Zone Experiment) and the most recent expedition, Expedition 358, was to reach and sample the plate boundary fault at ~5 km depth below sea floor by…
Registration for the 2024 Frank Arnott Next Generation Explorers Award is now open! Are you a current earth science student looking for career development, international recognition and a chance to win cash prizes? Then this is the challenge for you! The NGEA™ is an international mining competition that offers students hands-on experience working with modern…
SEGF – Ronald E. Seavoy Student Field Trip Program Tertiary Volcanic-Hosted Epithermal Precious Metal Deposits of the Walker Lane Trend, SW Nevada SW Nevada September 23-30, 2023 General Overview: The trip will start and end at Harry Reid International Airport (formerly McCarran International Airport) in Las Vegas. Early site visits will include the low-sulfidation systems…
Geodata Analytics CODES, Centre for Ore Deposit and Earth Sciences, University of Tasmania 7 August – 15 October, 2023 The CODES Geodata Analytics unit will run 7 August – 15 October, 2023. This training is divided into three parts delivered online and in succession: Part 1 (August 7 – September 16) is self-directed and self-paced;…
Base Metals Webinar Series Copper — Red Metal for a Green Future Date: Thursday, April 27, 2023 Time: 1:00pm – 2:30pm MDT (UTC-6) Location: Online using Zoom Please join SEG for the first installment of the SEG 2023 Base Metals Webinar Series, Copper – Red Metal for a Green Future, as they provide students and professionals…
Ore Deposit Geochemistry, Hydrology and Geochronology CODES, Centre for Ore Deposit and Earth Sciences, University of Tasmania 29 May – 3 June and 3 – 7 July, 2023 The Centre for Ore Deposit and Earth Sciences (CODES) at the University of Tasmania (UTAS) is offering a short course on Ore Deposit Geochemistry, Hydrology and Geochronology…
KEGS Foundation Scholarship Application Deadline – April 30, 2023 Students and faculty are reminded that the deadline to apply for a KEGS Foundation Scholarship is April 30, 2023. Undergraduates at Canadian universities and colleges, with a major or keen interest in geophysics, are encouraged to apply for a 2023/24 KEGS Foundation Scholarship. Prestigious scholarships for…
iMAGE-CREATE student’s paper top of the most downloaded papers on the Economic Geology site in April 2023 An iMAGE-CREATE student’s paper was top of the most downloaded papers on the Economic Geology site in April 2023. Marc Fassbender, a 4th year PhD. student at the University of Ottawa, published his paper entitled “Geochemical Signatures of…
Geoscience BC Scholarship Program 2023: Applications Open; Sponsorship Opportunities Available Applications for Geoscience BC’s 2023 Scholarship Program are now open, with sponsorship opportunities also available. The Geoscience BC Scholarship Program awards $5,000 scholarships to up to ten students who have registered and started in a MSc or PhD program in earth science, geoscience or applied…
Special Issue of ECORD Newsletter: 20th Anniversary of ECORD Many thanks to all the contributors and special thanks to Malgo Bednarz for the layout. To download it click here:
CTG Seminar – April 20th There will be a CTG seminar this Thursday (April 20th) at 1pm EST which will be given by Tarryn Cawood of the Geological Survey of Canada on “Critical metal distributions in VMS deposits: The role of sulfide modification during hydrothermal activity, deformation, and metamorphism”. For more details visit the CTG…
PDAC – SEG Student Minerals Colloquium Award Recipients 2023 PDAC Convention, Toronto, ON An iMAGE-CREATE student was awarded a prize for their participation in the research poster competition during the 2023 PDAC – SEG Student Minerals Colloquium (SMC). Rhian Dentelbeck, a 4th year Honours student at the University of Ottawa, won 2nd place for her…
ECORD MagellanPlus Workshop Accessing the Circum-lberian mantle archive of Wilson Cycle processes through Land-to-Sea drilling Plymouth, UK 3rd – 6th July 2023 Aim Develop ECORD Mission-Specific Platform (MSP) new proposals for the investigation of mantle rocks and their interactions with Earth systems and cycles during the Wilson Cycle. Special focus is given to the circum-lberian…
CoSV Workshop: “Stronger together- Oceanic Volcanism Workshop 2023” GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel – 12th–15th September 2023. Schedule: Tuesday September 12th: Start at 3 pm with lab demos, Icebreaker starting at 6 pm (location will be announced later) Wednesday September 13th –Thursday September 14th: Scientific program (full days) Friday September 15th: Scientific program…
“Picture a Scientist” – Film Screening and Panel Discussion Screening: March 31 – April 5, 2023 Panel Discussion: April 6, 2023 Virtual Screening SEG is hosting a virtual screening of the groundbreaking documentary, “Picture a Scientist”, which chronicles the rise of researchers who are writing a new chapter for women scientists and working to…
SEG Student Chapter Earth Day Symposium Call for Submissions Date: April 21, 2023 Time: 12:00pm ET (UTC-5) Location: Virtual on Zoom This year the Cornell University SEG Student Chapter are organizing the Earth Day symposium and are look forward to working to making this an outstanding event. The theme of this year’s symposium is: Minerals:…
3-year postdoctoral position in the field of numerical modelling of rifting and oceanic spreading Prof. Perez-Gussinye is advertising a 3-year postdoctoral position in the field of numerical modelling of rifting and oceanic spreading in the Geodynamics research group at MARUM, University of Bremen (https://www.marum.de/en/about-us/Geophysics-Geodynamics.html). The position is quite open and is framed within the Excellence…
KEGS Foundation SEG Scholarship Application Deadline: March 1, 2023 Students and faculty are reminded that the deadline to apply for a scholarship from the Society of Exploration Geophysicists is March 1, 2023. SEG is generous with its awards to Canadian students, including two scholarships endowed by KEGS in 1998. Details are found at: seg.org/Scholarships
KEGS Foundation Open for 2023 Scholarship Applications Undergraduates at Canadian universities and colleges, with a major or keen interest in geophysics, are encouraged to apply for a 2023/24 KEGS Foundation Scholarship. Prestigious scholarships for graduate students are available as well. Details along with the scholarship application form and instructions can be found on our website…
Virtual workshop about Data Citations on February 13 & 14, 2023. This workshop will be useful for both experienced professionals, as well as early career professionals alike. What will I learn? In this workshop, participants will first be introduced to the concept of Data Citation, including best practices, Persistent Identifiers, FAIR Data Principles, benefits…
One Ocean, One EMODnet: The European Marine Observation and Data Network (EMODnet) launches its fully unified marine data service with major functionality upgrades. For over a decade, more than 120 organisations involved in the European Marine Observation and Data Network (EMODnet) have been working together to aggregate observations and data from various sources, process them according to…
L’INSTITUT CANADIEN DES MINES, DE LA MÉTALLURGIE ET DU PÉTROLE Section de Rouyn-Noranda et section étudiante UQAT Vous invitent à leur prochaine Conférence qui aura lieu le 25 janvier 2023 à 18h30. Titre de la conférence : The Global Energy Transition and Metals from the Present World to a Low-Carbon One. The Importance of Metals and Canada’s…
InterRidge 2023 Webinar Series Supra-subduction Zone Ophiolite vs. Ocean Ridge Ophiolites: A Perspective from Oman Dr. Sobhi Nasir (Professor, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman) Day and Time: 09:00 GMT (13:00 GST), Thursday, 26 January, 2023 Summary: One of the major topics of debate in ophiolite geology is the original tectonic setting of ophiolites. New studies show…
InterRidge 2022 Webinar Series Fading magnetic anomalies, thermal structure and earthquakes in subduction zones Dr. Hanjin Choe (Assistant Professor, Pusan National University, Republic of Korea) Day and time: 8:00 GMT (17:00 KST), Wednesday, 21st December 2022 Summary: Magnetic anomalies are important role to understand seafloor spreading at mid-ocean ridges and reconstructing tectonic evolution, but rarely focused…
SEG Lecturers Virtual Symposium 2022 Thursday, December 8, 2022 1:00pm – 5:30pm MST (UTC-7) To learn more and register for the event click here Back by popular demand, the SEG Distinguished and Traveling Lecturers will be featured on December 8 during a free virtual symposium showcasing their preeminent talks in economic geology.…
ECORD Training Course 13 – 17 March 2023 Apply Here The Training Course As host to one of only three IODP core repositories in the world – the only one in Europe – the MARUM in Bremen is an important hub for marine geoscientists. Taking advantage of this setting, the new ECORD Training Course will…
SEG – Michael Fitzgerald Student Mapping Course 2023 Copper Flat Porphyry-Breccia System New Mexico, United States May 20-27, 2023 SEG is pleased to announce the fifth Michael Fitzgerald Student Mapping Course. Applications are now being accepted and is open to all active SEG Student (undergraduate and graduate) and Recent Graduate members. The course is…
Program released – Workshop on the future of Scientific Ocean Drilling ECORD and Japan have developed a new program to facilitate post-2024 Scientific Ocean Drilling using Mission Specific Platforms. The aim of this workshop is to encourage new scientific collaborations among the scientific communities of ECORD and Japan, together with international partners, in an…
InterRidge 2022 Webinar Series Evolution and intra-transform spreading processes of the St. Paul transform system, Equatorial Atlantic Dr. Marcia Maia (CNRS Senior Researcher at Laboratoire Geo-Ocean, CNRS-UBO-IFREMER-UBS, France) Day and time: 11:00 GMT (12:00 CET), Wednesday, 30th November 2022 Summary: Oceanic transform faults are among the less well-known features of the ocean floor. In the recent years,…
On November 29th at 17:00 UTC (local 09:00 PST) CoSV will host its final webinar of 2022 entitled: “Assessment of the Physical Properties of the Umbrella Clouds associated with Submarine Eruptions”. This webinar will be delivered by Dr. Ashok Kumar Gupta, from UCLA and Vanderbilt University, USA. You can register below. Short abstract:…
L’INSTITUT CANADIEN DES MINES, DE LA MÉTALLURGIE ET DU PÉTROLE Section de Rouyn-Noranda et section étudiante UQAT Vous invitent à leur prochaine Conférence qui aura lieu le 7 décembre 2022 à 18h30. Titre de la conférence : Les relations communautaires au cœur d’une exploration innovante. Conférencier : Geneviève Tétreault, Surintendante communications et relations communautaires chez Yamana Gold, projet Wasamac.…
SEG News and Events We are pleased to announce the addition of several excellent offerings over the coming weeks, including the release of Season 3 of the Discovery to Recovery podcast. SEG will be providing a webinar focused on the importance of economic geology in modern society and will also host the virtual 2022 SEG Lecturer…
Fall 2022 Core Issue WHAT’S INSIDE? The next issue of CORE is here! Inside you will find engaging articles, interviews and industry-related news. Winter is coming, so warm up with some thought-provoking and informative content, including: CRITICAL MINERALS & OPPORTUNITY Examining the strategies, goals and political landscape of what makes Canada the supplier of…
COP27 Side Event – Seabed 2030 – Mapping for People and Planet 16 November, 16:45-17:45 (UTC+02:00) Ocean Pavilion, Blue Zone The Nippon Foundation-GEBCO Seabed 2030 project is a global collective relentless in its pursuit of achieving a complete map of the ocean floor by 2030. Undoubtedly, seabed mapping is an enabler of international…
Call for Abstracts for SS02 – Advances in Marine Geology and Geodynamics and their Application to Understanding Ancient Metallogenic Terranes iMAGE-CREATE is sponsoring a special session at next year’s GACMAC2023 in Sudbury, Ontario. We invite abstract submissions for Special Session SS02 – Advances in Marine Geology and Geodynamics and their Application to Understanding Ancient Metallogenic…
Workshop on the Future of Scientific Ocean Drilling with MSP and Chickyu: Phase I (online-only) ECORD and Japan have developed a new program to facilitate post-2024 Scientific Ocean Drilling using Mission Specific Platforms. The aim of this workshop is to encourage new scientific collaborations among the scientific communities of ECORD and Japan, together with international…
Call for interest – 2023 NFSI Marine Seismology Workshop The NFSI Marine Seismology Workshop, at Dalhousie University, will be held May 22-26, 2023. The scope is to provide hands-on training to graduate students and postdocs in marine seismology, including OBS instrument deployment/recovery, location on the seafloor, data collection, data processing, and survey proposal planning. The program…
Dr. Donald M. Leishman Convention Experience BACKGROUND The Leishman family have created this award in honour of Dr. Donald M. Leishman. Don worked as a family physician in Kirkland Lake, Toronto, and finally Thunder Bay, where he practiced for 42 years, but one of his passions was always geology and mining. Some of Don’s…
Mining Needs You Virtual Career Fair The Mining Industry Human Resources Council (MiHR), the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) and the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM) are proud to present the Mining Needs You Virtual Career Fair! From exploration to extraction, milling and fabrication, minerals and metals are…
Terra Incognita: Mapping the 21st Century in Germany, Canada, and the World Terra Incognita by Ian Goldin and Robert Muggah combines decades of research on global megatrends related to climate change, urbanization, technology, geopolitics, food, health and education with state-of-the-art satellite maps and geospatial analytics. The book traces the past, present and future of…
German – Canadian Herzberg Network Celebrating the 50 years anniversary of #Canada & #Germany’s scientific partnership, the German Embassy is extending its commitment to furthering innovation through the Herzberg Network. The Herzberg Network is an online community and resource hub for researchers, academics, research institutions, industry members, and innovators in Canada and Germany. By…
Scientific Drilling, No. 31, November 2022: Reports on Deep Earth Sampling and Monitoring A new volume of the open access ICDP-IODP “Scientific Drilling” Journal has been published. Sedimentary archives formed by monsoonal action, glaciation, or opening and closing of marine gateways are the focus of three articles published in this issue of Scientific Drilling. Report…
Metals, Sustainability, and Society The Importance of Economic Geology Date: Thursday, November 17, 2022 Time: 1:00pm – 3:30pm MST (UTC-7) Location: Online using Zoom This free webinar will consist of two 30-minute presentations, followed by a Q&A session and discussion with the speakers. The speakers have been chosen for their professional expertise as well as their…
iMAGE-CREATE-GEOMAR Seafloor Mapping School iMAGE-CREATE and GEOMAR are currently running the second seafloor mapping school between the 17th – 28th of October (via Zoom). The iMAGE-CREATE-GEOMAR Seafloor Mapping School provides intensive introductory training in seafloor geology and remote predictive geological mapping techniques. Students are introduced to data compilation and integration, accessing data repositories, how to…
InterRidge 2022 Webinar October Jung-Woo Park (Associate Professor, Seoul National University, Republic of Korea) will present at the InterRidge Webinar on Thursday. The title of the talk is: Chalcophile element geochemistry of arc-related submarine lavas associated with seafloor massive sulfide deposits Abstract There are two principal hypotheses for the origin of metals in seafloor massive…
iMAGE-CREATE trainee Jessie Kehew reports from the RV Sonne SO294 expedition After four weeks at sea, the R/V Sonne SO294 expedition has just passed its half-way point. The vessel departed Vancouver on September 13th and has been travelling along the western coast of Vancouver Island over the Cascadia subduction zone. Subduction zones are regions with…
Northern Cascadia: Extent of locked zone, prism deformation, slip-to-toe, and the edge of subduction Click here to download the Week 5 Report The aim of the SO294 – CLOCKS cruise is to investigate subduction earthquakes using the Cascadia continental margin off Vancouver Island as an example. Earthquakes at subduction zones with magnitudes M>8.5 are among…
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS JOIDES Resolution Expedition 402: Tyrrhenian Continent-Ocean Transition 9 February – 8 April 2024 DEADLINE to apply: 1 December 2022 The European Consortium for Ocean Research Drilling (ECORD) offers you the unique opportunity to sail on Expedition 402 on-board the JOIDES Resolution in the framework of the International Ocean Discovery Program (IODP), an…
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS JOIDES Resolution Expedition 401: Mediterranean-Atlantic Gateway Exchange Amphibious drilling proposal: Investigating Miocene Mediterranean-Atlantic Gateway Exchange (IMMAGE) 10 December 2023 – 9 February 2024 DEADLINE to apply: 24 November 2022 The European Consortium for Ocean Research Drilling (ECORD) offers you the unique opportunity to sail on Expedition 401 on-board the JOIDES Resolution in…
ECORD and Japan have developed a new program to facilitate post-2024 Scientific Ocean Drilling using Mission Specific Platforms. The aim of this workshop is to encourage new scientific collaborations among the scientific communities of ECORD and Japan, together with international partners, in an online-only scientific workshop. This workshop, which will take place over three-days,…
Northern Cascadia: Extent of locked zone, prism deformation, slip-to-toe, and the edge of subduction Click here to download the Week 4 Report The aim of the SO294 – CLOCKS cruise is to investigate subduction earthquakes using the Cascadia continental margin off Vancouver Island as an example. Earthquakes at subduction zones with magnitudes M>8.5 are among…
Northern Cascadia: Extent of locked zone, prism deformation, slip-to-toe, and the edge of subduction Click here to download the Week 3 Report The aim of the SO294 – CLOCKS cruise is to investigate subduction earthquakes using the Cascadia continental margin off Vancouver Island as an example. Earthquakes at subduction zones with magnitudes M>8.5 are among…
Northern Cascadia: Extent of locked zone, prism deformation, slip-to-toe, and the edge of subduction Click here to download the Week 2 Report The aim of the SO294 – CLOCKS cruise is to investigate subduction earthquakes using the Cascadia continental margin off Vancouver Island as an example. Earthquakes at subduction zones with magnitudes M>8.5 are among…
Northern Cascadia: Extent of locked zone, prism deformation, slip-to-toe, and the edge of subduction Click here to download the Week 1 Report The aim of the SO294 – CLOCKS cruise is to investigate subduction earthquakes using the Cascadia continental margin off Vancouver Island as an example. Earthquakes at subduction zones with magnitudes M>8.5 are among…
Understanding offshore earthquakes and potential risks September 13, 2022: Vancouver. Being able to better assess the risk of future earthquakes in the Cascadia region off the Pacific coast – that is the goal of the CLOCKS expedition, which started on September 13 in Vancouver with the German research vessel SONNE and is headed by the…
Applications Open for the 2023 Nautilus Exploration Program Ocean Exploration Trust is now accepting applications for students and educators to participate in the 2023 Nautilus Exploration Program. Gain exposure and experience in the application of science, technology, engineering, and math in ocean exploration aboard Exploration Vessel (E/V) Nautilus. Paid science and engineering internships are available…
The Geological Society of London will be starting a new journal from January 2023 called Geoenergy focused on the Energy Transition. The focus of the journal will be: Energy storage: thermal energy storage, compressed air energy storage, hydrogen storage, hydroelectric storage Subsurface disposal and storage: carbon capture and storage (CCS), bioenergy with carbon capture and…
Invitation to First Graduate Seminar Presentation – Dr. Rachel Newrick, P. Geoph., P. Geol – Tuesday, September 13, 2022 As part of the graduate seminar series, the Harquail School of Earth Sciences is pleased to welcome Dr. Rachel Newrick, P. Geoph., P. Geol., Canadian Society of Exploration Geophysics Distinguished Lecturer for 2022/2023. This is the first graduate seminar…
KEGS Foundation Announcement August 22, 2022 – Toronto, Canada Fifteen Undergraduate Scholarships Awarded for 2022/23 The Directors of the KEGS Foundation are very pleased to announce the awarding of record scholarships totaling more than $21,000 to fifteen undergraduate students in geophysics at eight Canadian universities for the forthcoming academic year (2022/23). Details of an additional…
In Depth: Seabed 2030 E-Newsletter August 2022 Edition The latest edition of the Seabed2030 bimonthly e-newsletter ‘In Depth’ is now available to read. This edition features a review of the 2022 Un Ocean Conference, Seabed 2030 Global Center updates, updates on seabed mapping projects surrounding the Tonga eruption, and much more. The newsletter, and previous…
InterRidge 2022 Webinar Series “Evidences from geophysical data for active upwelling and episodic accretion along the slowest spreading Gakkel Ridge” Dr. Tao Zhang 08:00 GMT (04:00 ET), Thursday, 25th August, 2022 The InterRidge office has invited Dr. Tao Zhang (Senior Scientist, Second Institute of Oceanography) for this month’s webinar. His talk will be about “Evidences…
GOOD Meeting 2022 October 5-6, 2022 | University of Potsdam This year, organizers of the annual GOOD meeting invite young researchers in the field of ore deposit geology to University of Potsdam from October 5-6. The annual conference aims to connect young professionals including BSc, MSc, Ph.D. students and early career Postdoc scientists from all…
Ocean Networks Canada (OCN) launches new website with updated tools and features Ocean Networks Canada invites you to explore the new tools and features of the refreshed Ocean Networks Canada website, now available in English and French sections. Drawing from data captured on 23,000+ sensors on the Atlantic, Pacific and Arctic coasts of Canada, oceannetworks.ca…
NorthGreen Northeast Greenland: Unlocking records from sea to land Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland – GEUS Copenhagen, Denmark | 21-23 November 2022 The MagellanPlus Workshop Series Programme is co-funded by ECORD and ICDP and designed to support scientists in developing new and innovative science to lead to or foster high-quality and innovative scientific drilling…
iMAGE-CREATE and OCGC host a virtual booth at PDAC 2022 iMAGE-CREATE hosted an exhibitor booth at the online portion of the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) in late June. Booth staff were available over the two days to answer any questions that PDAC attendees had about iMAGE-CREATE or OCGC and provided additional information…
Expedition News: SO289 South-Pacific GEOTRACES Cruise Valparaiso, Chile – Noumea, New Caledonia CREATE Participants: Sarah Moriarty and Chris Galley The SO289 research cruise aboard R/V Sonne, which involves the trans-Pacific leg of the GEOTRACES program, is a 48-day expedition consisting of 48 planned survey stations taken at approximately 1-3° intervals all the way from the…
Team CREATE Outcome – 2022 Next Generation Explorers Award (NGEA™) On Friday, June 29th, at the Prospector’s & Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) Convention a team composed of iMAGE-CREATE trainees and affiliates won the ‘Data Integration’ Category of the Frank Arnott Next Generation Award (NGEA) challenge, bringing home a prize of $3000. The NGEA competition…
PDAC – SEG Student Minerals Colloquium Award Recipients 2022 PDAC Convention, Toronto, ON (Hybrid Format) Wednesday, June 15th, 2022 Four iMAGE-CREATE students were awarded prizes for their participation in the research poster competition during the 2022 PDAC – SEG Student Minerals Colloquium (SMC). The SMC highlights student research concentrating on innovative projects essential for the…
iMAGE-CREATE student Caroline Gini (MUN) reports from the Mid-Atlantic Ridge “Arc en Sub” was co-led by Muriel Andreani (Université de Lyon) and Javier Escartin (Ecole Normale Superiéure). The cruise aimed to target the Rainbow Massif (36°14’N Mid-Atlantic Ridge) in order to obtain missing data that is key to constrain the interplay between magmatic, tectonic, metamorphic…
Student – Newmont Representative Meeting 2022 PDAC Convention (in-person), Toronto, ON Wednesday, June 15th, 2022 iMAGE-CREATE and University of Ottawa earth science students (Ryley Penner, Tatiana Sitnikova, Michael Ryan, and Taylor Tracey Kyryliuk) met with several representatives from Newmont for a formal discussion at the PDAC 2022 convention in Toronto, ON. The representatives from Newmont…
Course Topic: Arctic Tectonics and Volcanism The University Centre in Svalbard (UNIS) iMAGE-CREATE Ph.D. student Tatiana Sitnikova has been selected to participate in a short course on “Arctic Tectonics and Volcanism” at The University Centre in Svalbard (UNIS). While Tatiana is a Ph.D. student at the University of Ottawa (which is part of the NORRAM2…
InterRidge 2022 Webinar Series “Deciphering the ocean magnetic stripes: the signal and the recorder” Dr. Jérôme Dyment 08:00 GMT (04:00 ET), Tuesday, 28th June, 2022 The InterRidge office has invited Dr. Jérôme Dyment (Senior Researcher, Université Paris Cité, Institut de physique du globe de Paris, CNRS) for this month’s webinar. His talk will be about…
Finalists Presentations – 2022 Next Generation Explorers Award (NGEA™) Schedule Virtual Session 1 – Tuesday, June 28th (1:45 – 2:45 PM) The 2022 finalists of the NGEA international geoscience student competition will present their submissions on transforming modern, pre-competitive global datasets into their interpretation of the subsurface geology and mineralization targets. Virtual Session 2 -…
9th International Conference on Arctic Margins ICAM 9 13-15 June 2022 Ottawa, Canada iMAGE-CREATE is proud to be one of several sponsors for the 9th International Conference on Arctic Margins. The International Conference on Arctic Margins (ICAM) is a forum for earth scientists who study the Arctic Ocean and adjacent landmasses. It was founded…
Geodata Analytics Master of Economic Geology Short Course CODES, Centre for Ore Deposit and Earth Sciences, University of Tasmania 8 August – 16 October 2022 The Centre for Ore Deposit and Earth Sciences (CODES) at the University of Tasmania (UTAS) is offering a short course on Geodata Analytics that will run from August 8 -…
CGSD 2022: Third Annual Canadian Geothermal Students’ Days Theme: Inclusive Energy Futures University of Alberta, ON 22-23 August 2022 Geothermal Canada is hosting its 3rd annual Canadian Geothermal Students’ Days (CGSD 2022) on August 22-23 at the University of Alberta in Edmonton. This year’s theme is Inclusive Energy Futures. CGSD 2022 brings together students, researchers,…
AGU Chapman Conference Distributed Volcanism and Distributed Volcanic Hazards Flagstaff AZ, USA 19-23 September 2022 The AGU has recently announced that abstracts have re-opened for the AGU Chapman Conference on Distributed Volcanism and Distributed Volcanic Hazards, taking place 19-23 September, 2022 in Flagstaff, Arizona. The new abstract submission deadline is 28 June 2022. The conference…
Seabed 2030 Press Release – London, 23 May 2022 New findings from the record-breaking Tongan volcanic eruption are “surprising and unexpected”, say scientists from New Zealand’s National Institute for Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA). NIWA’s research vessel, RV Tangaroa, has returned from a month-long expedition as part of The Nippon Foundation-funded Tonga Eruption Seabed Mapping…
SEGF – Ronald E. Seavoy Student Field Trip Program Base, Precious and Critical Metal Deposits of the Paleoproterozoic Skellefte District, Sweden Northern Sweden September 26-30, 2022 General Overview: The Skellefte district has been one of the most important mining districts of Europe for the last century with over 85 volcanogenic massive sulfide (VMS) deposits and…
In Depth: Seabed 2030 E-Newsletter May 2022 Edition The latest edition of the Seabed2030 bimonthly e-newsletter ‘In Depth’ is now available to read. This edition features a review of Oceanology International 2022 and other events, a green guide to boating with their partners at The International Seakeepers Society, a look at the NIWA-Nippon Foundation Tonga…
SEG – Michael Fitzgerald Student Mapping Course Copper Flat Porphyry-Breccia System New Mexico, United States October 22-30, 2022 General Overview: In addition to the student programs funded through the SEG Foundation (Graduate Student Fellowships, Student Research Grants, and Student Field Trips), SEG is offering the Michael J. Fitzgerald Student Mapping Course. Michael “Mike” J. Fitzgerald,…
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS ECORD Facility Board of the IODP From 2023-2024 DEADLINE to apply: 1 September 2022 The European Consortium for Ocean Research Drilling (ECORD) is now accepting applications from active, leading international scientists to serve as Science Board Members on the ECORD Facility Board, the key forum for planning IODP mission-specific platform (MSP) expeditions,…
Information Webinar: May 11 2022 JOIDES Resolution Expedition 400: NW Greenland Glaciated Margin The European Consortium for Ocean Research Drilling (ECORD) is currently accepting applications to sail on Expedition 400 on-board the JOIDES Resolution in the framework of the International Ocean Discovery Program (IODP), an international research program for drilling at sea. To learn more…
ECORD Summer Schools: Bremen ECORD Summer School 2022 Application Deadline: 31 May 2022 A major goal of ECORD is to train the next generation of scientists from member countries and promote IODP-motivated science. Several summer schools are sponsored every year by ECORD to further foster the education of young scientists in marine-related sciences and to…
Responsible Raw Materials Annual Conference 2022 – Mining: Unlocking a “Just Transition” 9-13 May 2022 Responsible Raw Materials will be hosting a free conference titled Mining: Unlocking a ‘Just Transition’, with all events taking place via Zoom. All talks will also be streamed live to their Youtube Channel, and will be recorded and added to…
GeoMinKöln 2022 University of Cologne, Germany 11-15 September 2022 GeoMinKöln 2022 – the annual Conference of the Deutsche Mineralogische Gesellschaft (DMG – The German Mineralogical Society) and the Deutsche Geologische Gesellschaft – Geologische Vereinigung (DGGV – The German Geological Society) – will be held 11-15 September 2022 at the University of Cologne, Germany. The DMG…
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS JOIDES Resolution Expedition 400: NW Greenland Glaciated Margin 12 August to 12 October 2023 DEADLINE to apply: 1 June 2022 The European Consortium for Ocean Research Drilling (ECORD) offers you the unique opportunity to sail on Expedition 400 on-board the JOIDES Resolution in the framework of the International Ocean Discovery Program (IODP),…
ECORD Annual Report, 2021: Report of ECORD’s activities from 1 January 2021 to 31 December 2021 (128 p.) Published in April 2022 The latest version of ECORD Annual’s Report has recently been published, and is available as digital copy on the ECORD Website (https://www.ecord.org/resources/reports/activities/) Table of Contents: FY2021 Highlights Operating mission-specific platform expeditions Anticipating future…
Bremen ECORD Summer School 2022: September 5 – 16, 2022 | MARUM, University of Bremen, Germany DEADLINE to apply: May 31, 2022 The Topic: Tropical shallow-water coral reefs provide a unique natural archive of past changes in sea level, climate and environmental variability, as well as of the response of coral reef systems to rapid…
Successful M.Sc. Defence – Alexandra Gray (uOttawa) Thesis Title: Geology of the Monowai Rift Zone and Louisville Segment of the Tonga-Kermadec Arc: Regional Controls on Arc Magmatism and Hydrothermal Activity Supervisor: Dr. Mark Hannington iMAGE-CREATE affiliate Alexandra Gray has successfully defended her M.Sc. thesis at the University of Ottawa. Alexandra’s defense took place over zoom…
Project ULTRA – Ultramafic Resource Mineral Evaluation Project ULTRA is led by Professor Bramley Murton of the National Oceanography Centre (UK), and involves a two expedition project aboard the RRS James Cook in order to investigate metallic sulphide deposits formed in magnesium-rich mantle rocks 3km deep at the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Among the science team are…
The SEG Stewart R. Wallace Fund Student Chapter Grants for Field-Based Education Stewart R. Wallace was a renowned exploration geologist whose discoveries included the Cereso Ridge molybdenum deposit at the Climax and Henderson mines in Colorado, USA. Through his legacy, funds are available via the Stewart R. Wallace Fund (SRW). Active SEG Student Chapters may…
ECORD MagellanPlus Workshop Mission-specific platform approaches to assessing natural hazards that impact society Instituto Dom Luiz, University of Lisbon Lisbon, Portugal | 7-9 July 2022 The MagellanPlus Workshop Series Programme is co-funded by ECORD and ICDP and designed to support scientists in developing new and innovative science to lead to or foster high-quality and innovative…
Seabed 2030 Press Release – London, 1 April 2022 NIWA and The Nippon Foundation are undertaking a mission to discover the undersea impacts of the recent Tongan volcanic eruption In a rare opportunity to improve understanding of the nature and impact of a major volcanic eruption, NIWA scientists are sailing to Tonga to survey the…
ECORD Summer School: July 4 – 8, 2022 DEADLINE to apply: April 19, 2022 Hosted by the University of Leicester and in its sixth year, this year’s ECORD Summer School: Downhole Logging for IODP Science will be once more organized online. This new format aims at offering a continuity in the schools knowledge transfer while…
RV SONNE Expedition: SO289 18 February 2022 – 08 April 2022 Valparaiso (Chile) – Noumea (New Caledonia) Route of expedition SO289 across the south Pacific with the German research vessel SONNE. Graphic created by iMAGE-CREATE student Chris Galley. Press Release: 2022-03-15 Tracing trace elements: SONNE expedition crosses the South Pacific to assess ocean nutrient supply…
SPECIAL CALL FOR APPLICATIONS Biostratigraphy (calcareous nannofossils and planktonic foraminifera) and Stratigraphic Correlation/Seismology Expedition 398: Hellenic Arc Volcanic Field 11 December 2022 to 10 February 2023 DEADLINE to apply: 4 April 2022 The European Consortium for Ocean Research Drilling (ECORD) offers you the unique opportunity to sail on Expedition 398 on-board the JOIDES Resolution in…
Student Minerals Colloquium (SMC) Information and New Dates: The Student Minerals Colloquium committee has recently announced the NEW call for registration and abstract submission for the 2022 PDAC-SEG Student Minerals Colloquium (SMC). For the first time in its history, the Colloquium will be a hybrid event, taking place in-person and online at the PDAC 2022…
2021 HSR Medalist (Mineral Deposits Division) Dr. James Mungall Lecture Tour The Geological Association of Canada’s 2021 Howard Street Robinson Medalist (Mineral Deposits Division) Dr. Jim Mungall (Carleton University, ON) will be presenting to a virtual audience on two different topics: March 10, 2022 at 2:00pm EST: Mineral Resources and Limited Growth March 15, 2022…
IAVCEI Commission of Submarine Volcanism: March 2022 Updates Goldschmidt 2022 (Final Abstract Call) Goldschmidt 2022 will be a hybrid conference from 10-15 July, 2022 between Honolul, Hawai’i, and remote participation. Abstract submissions for Goldschmidt close March 7th, 23:59 HST (09:59 GMT March 8th), you can find more details about the conference here: https://2022.goldschmidt.info/goldschmidt/2022/meetingapp.cgi. Remote registration…
Scientific Drilling, No. 30, February 2022: Reports on Deep Earth Sampling and Monitoring A new volume of the open access ICDP-IODP “Scientific Drilling” Journal has been published. This issue focuses on key aspects of geological rock cycling processes that have been addressed by drilling projects or that are on the agenda for the near future;…
Session 5h – Submarine Volcanism and hydrothermalism: Fluids, melts and eruptions A session on submarine volcanism and hydrothermal activity will be held at Goldschmidt Hawai’i 2022 in July. The conference is currently planned as hybrid (in-person/Hawai’i and virtual), however the in-person component is dependent on any future changes in COVID-19 protocols. The abstract submission deadline…
IODP Special Sessions (SS-17): Advances in earth sciences from marine scientific drilling The Canadian Consortium for Ocean Drilling is hosting a Special Session at the 2022 GAC-MAC Joint Annual Meeting in Halifax, NS: SS-17 The International Ocean Discovery Program (IODP): advances in earth sciences from marine scientific drilling Session Description: The International Ocean Discovery Program…
Seabed 2030 Press Release – London, 16 February 2022 Satellite technology has been used to chart shallow areas of the Cook Islands’ seafloor in never-before-seen detail by scientists at the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) and Toitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) working with the satellite data analytics company, EOMAP…
Peer-Reviewed Article: “A new geological map of the Lau Basin (SW Pacific Ocean) reveals crustal growth processes in arc-backarc systems” Geological Map of the Lau Basin at 1:1,000,000 as a Digital Supplement to Stewart, M.S., Hannington, M.D., Emberley, J., Krätschell, A., Petersen, S., Brandl, P.A., Anderson, M., Baxter, A.T., Breker, K., and Mercier-Langevin, P. (2020).…
Halifax 2022: GAC-MAC-IAH-CNC-CSPG Joint Meeting The 2022 Annual GAC-MAC conference will be held at the Halifax Convention Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia from May 15-18. This meeting coincides with the 50th anniversary of the Atlantic Geoscience Society, the conference host organization. The conference promises a diverse program including symposia and special sessions, field trips, and…
Research Spotlight: “Exploration and Evaluation of Deep-Sea Mining Sites” iMAGE-CREATE PhD. Student, Christopher Galley (uOttawa, Memorial University) has been featured in a research spotlight article by Eos, a science news media by the American Geophysical Union (AGU; Sidder, A, 2022. Published on 14 February 2022¹). The article, titled “Exploration and Evaluation of Deep-Sea Mining…
OCGC-Logan Club Seminar Series: Dr. John Jamieson Talk Title: Evaluating the rates of ore-forming processes on the seafloor The next OCGC-Logan Club seminar talk will take place on February 3, 2022 at 11:30 a.m at the University of Ottawa – via Zoom. The seminar will be featuring Dr. John Jamieson, an associate professor of…
iMAGE-CREATE Workshop iMAGE-CREATE will be hosting the second annual iMAGE-CREATE Workshop Wednesday, February 2 from 1 PM to 4 PM EDT via Zoom. Funded and affiliated students will provide brief updates of their research projects, giving everybody a chance to meet the growing team. Presentations will be 4 minutes each, with one PowerPoint slide for…
OCUSEG Career Day 2022 The Ottawa-Carleton Universities Society of Economic Geologists (SEG student chapter) will be hosting their annual OCUSEG Career Day virtually on Saturday February 5th, 2022 from 9:30 a.m to 4 p.m. The following program provides a list of the speakers and the companies which they will be representing This event provides a…
SEG Graduate Student Fellowships: Application deadline: February 1, 2022 One-year fellowships, ranging from US$2,500 to US$10,000, are awarded each year to students who intend to pursue a course of study in economic geology leading to a Professional Master’s, Master of Science (M.Sc.) and/or Ph.D. degree. Students from throughout the world with an expressed interest in…
PDAC 2022 Convention Travel Funding To help cover the costs of travelling to Toronto for the PDAC 2022 Convention, PDAC is offering limited travel funding for Canadian post-secondary student groups to attend the annual in person Convention. Funding is available to PDAC student members in good standing and is allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.…
International Day of Women and Girls in Science Seminar Earth & Environmental Sciences is celebrating International Day of Women and Girls in Science! A seminar will be given by three female graduate students at the University of Ottawa in order to highlight the innovative research that is taking place in the department. The seminar begins…
NGEA 2022 Student Finalists Team Create: Liam Maw (Institut national de la recherche scientifique) Christopher Galley (Memorial University of Newfoundland) Marc Lorin Fassbender, Ryley Penner, Taylor Tracey Kyryliuk (University of Ottawa) Congratulations to the students of Team Create for being selected as finalists of the Frank Arnott – Next Generation Explorers Award (NGEA™) The…
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS Expedition 399: Building Blocks of Life, Atlantis Massif 7 April to 7 June 2023 DEADLINE to apply: 1 February 2022 The European Consortium for Ocean Research Drilling (ECORD) offers you the unique opportunity to sail on Expedition 398 on-board the JOIDES Resolution in the framework of the International Ocean Discovery Program…
Paid OFI Industry Internship with COVE Application Deadline: January 23, 2022 The Ocean Frontier Institute has collaborated with COVE, the Centre for Ocean Ventures and Entrepreneurship, to match outstanding undergraduate and graduate students with full-time, paid, sixteen-week summer internships with innovative ocean technology companies located at COVE and beyond. Your participation in the industry internship will give you…
SEG 2022 Conference: Minerals For Our Future August 27-30, 2022 Denver, CO, United States Workshops and Field Trips – Call for Submissions Submission deadline: February 15, 2022 The Society of Economic Geologists is hosting its annual conference in Denver, CO, United States, in August 2022. This conference will showcase a number of critical themes, including…
The Canadian Consortium for Ocean Drilling is hosting a Special Session at the 2022 GAC-MAC Joint Annual Meeting in Halifax, NS: SS-17 The International Ocean Discovery Program (IODP): advances in earth sciences from marine scientific drilling Researchers are encouraged to submit abstracts to this session on topics that involve samples or data collected by the…
The Schmidt Ocean Institute works to catalyze the discoveries needed to understand our ocean, sustain life, and ensure the health of our planet through the pursuit of impactful scientific research and intelligent observation, technological advancement, open sharing of information, and public engagement at the highest levels of international excellence. As such, they are pleased to…
The Student Minerals Colloquium committee is pleased to announce the call for registration and abstract submissions for the 2022 PDAC-SEG Student Minerals Colloquium (SMC). For the first time in its history, the Colloquium will be a hybrid event, taking place in-person and online at the PDAC 2022 Convention. This event will take place in Toronto,…
From 13-17th of September, iMAGE-CREATE PhD. student, Tatiana Sitnikova (UOttawa) participated in virtual ECORD Summer School: Downhole Logging for IODP Science, which was hosted by the University of Leicester. ECORD, the European Consortium for Ocean Research Drilling, is a management structure of 15 members (14 European countries and Canada) for scientific ocean drilling as part of the International…
Seminar: Complexity and Simplicity of Injection-induced earthquakes in the Raton Basin The G&T seminar series have a great seminar coming up. Ruijia Wang from the University of New Mexico will present their work on Wednesday, June 30th at 11:00am EDT (3pm UTC and 4pm BST/GMT). Abstract: Waste-water injection induced seismicity has been active in the Raton…
Mathilde Cannat on Mid-Ocean Ridges On a recent episode (August 19, 2021) of Geology Bites, Mathilde Cannat spoke to presenter Oliver Strimpel about Mid-Ocean Ridges. Mathilde Cannat is a research director at the Institut de Physique du Globe of Paris. Her research on mid-ocean ridges has fundamentally changed our understanding of the geological processes that…
Saildrone Surveyor completes maiden voyage from San Francisco to Hawaii with data collection supported by The Nippon Foundation-GEBCO Seabed 2030 Project Saildrone’s flagship autonomous, uncrewed surface vehicle (USV) – the Saildrone Surveyor – arrived in Hawaii after a groundbreaking 2,250-nautical mile maiden voyage from San Francisco to Honolulu last month. The collection of new seafloor…
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: IODP Expedition 398: Hellenic Arc Volcanic Field 6 December 2022 to 6 February 2023 DEADLINE to apply: 1 November 2021 The European Consortium for Ocean Research Drilling (ECORD) offers you the unique opportunity to sail on Expedition 398 on-board the JOIDES Resolution in the framework of the International Ocean Discovery Program (IODP),…
Call for Applications: ECORD Summer School for IODP Science 13 –17 September 2021 The school will take place between the 13th and 17th of September 2021 and combine in-person sessions with asynchronous teaching, group activities and exercises from the IODP world. This Summer School introduces the interpretation and applications of downhole logs and physical property data primarily from the International Ocean Discovery…
Just two weeks left to submit your abstract for the iMAGE-CREATE Sponsored Session at GAC-MAC 2021! Deadline for abstract submissions: 12th July Geological Association of Canada Annual Meeting, London, May 2021 SS-08 Advances in Marine Geology and Geodynamics and their Application to Understanding Modern and AncientSeafloor Metallogeny The present-day oceans provide a natural laboratory to…
ODH Meeting: Bridging the gap between ancient and active seafloor hydrothermal systems: The Troodos perspective on VMS deposit formation The Ore Deposits Hub (ODH) have a meeting tomorrow where iMAGER Andrew Martin from the Memorial University of Newfoundland will present their work on Wednesday, June 30th at 1 pm EDT (5pm GMT). Summary: Reconciling observations between…
iMAGE-CREATE Seminar: Mapping structural complexity from geophysics and field measurements: A case study from greenstone belts in the Superior Province, Canada Rebecca Montison (Laurentian University, University of Western Australia) will present her research on Monday, the 7th of June at 1 pm EDT. Abstract Structural complexity is a crucial indicator for several mineral deposit types as it marks…
Seminar: Mafic Archean continental crust prohibited exhumation of orogenic UHP eclogite The IGCP 648 Virtual Seminar Series have a seminar scheduled for Thursday, May 13th at 9am EDT (1pm GMT) with Dr. Richard Palin Speaker Bio: Richard Palin completed his PhD at the Department of Earth Sciences, University of Oxford, UK, in 2013, where he studied…
Seminar: Understanding the Planet through Marine Geoscience: Deepest of the Deep The Marine Studies Group of the Geological Society of London have a seminar on today. Heather Stewart and colleagues are presenting their work on Wednesday, May 12th at 12pm EDT (4pm UTC and 5pm BST/GMT). You can register for the seminar here!
Seminar: Effects of subduction termination on the continental lithosphere – A geophysical extravaganza on northern Borneo The G&T seminar series have a great seminar coming up. Simone Pilia from the University of Cambridge will present their work on Wednesday, May 12th at 11:00am EDT (3pm UTC and 4pm BST/GMT). Abstract: The fragment of continental lithosphere that…
SCIENTIFIC DRILLING Volume 29 The new SCIENTIFIC DRILLING Volume 29, which consists of one Science Report, one Progress Report, three Technical Developments and one Workshop Report is out now. Published this volume: Drilling the Aptian–Albian of the Sergipe–Alagoas Basin, Brazil: paleobiogeographic and paleoceanographic studies in the South Atlantic Gerson Fauth, Mauro Daniel Rodrigues Bruno,…
World Ocean Floor Map (Heezen & Tharp, 1977) The boundaries of plate modelling There is a great article about the importance of plate boundaries over on the EGU Geodynamics Division Blog. Enjoy!
SEG Mentoring Program Discussion Date and Time: Thursday, May 6, 2021 5:00pm MDT (UTC-6) Mentorships are a critical piece of career development for geoscientists in all stages but are particularly important for students and early career professionals. This free online event will introduce the SEG Mentoring Program, discuss the importance of mentorship within the exploration…
Canadian Consortium for Ocean Drilling (CCOD) secures funding for IODP participation The Canadian Consortium for Ocean Drilling (CCOD) and Memorial University are pleased to announce that they have secured funding for Canada’s continuing participation in the International Ocean Discovery Program through to the end of 2022. The funding will maintain Canada’s membership in ECORD (European…
Exploration and Mining of Energy Storage Materials: Filling the Gap Date: Thursday, April 29 at 4:00pm EDT This panel discussion will focus on the importance that strategic elements such as lithium, cobalt, graphite, and nickel play in the evolving landscape of the global energy economy. Our world-class panelists will highlight where these critical minerals are…
Global Ocean Sustainable Development Internship Opportunities with the World Ocean Council – WOC Invites Graduate Students and Early Career Professionals to Apply for 3 Month Internships The World Ocean Council (WOC) – the Global Blue Economy Business and Investment Organization – is seeking talented and motivated persons with an interest and ambition to help ensure…
New Commission Knowledge Centre on Earth Observation to further strengthen evidence-based policymaking The European Commission (EC) has launched a Knowledge Centre on Earth Observation, to maximise the use of knowledge, generated from Earth Observation, in particular from the European Copernicus Programme, in EU policymaking. The goal of the Centre is to support the efficient implementation…
Seminar: A mantle overturn model for the Archaean Earth and a new hypothesis to explain the Meso- to Neo-Proterozoic transition to Plate Tectonics Presenters: Jean H Bédard (Geol. Surv. Canada) & Lyal Harris (INRS-ETE) Seminar Series: Virtual Seminar for Precambrian Geology Date and Time: 8am PST, 11am EDT – 21st April Abstract: Geological data imply…
Seminar: Slab Driven Lithosphere-Asthenosphere Decoupling in Subduction Zones The G&T seminar series have a great seminar coming up. Margarete Jadamec from the State University of New York at Buffalo will present her work on Wednesday, April 21st at 11:00am EDT (3pm UTC and 4pm BST/GMT). Abstract: The coupling of lithospheric plates to the asthenosphere plays a major…
Welcome to Halifax for the 2022 GAC-MAC-IAH-CNC-CSPG Joint Meeting Join us in Halifax from May 15 – 18, 2022 for the Annual Meeting of the Geological Association of Canada (GAC), Mineralogical Association of Canada (MAC), the International Association of Hydrogeologists – Canadian National Committee (IAH-CNC), and the Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists (CSPG). This meeting…
Webinar: Advancing Humanitarian Geoscience Solutions Worldwide Date and Time: 22nd April 2021 – 8am EDT, 5am PDT, 1pm GMT Join us for a free webinar on advancing humanitarian geoscience solutions worldwide by learning about two SEG Geoscientists Without Borders® projects. These snapshots of success are examples of how the geosciences can make tangible positive impacts on…
UNLV SEG Student Chapter hosting 1-Day Short Course on Epithermal Ore Deposits – April 24th The UNLV SEG Student Chapter will be hosting a day-long (9 am – 5 pm PDT) virtual short course Saturday, April 24th focused on epithermal deposits with the speakers Jeffrey Hedenquist, David John, David Rhys, and Max Baker. There is…
The SEG 100 Conference is on! A hybrid conference, held September 14-17, 2021, in Whistler, BC, Canada, will have all sessions available online. Please note that the on-site component is dependent on local health regulations. The conference will be a celebration of SEG’s 100th anniversary, and we have a power-packed technical program of excellent presentations…
Register for the SMART Summer School 2021 – Understanding marine hydrogeology through groundwater modelling now! During the first part of the SMART Summer School 2021 you will gain first-hand experience on groundwater modeling and multi-phase reactive transport in subsurface, taught by leading experts in computational hydro-geology. Target group: The course is open to undergraduate and graduate…
Registration for the 2022 Frank Arnott Next Generation Explorers Award is now open! Are you a current earth science student looking for career development, international recognition and a chance to win cash prizes? Then this is the challenge for you! The NGEA™ is an international mining competition that offers students hands-on experience working with modern geoscience…
2021 uOttawa EES Honours Presentations The uOttawa EES Honours research projects presentations will be held virtually this year. All of the students’ abstracts and 5 min video presentations can be found here. IMAGE-CREATE student Katherine Power is one of those presenting. Good luck to Katherine!
Time Management Workshop Date and Time: April 13th, 2021 CREATE and the Department of Earth Sciences at the University of Toronto are co-hosting a workshop on time management. This workshop will cover specific strategies for time management, particularly related to summer productivity and writing. There will be opportunities to ask questions and engage with the…
Probing the evolution of oceanic basins through scientific drilling Dr. Philip Brandl (GEOMAR Helmholtz-Zentrum für Ozeanforschung Kiel, Germany) Date and Time: April 13th 2021 – 17h GMT Despite the tremendous effort of scientific drilling in the ocean basins over more than five decades, the total volume of basement rocks recovered by drilling remains highly limited. However,…
Student Chapter Virtual Field Trip Competition – make a video of your favourite local outcrop! SEG and the University of Toronto SEG Student Chapter would like to invite all SEG Student Chapters to participate in the inaugural global Virtual Field Trip VLOG competition. This competition will encourage chapters to create short virtual economic geology videos…
iMAGE-CREATE and OCGC host a virtual booth at PDAC 2021 The Ottawa Carleton Geoscience Centre, in association with iMAGE-CREATE hosted a virtual booth at the Prospectors and Developers Conference (PDAC) from the 8th to the 11th of March. Established in 1982, OCGC is one of the largest graduate teaching and research institutes of Earth Sciences…
Geological Association of Canada Annual Meeting, London, May 2021, Special Session SS-08 The present-day oceans provide a natural laboratory to observe the structural, kinematic and magmatic history of oceanic and arc crust, which comprise a significant proportion of greenstone belts and accreted terranes. Details of the spatial and temporal relationships of crustal growth observable in…
Professor Mark Hannington maps the site of an active volcano in the Atlantic Ocean from a submarine belonging to GEOMAR, a marine research institute based in Germany. Photo: GEOMAR To address the challenges of a dwindling global supply of energy and mineral resources, Professor Mark Hannington of the University of Ottawa’s Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences has set…
Professor Mark Hannington (University of Ottawa), Laurentian University, and the Helmholtz Center for Ocean Research (GEOMAR) The already limited supply of raw materials that are easily accessible on Earth are rapidly declining, and this will soon be a major problem for the ever-growing population that calls this planet home. Funded by the Canada First Research…
