Seminars, Workshops & Other Resources

iMAGE-CREATE Seminars

Trainees and affiliates of the iMAGE-CREATE manage a regular Seminar Program attended by all trainees (8 formal seminars per year, including invited guests and on-line lectures). Students are encouraged to select their own topics and guests.

iMAGE-CREATE Workshops

At least 2-3 times per year, the iMAGE-CREATE community participates in “all-hands-on-deck” workshops (on-line and in-person) where trainees and affiliates present 5-minute updates on their research projects, aimed at communicating their results to the diverse geoscience audience of the CREATE and its stakeholders. These events provide everybody with the chance to meet the growing team. Open discussions follow the presentations, in addition to discussions regarding future iMAGE-CREATE activities and/or events.

Past workshops:

February 18, 2025

December 18, 2023

November 14, 2022

February 2, 2022

May 26, 2021

Special Sessions

iMAGE-CREATE has convened several special sessions at international scientific conferences, featuring oral and poster presentations by trainees and affiliates, PIs, and research partners.

iMAGE-CREATE Special Sessions

iMAGE-CREATE and Metal Earth Special Session SS-08 at GAC-MAC 2021: Advances in Marine Geology and Geodynamics and their Application to Understanding Modern and Ancient Seafloor Metallogeny

A special session convened by Alan Baxter, Margaret Stewart, Melissa Anderson, and Mark Hannington at the Geological Association of Canada (GAC) and Mineralogical Association of Canada (MAC) Annual Meeting in London, ON.
This session invited contributions that use modern marine geophysical datasets together with seafloor sampling to advance our knowledge of marine geological processes and apply what is learned to ancient greenstone belts and accreted terranes.

EGU 2023 Session GD5.2: Magmatic, Tectonic and Hydrothermal Processes at Mid-Oceanic Ridges and Transform Faults: New Insights from Observations and Models of the Oceanic Lithosphere

A session convened by Philipp Brandl (GEOMAR) at the European Geosciences Union (EGU) Annual Meeting in Vienna, Austria.
This session invited contributions that share recent knowledge acquired along mid-oceanic ridge axes, transform faults and fracture zones.

iMAGE-CREATE and Metal Earth Special Session SS-03 at GAC-MAC 2023: Advances in Marine Geology and Geodynamics and their Application to Understanding Ancient Metallogenic Terranes

A special session convened by Erin Bethell, Chris Galley, Alan Baxter, and Mark Hannington at the Geological Association of Canada (GAC) and Mineralogical Association of Canada (MAC) Annual Meeting in Sudbury, ON.
This session invited contributions that use modern marine geophysical and acoustic datasets to understand the tectonic evolution of different domains of oceanic and arc crust, and further apply this knowledge to ancient metallogenic greenstone belts and accreted terranes.

iMAGE-CREATE Session at AGU24: Linking Magmatic, Tectonic, and Hydrothermal Processes in Back-Arc and Mid-Ocean Ridge Settings

A session convened by Chris Galley, Alan Baxter, Mark Hannington, John Jamieson, and Erin Bethell at the American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Annual Meeting in Washington D.C., USA.
This session invited contributions on recent developments in understanding magmatic, tectonic, and hydrothermal processes occurring in arc-backarc and mid-ocean ridge settings.

Partner Seminars

iMAGE-CREATE maintains a continuous registry of approved and recommended on-line lectures, webinars, and seminars offered by partner institutions and professional societies. Students in the iMAGE-CREATE program keep a record of their participation in monthly lectures and seminars as part of their individual training plan.

Examples of Targeted Partner Seminars

Developing a Career in Economic Geology

Society of Economic Geologists (SEG) | Seminar | June 6, 2024

Virtual Fieldwork on the Seafloor with the Help of Robotics and 3D Visualization

Tom Kwasnitschka (GEOMAR) | International Association of Volcanology (IAVCEI) | Webinar | August 25, 2022

Resumes and Roadmaps – Building a Strong Foundation for Geologists

Society of Economic Geologists | Webinar | May 26, 2022
Attended by 10 iMAGE-CREATE trainees

Beginning a Career in Mineral Exploration

Society of Economic Geologists | Webinar | May 11, 2022

Fundamentals of Health & Safety in Exploration (Part 1)

PDAC | Webinar | April 28, 2022

SEG Student Chapters Earth Day Symposium

Society of Economic Geologists | Webinar | April 22, 2022

Approved Speakers Program

iMAGE-CREATE also facilitates attendance of trainees and affiliates at seminars and lectures from a selection of experts as part of our Approved Speaker’s Program. Topics have included artificial intelligence in seabed mapping, marine mineral resources, geothermal energy, subduction in the early Earth, and numerical modeling of metal transport.

Examples of Approved Speaker Events

Satellite-derived gravity data: From ocean-wide bathymetric mapping to crustal scale modeling, Chris Galley (KEGS), 19 February, 2024
Seafloor magmatism, Philipp Brandl (GEOMAR), 17 October, 2022; 16 September, 2024
Tectonic and volcanic processes preserved in oceanic crust, Alan Baxter (IVRG Seminar), 19 August, 2021
Banded iron formations, David Diekrup (LIPs Consortium), 24 August, 2021
Mapping structural complexity, Rebecca Montsion (MERC Seminar), 7 June, 2021
Evaluating the rates of ore-forming processes on the seafloor, John Jamieson (OCGC-Logan Club), February 3, 2021
Artificial intelligence in seabed mapping, Timm Schoening, Meike Klischies (Digital Science GEOMAR)
Automated mapping and classification of bathymetric data, Jacob Geersen (GEOMAR), 18 August, 2020
Marine mineral resources for future global metal supply, Sven Petersen (GEOMAR), 21 September, 2020; 17 October, 2022; 25 September, 2024
Urban geothermal resources, Haibing Shao (GFZ Potsdam), 19 October 19, 2020
Subduction in early Earth, Stephan Sobolev (GFZ Potsdam), 19 November, 2020
Hydrogen storage in porous rocks, Pascal Audigane (BRGM), 23 November, 2020
Numerical modeling and metal transport, Philipp Weis (GFZ Potsdam), 9 November, 2020
Geodynamics and georesources, 2-day workshops (GFZ and GEOMAR), 1 December, 2020
De-risking geothermal energy, Ernst Huenges (GFZ Potsdam), 14 December, 2020

Ongoing Lecture and Seminar Series

The Ottawa-Carleton Geoscience Center − OCGC hosts monthly seminars on a range of geoscience topics relevant to iMAGE-CREATE. These sessions are accessible to all CREATE trainees on-line.

Geological Association of Canada, Canadian Tectonics Group − The Canadian Tectonics Group (CTG) is a division of the Geological Association of Canada (GAC) that serves Canada’s tectonics and structural geology research community with an annual workshop and field trip and the Wessel Research Lectures that are accessible to iMAGE-CREATE trainees.

Geological Association of Canada, Precambrian Division and Mineral Deposits Division − GAC manages the Howard Street Robinson Lectureship, which furthers awareness of the scientific study of Precambrian Geology and Mineral Deposits. Distinguished lecturers present current research in venues across Canada by invitation of local organizing committees.

Society of Economic Geologists − SEG events, including annual conferences, field trips, and workshops, provide access to extensive training and networking opportunities in the field. SEG hosts webinars relevant to professionals in the field and especially Early Career geoscientists. Webinars and podcasts are held live and archived on the SEG YouTube Channel on technical, scientific, and professional aspects of economic geology. SEG also delivers workshops, short courses, and field trips for students internationally, with 112 student chapters in 31 countries.

Virtual Seminars in Precambrian Geology − This virtual seminar series is open to all who wish to participate and has the goal to join researchers interested in any aspect of Precambrian Geology. The following list includes key topics relevant to our understanding of the Precambrian Earth including, but not limited to; (i) the development and emergence of cratons & early plate tectonics, (ii) Precambrian Mineral deposits and LIPs, (iii) the redox evolution of the atmosphere and ocean, (iv) the evolution of life, (v) climate evolution in the Precambrian: Greenhouse and icehouse states and (vi) the evolution of key biogeochemical cycles throughout the Precambrian.