News & Events

In Memory of Thomas E. Lane (1947-2019)

MSc & PhD Opportunities with Metal Earth

Canada’s largest mineral exploration research project, Metal Earth, is seeking MSc & PhD students to join the project

PDAC Highlights

The Harquail School of Earth Sciences return from an eventful PDAC!

Alexander Graham Bell Canada Graduate Scholarship-Doctoral (CGS D)

PhD Candidate, Christopher Beckett-Brown Awarded the Alexander Graham Bell Canada Graduate Scholarship-Doctoral (CGS D).

Next Stop, Ireland!

LU SEG Student Chapter International Field Trip February 16-25 2019

Watch: Harquail School of Earth Sciences Video

PhD Scholarship Opportunities

The Harquail School of Earth Sciences at Laurentian University is pleased to announce the establishment of PhD scholarships funded through a generous endowment from the Harquail Family Midas Touch Foundation.

GSM Student Lecture Series: Robert Quartermain

Goodman School of Mines lecture series presents: Robert Quartermain "A global perspective of Canada’s resource industry, and the leadership role played by professional Earth Scientists and Engineers".

PhD Student Rebecca Montsion to Host PDAC Short Course

PDAC Short Course: Holistic exploration in covered terranes: An example applied to the Cu-Mo porphyry prospectivity of Quesnel, eastern British Columbia.

News from the Northwest Territories Geoscience Forum

The Northwest Territories Geoscience Forum in Yellowknife, NWT, takes place this week, with Laurentian University represented at the trade show and through technical sessions.

In Memory of John Paul Golightly

It is with great sadness that we advise you of the passing of John Paul Golightly in Sudbury on Sunday, October 14 at the age of 78 years.

PhD and Post Doctoral Fellow Opportunities

PhD and Post Doctoral Fellow opportunities available with MERC and Metal Earth!

Call For Abstracts: PDAC-SEG Student Minerals Colloquium

The 10th Annual PDAC-SEG Student Minerals Colloquium will be taking place at this year's PDAC on Tuesday, March 5th.

HES Newsletter Fall 2018

Harquail students celebrate scholarship successes!

Congratulations to 30 Harquail School of Earth Sciences students at Laurentian University for receiving well over $100,000 combined in scholarships and awards during the 2017-2018 academic year!

TVO Kids comes to Science North!

TVO Kids is helping raise awareness of careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics via their new TV series called “When I grow up!”.

Call for Post-doc GSC Gold Metallogeny

Professor in Geochemistry job posting

We seek an innovative geochemist with outstanding teaching and research skills who will enhance our status as one of the leading global centres in the study of Mineral Deposits and Precambrian Geology.

Congratulations to our newest geoscience graduates

Congratulations to all our geoscience graduates for having received their degrees this week! Keep in touch!

Congratulations Dr. Monika Haring!

Monika's doctoral thesis is titled: "A study of the late-stage mineralogy of agpaitic environments: borosilicates, niobate hydrates & development of LA-ICPMS as a tool to analyze for high concentrations of light elements (Li, Be, B).

2018 Winner of the David Elliott Best Paper Award

Congratulations to Jordan McDivvitt (Laurentian U, now at U Western Australia), Bruno Lafrance (Laurentian U), Daniel Kontak (Laurentian U) and Lise Robichaud (Ontario Geological Survey).

New! Career and Research Opportunities

Luis Alfonso Arteaga: MSc Thesis Defense MERC Project

Luis studied temporal and spatial relationships between gold mineralisation and intrusive rocks in the Boston Creek area, Abitibi greenstone belt under supervision from Professors Harold Gibson and Daniel Kontak.