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Alumni Stories: Joshua Bailey
COO & Director of Exiro Minerals combines field experience with his passion for economics of mineral exploration
> Read moreOldest reported fossil fungi: Laurentian researcher published in Nature
Laurentian University’s Dr. Elizabeth Turner, professor of geology at the Harquail School of Earth Sciences, co-authored a paper published in the journal Nature this week.
> Read moreSummary of news coverage on Dr. Elizabeth Turner's fossil fungi publication
Dr. Elizabeth Turner is among a team of scientists that have discovered the world's oldest fungus fossil to date!
> Read moreGAC-MAC 2019
The Harquail School of Earth Sciences and its Mineral Exploration Research Centre (MERC) prepare for an eventful conference in Quebec
> Read moreEarth Science Open House May 7th
Students and guardians are invited to join us for an evening discovering practical applications of geology and earth sciences in the industry.
> Read moreSedimentary Geology Field School in California
Assistant Professor Alessandro Ielpi hosts field school in Death Valley, California
> Read moreMSc & PhD Opportunities with Metal Earth
Canada’s largest mineral exploration research project, Metal Earth, is seeking MSc & PhD students to join the project
> Read moreWatch: Metal Earth, Mineral Exploration Research Project
Metal Earth is a Canadian $104 million applied R&D program led by Laurentian University. With funding from the Canada First Research Excellence Fund and federal/provincial/industry partners, this initiative will be a strategic consortium of outstanding Canadian researchers from academia and allied Canadian and international research centres, government, and industry.
> Read morePDAC Highlights
The Harquail School of Earth Sciences return from an eventful PDAC!
> Read moreAlexander Graham Bell Canada Graduate Scholarship-Doctoral (CGS D)
PhD Candidate, Christopher Beckett-Brown Awarded the Alexander Graham Bell Canada Graduate Scholarship-Doctoral (CGS D).
> Read moreNext Stop, Ireland!
LU SEG Student Chapter International Field Trip February 16-25 2019
> Read moreNew NSERC-CRD Grant
Prof Michael Lesher is leading a new 4-year $1M ($630K cash, $426K cash-equivalent in-kind) NSERC-CRD project on the Genesis and Localization of Ni-Cu-PGE Mineralization in the Sudbury Igneous Complex that will test new hypotheses for the origin of the sulfur and metals in the ores and the mechanisms of localization.
> Read moreUsing luminescence to discover ore bodies
HES Researcher Rémy Poulin, is one of the first to investigate the properties of scheelite on a world-wide scale to uncover potential geochemical patterns that could aid in the discovery of new ore deposits.
> Read moreUpcoming Events
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Wed
26 Mar 2025PhD thesis defence Derek Leung
Tomorrow
Time: 01:30pm - 02:30pm
Location: Fraser Auditorium, 935 Ramsey Lake Rd, Sudbury, ON P3E 2C6, Canada
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28 Mar 2025HES Graduate Seminars
Friday, March 28th
Time: 11:30am - 12:30pm
Location: Willet Green Miller Centre, 933 Ramsey Lake Rd, Sudbury, ON P3E 6B5, Canada
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5 Apr 2025Year End Banquet of the Harquail School of Earth Sciences
Saturday, April 5th
Time: 03:00pm - 08:00pm
Location: Bryston's on the Park, 5 Creighton Rd, Copper Cliff, ON P0M 1N0, Canada
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7 May 2025Field Trip - Geology of the Sudbury Impact Structure
Wednesday, May 7th
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