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David Harquail New Chair of the World Gold Council
Congratulations to David Harquail for his appointment as new Chair of the World Gold Council (WGC). Faculty, students, researchers and staff at the Harquail School of Earth Sciences and its Mineral Exploration Research Centre (MERC) are thrilled about this news and wish David all the best.
> Read moreThe Harquail School: Who we are and what we do
Laurentian University's Department of Earth Sciences was renamed to the Harquail School of Earth Sciences in September 2016, the Harquail Family invested $10M into Laurentian University’s Department of Earth Sciences and the $104M Metal Earth project commenced.
> Read moreSuccessful PhD defense
Dr. Yongxing Li has successfully defended his PhD thesis in Mineral Deposits and Precambrian Geology.
> Read moreSpring Convocation: HES congratulates two PhD graduates
Dr. Taus Jørgensen and Dr. Robert Craig Stewart both graduated with their PhD in Mineral Deposits and Precambrian Geology from Laurentian University in Spring 2017.
> Read moreDr. Harold Gibson presented with LU Research Excellence Award
Dr. Harold Gibson, Director of the Mineral Exploration Research Centre (MERC), was presented today the Laurentian University’s Research Excellence Award, in recognition of a career of research excellence in economic geology and volcanology.
> Read moreDr. Alessandro Ielpi et al. published in Nature Communications
It has been previously assumed that large and deep rivers could not have developed in the Precambrian due to lack of stabilizing vegetation. In this article, the authors challenge this assumption...
> Read moreDr. Craig Stewart - successful PhD defense
Dr. Craig Stewart has successfully defended his PhD thesis in Mineral Deposits and Precambrian Geology on April 19, 2017.
> Read moreYear End Banquet Pictures
The first Harquail School of Earth Sciences banquet took place on April 8, 2017 at the Italian Club in Copper Cliff. Pictures from the event can be viewed here.
> Read moreNew electron microprobe operator
Starting on Apr 3, 2017, Rémy Poulin (M.Sc.) has been hired to be the new electron microprobe operator at the Harquail School of Earth Sciences.
> Read moreSuccessful PhD defense
Dr. Taus Jørgensen successfully achieved his PhD in Mineral Deposits and Precambrian Geology from Laurentian University on March 28, 2017. Dr. Jørgensen's topic was titled the "Evolution of the Sudbury Igneous Complex Southern Metamorphic Aureole and Control on Anatexis".
> Read moreMining Innovation, World Class Recognition
Laurentian university has achieved recognition in mining innovation.
> Read moreGeoGames 2017 a great Laurentian success!
Our talented squad brought back some great results from the competition.
> Read more2016 SMC Call for Abstracts
The PDAC-SEG Student Minerals Colloquium 2016 Call for Abstracts has now been released.
> Read moreHarquail Family Invests $10 Million to Advance Mineral Exploration Research at Laurentian University
SUDBURY, ON (September 6, 2016) – David Harquail announced today that his family foundation is making a $10 million investment to support Laurentian University’s Department of Earth Sciences...
> Read moreFederal Government Invests $49M in $104M Mineral Exploration Research
Funding is the largest single investment in Laurentian University’s history.
> Read moreEvan Slater M.Sc. thesis defence
The defence will take place on Wednesday, September 7, at 1pm, in B8045, Willet Green Miller Centre.
> Read more$107 million “Metal Earth” proposal at Interview Stage!
Laurentian University has received positive news about the status of its “Metal Earth” proposal that was submitted by the Department of Earth Sciences and its Mineral Exploration Research Centre (MERC)...
> Read moreJordan McDivitt M.Sc. thesis defence
TOPIC: Gold Mineralization in the Missanabie-Renabie District of the Wawa Subprovince (Missanabie, Ontario, Canada) All welcome!
> Read moreDr. Daniel Kontak wins Duncan Derry Medal
Dr. Daniel Kontak, Full Professor in the Department of Earth Sciences at Laurentian University, has been named the 2016 winner of the Duncan R. Derry Medal, awarded by the Geological Association of Canada.
> Read moreDr. McDonald and Sarah Gordon win the 2015 Hawley Medal
The Hawley Medal of the Mineralogical Association of Canada was awarded to our faculty member Dr. Andrew McDonald and Sarah C. Gordon (M.Sc. Geology from Laurentian in 2013) for for the paper "A study of the composition, distribution, and genesis of pyrrhotite in the Copper Cliff Offset, Sudbury, Ontario"
> Read moreUpcoming Events
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28 Mar 2023Graduate Seminars
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29 Mar 2023Geology Games: Sedimentary Special
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31 Mar 2023MSc thesis defence Scott Tokaryk
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1 Apr 2023PhD thesis defence Yiguan Lu
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11 Apr 2023Modular Course: Exploration for Hydrothermal Ore Deposits
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12 Apr 2023Geology Games: Under Pressure
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