IN THIS ISSUE
METAL EARTH
PARTNER MEETING VIDEOS
RESEARCH UPDATES
RECENT GRADUATE DEFENCES
UPCOMING COURSES
CAREER & RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES
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Metal Earth research update videos online, summer field season approaches
This spring we are churning out new research publications, releasing Metal Earth content, and preparing for the summer field season, which will take place in July and August. 🌿
We are excited to share news about recent discoveries, Ph.D. defences, and advances in cutting-edge mineral exploration research.
Highlights include:
- Metal Earth Partner Meeting research videos online
- PhD candidate Marina Shofield's first paper as part of her doctorate
- PhD candidate Rebecca Montsion's paper interpreting a large data compilation
- Recent MSc & PhD defences (since March 1)
MERC's international reach, partnerships, and network of cutting-edge field-based and collaborative researchers means we have a lot on the go. Stay updated between newsletters through LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter or visiting our website.
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METAL EARTH PRESENTATIONS
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Metal Earth Partner Meeting scientific research presentations (March 2021) are now available for students, researchers, and industry professionals to watch on YouTube.
We would like to thank everyone for their excellent presentations and thank our partner meeting participants for allowing us to share these recordings. Two of the presentations could not be shared due to content restrictions.
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Here are the most recent publications, since our last news brief sent on April 26. You can view publications on our website here.
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Marina D. Schofield, Harold.L. Gibson, Bruno Lafrance, K. Howard Poulsen, Jeffrey Marsh, Michael A. Hamilton, Taus R.C. Jørgensen, Precambrian Research, Volume 361, 2021.
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R.M. Montsion, S. Perrouty, M.D. Lindsay, M.W. Jessell, B.M. Frieman, Tectonophysics,
Volume 812, 2021.
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Rebecca M. Montsion, Stéphane Perrouty, Ben M. Frieman, Data in Brief, Volume 37, 2021.
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Györgyi Tuba, Daniel J. Kontak, Brandon G. Choquette, Jérémie Pfister, Evan C.G. Hastie, Edmond H.P. van Hees, Ore Geology Reviews, Volume 135, 2021.
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Masurel, Q., Eglinger, A., Thébaud, N. et al. Miner Deposita (2021).
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Rasmus Haugaard, Pedro Waterton, Luke Ootes, D. Graham Pearson, Yan Luo, Kurt Konhauser, Geology 2021.
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RECENT GRADUATE DEFENCES
We would like to extend our congratulations to everyone who defended their MSc and PhD theses virtually in spring 2021. 🎉
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MSc
Michael Finalyson
Louise Rush
Brandon Choquette
Neal McClenaghan
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PhD
Evan Hastie
Rebecca Hunter
Xuang Meng
Francisca Maepa
Well-Shen Lee
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UPCOMING COURSE
Registration is open for Dr. Bruno Lafrance's 8-day Modular Course, Structure, Tectonics, and Mineral Exploration. View all upcoming courses here.
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Course Description: This 8-day field- and lecture-based course addresses the fundamentals of structural field analysis.
The course will be held in Sudbury, Ontario. Sudbury has spectacular geology and is internationally known as one of the three largest meteoritic impact structures on Earth. Moreover, it is at the junction between the Archean Superior craton, the Paleoproterozoic Southern Province, and Mesoproterozoic Grenville Province, allowing easy access to a variety of geological environments from granite-greenstone belts, to continental rift sequences, to high-temperature gneissic terranes. Mapping exercises will be complemented by lectures, allowing the unique opportunity to directly apply classroom learning to the field.
By the end of the course, participants will have learned how to:
- conduct a geometrical structural analysis of a multiply deformed terrane
- complete a structural interpretation of a deformed terrrane
- determine the sense of movement in shear zones
- determine the geometry and dynamic significance of quartz vein systems.
Instructor: Bruno Lafrance
Course Cost for Professional participants: $950 (CDN) + HST. Includes transportation during the course. Excludes accommodation and meals.
Students: See enrollment page for further information.
Contact Ms Roxane Mehes rmehes@laurentian.ca AND Prof Bruno Lafrance blafrance@laurentian.ca to register.
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CAREERS & RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES
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The Harquail School of Earth Sciences, MERC, and Metal Earth attract top-calibre professionals, graduate and undergraduate students, and postdoctoral researchers for academic and staff roles. Many of these opportunities are made possible with support/collaboration from industry, academic, and funding partners. Visit merc.laurentian.ca/careers to learn more.
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