Department of Earth Sciences
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Welcome to the Department of Earth Sciences
Earth Sciences, or geology, from the ancient Greek meaning “The Study of the Earth”, is the study of our dynamic planet, from its interior to its surface, and from the events that occurred since its formation 4568 million years ago, to the processes that take place in the modern Earth.
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News Stories
Thursday, June 25, 2020
Earth Sciences celebrates it's 2020 graduates
We may not be holding Convocation ceremonies this spring, but we congratulated our students for their accomplishments in a Virtual Graduation Celebration!
Tuesday, June 23, 2020
Convocation Week-Congratulations to all the Earth Sciences Graduates!!!
The Department of Earth Sciences would like to say congratulations to all of the graduates during this 2020 Convocation week. While we may not be on campus for the usual ceremonies this month, each Department is holding virtual ceremonies with their graduates and wishing them well in their future careers.
Tuesday, June 23, 2020
Dr. Nawaf Nasser-2020 Carleton University Senate Medal for Outstanding Academic Achievement
The Department of Earth Sciences is pleased to announce that Dr. Nawaf Nasser, supervised by Dr. Jennifer Galloway (GSC, Calgary) and Professor Tim Patterson (Earth Sciences, CU), has been awarded a prestigious Carleton University “Senate Medal for Outstanding Academic Achievement – Graduate Level” for his Ph.D. dissertation.
Tuesday, June 23, 2020
Dr. Hillary Maddin part of International Research Team studying early Jurassic Dinosaur embryos
The Department of Earth Science's Dr. Hillary Maddin, was part of an international research team that recently studied the well-preserved embryonic jawbones of an early sauropodomorph dinosaur called Lufengosaurus.
Wednesday, June 10, 2020
Dr. Claudia Schroder-Adams' new documentary film called "Arctic Greenhouse"
See Dr. Claudia Schroder-Adams' documentary about her field work in the high Arctic. Stunning scenery of places few people will ever visit!
Tuesday, May 26, 2020
Q&A CU @ Home Series for the Faculty of Science
As Carleton joins Canada and the world in continuing to adapt to evolving circumstances, we guarantee that the best interests of our students remain our top priority.
Wednesday, May 20, 2020
Dr. Hillary Maddin co-authors paper in Nature Communications
Carleton Professor Hillary Maddin was part of an international research team who recently studied the excellently preserved embryonic jawbones of an early sauropodomorph dinosaur called Lufengosaurus
Monday, May 4, 2020
Professor Hillary Maddin and team, have discovered a basal synapsid from the Late Paleozoic
The Department of Earth Sciences, Professor Hillary Maddin, working on a team let by the Carnegie Museum of Natural History, has discovered Martensius bromackerensis, a basal synapsid from the Late Paleozoic.
Monday, May 4, 2020
Michael J. Ryan and James Campbell co-author a paper in the Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences
Michael J. Ryan, a Carleton University Adjunct Research Professor and James Campbell, a Carleton University Earth Sciences graduate have co-authored a paper in the Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences.
Monday, May 4, 2020
A new species of horned dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous of Montana illustrates an intermediate step in the dinosaur evolution
Carleton University’s Department of Earth Sciences Adjunct Research Professor, Dr. Michael J. Ryan, has co-authored a paper in Royal Society Open Science describing the new genus and species of horned dinosaur, Stellasaurus ancellae, from northwestern Montana.