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
Friday, October 16, 2020
Dr. Hillary Maddin part of Faculty Members who receive support for High-Risk Reward Research
Dr. Hillary Maddin, a Faculty member in the Department of Earth Sciences at Carleton University, is one of five Faculty to receive financial support from the NFRF (New Frontiers in Research Fund).
Friday, October 16, 2020
Dr. Richard Ernst, Scientist in Residence, paper accepted into Nature Communications
Dr. Richard Ernst, the Scientist in Residence at the Department of Earth Sciences, has had a manuscript accepted into Nature Communications.
Wednesday, August 5, 2020
Earth Science students participate in the Wikipedia Student Program
Under of the supervision of Dr. James Mungall, Carleton University Earth Science students participated in the Wikipedia Student Program during the Spring of 2020.
Tuesday, August 4, 2020
Earth Sciences student wins YMP scholarship
One of Earth Sciences undergraduate students, Jacque Trojman, has won a Young Mining Professionals (YMP) scholarship.
Monday, July 20, 2020
Carleton University Earth Science Student receives CMIEF award
The Canadian Mineral Industry Education Foundation (CMIEF) has awarded a scholarship to one of Earth Sciences Undergraduate students, Kaitlyn de Moore Van Lierde.
Monday, July 20, 2020
We’re excited to share the billboard featuring Dr. Richard Ernst in Tomsk, Siberia
Dr. Richard Ernst loves representing Carleton University at various international universities with whom he is collaborating and is featured on a large outdoor electronic billboard on the main square in Tomsk, advertising Tomsk State University and mentioning Carleton University.
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.