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.
Events
News Stories
Thursday, February 18, 2021
New Late Cretaceous Marine Reptile publication by M. Ryan and J. Campbell
Dr. Michael Ryan, Adjunct research professor in Earth Sciences, and his former Earth Sciences MSc student Dr. James Campbell recently published the description of a new Late Cretaceous marine reptile from the Dinosaur Park Formation of southern Alberta in the journal PeerJ.
Monday, February 8, 2021
Kaitlyn de Moree van Lierde has won the GAC-PDAC Logan Prize
Current undergraduate student, Kaitlyn de Moree van Lierde, has won the 2021 GAC-PDAC Logan Student Prize. This award supports the career and academic advancement of geoscience students.
Monday, February 8, 2021
Freya George, former PhD student in Earth Sciences receives the Mike Brown Early Career Research Paper prize
Freya George, who is a former Earth Science Phd student under the supervision of Fred Gaidies, has received the Mike Brown Early Career Research Paper Prize from the Journal of Metamorphic Geology.
Monday, February 8, 2021
Geoff Pignotta wins Faculty of Science Award
Geoff Pignotta, Lab coordinator and Teaching instructor in the Department of Earth Sciences, has won the Faculty of Science award for Teaching Excellence. The Faculty of Science recognizes excellence within our own Faculty which is separate from the University Awards.
Friday, January 29, 2021
Earth Science Masters student trying to solve a paleontological mystery
Mat Roloson, who is a Masters student in Earth Sciences is trying to solve a paleontological mystery dating back more than 66 million year.
Tuesday, January 19, 2021
Dr. Richard Ernst, Scientist in Residence, lead editor on new book
Dr. Richard Ernst, Scientist in Residence, is the lead editor and chapter author for a new book
Friday, December 18, 2020
Dr. Geoff Pignotta nominated as one of the 2020-2021 Favourite Faculty Members by Students for the 2nd Year
For the second year in a row, Dr. Geoff Pignotta has been honoured with a nomination as a 2020-2021 Favourite Faculty Member by the students in Residence at Carleton University. Students are asked to submit a nomination form for the overall favourite Faculty member. The survey simply states: Who is the faculty member and why are they so great?
Wednesday, December 16, 2020
Prof. Richard Ernst writes for The Conversation: Venus was once more Earth-like, but climate change made it uninhabitable
We can learn a lot about climate change from Venus, our sister planet. Venus currently has a surface temperature of 450℃ (the temperature of an oven’s self-cleaning cycle) and an atmosphere dominated by carbon dioxide (96 per cent) with a density 90 times that of Earth’s.
Wednesday, December 16, 2020
Prof. Tim Patterson Awarded Grant to Investigate Munitions Dumping in the Baltic Sea
What do abandoned old mines in northern Canada and munitions buried deep in the Baltic Sea after World War II have in common?
Thursday, December 10, 2020
Earth Science Master’s Student, Sara Khawja Research: How Did Climate Change Transform Venus?
The study was led by Master’s student, Sara Khawja and published in Nature Communications.