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Dr. Fred Gaidies and current PhD student Thereza Yogi, Carleton alumni Olivier Heldwein and Dr. Jamie Cutts, as well as colleagues from UBC (Vancouver) and the University of Vienna publish their latest research on the metamorphic evolution of the Caledonian mountain belt in Arctic Norway. The Caledonides formed in the Paleozoic when the lapetus Ocean closed during the convergence and collision of Laurentia, Avalonia and Baltica.

Carleton University Department of Earth Sciences Adjunct Research Professor, Dr. Michael Ryan, has published on a new Jurassic-aged crocodile relative in the journal Royal Society Open Science.

The Howard Street Robinson Medal recognizes a respected and well-spoken geoscientist who will further the scientific study of Precambrian Geology and/or Metal Mining through a presentation of a distinguished lecture across Canada.

The Department of Earth Sciences would like to say congratulations to all of the graduates during this Fall 2021 convocation. While we may not be on campus for the usual ceremonies this month, the faculty and staff want to celebrate our graduating students and wish them well in their future careers. 

Four Carleton University Earth Science undergraduate students working with Dr. Richard Ernst and Dr. Hafida El Bilali, presented at the 12th Annual Moscow Solar System Symposium on the results of their detailed geological mapping on Venus: