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Congratulations to all those who have been selected recipients of the 50 Under 50 award by the Geological Society of Ame...
09/24/2026

Congratulations to all those who have been selected recipients of the 50 Under 50 award by the Geological Society of America, the Geological Association of Canada, and the Sociedad Geológica Mexicana.

A special shout out to our EES friends and alumni: Ricardo L. Silva, a former EES post-doc and now assistant professor at the U of Manitoba, Dawn Kellett, both an EES graduate (Ph.D., Earth Sciences) and an adjunct faculty member, and Jane Willenbring, a Killam Pre-doctoral Scholar at Dalhousie and EES graduate (Ph.D., Earth Sciences). The award honors outstanding mid-career geoscientists across North America who are making significant contributions through research, service, and mentorship.

Well done all and well deserved!

https://www.geosociety.org/what-we-do/international/awards/50-under-50

Dal Biodiversity Day, Friday, September 25.
09/24/2026

Dal Biodiversity Day, Friday, September 25.

Thinking about what comes next after your degree? Come explore your options at Dalhousie’s Graduate & Professional Progr...
09/23/2026

Thinking about what comes next after your degree?

Come explore your options at Dalhousie’s Graduate & Professional Program Fair. Meet faculty, staff and current graduate students, explore graduate and professional programs, and get your questions answered.

Thursday, October 1 | 4–7 p.m.
McInnes Room, Dalhousie Student Union Building

Register: www.dal.ca/grad-fair

From dalscience:Science students, do you want to be featured?!We’re looking for undergraduate and graduate students to s...
09/22/2026

From dalscience:

Science students, do you want to be featured?!

We’re looking for undergraduate and graduate students to share their experiences as part of a new science student spotlight series!

Whether you’re doing research, completing a co-op, taking a field course, volunteering, involved in a society, or doing something unique, we want to hear about it. Selected submissions will be featured on the Faculty of Science social media, giving you a chance to highlight your experience.

Submissions submitted before October 16th will receive a Faculty of Science swag bag.

Submit your story through the link in our bio! 🥼🔬
linktr.ee/FacultyofScience

Dalhousie alumni at the Geoscience Nova Scotia (APGNS) annual meeting for professional geologists and members is trainin...
09/18/2026

Dalhousie alumni at the Geoscience Nova Scotia (APGNS) annual meeting for professional geologists and members is training (MIT). Professor Wach gave a lecture on Dr. Abram Gesner MD FGS, a “Dal Original” and father of the petroleum industry and through his discovery of kerosene led to the end of the whaling industry.

Upcoming EES Departmental Seminars: September 17, 2026EES Departmental Seminar: Lord of the Rings: a new interpretation ...
09/15/2026

Upcoming EES Departmental Seminars:

September 17, 2026
EES Departmental Seminar: Lord of the Rings: a new interpretation for the origin of ring schlieren in the South Mountain Batholith
Dr. D. Barrie Clarke, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Dalhousie University
https://www.dal.ca/faculty/science/earth-environmental-sciences/news-events/2026/09/17/ees_departmental_seminar__lord_of_the_rings__a_new_interpretation_for_the_origin_of_ring_schlieren_in_the_south_mountain_batholith.html

September 18, 2026
EES Departmental Seminar: Basement Outcrops as Pathways for Seawater Circulation at the Southern Chilean Trench (Special Seminar)
Dr. Eduardo Contreras Reyes, Department of Geophysics, Universidad de Chile
https://www.dal.ca/faculty/science/earth-environmental-sciences/news-events/2026/09/18/ees_departmental_seminars__basement_outcrops_as_pathways_for_seawater_circulation_at_the_southern_chilean_trench.html

ENVS 3001: Environmental Science Field School, August 17 to 18, 2026. Led by Sue Gass and Caroline Franklin, the course ...
09/10/2026

ENVS 3001: Environmental Science Field School, August 17 to 18, 2026. Led by Sue Gass and Caroline Franklin, the course enabled 23 students to gain environmental science field skills in various ecosystems around Halifax and Kejimkujik National Park.

09/01/2026

Most movement deep within the Earth's crust happens slowly over long periods of time, not just during major . However, scientists still do not fully understand exactly how rocks gradually change shape or how fluids move through them underground. A research team led by Dr. Djordje Grujic of Dalhousie Earth and Environmental Sciences Dalhousie University is studying one process that may help explain this slow movement.

The research focuses on quartz-rich from New Zealand's Alpine Fault. The team investigated whether minerals slowly dissolve in areas under high pressure and then re-form in nearby areas, allowing rocks to gradually deform over time. They also examined whether tiny spaces between mineral grains open and close as the grains move, creating temporary pathways that allow fluids to flow through the rock.

They used advanced X-ray techniques to analyze the rocks at a microscopic scale, looking for small chemical differences and changes in the structure of quartz crystals that could reveal how the rocks had deformed. While the chemical differences were smaller than expected, the crystal structure measurements are helping the team determine whether different parts of the rock were affected by different deformation processes.

The findings will improve scientists' understanding of how deep change and how fluids move underground over time. This knowledge could lead to better models of earthquake-generating faults and support research in areas such as geothermal energy, carbon storage, and other underground systems.

On August 18th, Grant Wach along with members of the Basin & Reservoir Lab and Dalhousie collaborators from the Transfor...
08/20/2026

On August 18th, Grant Wach along with members of the Basin & Reservoir Lab and Dalhousie collaborators from the Transforming Climate Action Research Program went on a field excursion to Rainy Cove along the Minas Basin. We discussed deformation and uplift of Carboniferous Horton Group sediments, deposition of braided channel units of the Wolfville Formation, and how that all relates to our current reservoir characterization for subsurface carbon storage in the Fundy Basin. Participants got to walk out onto the extensive tidal flats during low tide, viewing tidal processes both modern and ancient, along with spectacular gypsum cliffs at Cheverie, representing shallow marine evaporitic environments and even getting to see some stromatolites! The trip was a success, bringing together geologists, geophysicists, and oceanographers to appreciate the important environments around us and give a renewed appreciation for the geologic past that can shape our future.

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