Carlos Braga, a MSc student of Dr. Richard Ernst and Dr. Hafida El Bilali, successfully defended his thesis in January and has just published in the journal Planetary and Space Science. This paper is entitled: Geological history of the Atira Mons large shield volcano, Beta Regio, Venus.
The Department recently came together to honor Professor Sharon Carr for her 33 years of dedication, service, and outstanding contributions to geology education and research! We wish Sharon a long and happy retirement as she concludes a remarkable career in our department.
Dr. Hafida El Bilali and Dr. Richard Ernst have had their paper, "Far-traveled 3700 km lateral magma propagation just below the surface of Venus" published in Nature Communications.
Masters student, Thomas Mcloughlin-Coleman, attended the AME Roundup conference in Vancouver January 22-25, 2024 where he took first place for the poster presentations. The AME Roundup is a conference on mineral exploration and development that centers on work on the west coast.
Zhen Li, a visiting PhD student from the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences in Dr. Gaidies’ lab first-authors new paper in Lithos. Using an example from the Danba dome in SW China, Zhen’s research addresses the ability of different metamorphic rocks to record their formation conditions, and the sensitivity of their lithological interfaces to diffusional modification.
Professor Peter Crockford led an eye-opening study revealing earth has more living cells than stars in the universe! His research allows us to explore alternative life paths on our planet. Imagine a world without photosynthesis!
New Discovery! Adjunct Research Professor Michael J. Ryan, together with former student Logan Micucci and Prof. Hanika Rizo have described the new small horned-dinosaur, Gremlin slobodorum, from the upper Cretaceous (Campanian) Oldman Formation of southern Alberta (~78 million years ago).
New paper! Professor Hanika Rizo, in collaboration with scientists from the University of Wisconsin-Madison (US), co-authors publication in Earth and Planetary Science Letters, entitled "Mechanisms for generating elevated zircon δ18O in Archean crust: Insights from the Saglek-Hebron Complex, Canada".