Earthquake - May 17
May 17, 2013
An earthquake of estimated magnitude 5.0 was felt in Southern Ontario on May 17, 2013.
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Earth Sciences News
May 17, 2013
An earthquake of estimated magnitude 5.0 was felt in Southern Ontario on May 17, 2013.
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Short Course in Modern X-ray Spectrometry at Western, June 3-14, 2013
April 10, 2013
The Short Course is a tightly integrated two-week seminar on the fundamentals, instrumentation, qualitative analysis, sample preparation, quantitative analysis and data reduction methods and software of X-Ray Fluorescence Spectrometry (XRFS). It is designed to enable participants to have a good understanding of the XRFS technique and its applications, as well as to develop the skills for successfully carrying out routine analysis. Emphasis is given on practical applications. The participants, after completion of the course, will have a good knowledge of the components of a modern X-ray spectrometer, how to set up a spectrometer, and the knowledge of different methods of data reduction for the determination of elements at the major, minor and trace levels.
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Faculty Position in Planetary Geoscience
March 12, 2013
The Department of Earth Sciences and the Centre for Planetary Science and Exploration invite applications for a faculty position in the area of Planetary Geoscience. The appointment will be made at the rank of associate or full professor (probationary (tenure-track), or tenured).
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2013 SCUGOG Lecture: "The Great Alaskan Terrane Wreck"
February 07, 2013
The Department of Earth Sciences, Western University is pleased to announce the 13th Annual SCUGOG Lecture in Earth Sciences. Our invited speaker is Dr. Stephen T. Johnston, past President of the Geological Association of Canada, and Director of the School of Earth and Ocean Sciences at the University of Victoria. His lecture is entitled: "The Great Alaskan Terrane Wreck: A Plate Tectonic Odyssey & the Origin of the Cordilleran Mountain System of North America."
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One Day SEG Short Course in Iron Ores, March 2, 2013
January 16, 2013
The Society of Economic Geologists Student Chapter and Resource Geoscience Western are pleased to announce we will be holding a one-day symposium on Saturday March 2nd, immediately preceding PDAC 2013. The theme for this year's short course is: "A New Age in the Economics of Iron and its Alloys:Targeting High-Grade Direct Shipping Iron Ores".
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Advances in Earth Sciences Research Conference at Western, Mar. 22-24, 2013
January 07, 2013
The Advances in Earth Sciences Research Conference (AESRC) is a multidisciplinary conference designed for and by students. This year the conference will be hosted for the first time at Western University in London, ON.
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NSERC USRA Summer Projects are Available
December 14, 2012
A full listing of summer NSERC USRA projects can be found here. The deadline for application is January 14. To apply, please contact the professors listed herein.
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Three New Faculty Appointments in Earth Sciences
July 01, 2012
The Department of Earth Sciences is very pleased to announce three new Faculty Appointments in our Department.
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XRF2012 - Short Course in Modern X-ray Spectrometry
May 01, 2012
The 2012 Short Course in Modern X-ray Spectrometry will be held from June 4 to June 15 (2012) at the Dept of Earth Sciences. Twenty-three registrants from various industrial sectors is going to attend this two-week course to learn the X-ray fundamentals, instrumentation, qualitative and quantitative analysis and sample preparation methods through lectures and hands-on exercises in the next two week. This course has earned its reputation as the most comprehensive and intensive course in North America. It has been recommended by all the major X-ray fluorescence spectrometer manufacturers to their users as a basic training requirement for successfully carrying out routine analysis. The Dept of Earth Sciences has been offering this short course since 1990 under the direction of Dr. Charles Wu.
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Graduate Geosciences Society Launches New Website
February 01, 2012
The new GGS website has officially launched! Check it often for regular updates on graduate student and earth science related news and events.
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