Earth Sciences News

Tsujita, Hicock deliver a rock solid textbook

March 24, 2011

In the 1980s when Cameron Tsujita was an undergraduate student at The University of Western Ontario, there was no geology above the 49th parallel. At least according to his textbook.

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Ph.D Student Haley Sapers Wins NSERC Andre Hamer Postgraduate Prize

February 14, 2011

University of Western Ontario PhD student Haley Sapers has been awarded the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), Andre Hamer Postgraduate Prize.

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Professors reorient researchers, history with discovery

February 10, 2011

Two professors emeriti from the Department of Earth Sciences have helped add another chapter to the story of a historic geological landmark.

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Sulfur important in formation of gold mines

January 06, 2011

Collaborating with an international research team, an economic geologist from The University of Western Ontario has discovered how gold-rich magma is produced, unveiling an all-important step in the formation of gold mines.

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Going to the moon, while staying on Earth

June 22, 2011

To the uninformed, you would have sworn the group of almost 30 students and graduate students huddled in the close confines of Western’s science building basement labs were part of a real planetary exploration mission.

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Prof. Emeritus Aleksis Dreimanis, 1914-2011

July 09, 2011

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Dr. Aleksis Dreimanis (Professor Emeritus) in the Earth Sciences department. Dr. Dreimanis passed away Friday July 8th at the age of 98.

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Earthquake

August 23, 2011

An earthquake of about 5.9 magnitude occured at 1:51 PM EST, centred near Richmond, Virginia. Tremors were felt in the London area.

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A mission to the Moon... without leaving Earth

August 29, 2011

Conducting a mission to another planet or moon requires literally thousands of hours of revolutionary research and thought-provoking investigation. An important step in that preparation is to run a mission simulation to test operational, scientific, and technological concepts.

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Researchers uncover new hypothesis on crater debris

September 27, 2011

A team of researchers partnered with the NASA Lunar Science Institute (NLSI) has developed a new hypothesis for the origin of crater ejecta - debris that is launched out of a crater during meteorite impacts.

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