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Graduate Spotlight: Eric Roots
Eric Roots, a PhD candidate specializing in mineral deposits and Precambrian geology at Laurentian University, will receive his PhD during the fall 2024 convocation on November 2nd after an exceptional seven-year journey.
Read Full StoryHarquail School of Earth Sciences’s Minecraft-inspired rock ID game helps school children discover geology
The Harquail School of Earth Sciences (HES) at Laurentian University hopes to nurture interest in the geosciences among local youth by offering their “Special Edition Minecraft-inspired Rock identification game.”
Read Full StoryLaurentian Ph.D. alumnus, Xuyang Meng, awarded the Governor General’s Gold Medal
Post-doctoral researcher and Laurentian University alumni Xuyang Meng, has received a prestigious Governor General’s Gold Medal award for academic excellence at the graduate level.
Read Full StoryCurling stones no longer taken for granite
In the first study of its kind since 1890, PhD Mineral Deposits and Precambrian Geology student, Derek Leung, has published a study in the Canadian Mineralogist about curling stones.
Read Full StoryDoes vegetation make rivers bend?
Dr. Alessandro Ielpi has recently published a paper in the Earth and Environment category of Nature Reviews. The study takes a new look at the role of vegetation in controlling the shape of river channels.
Read Full StoryLU Researcher Plays Critical Role in Developing Picture of Earth's Early Days
Prof. Alesandro Ielpi and colleagues use zircon to unlock secret to the emergence of continents
Read Full StoryLU Scientist Provides Critical Recommendations for the Search for Life on Mars
Prof. Alessandro Ielpi and colleagues aim to help NASA maximize the efficiency of upcoming Mars rover mission
Read Full StoryOldest reported fossil fungi: Laurentian researcher published in Nature
Read Full StoryAdjunct professor named to Canadian Mining Hall of Fame
Dr. James M. Franklin, Adjunct Professor at Laurentian University’s Harquail School of Earth Sciences, is one of five global industry influencers recognized by the Canadian Mining Hall of Fame (CMHF) in 2019.
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