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Earth and Environmental Science at Acadia offers programs leading to B.Sc. degrees in Environmental Science, Geology and Environmental Geoscience, and M.Sc. degrees in Geology, Environmental Science and Applied Geomatics.

Departmental News

Third and fourth-year students from the igneous, metamorphic, and tectonics classes this year took part in a 2-day field trip around the southern half of Nova Scotia lead by Dr. Barr and Dr. van Rooyen. Students and Dr. Donnelly Archibald from St.FX also came along, and the trip was generously supported by a Nova Scotia MRDF Education Grant.

The trip started in the Bridgewater area at the contact between the Goldenville and Halifax Groups, and continued down the coast to Shelburne for some spectacular metamorphic rocks and beautiful plutons which were great even in the rain. The second day started from the Yarmouth lighthouse and continued up the Fundy coast to Bear River, fortunately in beautiful sunshine!

Students examining the Cunard Formation.

A spectacular pepperite!

Halifax Group rocks at Cape St. Mary, geologist for scale...

 

Graduating students Jonathan Koulouras, Jack Carnochan, Keaton Markham, Graham Thorne, and Tyler Fox are officially APGNS Members in Training!  These graduating students and Dr. Cliff Stanley travelled to Halifax to participate in the annual APGNS Earth Ring ceremony on April 5th.

Congratulations on this milestone! (pun absolutely intended…)

 

Above: Jonathan Koulouras, Graham Thorne, Jack Carnochan, Keaton Markham, Tyler Fox, and Dr. Cliff Stanley show off their Earth Rings!

Above: Professor Emeritus Pat Ryall P.Geo (Dal) presenting an Earth Ring to Acadia Class of 2024 graduate Graham Thorne.