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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

Jonathan Koulouras, a 4th year GEOL student, has been chosen to attend the annual S-IMEW (Student-Industry Mineral Exploration Workshop) trip organized by the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) taking place in  May 2024 in Sudbury and surrounding areas. SIMEW is an all expenses paid, two-week workshop involving 26 undergraduate students and over 70 industry volunteers. One student is chosen from each university in Canada with a geoscience program. The workshop includes mine visits, workshops, field mapping, core logging, equipment demonstrations, and networking. It also includes several field trips to important exploration areas and students get to learn from and interact with mining professionals in all areas of exploration and mining.

Congratulations Jonathan!

Geology student awarded place on the annual CEGA Student-Industry Field Trip

Keaton Markham, a 4th year GEOL student (and Fletcher Club president) has been selected for the annual Student Industry Field Trip (SIFT) organized and sponsored by the Canadian Energy Geoscience Association taking place in May 2024. The program is designed as an intensive two-week introduction to the oil and gas industry, the geology of Western Canada, and to establish links between industry professionals and university students. SIFT is all expenses paid, two-week program that involves lectures and seminars, two field trips through the mountains, visits to the AER core repository, and project work to test and reward the candidates.

Congratulations Keaton!

ENGO student Hayley Newell has been awarded one of only 5 Leishman travel grants for attending this year’s PDAC. She will be going to Toronto in March.

The Dr. Donald M. Leishman experience was established in 2022 by the Leishman family. It provides an opportunity to attend the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada's annual convention free of cost for 5 undergraduate or graduate Geoscience students across Canada who have never been to PDAC before. This award includes free travel and accommodations, as well as many exclusive networking opportunities and events for the students.

Congratulations Hayley!