Theses in Progress

Master of Science Theses
(Environmental Science and Geology)

Jesse Demaries-Smith (Geology)
Integrated mapping of Windsor Group carbonate and evaporite units in the Windsor-Kennetcook subbasin, NS
Supervsirs: M. Snyder and J. Waldron

Rachel Everest (Geology)
Metamorphic gradients in the eastern Meguma terrane, Nova Scotia
Supervisors: S. Barr and D. van Rooyen

Mitch Maracle (Geology)
Vineyard terroirs
Supervisor: I. Spooner

Chelsea Renaud (Environmental Science)
An assessment of the sources, pathways and sinks for Se, Cr, and Sr in MacAskill Brook watershed, Nova Scotia: application for effective water treatment and watershed management
Supervisors: I. Spooner, R. Jamieson (Dalhousie)

Amanda Smith (Geology)
Stratigraphy, age, provenance, and tectonic implications of the Gamble Brook and Folly River formations, Cobequid Highlands, Nova Scotia
Supervisors: S. Barr

Jessie Wilson (Environmental Science)
Transport of microplastics by aquatic organisms to land: experimental and field studies
Supervisors: M Mallory, Jennifer Provencher

 

Bachelor of Science (Honours) Theses
(Environmental Science, Environmental Geoscience and Geology)

Tiernan Davies

Geology and economic mineral potential of the central Jeffers block, Cobequid Highlands, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Tess Gates-Flaherty

Data compilation of fossils in the Windsor-Kennetcook Sub-basin for database creation.

Taya Lucas-Desmond

Assessing climate change risk of native Nova Scotia flora.

Bella MacQuarrie

The role of soil pH and basic metals on osseous and other materials related to aircraft crash site AU-00496.

Leah Mymin

The role of impact assessment legislation in the promotion of sustainable aggregate mining practices in Nova Scotia.

Hayley Newell

Mercury in soil horizons from southwestern Nova Scotia: relationships with vegetative bioindicators and mineralogy.

Abbey Smith

Exploring the factors affecting erosion of the Avon River estuary coastline bordering Hantsport, NS.