Recent graduate student, Gabriel Santos, was announced as the 2019 Recipient of the Léopold Gélinas Silver Medal. This award is made for the most outstanding thesis, written by Canadians or submitted to Canadian universities, which comprise material at least 50% related to volcanology and igneous petrology. The silver medal is awarded for the best M.Sc. thesis on the basis or originality, validity of concepts, organization and presentation of data, understanding of volcanology & petrology, and depth of research. 

Gabe Santos pictured (centre) with supervisors Sandra Barr and Chris White. His thesis was on "Petrology, age, and regional implications of the Margaree pluton, Aspy terrane, Nova Scotia"