Volume 25 No. 3
– January 12, 2021Employment & Opportunities
Geophysical Field Technician Position - DMT Geosciences Ltd.
DMT Geosciences Ltd is currently seeking field technicians for a geophysical program being conducted in Fort McMurray during January – March of 2021.
Scope of work:
- Assist in acquisition of seismic reflection, time-domain electromagnetic, and ground penetrating radar surveys.
Skills and knowledge requirements:
- Comfortable working outdoors in winter conditions
- Knowledge of or experience with the geophysical methods being used would an asset but are not necessary
If interested please contact Jane Dawson at
PhD in Numerical Ocean Modeling - University of Hamburg, Germany
The University of Hamburg looking for a PhD student in numerical ocean modeling, who is interested to work on internal gravity waves, turbulent mixing, and mixing parameterizations in global ocean models. In particular, this position will focus on the extension of existing parameterizations of wave-induced turbulent mixing and their evaluation against observational data.
The position is part of the theoretical oceanography group at Universitaet Hamburg with strong ties to the oceanography group at Universitaet Bremen. As part of the collaborative research center „TRR 181: Energy transfers in atmosphere and ocean“, there will be ample opportunity for collaboration with our partners in northern Germany and abroad, and the successful candidate will benefit from regular project meetings, dedicated training courses, and the options for research stays abroad.
The job ad can be found here, and information about the project here.
Applications should include a cover letter, a tabular curriculum vitae, copies of degree certificate(s), and contact information of two referees. Please send applications by 31 January 2021 to: .
Mental Health Survey for UBC Students - Department of Psychology, UBC
UBC students and recent graduates are welcomed to participate in a Mental Health Survey that is being run by the Department of Psychology for a chance to win on of five $50 gift cards. The anonymouse survey takes about 20 minutes, and will focus on your mental health status and experiences, likes and dislikes about support resources on campus, treatment preferences, and help-seeking behaviours.
The study is run by Dr. John Ogrodniczuk, Director of the UBC Psychotherapy Program, Dr. Benjamin Cheung, Lecturer in the UBC Dept of Psychology, and Caroline Sutton, UBC alumnus and Project Lead for the Project Aurora Mental Health Research Team.
News & Events
SEG Distinguished Lecture: Paul Bauman
Title: Good Geoscience in Dire Places: Searching for Water in Humanitarian Crises
Date & Time: Thursday, January 14th at 11:00am
Place: Zoom Room
Abstract:
The number of refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs), worldwide, is about 80 million. Most refugees are fleeing water-stressed and conflict-torn countries such as South Sudan, Somalia, and Syria. Generally, the host countries for refugee populations are also arid or semi-arid, such as Kenya, Chad, and Jordan. In the marginal landscapes where refugee camps are usually sited, groundwater is often the only practical source of water for drinking, cooking, and sanitation. A lack of access to adequate water supplies is directly tied to increasing occurrences of cholera, dysentery, hepatitis, trachoma, and other diseases. Today, with Covid-19 outbreaks already occurring in overcrowded refugee camps, improving hygiene is critical. A well-targeted geophysical exploration program can make the difference between a successful water supply program and one doomed to failure.
In this talk, I lead you on the geophysical search and then the discovery of water in a few of the refugee camps and conflict zones in East Africa. In each of these settings, the cause of human displacement is distinct, the geology and hydrogeology vary, the landscapes are strikingly different, but the need for water is equally desperate.
In one of the largest refugee camps in the world, in the Turkana desert of Kenya, seismic and resistivity surveys helped to increase the water supply to the camp and, simultaneously, a previously unrecognized public health crisis was addressed. In Northern Uganda, in the devastation left behind by Joseph Kony and the Lord’s Resistance Army, village water supplies were restored following geophysical surveys and hydrochemical testing. More importantly, the local Ugandan crews were trained to carry on with this technical work. Finally, in the midst of a civil war in the world’s newest country, South Sudan, an emergency mission relying on resistivity surveys took advantage of a cessation of hostilities to find water in villages stranded by the conflict.
MSc Thesis Defense: David Zeko
Title: Formation of Listvenite in the Oman Ophiolite: Complete Carbonation by Two Pulses of CO2 Bearing Fluids
Time & Date: Friday, January 15th at 3:00pm
Place: Zoom