Programs & Events

EOAS Climate Dialogue - April 1, 2020

The public health emergency has scattered the UBC Climate Emergency Community Engagement process. The organizing team has created a set of remote engagement opportunities that allows climate emergency conversations to be started in the department. Caring for the health and wellbeing of the community is the first priority. These opportunities are a chance to gather as a community in an uncertain time and discuss a critical topic.

Next week's online dialogue is on for April 1st, 11am - 1pm.

We recognize this is a confusing time, and for many the capacity to participate is limited. However, this is only the first step in the process and further opportunities to contribute are being planned. This is open to everyone, but if you are a student in EOAS, we especially want to hear from you next week!

EVENT UPDATE

The dialogue event is set for April 1st, 11:00 - 1:00. We are excited to get the EOAS community together on Zoom. RSVP and share amongst your groups!

SURVEYS

Can’t make the event? We’ve got two surveys you can fill out, and stay tuned for more dialogue opportunities going forward.

EOAS Specific Survey: click here

EOSC 515 Graduate Seminar Series - April 1, 2020

You are invited to join us online for our third and final graduate seminar session on Wednesday April 1, 2020 as part of EOSC 515. There will be two 20-minute presentations from the following guest:

When: Wednesday, April 1, 11:30 am -12:30 pm

Where: Zoom Room

1.    Lorraine Tual, PhD

                        Swedish Research Council International Postdoc Fellow,

                        Swedish Museum of Natural History, Stockholm, Sweden

Topic : From a date to a rate: Taking the pulse of mountains using garnet petrochronology

The greatest mountain belts that shape the Earth result from the collision of tectonic plates, during which rocks are buried, deformed, heated and even melted. Rates and timing of such deep orogenic processes still rely largely on linking accessory minerals that we can routinely date to one of the best pressure and temperature indicator: garnet. I will present a comparative chronology of garnet, zircon and monazite and how to overcome complex age-trace elements records of accessory minerals in very-high grade rocks. I will also give a glimpse on our current project at PCIGR and describe how to unravel the tempo of mountain building in a single garnet grain.

2.    Katherine Landoni, MSc student Geological Sciences

                  Volcanology and Petrology Laboratory group, and Diamond Exploration Research Training School

                  University of British Columbia, BC, Canada

Topic: Olivine Cargo: A Rosetta Stone for Kimberlite Ascent Dynamics

            Kimberlite pipes are formed from eruption of rare, low viscosity magma that can contain diamonds, originating from Earth's mantle. Composition and physical mechanisms required for ascent and eruptions of kimberlite magma is still relatively ambiguous. To understand the original composition and how they transit to the surface, geologists have studied olivine crystals that are found in the erupted kimberlite deposit. I am chemically and texturally investigating cracks, inclusions, and olivine zones, aimed at understanding the evolving kimberlite magma chemistry and physical ascent mechanics.

The Zoom details are below:

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Topic: EOSC 515 Graduate Seminar

Time: Apr 1, 2020 11:30 AM Vancouver

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MSc Thesis Defense: Katherine Raymond

Topic: Applications of Reactive Transport Modeling in the Design and Planning for Long-term Storage of Waste Rock Piles

Date & Time: Friday, April 3rd at 10:30am

Location: Zoom