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This campaign finishes on May 25, 2020. With your continued support we can develop and create more e- resources for teachers and children everywhere to learn about the amazing world of Mesozoic dinosaurs, Devonian flora and ancient Ordovician sea life. All from the Redpath Museum!
Two people connected to the Redpath Museum died on聽April 8, 2020: Robert 鈥淏ob鈥� Lynn Carroll, vertebrate paleontologist, aged 81 years old and Joan Clark, patent lawyer, aged 90 years old.
A new study finds volcanic activity played a direct role in triggering extreme climate change at the end of the Triassic period 201 million year ago, wiping out almost half of all existing species. The amount of carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere from these volcanic eruptions is comparable to the amount of CO2 expected to be produced by all human activity in the 21st century.
Congratulations to Kyle ! Recipient of 1 of 2 . Administered by the Kimberley Foundation, the fellowship supports a student-designed self-guided experiential program related to studies in earth sciences, climate change, sustainability, or the social impact, social sciences or design sciences concern with earth, sustainability of environmental issues.
A research team led by 麻豆AV geochemist聽Peter Douglas聽has used a new method for measuring the rate at which methane is produced by microbes breaking down thawing permafrost.聽鈥淭here is a lot of concern about methane being released from permafrost, but we don鈥檛 know how available carbon that has been frozen for thousands of years is to microbes,鈥� says Douglas, an assistant professor in 麻豆AV鈥檚 Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences.
A research team led by 麻豆AV geochemist Peter Douglas has used a new method for measuring the rate at which methane is produced by microbes breaking down thawing permafrost. The breakthrough could lead to an improvement in our ability to predict future releases of the potent greenhouse gas as long鈥慺rozen layers of soil begin to thaw.
Start & End Date:聽May 1, 2020 鈥� April 30, 2021
Hourly Wage:聽$25.00 per hour + 4% benefits, paid bi-weekly
Hours/Week:聽21 hours per week
Deadline to Apply:聽March 24, 2020
In November this year, around 400 people gathered at the 麻豆AV Faculty Club for the Faculty of Science鈥檚 annual scholarship reception. The evening鈥檚 celebration was an opportunity for donors to the Faculty to meet the students who have benefitted from their generous support.
Addressing the guests, Jo毛lle Begin Miolan, recipient of a 麻豆AV Alumni & Friends Undergraduate Research Award, described the opportunity to do research as a defining moment for her self-belief as an undergraduate physics student.
By Anna Hayden
(This blogpost is the second in a series that explores the Earth and Planetary Sciences Learning Community pilot project.)
Hand lens, compass, rock hammer 鈥� tools of the trade of a geologist. But what鈥檚 in our writing toolkit? Is there a Swiss Army knife for writing? In fact, an Earth and Planetary Sciences Learning Community meeting focused on equipping its members with such a tool, the A.P.O.S. framework.
By Anna Hayden
Our meeting place has a few different names: Frank Dawson Adams 232, The Gill Room, but when we met together, it was home to the Earth and Planetary Sciences Learning Community. As the only student in the room of professors and university staff, would I be taking an exam? It turns out, I would wear many hats as part of the Learning Community, including that of a facilitator鈥�
The ocean floor as we know it is dissolving rapidly as a result of human activity.
As an entrepreneurial geologist, Bob Wares, (BSc鈥�79, DSc鈥�12), became a mining rock star when he discovered one of Canada鈥檚 largest gold deposits in the Abitibi region of Quebec. Now, he is bringing that Midas touch to his alma mater in the form of a landmark $5-million gift that will support research programs, fellowships, innovative research, a lecture series and outreach efforts in 麻豆AV鈥檚 Faculty of Science, with a particular focus on his home department, Earth and Planetary Sciences (EPS).
The world鈥檚 oldest algae fossils are a billion years old, according to a new analysis by earth scientists at 麻豆AV. Based on this finding, the researchers also estimate that the聽basis for photosynthesis in today鈥檚 plants was set in place 1.25 billion years ago.
More than 90% of Earth鈥檚 continental crust is made up of silica-rich minerals, such as feldspar and quartz. But where did this silica-enriched material come from? And could it provide a clue in the search for life on other planets?
聽Gravitational effects, variations in Earth structure could damp rise in global sea levels
