News & Events

Seminar Flyer
'Microbial ecosystem dynamics within the shallow sediments of the Scotian Slope'
When: 1:00 PM on Wed, December 3
Where: Science Building - 411
View More »

GEOL 4650: Research Methods Thesis Presentations
GEOL 4650 - Thesis Presentations
When: 11:30 AM on Wed, December 3
Where: Science - 411
View More »

BGC
Careers in Geoscience Presentation: Geohazards, Geochemistry, and Hydrogeology
When: 1:00 PM on Mon, December 1
Where: Science Building - 411
View More »

Dr. Jacob Hanley
'The geology and colonial history of cobalt deposits'
When: 1:00 PM on Mon, November 24
Where: Science Building - 411
View More »

Dr. Dawn Kellett
'A history of geochronology'
When: 1:00 PM on Wed, November 19
Where: Science Building - 411
View More »

Hilary Corlett
Dr. Hilary Corlett, AGS-SA Speaker Tour
When: 1:00 PM on Wed, November 5
Where: Science Building - 411
View More »

Tim Bourque, P.Geo
“Exploration to Mining 101“ & career path discussion
When: 1:00 PM on Wed, October 29
Where: Science Building - 411
View More »

GEOL 4650 Poster Showcase
GEOL 4650 – Research Methods Poster Presentation
When: 11:30 AM on Mon, October 27
Where: Science Building - 411
View More »

Greenman Talk
Seminar talk by: Dr. Wilder Greenman
When: 1:00 PM on Wed, October 22
Where: Science Building - 411
View More »

Harris Talk
Seminar talk by: Dr. Nicholas B. Harris
When: 1:00 PM on Mon, October 20
Where: Science Building - 411
View More »

Narges - PhD Defense
PhD in Applied Science Thesis Defence
When: 10:00 AM on Thu, August 28
Where: Loyola 271 / Teams
View More »

Winter 2026 | GEOL 1212: Mining & Society
New Course Offering: GEOL 1212 - Mining and Society
Where: Science Building
View More »

2025 Honours Theses Defence
Honours Theses Defence
When: 1:00 PM on Tue, April 22
Where: Science Building - 411
View More »

A.Roy-Garand_MSc in Applied Science Thesis Defence
MSc in Applied Science Thesis Defence
When: 3:30 PM on Wed, April 16
Where: Loyola 274 / Teams
View More »

MSc Thesis Opportunity Survival in an Extreme Environment - Microbial activity and organic matter preservation within high arctic lake bottom sediments
MSc Thesis Opportunity: Survival in an Extreme Environment - Microbial activity and organic matter preservation within high arctic lake bottom sediments

MSc in Applied Science Thesis Defence G Gomez Garcia
MSc in Applied Science Thesis Defence
When: 2:00 PM on Tue, December 17
Where: Loyola 274 / Teams
View More »

PhD Applied Science defence - Kevin Neyedley
PhD in Applied Science Thesis Defence
When: 1:00 PM on Fri, December 6
Where: Atrium - 216 / Teams
View More »

MSc thesis defence
MSc in Applied Science Thesis Defence
When: 11:00 AM on Fri, December 6
Where: Loyola 274 / Teams
View More »

Honours Thesis Interim Presentations
Honours Theses Interim Presentations
When: 1:00 PM on Thu, December 5
Where: Science Building - 408
View More »

J. Hanley_ResearchExcellenceAward
Congratulations to Dr. Hanley for receiving the 2024 President’s Award for Excellence in Research

SMU GEOL Guest Speaker Series - Dr. Marcos Zentilli
SMU Geology Guest Speaker Series: Dr. Marcos Zentilli of Dalhousie University
When: 1:00 PM on Fri, November 29
Where: Science Building - S408
View More »

Celeste Cunningham
AGS Speaker Series: Dr. Celeste Cunningham of St. Francis Xavier University
When: 1:00 PM on Fri, November 22
Where: Science Building - 408
View More »

GAC-HSR Lecture
'The Mechanism of Archean Continental Growth: Evidence from Field Relationships, and Volcanic Rock and TTG Geochemistry'
When: 2:00 PM on Wed, November 13
Where: Science Building - 408
View More »

(APGNS) Student Awareness Presentation
The Association of Professional Geoscientists of Nova Scotia (APGNS) Student Awareness Presentation
When: 1:00 PM on Fri, October 11
Where: Science Building - 408
View More »

MSc Project Available
Applications are open for fully funded MSc project at SMU Geology
Where: Science Building
View More »

GEOL 1211
New Course Offering: GEOL 1211 - Atlantic Ocean: Formation, Fossils, Phenomena
Where: Fall 2024 On Campus or Remote
View More »

Dana Silerova
PhD Proposal Defense
When: 1:00 PM on Thu, February 29
Where: Loyola - 188 & Remote
View More »

Geology Field Trip 2023
Blue Beach Field Trip
Where: Blue Beach Minas Basin
View More »

AUGC 2023
2023 Atlantic Universities Geoscience Conference (AUGC)
Where: Memorial University, Newfoundland
View More »

Research Proposal Presentation
Research Proposal Presentation
When: 10:00 AM on Wed, May 29
Where: Science Building - 411
View More »

Honours Thesis Defense
Honours Theses Defence
When: 10:00 AM on Thu, April 11
Where: Science Building - 411
View More »

Guest Speaker Series
The Association of Professional Geoscientists of Nova Scotia (APGNS) Presentation + Q&A
When: 1:00 PM on Sat, March 23
Where: Science Building - 408
View More »

SKG
Science Atlantic AGS Speaker Series: Dr. Sian Kou-Giesbrecht
When: 11:30 AM on Fri, March 15
Where: S408
View More »

Garth Kirkham
“Fundamentals of Mineral Resource Estimation” by Mr. Garth Kirkham
When: 10:15 AM on Thu, February 29
Where: Science Building - 408
View More »

Stephaniie
PhD. Proposal Defense
When: 1:00 PM on Thu, February 22
Where: Science Building - 411
View More »

Anna Terekhova
Doctoral Qualifying Examination (PhD in Applied Science)
When: 1:00 PM on Fri, February 9
Where: Atrium - 217
View More »

Josh Jackman
PhD Proposal Defense
When: 1:00 PM on Mon, February 5
Where: Atrium - 217 & Remote
View More »

Ring Talk
'The Earth Ring' Presentation
When: 1:00 PM on Fri, January 26
Where: Science Building - 408
View More »

Dr. Alan J. Anderson
The SMU Geology Guest Speaker Series welcomes Dr. Alan J. Anderson
When: 10:31 AM on Tue, December 5
Where: Science Building - 408
View More »

Kirkpatrick
“Reading the trackways of tectonic faults” by 2023 W.W. Hutchison Medalist, Dr. Jamie Kirkpatrick
When: 10:30 AM on Thu, November 30
Where: Science Building - 411
View More »

Mo Snyder
The SMU Geology Guest Speaker Series welcomes Dr. Mo Snyder
When: 1:00 PM on Fri, November 24
Where: Science Building - 408
View More »

John Waldron
"New development in the history of the Maritimes Basin: More that a pinch of salt" by Professor John Waldron
When: 1:00 PM on Thu, October 12
Where: Science Building - 408
View More »

John Spray
"Shocking Rocks on Earth and Beyond" by Professor John Spray
When: 10:00 AM on Fri, September 15
Where: Science Building - 408
View More »

defense
MSc Thesis Defense
When: 1:00 PM on Tue, May 9
Where: Science Building - 411
View More »

Thesis Defense
Honours Thesis Defense
When: 1:00 PM on Wed, April 12
Where: Science Building - 408
View More »

Guest Speaker Series
The SMU Geology Guest Speaker Series welcomes Dr. Catheryn Ryan
When: 3:00 PM on Thu, April 6
Where: Science Building - 408
View More »

Gerald R. Gloade
"Archaeology and Geology of the Ancestral Sites of the Mi’kmaw" by Gerald R. Gloade
When: 1:00 PM on Thu, March 9
Where: Science Building - 408
View More »

Guest Speaker Series
"Secret of the Temple of Doom: A Tale of Subduction and Exhumation, Western Gneiss Region, Norway"
When: 1:00 PM on Wed, March 1
Where: Science Building - 408
View More »

accepting award1
Congratulations SMU Earth Science @ AGS 2026

Congratulations to all of the students and researchers in our department who presented this weekend at the 2026 Atlantic Geoscience Society Colloquium in Truro. We had a great group of undergraduate and graduate students, professors (current and emerita), part-time faculty, adjuncts, and even alumni representing our department!

 

And a special congratulations to Geena Morse for winning the best undergraduate talk (for the second year in a row!).

 

Please see attached for photos provided by Howard Donohoe – thanks Howard!

accepting award1
Congratulations SMU Earth Science @ AGS 2026

Congratulations to all of the students and researchers in our department who presented this weekend at the 2026 Atlantic Geoscience Society Colloquium in Truro. We had a great group of undergraduate and graduate students, professors (current and emerita), part-time faculty, adjuncts, and even alumni representing our department!

 

And a special congratulations to Geena Morse for winning the best undergraduate talk (for the second year in a row!).

 

Please see attached for photos provided by Howard Donohoe – thanks Howard!

Contact us
Earth Sciences
earthscience@smu.ca
902-420-5746
902-496-8268
Mailing address:
Saint Mary's University 923 Robie Street Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 3C3
Social media
Page Feedback