Earth and Environmental Sciences (EES)
@dalees.bsky.social
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Dalhousie University
Former colleagues and students of Dr. Gunter Muecke gathered to honour him on December 1st at the Old Triangle in Halifax.
December 5, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Former colleagues and students of Dr. Gunter Muecke gathered to honour him on December 1st at the Old Triangle in Halifax.
Hot off the press! Environmental Informatics students are armed with their Infographics and looking to communicate science. Please scan their posters and give them some engagement. Look around the LSC for their posters and learn something new!
December 3, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Hot off the press! Environmental Informatics students are armed with their Infographics and looking to communicate science. Please scan their posters and give them some engagement. Look around the LSC for their posters and learn something new!
EES Students,
We'd love to get your feedback.
Take a survey on three upper-year Earth Science ERTH/GEOG 3302 – Quaternary Sedimentary Environments, ERTH 4350/5350 – Tectonics and ERTH 4153 – Petroleum Geology & Energy Systems and help inform and improve course offerings and scheduling.
We'd love to get your feedback.
Take a survey on three upper-year Earth Science ERTH/GEOG 3302 – Quaternary Sedimentary Environments, ERTH 4350/5350 – Tectonics and ERTH 4153 – Petroleum Geology & Energy Systems and help inform and improve course offerings and scheduling.
December 1, 2025 at 4:01 PM
EES Students,
We'd love to get your feedback.
Take a survey on three upper-year Earth Science ERTH/GEOG 3302 – Quaternary Sedimentary Environments, ERTH 4350/5350 – Tectonics and ERTH 4153 – Petroleum Geology & Energy Systems and help inform and improve course offerings and scheduling.
We'd love to get your feedback.
Take a survey on three upper-year Earth Science ERTH/GEOG 3302 – Quaternary Sedimentary Environments, ERTH 4350/5350 – Tectonics and ERTH 4153 – Petroleum Geology & Energy Systems and help inform and improve course offerings and scheduling.
The Great Anthropocene debate was held this week between students in the 3rd year Stratigraphy class(ERTH 3303). The debate was vigorous with excellent arguments on both sides, but in the end the AGAINST team was voted the winning team.
November 28, 2025 at 9:41 PM
The Great Anthropocene debate was held this week between students in the 3rd year Stratigraphy class(ERTH 3303). The debate was vigorous with excellent arguments on both sides, but in the end the AGAINST team was voted the winning team.
Thank you to EES Departmental Seminar speaker, Denise Brushett, Project Lead: Nova Scotia Municipal Flood Line Mapping Program, from the Government of Nova Scotia, who gave a talk to EES on Mapping the Risk: Advancing Flood Resilience in Nova Scotia on Thursday, November 27 in the Milligan Room.
November 27, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Thank you to EES Departmental Seminar speaker, Denise Brushett, Project Lead: Nova Scotia Municipal Flood Line Mapping Program, from the Government of Nova Scotia, who gave a talk to EES on Mapping the Risk: Advancing Flood Resilience in Nova Scotia on Thursday, November 27 in the Milligan Room.
November 30th at 1pm, EPSS is hosting a field trip to Hope for Wildlife and we are hoping you could join us! Hope for Wildlife is a charitable wildlife rehabilitation centre located in Seaforth, Nova Scotia. This trip will include a tour of the facility and the chance to ask your burning questions.
November 25, 2025 at 9:40 PM
November 30th at 1pm, EPSS is hosting a field trip to Hope for Wildlife and we are hoping you could join us! Hope for Wildlife is a charitable wildlife rehabilitation centre located in Seaforth, Nova Scotia. This trip will include a tour of the facility and the chance to ask your burning questions.
Wed, Nov 26, 5:30-6:30, Rm 2055
Please join us for a presentation on careers in geoscience! BGC geotechnical staff will present their experiences in different geoscience careers, including geohazards, geochemistry, and hydrogeology.
Please join us for a presentation on careers in geoscience! BGC geotechnical staff will present their experiences in different geoscience careers, including geohazards, geochemistry, and hydrogeology.
November 25, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Wed, Nov 26, 5:30-6:30, Rm 2055
Please join us for a presentation on careers in geoscience! BGC geotechnical staff will present their experiences in different geoscience careers, including geohazards, geochemistry, and hydrogeology.
Please join us for a presentation on careers in geoscience! BGC geotechnical staff will present their experiences in different geoscience careers, including geohazards, geochemistry, and hydrogeology.
Today (Nov 24) and tomorrow (Nov 25) at 4:40 pm, CBC Radio's Mainstreet will be airing an interview with EES' Grant Wach as part of a two-part programme on natural gas storage in salt: www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
November 24, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Today (Nov 24) and tomorrow (Nov 25) at 4:40 pm, CBC Radio's Mainstreet will be airing an interview with EES' Grant Wach as part of a two-part programme on natural gas storage in salt: www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
For more details about the opportunity or to apply (deadline December 1), please contact Sophia Katzell ([email protected]) with the subject line SATA Environmental Communication Internship, including your resume and a short cover letter.
November 24, 2025 at 3:56 PM
For more details about the opportunity or to apply (deadline December 1), please contact Sophia Katzell ([email protected]) with the subject line SATA Environmental Communication Internship, including your resume and a short cover letter.
Dalhousie researchers stood out at the 23rd annual Discovery Awards in Halifax last night (November 20) with four top honours, including EES' Shannon Sterling for her work with the company she founded, CarbonRun.
November 21, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Dalhousie researchers stood out at the 23rd annual Discovery Awards in Halifax last night (November 20) with four top honours, including EES' Shannon Sterling for her work with the company she founded, CarbonRun.
A big thank you to GAC 2025-2026 Howard Street Robinson Lecture Tour speaker Dr. Anthony (Willy) Williams-Jones from Earth and Planetary Sciences at McGill University, who gave a talk to EES on Metals, Vapours and Volcanoes on Thursday, November 20 in the Milligan Room.
November 21, 2025 at 2:47 PM
A big thank you to GAC 2025-2026 Howard Street Robinson Lecture Tour speaker Dr. Anthony (Willy) Williams-Jones from Earth and Planetary Sciences at McGill University, who gave a talk to EES on Metals, Vapours and Volcanoes on Thursday, November 20 in the Milligan Room.
Celebrating Dalhousie's 95th Rhodes Scholar, Isaac Bahler: www.dal.ca/news/2025/11...
Dal student wins Rhodes Scholarship for work at the intersection of science and climate innovation
Dalhousie’s Isaac Bahler, a champion of climate innovation and carbon-removal research, has earned one of the world’s most prestigious academic honours — a Rhodes Scholarship — opening the door to gra...
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November 19, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Celebrating Dalhousie's 95th Rhodes Scholar, Isaac Bahler: www.dal.ca/news/2025/11...
Dalhousie’s Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences 2025-26 Departmental Photo, October 2025.
November 6, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Dalhousie’s Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences 2025-26 Departmental Photo, October 2025.
Dal Alumni Sana Salehi and Mariam Knakriah are co-hosting "Women of Colour in Climate" event this Monday.
The event is designed to bring together students and early-career professionals to explore the intersections of identity, leadership, and climate action.
The event is designed to bring together students and early-career professionals to explore the intersections of identity, leadership, and climate action.
November 6, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Dal Alumni Sana Salehi and Mariam Knakriah are co-hosting "Women of Colour in Climate" event this Monday.
The event is designed to bring together students and early-career professionals to explore the intersections of identity, leadership, and climate action.
The event is designed to bring together students and early-career professionals to explore the intersections of identity, leadership, and climate action.
Additional AUGC photos from the Goldboro gold mine field trip, oral presentations, posters, and awards. Thanks @dalgeology for sharing!
November 4, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Additional AUGC photos from the Goldboro gold mine field trip, oral presentations, posters, and awards. Thanks @dalgeology for sharing!
Congratulations to all participants in this past weekend's Atlantic Universities Geoscience Conference (AUGC) at St. FX University.
November 4, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Congratulations to all participants in this past weekend's Atlantic Universities Geoscience Conference (AUGC) at St. FX University.
Ph.D. RESEARCH SEMINAR
Rifkhan Nayeem
EES Ph.D. Candidate
Title: A Study of the Potential of Rare Earth Elements (REE) Extraction from Diamond Mine (Processed Kimberlite) Tailings
Thursday, November 6, 11:30 a.m.
Milligan Room, 8th Floor, Life Science Centre
www.dal.ca/faculty/scie...
Rifkhan Nayeem
EES Ph.D. Candidate
Title: A Study of the Potential of Rare Earth Elements (REE) Extraction from Diamond Mine (Processed Kimberlite) Tailings
Thursday, November 6, 11:30 a.m.
Milligan Room, 8th Floor, Life Science Centre
www.dal.ca/faculty/scie...
November 3, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Ph.D. RESEARCH SEMINAR
Rifkhan Nayeem
EES Ph.D. Candidate
Title: A Study of the Potential of Rare Earth Elements (REE) Extraction from Diamond Mine (Processed Kimberlite) Tailings
Thursday, November 6, 11:30 a.m.
Milligan Room, 8th Floor, Life Science Centre
www.dal.ca/faculty/scie...
Rifkhan Nayeem
EES Ph.D. Candidate
Title: A Study of the Potential of Rare Earth Elements (REE) Extraction from Diamond Mine (Processed Kimberlite) Tailings
Thursday, November 6, 11:30 a.m.
Milligan Room, 8th Floor, Life Science Centre
www.dal.ca/faculty/scie...