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EES Departmental Seminar: Making Waves: Using the Sedimentary Record to Unravel Mysteries of the Deep Ocean

Thu, 03 Apr 2025 14:30:00 GMT

Dr. Celeste Cunningham
Earth Sciences, St. Francis Xavier University

Title: Making Waves: Using the Sedimentary Record to Unravel Mysteries of the Deep Ocean

Abstract: Deep-marine fan systems are extensive features that host some of the most significant accumulations of sediment worldwide. They also preserve a near-continuous record of paleoenvironmental conditions, including ocean chemistry, biological activity, climate, and sea level, and can host valuable geologic resources. Due to their large scale, the destructive nature of deep-marine processes, and the general inaccessibility of the deep ocean, the study of modern deep-marine fans poses significant challenges. It is therefore necessary to use the ancient sedimentary record to study these systems and reconstruct past oceans and environmental trends. In this talk, I’ll go coast-to-coast exploring two ancient deep-marine systems and what they can tell us about the physical processes operating in the depths of the oceans, the evolution of earth and how the global carbon cycle is influenced by marine processes, and the role these systems can play in the future of green energy.

EES Honours Qualifying Exam

Wed, 09 Apr 2025 11:30:00 GMT

There will be 2 presentation sessions (9am to 12:30pm, and 1:25pm to 5:30pm). The entire EES Community is invited and encouraged to attend.

Session 1: 9am to 12:30pm

Student	Supervisor(s)	Reader	Title
Robyn Hirsch	Amy Mui	Simon Gadbois	Chemically Characterizing Native Nova Scotian Freshwater Turtle Nest Scents for Olfactory Misinformation Applications
Mary Legorburu	Ben Collison Alana Westwood	Susan Gass	Investigating the impacts of forestry road crossings on stream health and benthic macroinvertebrate communities in the St. Mary’s River, Nova Scotia
Allie Pell	Sian Kou-Giesbrecht	Caroline Franklin	Tree Traits Impacting Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Accrual in Canadian Forest
Bailey Grondin	John Gosse Denise Brushett	Ian Spooner	Evaluating till transport distance to optimize mineral exploration in southwestern Nova Scotia
Grace Kasouf	Chris Greene	Bay Berry	Modelling Forest Fire Vulnerability in Nova Scotia, Canada.
Paige MacCarthy	Sian Kou-Giesbrecht	Katie Nelson	Exploring the terrestrial carbon sink at a global scale: the effects of nitrogen fixation, nitrogen deposition and CO2 fertilization

Session 2: 1:25pm to 5:30pm

Student	Supervisor(s)	Reader	Title
Brooke Reid	Jade Atkins Grant Wach	Lynn Dafoe	Carboniferous Sarcopterygian Fish Fossils and the Marine Paleoenvironment of the Joggins Formation in Nova Scotia, Canada.
Zoe Coulter	Cindy Stacier	Heather Cray	Conservation Options for the Canada Warbler (Cardellina canadensis) in Working Forests of Cape Breton, Nova Scotia: BMP and Modelled Habitat Assessment
Alex Bevilacqua	Rob Lennox	Derek Tittensor	High-resolution mapping of riverine environments with drone-acquired thermal and optical imagery
Catherine Potvin	Glenn Crossin Manon Sorais	Dave Shutler	Bioaccumulation of Heavy Metals by Leach’s Storm Petrels (Hydrobates leucorhous) in the North and South Atlantic Ocean during the Non-breeding Period”
Sasha Chilibeck	Glenn Crossin	Andrew Horne	Defining the timing of early breeding phenology in Atlantic Leach’s Storm-Petrel
Faye Little	Karen Harper	Sian Kou-Giesbrecht	Edge Influence on Tree Regeneration After Fire in the Acadian Forest Region
Wednesday Gillespie	Tim Fedak Lexie Arnott	Jade Atkins	Examination of the unique preservation and identification of enigmatic fossil tree specimens from Nova Scotia

Graduate Symposium

Fri, 11 Apr 2025 12:00:00 GMT

EES Departmental Seminar: Carbon Run

Thu, 24 Apr 2025 14:30:00 GMT

Dr. Shannon Sterling
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Title: Carbon Run