Queen's Department of Geological Sciences and Geological Engineering
36 Union Street K7L 3N6 Kingston, ON, Canada

Congratulations to all graduate students who have recently defended their theses! Click the link to see the full list, including thesis titles. https://www.queensu.ca//congratulations-recent-successful-

View the presentation given by Dr. Mark Diederichs and Dr. Jean Hutchinson on Remembrance Day. The talk is titled, "Under the WW1 battlefield Geotechnical stability assessment at the Vimy Ridge Memorial Site, France" and is presented by the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (CSCE).

Congratulations to alumnus, Shelby Yee, BSc'16, who was recently featured on CBC News for her company Rock Mass Technology's initiative to produce 50,000 face shields to help keep front line medical workers safe. Click the link to see the full interview! https://www.youtube.com/watch

From November 23-27 Student Academic Success Services (SASS), are going to be hosting their annual Get it Done events via Zoom. Get it Done is a full week of supported studying and fun to help students finish the term successfully. During this week, SASS will be hosting study group sessions and a Q&A session with Queen’s professors and learning experts, and giving $300 worth of prizes for those who attend their events. You can learn more about each event on the SASS website: https://sass.queensu.ca/events/

Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (CSCE) Tech Talks 2020/21 presents: "Under the WW1 battlefield Geotechnical stability assessment at the Vimy Ridge Memorial Site, France" November 11, 2020 - 12:58 to 2:00 EST... Vimy Ridge is the site of the Canadian National memorial monument in France. Ground subsidence into WW1 underground workings threatened public safety, and site stability during restoration work on the memorial. The talk summarizes geotechnical site investigation and risk assessment completed, considering the engineering geology of the chalk and the impact of the WW1 battles. Presented by: Dr. D. Jean Hutchinson, P.Eng., FCAE, FEIC and Dr. Mark Diederichs, P.Eng, FEIC Click the link to register for this free webinar: https://csce.ca/en/lifelong-learning/online-courses/

Congratulations to visiting PhD student, Fangge Chen, on receiving an Outstanding Student Poster Award from the Sedimentary Geology Division/SEPM of the Geological Society of America (GSA). Click the link for more details. Congratulations Fangge! https://www.queensu.ca//visiting-phd-student-wins-gsa-post

Congratulations to MASc student, Caitlin Fisher, on receiving the TD Woman in Mining Scholarship, from Young Mining Professionals! Caitlin is pictured centre in the second row. Click the link for more details, and to see a complete list of scholarship award winners. Congratulations, Caitlin!