with
Marc St-Onge, Natural Resources Canada
The newly-released Geological Map of the Arctic
shows that Canada’s North is much more than just a
map of frozen land and ocean. The map is an embodiment of
our history, and a record of the planet that spans four
billion years. Its sweeping tableau extends from the most
remote mountain peaks to the deepest parts of the Arctic
Ocean, providing new clues about where to find mineral and
energy resources and about how the earth may evolve.
Marc St-Onge and Christopher Harrison of the Geological
Survey of Canada led the seven-nation project that developed
the map. In the talk, Dr. St-Onge will discuss what they
found, as well as explore some of the many scientific and
logistical challenges involved in the huge undertaking.
Marc St-Onge is an internationally distinguished geologist,
known for his work on the Canadian Shield. He is a Senior
Research Scientist at Natural Resources Canada (NRCan),
a Senior Research Fellow at the University of Oxford (UK)
and an Adjunct Professor at Queen’s University. A
leader of seven multi-year integrated research projects
in the Canadian Arctic, he has also been a member of scientific
expeditions to western Greenland and the western and central
Himalaya. He has received numerous awards including three
Teaching Merit Awards from Queen’s University, and
four Earth Sciences Merit Awards from NRCan.
Organized by: The Partnership Group for Science and Engineering
(PAGSE)
Sponsored by:
--the Speaker of the Senate
--the Speaker of the House of Commons
--Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
Date: Thursday May 7, 2009 from 7:30 am - 9:00 am
Place: Room 200, West Block, Parliament Hill
Cost: No charge to Members of the House of Commons, Senators
and Media. All others $20
Registration: Please register by contacting Donna Boag,
PAGSE Manager: 613-991-6369, pagse@rsc.ca
Registration Deadline: Monday May 4, 2009
