GLIER Events

Brian Fryer Receives 2010 MAC Peacock Medal

The Mineralogical Association of Canada has awarded the 2010 Peacock Medal to Brian Fryer for his outstanding contributions to the mineral sciences in Canada. Perhaps more than any other scientist in Canada, Fryer has helped define the frontiers of the earth sciences. Among Fryer’s major contributions to science is the introduction and development of inductively coupled plasma mass spectroscopy (ICPMS) as an analytical tool to study the properties of practically all metals involved in natural processes, but at concentration levels never before realized. As his research interests are not restricted to the normal boundaries of most geochemists, his research is an icon of multidisciplinary efforts generating noteworthy results

Collaborative Outreach

On 19 May, GLIER lab technician Sharon Lackie and doctoral student Christina Smeaton joined colleagues from the Green Corridor redevelopment project and the Faculty of Education in a pilot project that found grade 7 students from nearby LaSalle visiting the campus. The students learned about the local environment by exploring and collecting samples along the international bridge corridor linking Canada and the U.S. At GLIER the students used a sophisticated electron microscope to photograph their specimens and had the images printed in the LeBel Building where they modeled their specimens in clay. Following a tour of GLIER's Invasion Biology Lab, students enjoyed a light lunch in the GLIER courtyard.  This event has been highlighted in the September 2010 Issue of the Ontario EcoSchools Newsletter.

Community Lectures

22 April 2010: Aaron Fisk addressed the Sustainable Development Committee in Canada Revenue Agency's Tax Service Office on Water: Our Life Line - How the Great Lakes Impact Our Community.

30 March 2010: Ken Drouillard addressed the Citizens Environment Alliance on the Corridor to Our Past, Corridor to Our Future, Lake Huron to Lake Erie: Our Communities' Most Vtal Asset.

15 February 2010: Doug Haffner addressed the Windsor Humanist Society on The Freshwater Crisis.