Schedule

Chairs: Matthew Stimson, Olivia King, Eleanor Spence New Brunswick Museum & Saint Mary's University, Carleton University, Carleton University

Chairs: Jared Butler, Shawna White Natural Resources Canada, Geological Survey of Canada - Atlantic Region; Saint Mary's University From the breakup of Rodinia and formation of new ocean basins, to later subduction and accretion during amalgamation of Pangea, this session will explore the complex geological evolution of the Appalachian orogen. We invite contributions focused on all aspects of the Appalachian system, including the provenance and tectonic history of its constituent terranes, the nature of associated magmatism, the distribution and origin of its numerous ore deposits, and more.

Chairs: Vânia Correia, Lynn Dafoe, Rob Fensome Natural Resources Canada, Geological Survey of Canada - Atlantic Region This session celebrates the long career of Graham Williams and his contributions to geology, especially to Canada’s offshore Atlantic and Arctic regions, as well as to the Atlantic Geoscience Society (AGS) and to education and outreach. Through palynology, he has applied his work to biostratigraphic studies, paleoenvironmental interpretations, and to their integration more broadly with sedimentology and stratigraphy. As a founding member of AGS and past president from 1977-1978, Graham has been involved with the instigation and progress of many aspects of the Society. We invite contributions to the session that reflect Graham’s scientific and outreach interests.

Chair: Michael Powell Dalhousie University Critical metals are mineable resources considered as vital to the transition to a decarbonized economy. Such a transition will require a massive expansion in domestic critical metal production. Recent federal, provincial, and state level research and exploration funding initiatives are aimed at advancing our understanding of the critical metal endowment of the igneous-hydrothermal systems in the Northeast, and the eventual exploitation of these resources as economic engines. This session invites all contributions that enhance our understanding of critical metal resources in Eastern Canada and the Northeast USA, from field mapping to geochemical surveys to theoretical contributions and beyond. Abstracts are welcome from all domains of economic geology and related fields. Researchers based in the Northeast who study critical metal resources but have applicable field locations elsewhere are also welcomed.

Chairs: Matthew Stimson, Olivia King, Eleanor Spence New Brunswick Museum & Saint Mary's University, Carleton University, Carleton University

Chairs: Jared Butler, Shawna White Natural Resources Canada, Geological Survey of Canada - Atlantic Region; Saint Mary's University From the breakup of Rodinia and formation of new ocean basins, to later subduction and accretion during amalgamation of Pangea, this session will explore the complex geological evolution of the Appalachian orogen. We invite contributions focused on all aspects of the Appalachian system, including the provenance and tectonic history of its constituent terranes, the nature of associated magmatism, the distribution and origin of its numerous ore deposits, and more.

Chairs: Vânia Correia, Lynn Dafoe, Rob Fensome Natural Resources Canada, Geological Survey of Canada - Atlantic Region This session celebrates the long career of Graham Williams and his contributions to geology, especially to Canada’s offshore Atlantic and Arctic regions, as well as to the Atlantic Geoscience Society (AGS) and to education and outreach. Through palynology, he has applied his work to biostratigraphic studies, paleoenvironmental interpretations, and to their integration more broadly with sedimentology and stratigraphy. As a founding member of AGS and past president from 1977-1978, Graham has been involved with the instigation and progress of many aspects of the Society. We invite contributions to the session that reflect Graham’s scientific and outreach interests.

Chair: Michael Powell Dalhousie University Critical metals are mineable resources considered as vital to the transition to a decarbonized economy. Such a transition will require a massive expansion in domestic critical metal production. Recent federal, provincial, and state level research and exploration funding initiatives are aimed at advancing our understanding of the critical metal endowment of the igneous-hydrothermal systems in the Northeast, and the eventual exploitation of these resources as economic engines. This session invites all contributions that enhance our understanding of critical metal resources in Eastern Canada and the Northeast USA, from field mapping to geochemical surveys to theoretical contributions and beyond. Abstracts are welcome from all domains of economic geology and related fields. Researchers based in the Northeast who study critical metal resources but have applicable field locations elsewhere are also welcomed.

Chairs: Matthew Stimson, Olivia King, Eleanor Spence New Brunswick Museum & Saint Mary's University, Carleton University, Carleton University

Chairs: Jared Butler, Shawna White Natural Resources Canada, Geological Survey of Canada - Atlantic Region; Saint Mary's University From the breakup of Rodinia and formation of new ocean basins, to later subduction and accretion during amalgamation of Pangea, this session will explore the complex geological evolution of the Appalachian orogen. We invite contributions focused on all aspects of the Appalachian system, including the provenance and tectonic history of its constituent terranes, the nature of associated magmatism, the distribution and origin of its numerous ore deposits, and more.

Chairs: Vânia Correia, Lynn Dafoe, Rob Fensome Natural Resources Canada, Geological Survey of Canada - Atlantic Region This session celebrates the long career of Graham Williams and his contributions to geology, especially to Canada’s offshore Atlantic and Arctic regions, as well as to the Atlantic Geoscience Society (AGS) and to education and outreach. Through palynology, he has applied his work to biostratigraphic studies, paleoenvironmental interpretations, and to their integration more broadly with sedimentology and stratigraphy. As a founding member of AGS and past president from 1977-1978, Graham has been involved with the instigation and progress of many aspects of the Society. We invite contributions to the session that reflect Graham’s scientific and outreach interests.

Chair: Michael Powell Dalhousie University Critical metals are mineable resources considered as vital to the transition to a decarbonized economy. Such a transition will require a massive expansion in domestic critical metal production. Recent federal, provincial, and state level research and exploration funding initiatives are aimed at advancing our understanding of the critical metal endowment of the igneous-hydrothermal systems in the Northeast, and the eventual exploitation of these resources as economic engines. This session invites all contributions that enhance our understanding of critical metal resources in Eastern Canada and the Northeast USA, from field mapping to geochemical surveys to theoretical contributions and beyond. Abstracts are welcome from all domains of economic geology and related fields. Researchers based in the Northeast who study critical metal resources but have applicable field locations elsewhere are also welcomed.

Chairs: Matthew Stimson, Olivia King, Eleanor Spence New Brunswick Museum & Saint Mary's University, Carleton University, Carleton University

Chairs: Jared Butler, Shawna White Natural Resources Canada, Geological Survey of Canada - Atlantic Region; Saint Mary's University From the breakup of Rodinia and formation of new ocean basins, to later subduction and accretion during amalgamation of Pangea, this session will explore the complex geological evolution of the Appalachian orogen. We invite contributions focused on all aspects of the Appalachian system, including the provenance and tectonic history of its constituent terranes, the nature of associated magmatism, the distribution and origin of its numerous ore deposits, and more.

Chair: Tracy Webb Chair of Education Committee Over the years this special education outreach session has evolved into a mix of presentations showcasing projects, new programs for outreach, and EdGEO ideas, to lively geological discussions among the participants. With the demands on the earth’s resources, it is increasingly important to encourage and support earth science education at all levels. Please feel free to join us, and if you have a presentation you’d like to share, we’d welcome the opportunity to learn about it!

Chairs: Barret Kurylyk, Lauren Somers Dalhousie University Groundwater processes strongly influence surface and subsurface hydrological and biogeochemical conditions, and thus hydrogeologists increasingly interact with many other scientific disciplines. We welcome abstracts detailing desktop data analysis, field studies, or modeling investigations of groundwater flow and storage, groundwater as a drinking water resource, subsurface contamination, surface or subsurface chemical or thermal transport, coastal groundwater issues, groundwater-dependent ecosystems, or climate change impacts on hydrologic systems.

Chairs: Lauren MacLellan, Maureen Matthew Dalhousie University From wide-spread ice sheets transforming landscapes to rapid changes in climate and sea level to megafauna extinction and human evolution, the last 2.6 million years of Earth’s history has experienced a wealth of change and excites a broad range of research. This session aims to unite geoscientists that share a common interest in the Quaternary Period, including present-day processes, and welcomes topics on natural hazards, geomorphology, geochronology, glacial geology, paleoclimatology, surficial geology, and more.