Probing the Links between Water Availability and Mineral Reactivity
Trent School of the Environment Seminar Series
Event Details
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Wednesday, December 4, 2019
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
City: Peterborough
Building: Environmental Science Centre
Room: Geography Lab C205
Cost: free
The Trent School of the Environment welcomes Dr. Anna Harrison from Queen's University as our third speaker in the 2019-20 TSE Seminar Series! Dr. Harrison is an Assistant Professor cross-appointed between the Department of Geological Science and Geological Engineering and the School of Environmental Studies, as well as being the Queen's National Scholar in Environmental Geochemistry. She will be joining us on Wednesday December 4 for a one-hour seminar titled Probing the Links between Water Availability and Mineral Reactivity.
Biography
Anna is an aqueous environmental geochemist and is currently cross-appointed between Geological Sciences and Geological Engineering and the School of Environmental Studies at Queen’s University. Anna is the Queen’s National Scholar in Environmental Geochemistry. She received her BSc from the University of Alberta and PhD from the University of British Columbia. She was a postdoctoral fellow at Stanford University, USA, Geoscience Environment Toulouse (a part of the CNRS in Toulouse, France), and a Marie Slodowksa-Curie Independent Research Fellow at University College London, UK. Her research focuses on mechanisms of fluid-mineral-gas interactions and the implications for environmental issues such as carbon capture and storage.
Join the Trent School of the Environment for the 2019-2020 Seminar Series! The seminar series is a casual way to meet colleagues, professors, students and guest speakers, while also learning about ongoing research and issues related to the environment. All seminar series events are hosted in the Geography Lab ESC C205 (across the hall from the School of the Environment main office) from 12:00 -1:00 pm.
Light refreshments and snacks will be served. Please remember to lug-a-mug to this event!