geology professor's teachings are rock-solid: 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 names 2007 distinguished instructor

(november 21, 2007 - thunder bay, on) lakeheaduniversity's senate committee on teaching and learning has named dr. philip fralick as the 2007 distinguished instructor. dr. fralick is chair of 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 's geology department and director of water resource science.

in addition to his multitude of existing field-related successes, this award highlights fralick's ability to share his extensive knowledge with his 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 , who will ultimately carry his teachings forward in their respective endeavours.

dr. fralick examines sedimentary rocks to understand how the earth looked in prehistoric times. "the combination of our university facilities and the local environment certainly helps me get the message across to my 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 ," fralick says modestly. "the fact that this institution is situated between lake superior and such a vast expanse of boreal forest makes it very easy to find interesting rock formations, analyze their compositions, and conceptualize what earth looked like at various times in the distant past."

this sedimentologist and halifax native completed his hbsc and msc at dalhousieuniversity. he later obtained his phd from the university of toronto. he was recently chosen as one of 50 scientists from around the world to attend a nasa-sponsored meeting to develop techniques that could be employed to detect life on mars. his research has taken him to japan and the usa, and he hopes to visit australia and south africa in the near future to further supplement his research. "one of the perks of this field is that i can mix business with pleasure; so many travel opportunities arise because the earth is the subject of my research."

fralick is currently conducting research on primordial slime as he searches for answers to the dynamic evolution of earth and life.

members of the university and thunder bay communities enjoyed fralick's lecture entitled utilizing lakehead's natural advantages in field-based teaching at 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 on wednesday, november 21.