hard rock geology graduate wins gelinas medal

(june 5, 2007 --thunder bay, on) the volcanology and igneous petrology division of the geological association of canada has presented marc rinne with a gelinas medal for the best bsc thesis written by a canadian or submitted to a canadian university.

the subject of marc rinne's award-winning thesis was a large intrusive rock formation 30 km south east of marathon, ontario. in his thesis, rinne described the rock formation in detail and speculated on the cause of its formation. what he learned in the process was how to bring together several different lines of evidence (such as chemistry and texture) to arrive at his conclusions. the biggest difficulty, he says, was keeping his research focused.

"it is an honour to win the gelinas medal," says rinne. "it puts my work into perspective, and says something of the level of research available to undergrads in lakehead's geology program."

the volcanology and igneous petrology division of the geological association of canada annually presents three medals for the most outstanding theses, written by canadians or submitted to canadian universities, which comprise material at least 50% related to volcanology and igneous petrology. a gold medal is awarded for the best phd thesis, a silver medal for the best msc thesis, and a copper medal for the best bsc thesis. nominated theses are evaluated on the basis of originality, validity of concepts, organization and presentation of data, understanding of volcanology and petrology, and depth of research.

marc rinne's supervisor at 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 , dr. peter hollings, associate professor of geology, says, "of all the honours 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 i have supervised to date, marc was one of the most impressive. from the very start of the project he had a clear idea of his objective and how he was going to meet those goals, something that i have found to be rare in 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 at this level."

it's been a good year for marc rinne.

in may 2007, he was one of 24 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 across canada chosen to attend the prospectors and developers association of canada (pdac) student-industry mineral exploration workshop held in and around sudbury, ontario. during a two-week period he attended lectures and presentations on geological mapping, geophysics, geochemistry, exploration health and safety, the environment, and regulatory affairs.

come september, marc rinne will be back at 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 working on a master's degree in geology. for this degree he will be conducting research on another unexplored rock formation near marathon, only this time his research will be funded by metalcorp which has contributed $50,000 over a two-year period.

says peter hollings, "the gelinas award recognizes marc's work as being outstanding among canadian honours 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 and as such is a significant achievement for a 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 student. previous winners have gone on to become leading researchers in canada."

marc rinne graduated from 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 in may 2007 with a bsc (hons) and was the recipient of the geology prize, awarded by the department of geology to the best qualified student in the graduating class.

media: marc rinne may be contacted for an interview at (807) 767-2106 or (807) 346-1660 until the middle of june.

if you have any questions regarding this media release, please call frances harding, editor, publications, 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 , (807) 343-8193 email: frances.harding@lakeheadu.ca