geology student wins léopold gélinas medal

(june 22, 2011 " thunder bay, on) 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 geology student, steven flank, has recently been awarded the bronze léopold gélinas medal by the volcanology and igneous petrology division of the geological association of canada. this award is given annually to the most outstanding honours thesis (bsc) written by canadians or submitted to canadian universities. the thesis must comprise material at least 50% related to volcanology and igneous petrology.

steve flank was supported in his thesis work by htx minerals corp., a mining company with interests in northwestern ontario, which steve first had contact with while being employed as a summer student. the company was exploring for ni-cu-pge deposits around thunder bay and steve was able to study one of these targets more thoroughly in his award-winning thesis, "the geology, petrology and geochemistry of the mesoproterozic hele sill, nipigon, ontario."

thesis supervisor, dr. pete hollings, agrees that steve's thesis was a very good submission, "every year i make the difficult decision about which thesis i think best meets the criteria for the award before i submit it to the geological association but, with steve's calibre of scholarship, i had no doubt that his work would stack up well against the competition."

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.

"not only is steve's thesis well-researched and thorough, it is an excellent example of the collaborative relationship we encourage between our 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 and the growing mining industry in northwestern ontario," says dr. hollings. "in fact, like many of our honours 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 , steve's thesis was supported by industry, with htx providing data, time, and even a little money. htx realizes the benefits of steve's research and steve moves forward as a real-world geologist. in fact, he's already working for htx."

a gold medal is awarded for the best phd thesis, a silver medal for the best msc thesis and an antique copper medal for the best bsc thesis. awards are not made if the panel of judges considers that there are no worthy nominations.

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media: steve flank and dr. pete hollings are available for interview.to arrange, contact janine chiasson, communications officer, at 807-343-8177 or commun@lakeheadu.ca.

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