13.1.1 GRADUATE FACULTY
Smith, Terence E.; B.Sc., Ph.D. (Wales)—1969. (Associate Dean of the Faculty of Science)
Hudec, Peter P.; B.Sc. (Western Ontario), M.S., Ph.D. (Rensselaer Polytech. Inst.)—1970.
Symons, David T.A.; B.A.Sc. (Toronto), A.M. (Harvard), Ph.D. (Toronto), P. Eng.—1970.
Turek, Andrew; B.Sc. (Edinburgh), M.Sc. (Alberta), Ph.D. (Australian National U.),
P. Eng.—1971.
Blackburn, William H.; B.Sc. (St. Francis Xavier), Ph.D. (Massachusetts Inst. Tech.)—1989. (Head of the Department)
Fryer, Brian J.; B.Sc. (McMaster), Ph.D. (Massachusetts Inst.Tech.)—1993. (Dean of the Faculty of Science)
Rodrigues, Cyril G. I.; B.Sc. (British Columbia), M.Sc., Ph.D. (Carleton)—1979.
Samson, Iain M.; B.Sc., Ph.D. (Strathclyde)—1986.
Al-Aasm, Ihsan S.; B.Sc., M.Sc. (Baghdad), Ph.D. (Ottawa)—1989.
The Department of Earth Sciences offers the M.A.Sc. degree in Geological Engineering. The main areas of research specialization are:
1) Engineering Geology: durability of construction materials, properties of industrial rocks and minerals.
2) Environmental Geology: contaminant transport, surface run-off, stable isotope studies in groundwater, underground storage.
3) Economic Geology: characteristics, exploration methods and valuation of ore deposits.
Courses offered in Geological Engineering at the graduate level are listed below. The candidate for the M.A.Sc. degree will be required to take a minimum of four 500-level courses, at least three of which should be Earth Sciences and/or Geological Engineering courses. Not more than two courses may be in Special Topics (90-590), and not more than two courses may be from the same instructor. Additional 500-level courses may be taken in Earth Sciences, other Science, or Engineering departments on the recommendation of the Graduate Studies Committee. Students may be required by the Graduate Studies Committee to take up to four additional courses in or outside the Department as prerequisites or required background courses.
The total of all courses taken shall not exceed eight. The Graduate Studies Committee will recommend to the Head of the Department all courses to be taken for graduate credit after discussion with the student and his or her advisor.
All degree candidates in the M.A.Sc. program must register in 90-580 in each term of full-time registration. Satisfactory completion of 90-580 includes the presentation of an acceptable seminar and participation in the departmental seminar series. Completion of 90-580 does not count toward the minimum course requirements described above.
Ore reserve calculation methods; supply and demand factors and their projection; capitalization, discounting and amortization of ore deposits; marketing including cartels, taxation, legislation and national interest. (3 lecture hours a week.)
Occurrence, origin, exploration and exploitation methods; physical and chemical properties of industrial minerals and their uses; economics of industrial rocks and minerals; potential uses of mineral processing byproducts. (3 lecture hours a week.)
Geologic and physio-chemical factors affecting the stability of construction materials (rock aggregate, expanded aggregate, tile, brick, etc.) under conditions of natural weathering and exposure to salts and other pollutants. (3 lecture hours a week.)
An introduction to the use of geophysics to find deep-seated ore and petroleum deposits emphasizing gravitational, magnetic, induced potential, and other relevant methods. (3 lecture hours a week.)
Exploitation of subsurface space for storage of industrial products and wastes. Possible environmental impact of poorly planned underground storage. Economics of subsurface vs. surface storage. Emphasis on Canadian case histories. (3 lecture hours a week.)
Examination of geology, geochemistry and current genetic models for important hydrothermal metallic mineral deposits. (Prerequisite: 61-542 or permission of instructor.) (3 lecture hours a week.)
Recent advances in geochemical exploration techniques. Topics such as: volatile and airborne surveys, surveys in contaminated terrains, isotope methods. Interpretation and handling of survey data. (Prerequisite: 61-424.) (3 lecture hours a week.)
Oral presentation and discussion of current problems in the earth sciences. (Students must register in this course in each term of full-time registration in the M. A. Sc. Program.) (1 hour a week.)
Selected advanced topics in a field of research in the Department.