Vancouver – April 4, 2022 – This quarterly update from Geoscience BC covers the January to March quarter and provides updates on Geoscience BC membership, research updates, the 2022 Geoscience BC Scholarship Program and more. View Quarterly Newsletter About Geoscience BC Geoscience BC generates independent, relevant, public earth science research and data about British Columbia’s […]
Vancouver, BC – March 28, 2022 – Applications for Geoscience BC’s 2022 Scholarship Program are now open, and sponsorship opportunities are available for the first time. The Geoscience BC Scholarship Program awards $5,000 scholarships to up to ten students who have registered and started in a MSc or PhD program in earth science, geoscience or […]
Vancouver, BC – March 23, 2022 – Learn about Geoscience BC’s current and recent research projects, Geoscience BC membership and upcoming sponsorship opportunities at a free luchtime webinar on April 7, 2022. When: 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM (Pacific), April 7, 2022 Where: Online via Zoom. Attendance is free, but you must register. Register Here […]
By: Randy Hughes, Manager, Energy & Water Geoscience BC released the Summary of Activities 2021: Energy & Water in January 2022. It contains ten papers for Geoscience BC projects and scholarship recipients. The papers contribute to meeting five strategic objectives from the Geoscience BC Strategic Plan 2018-2022: Identifying New Natural Resource Opportunities; Advancing Science […]
Vancouver, BC – March 8, 2022 – The Canadian Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Association (CHFCA) and Geoscience BC are pleased to announce the signing of a collaboration agreement to support the development of the hydrogen sector in British Columbia. The agreement defines various areas for collaboration between the CHFCA and Geoscience BC. Such areas include […]
By: Christa Pellett, Vice President, Minerals Geoscience BC recently released the Summary of Activities 2021: Minerals volume, which contains nine papers from Geoscience BC-funded projects or scholarship recipients. The papers contribute to meeting two strategic objectives from the Geoscience BC Strategic Plan 2018-2022: identifying new natural resource opportunities; and advancing science and innovative geoscience […]
Vancouver, BC – February 15, 2022 – Geoscience BC and The Canadian Society for Unconventional Resources (CSUR) have announced the details of a second webinar highlighting research papers in Geoscience BC’s Summary of Activities 2021: Energy & Water. The latest webinar will feature presentations by four students and their research on induced seismicity, the Montney […]
Vancouver, BC – March 31, 2021 – Geoscience BC has launched its annual picture competition and is asking anyone who has worked on a Geoscience BC project to share their pictures that tell a great geoscience research story. Pictures can be submitted by principal investigators, students (including scholarship winners) and field assistants. Pictures from the […]
Vancouver, BC – March 29, 2021 – The appointment of four new volunteers to Geoscience BC’s Oil & Gas and Minerals Technical Advisory Committees (TACs) will help to further widen the expertise of groups that identify, plan, develop and review our independent, relevant and public earth science research in British Columbia. Colin Frostad (Tourmaline Oil […]
Vancouver, BC – January 29, 2020 – A new agreement between Geoscience BC and the BC Oil and Gas Commission (BCOGC) sets out how the organizations will work together on earth science research relating to oil, gas and geothermal resources in British Columbia. The Strategic Collaboration and Coordination Agreement describes a framework for information sharing, […]