ATLAS Research Symposium

10-12 April 2024

The ATLAS Symposium is an annual student-run event, organized by the graduate student society, ATLAS, of the Earth and Atmospheric Sciences Department. It comprises a series of academic talks that are mainly driven by graduate students and a poster session prepared by undergraduate students, showcasing research projects on topics including geoscience, paleontology, environmental studies, human geography, and urban planning. The yearly ATLAS symposium is a valued tradition of our department, boasting a community of over 150 graduate students and 50 faculty members. It allows our students to share their research interests and learn from their peers and invited speakers. It also provides them with a great opportunity to work on their oral presentation and time management skills, for their future professional careers.

Meeting Format

The 2024 ATLAS symposium will include three days of multiple sessions, including the graduate student presentations, workshops, extended talks, keynote presentations and post-meeting banquet.

  • April 10: Ice-breaker breakfast, ATLAS-GASSS workshop, morning and afternoon graduate student presentations and late afternoon undergraduate poster session.
  • April 11: Morning and afternoon graduate student presentations
  • April 12: Morning and afternoon graduate student presentations and closing late afternoon banquet.
Special Sessions
  • April 10: Extended session: APEGA Licensure General Information
  • April 11: Dr. Runa Das Keynote Speech: “Canada’s households and the zero-carbon transition”.
  • April 12: Keynote: Dr. Márta Berkesi Keynote Speech: “Tracing lithosphere-scale fluid transport in the Pannonian Basin (central Europe)”.

Download Symposium Program and Book of Abstracts (pdf)

Keynote Speakers:

Dr. Runa Das (April 11)
“Canada's households and the zero-carbon transition”

Dr. Márta Berkesi (April 12)
“Tracing lithosphere-scale fluid transport in the Pannonian Basin (central Europe)”


Graduate Student Talks
April 10 - 12, 2024
9am · 4pm
Ruth South 1-17 (Henderson Hall)

Undergrad Student Posters
April 10, 2024
5pm - 7pm
Earth Sciences Building (ESB) 1-39

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