Lecture Series

Since 2003, KEG has presented a lecture series for the general public to promote the interest of mining, earth sciences and mineral exploration. Our talks committee have once again put together a wonderful series with diverse topics and speakers.

Mark your Calendars!

We are thrilled to present the 2020 KEG Lecture Series. All Kamloops talks take place at the TRU Mountain Room , located in the TRU Activity Centre, at 7 PM. Please note special events/ day changes are marked in red. Our 'on the road' talk will take place in Merritt on March 11. You can also download a printable schedule and click on each speaker below to read their biography.

2020 KEG Lecture Series Schedule

Date	Speaker	Title
January 16	Peter Prochotsky	Autonomous Operations at New Afton Mine
January 30	Greg Dipple	Mitigating Climate Change with Mine Waste: Carbon Capture and Storage in Mine Tailings
February 13	Kyle Larson	A Top-Down Approach: The Evolution of the Himalaya as Recorded in the World’s Highest Peaks
Monday, February 24	Jaquelin Pena	Nature’s Most Potent Oxidants: Insights into Manganese Oxide Structure-Reactivity Relationships
Wednesday, March 11	Christopher West	Leafing Through History: Exploring the Fossil Plant Deposits of Western Canada - Merritt - 7 PM -Nicola Valley Institute of Technology in the lecture theatre
March 12	Christopher West	Leafing Through History: Exploring the Fossil Plant Deposits of Western Canada
March 26	Richard Phillips	Liquid Gold - Please join us before the lecture at 5:30 PM in the Mountain Room for our Annual Lecture Series Social. Enjoy an Iron Road beer and light snacks before hearing all about the geology of beer. cash bar
April 2	Catherine Hickson	Forty Years Ago – What Were You Doing May 18th, 1980? The Eruption of Mount St. Helens, Washington State, USA

Please note information is subject to change.