The KEGS Foundation

The KEGS Special Lecture program was established in 2012 by the KEGS Foundation with the collaboration of KEGS as an enduring and appropriate means of honouring the late Dr. James (Jim) Wright (1941-2010) for his long and productive career as an educator and mentor at Memorial University, as an exploration geophysicist fostering and advancing geoph... ysical exploration in Newfoundland and Labrador and its continental shelf, as well as for his long service as a Counselor with the KEGS Foundation. The intent of the KEGS SL program is to offer a series of special lectures, primarily at universities, by highly experienced industry geophysicists and noted university researchers who are involved in mineral exploration or related fields with expertise in a particular niche in the large matrix of techniques and applications, and who can therefore provide students, faculty and other attendees with insights and knowledge in areas of geophysics outside of that provided by the often limited suite of geophysics courses offered by a particular department or university. The program also serves to improve awareness of students and faculty about KEGS, the KEGS Foundation, and their collective efforts to foster advances in geophysical technology, applications and education, notably via the Foundation's long-established, Canada-wide geophysics scholarship program. The lectures are often scheduled to coincide with presentation of scholarships and book prizes awarded by the KEGS Foundation, at times and locations that are mutually convenient. In order to achieve a low-cost format mandated by limited available funds, the KEGS SL program seeks to take advantage of a 'cloud' of recognized experts located across Canada who are available for an appropriate occasion and on reasonable notice to offer a range of talks, principally in their region. To date, KEGS Special Lectures have been given at the University of Toronto, Western, Laurentian, cole Polytechnique, Memorial, Queen's and Carleton, with upcoming talks in early 2015 slated for ...Read More