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DESCRIPTION:Dr.  Daniel Lebel\n\nGeological Survey of Canada \n\nFriday\, J
 anuary 12 \n\n12:00 pm \n\nFDA 232 \n\nPizza will be served\n\n \n\nThe ge
 oscience generations of Canada: a few key highlights and future outlook fo
 r Generation 8\n\n \n\nAbstract:\n\nCanadians have played an integral role
  in the development\, delivery\, and application of national and global ge
 oscience on many fronts for the last two centuries. This can be highlighte
 d through a simple framework consisting of eight generation cycles (Figure
  1) that together weaves the story and importance of geoscience for nation
 al and international development\, how it was influenced by policy and his
 torical events\, driven by the socioeconomics of their relative generation
 \, and benefitting from major scientific and technical developments such a
 s the steam engine\, electricity\, petroleum\, and computing. Through thes
 e eight generations\, the passage and further development of the geoscienc
 e knowledge\, field practice\, methods and standards from one generation t
 o the next through education\, mentorship and emulation has and remains fu
 ndamental.\n\nThe importance of geoscience is especially evident through t
 he achievements and continued contribution of geoscientists in Canada ever
  since the establishment of the Geological Survey of Canada (GSC) in 1842 
 (first office in Montreal)\, through the formidable geoscientific intellig
 entsia that has grown within Canadian universities\, and through the passi
 ng of this know-how through networking between government\, academia and t
 he mineral\, energy and geotechnical sectors that sprung out of the former
 .\n\nThe evolving interplay and relationships between government surveys\,
  academia and industry have been crucial for the development of Canada\, a
 s well as public support through major funding. Through all the generation
 s\, the support has risen and ebbed. One common denominator and selling po
 int for public and private geoscience support remains its predictive capac
 ity to help find natural resources and mitigate natural disasters. This pr
 edictive capacity\, including exploration models\, has been derived from t
 he development of a vast array of tools and methods to unravel the planet 
 4.6By history using the power of plate tectonic theory\, and the many fiel
 ds of geoscience.\n\nBut not all is not rosy for the future of geoscience 
 given the present difficulties to attract and register new undergrad stude
 nts\, as well as to retain them for graduate studies\, as attested by the 
 Canadian Council of Chairs of Earth Science Departments and other internat
 ional reports for universities abroad. The competition for the heart and b
 rains of students is fierce\, in the face of changing demographics\, as we
 ll as domestic and immigration policies. Other disciplines and professiona
 l association are marketing hard to funnel\, develop and retain STEM talen
 t (e.g.  Biotalent Canada\, ExploreEngineering.ca)  and the challenge for 
 geoscientist renewal will only continue to grow unless a compelling narrat
 ive is broadcasted and the young generation is engaged on the exciting opp
 ortunities of geoscience for the future.\n\nThere are reasons for hope and
  an urgency to rally the geoscience community around key challenges and op
 portunities for Generation 8 (2017-2042) of Canadian geoscience\, to lead 
 the way to address the major challenges of the 21st Century.\n\nHence\, th
 e 2022 Pan-Canadian Geoscience Strategy (PGS)\, is a major recent policy m
 ilestone\, endorsed by all the federal\, provincial\, and territorial mini
 sters of natural resource of Canada\, which empowers the thirteen federal\
 , provincial\, and territorial geological survey organizations (through th
 e National Geological Survey Committee) to work together on common goals\,
  priorities and national to trans-border projects. It invites broader part
 icipation from industry\, academia\, indigenous groups\, and non-governmen
 t organizations. The PGS includes technical priorities on 1) framework geo
 science\, 2) mineral resource assessment\, and 3) data access\, but most i
 mportantly for the current STEM geoscience talent crises\, some people foc
 us priorities: on 4) the development of the next generation of geoscientis
 ts\, and 5) public education and outreach.\n\nAligned with the PGS\, and f
 resh off the press\, is the new GSC Strategic Plan 2023-2028. This plan is
  setting in motion and outlining how more than $100 M of annual federal go
 vernment funding on geoscience programming will be spent through a new cas
 t of GSC programs. The Plan will require national and international geosci
 ence collaboration to deliver on its major program ambitions for a range o
 f national and global issues including among others: critical minerals\, n
 orthern remapping\, climate change and disaster resilience\, renewable ene
 rgy and CCUS\, offshore national sovereignty\, marine spatial planning\, a
 nd environmental cumulative effects.  \n\nOther major and positive efforts
  are afoot by the Canadian Federation of Earth Sciences\, such as the deve
 lopment of a National Geoscience Strategy for academia\, and the current b
 id in development to host the International Geological Congress in 2028.\n
 \nThere is therefore a momentous opportunity at the present time for Canad
 ian geoscientists to capitalize on the above to attract new\, crucial tale
 nt to geoscience for Canada\, and grow this talent to deliver practical\, 
 predictive knowledge to address the biggest challenges of our time\, clima
 te change\, biodiversity\, and global population sustainability.\n
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SUMMARY:EPS Seminar Series: Dr. Daniel Lebel
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