The James F. Davies Economic Geology Laboratory was recently dedicated to Dr. Jim Davies for the many years of wonderful contribution to our Department.  He was the Department of Earth Sciences' first true economic geologist, a discipline he had an immense passion for.  He joined Laurentian University in 1967, having come from the position of Chief Geologist at the Manitoba Department of Mines, and remained a full-time faculty member before retiring in 1990. Dr. Davies has been a passionate, dedicated, tireless researcher and teacher, supervising the training of a very large number of undergraduate and graduate students over the three decades he spent at Laurentian.

Recently the James F. Davies Memorial Bursary award was established to commemorate the remarkable and never-to-be-forgotten efforts of Dr. James F. Davies towards education, conducting high-quality research, and building the Department of Earth Sciences at Laurentian University. For more information on this bursary please visit our Financial Aid web page.

Dr. Jim Davies in front of the classroom again

Class of '08