MUN alum receives Canadian VIP Career Achievement Award

May 28th, 2019

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MUN alum receives Canadian VIP Career Achievement Award

MUN Earth Sciences alum Prof. Donald B. Dingwell (B.Sc. & University Medal Geology 1980), Director of the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences at the University of Munich, has been awarded the VIP Career Achievement Award from the Geological Association of Canada (GAC) for his lifelong contributions to Volcanology and Igneous Petrology. Dr. Dingwell is the first scientist working outside of Canada to be so-honoured in the 25-year history of the award. He accepted the award at the annual meeting of the GAC-MAC in Quebec in May.