LET'S TALK GEOTHERMAL

6TH ANNUAL CANADIAN GEOTHERMAL STUDENTS DAYS

2025 August 28-30

UNB Fredericton

What is Canadian Geothermal Students Days (CGSD)?

Canadian Geothermal Students' Days began in 2019 at L'Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (INRS Quebec), when a small team of passionate graduate students wanted to gather the community and promote geothermal studies in Canada.

Since 2019, the conference has expanded to include undergraduate students, industry, government, and community leaders from around the country, with the goal of facilitating multi-disciplinary collaboration and networking in the field of geothermal energy.

In 2025, CGSD will be offered for the first time in Atlantic Canada at UNB Fredericton August 28-30th. We hope to see you there!

Speaker Highlights

Learn more about the voices who will be presenting at the 6th annual Canadian Geothermal Students Days. Our diverse itinerary of speakers brings a wealth of knowledge, experience, and passion from across Canada and parts of the United States to share with attendees.

Keynote Speaker

Cyndi Bonn

Indigenous-led decarbonization and the story of Tu Deh-Kah Geothermal

Tu Deh-Kah Geothermal Project, British Columbia

Keynote Speaker

Rocelle Mendoza

Deep signals: A geophysicist’s path to community and purpose in geothermal energy

Geophysicist,

New Brunswick

Guest Speaker

Dylan MacLennan

Two-Eyed Seeing in alternative energy: Indigenous innovations in a net-zero future

CEO of L'nu Energy,

Prince Edward Island

Guest Speaker

Vernon Banks

A hydrogeologist's perspective on the Penobsquis potash mine geothermal assessment project

Senior Geohydrologist at GEMTEC, New Brunswick

Guest Speaker

Dr. Jasmin Raymond

Introducing geothermal heat pumps in the Kuujjuaq community: challenges faced with a first pilot

Professor at Insitut National de la Recherche Scientifique, Quebec

Guest Speaker

Jasmine Lamb

Indigenous Energy Justice Considerations for Sustainable Energy Transitions

University of Maine,

Maine (USA)

Conference Highlights

Technical Sessions

Talks focused on research and technical topics in geothermal energy, including engineering, geoscience, resource exploration and extraction, emerging technologies, software tools, and more.

Multidisciplinary Sessions

Talks exploring the multidisciplinary dimensions of geothermal energy development, including policy, law, land use and Indigenous rights, energy sovereignty, environmental impacts, national security, economy, and more.

Panel Discussion

An interactive panel featuring researchers and professionals working in geothermal energy. Panelists will share insights from their academic or industry experience, as well as their personal paths into the field.

Excursion Event

Join us for a look at a real geothermal pump, followed by lunch in the historic uptown area of Saint John and a guided tour of several UNESCO Heritage Stonehammer Geopark sites.

Experiential Trip: August 28th

Join us on August 28th for an excursion to Saint John, New Brunswick. After touring the geothermal pump room at our sister campus UNB Saint John with Canadian engineering firm MCW Maricor, we'll stop for lunch at the Area 506 harbourfront "Container Village" and tour several "Stonehammer Geopark" UNESCO Heritage sites with local geoscientist Catrina Russell. Please note registration is required to participate! Click here to see the full schedule.

Geothermal Pump Room at UNB Saint John

Area 506 Harbourfront Container Village

Irving Nature Park (Stonehammer Geopark)

The Reversing Falls (Stonehammer Geopark)

Welcome to UNB Fredericton

The University of New Brunswick (Fredericton) is Canada's oldest English-language university, established in 1785.

We are proud to host the 6th annual Canadian Geothermal Students' Days during its first visit to Atlantic Canada. We look forward to seeing you on campus!

Meet the CGSD 2025 Team

Co-Organizer

Rocelle Mendoza

Rocelle worked for eight years at a geothermal plant in the Philippines before relocating to Canada to pursue her MSc in geophysics at the University of New Brunswick. Rocelle is passionate about shallow geophysical techniques and long-term geothermal resource management.

Chair

Joseph DeLuca

Joseph spoke at CGSD 2024 and became enthused with the idea of hosting the conference for the first time in Atlantic Canada at the University of New Brunswick, where he recently received his BSc Hons. in Earth Sciences. Joseph is passionate about unconvential and deep geothermal in sedimentary basins.

Co-Organizer

Catrina Russell

A talented and passionate geoscience communicator, Catrina is a University of New Brunswick Earth Sciences alumni. A long-time collaborator with the UNESCO Heritage Site "Stonehammer Geopark," Catrina will share stories and knowledge during the August 28th CGSD excursion to Saint John.