GSE University of Alberta GeoCERF Tour and Lecture

Date: Thursday, November 6, 2025

· GeoCERF Tour from 4:30 to 5:15 PM (Optional)

· Dinner and Presentation from 5:30 to 9:00 PM

Location: The presentation will be held at the University Club of the U of A, 11435 Saskatchewan Dr NW, Edmonton.

See below for meeting location for the GeoCERF tour.

Parking: Paid parking on site. Windsor Car Park is closest to the venue.

Format: GeoCERF Tour 4:30 to 5:15 PM; Dinner 6:00 PM, Presentation 7:00 to 8:00 PM, Social 8:00 to 9:00 PM.

Ticket Pricing:

· Students: $15

· CGS/GSE Members: $30

· Non-GSE Members: $40

Facility Tour: Dr. Gonzalo Zambrano Narvaez has kindly offered to host a tour of the Geotechnical Centrifuge Experimental Research Facility (GeoCERF). When registering for this event, please indicate whether you will be attending the tour. Standard PPE will be provided and is a requirement for the tour. Those attending the tour will meet at the Starbucks on the first floor of the NREF building at 4:30 PM. The tour will be conducted in NREF L2-028 and should take 45 mins to complete. The deadline for registrations is 4:30 PM on November 4, 2025. The tour will be conducted in NREF L2-028 and should take 45 mins to complete. The deadline for registrations is 4:30 PM on November 4, 2025. Maximum 20 registration for the tour. Standard PPE will be provided.

For more information about GeoCERF, please visit www.geocerf.ca.

Presenter: Dr. Gonzalo Zambrano Narvaez, PhD, PEng

Presentation Topic: Physical Modeling with Geotechnical Centrifuge - A technological platform that allows the evaluation of tailings performance

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