Luminescence Dating Laboratory
Luminescence Dating Laboratory
Dr. Olav Lian, Director of UFV Luminescence Dating Lab, has secured $20,000/year in funding for a two-year term from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council to further his research on the nature and timing of postglacial landscape change in Canada.
The Geography 202 Class recently returned from their two-day field trip with Dr. Olav Lian and Carolyn Atkins. They were finally able to see the landscape they’ve been learning all about for real! It was evident that Olav and Carolyn were finally back in their element!
Three scientists at the University of the Fraser Valley have received federal funding to continue their research.
Dr. Lucy Lee, Dr. Derek Harnett, and Dr. Olav Lian received a combined total of $345,000 from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council. The three grants each cover a five-year period, until 2022. The funding received by the three scientists will...
Dr. Olav Lian, PhD, Professor and Director of the Luminescence Dating Laboratory
"In a way, Dr. Olav Lian is just a grown-up version of the proverbial little boy who likes to pick up rocks at the seashore to see what’s under them.
But along the way, he has collected a bachelor’s degree in physics, a master’s in physical geography, and a doctorate in geology; built state-of-the-art luminescence dating research laboratories in New Zealand and England, and now at the University of the Fraser Valley; participated in and led cutting-edge research on environmental change; and trained and mentored several UFV undergraduate students as they launched their academic research careers."