Research
I study the geochemical compositions of Hawaiian volcanoes to understand and characterize the mantle heterogeneities that are feeding the Hawaiian mantle plume. I work with large sample databases created from open source data to interpret large-scale trends within the Hawaiian Islands.
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Left to right: Eldfell volcano in the Westman Islands, Iceland / Geology field school in Oliver, BC, Canada / The boundary between the North American and the Eurasian tectonic plates in Thingvellir National Park, Iceland
Teaching
EOSC 220 - Introductory Mineralogy
Biography
University of British Columbia - Master of Science in Geological Sciences
- Vancouver, BC, Canada (2024-Present)
University of British Columbia - Bachelor of Science in Geological Sciences
- Vancouver, BC, Canada (2019-2024)
- Undergraduate Thesis, 'Deciphering the Source and Composition of Hawai'i Deep Mantle Source Heterogeneities: The Trace Element Perspective', Supervised by Dominique Weis (2023-2024)
Publications
Williamson, N. M. B., Weis, D., Harrison, L. N., Armstrong, C., Thistlethwaite, E., Scoates, J. S., & Garcia, M. O. Abstract and Poster Presentation: Origin of ‘enriched mantle I’ (EM-I) compositions in Hawai‘i: insights from Ko‘olau-Makapu‘u, Goldschmidt. Chicago, IL, 18-23 Aug 2024.
Thistlethwaite, E. Abstract and Poster Presentation: Deciphering the Source and Composition of Deep Mantle Heterogeneities using Trace Element Compositions in Hawai‘i Volcanoes, Multidisciplinary Undergraduate Research Conference, Canadian Journal of Undergraduate Research. Vancouver, BC, 16 Mar 2024.