Research

Origin and evolution of silicate magmas and mineralization potential;
Applications of geochemistry, isotopic geochemistry, and geochronology to problems in petrology and mineral deposit geology;
Physical volcanology and geochemical evolution of Large Igneous Provinces;
Origin of igneous layering and the development of layered intrusions;
Petrologic, geochemical, isotopic, and geochronological aspects of Proterozoic anorthosite plutonic suites;
Origin of magmatic Fe-Ti oxide, Cr, Ni, and PGE deposits

 

Research Areas

  • Geochemistry
  • Geology
  • Geoscience Education
  • Mineral Deposits
Teaching

Teaching Awards
Faculty Teaching Award, 2021 (EOAS-UBC)
Killam Teaching Award, 2018 (UBC)
Faculty Teaching Award, 2012 (EOAS-UBC)
Faculty Teaching Award, 2006 (EOAS-UBC)

Courses Taught/Co-taught at UBC since 2002:
EOSC 220: Introductory Mineralogy
EOSC 223: Introduction to Geological Maps & Field Techniques
EOSC 223: Saltspring Island field school
EOSC 311: The Earth and Its Resources
EOSC 321: Principles of Igneous Processes
EOSC 333: Elemental and Isotopic Geochemistry
EOSC 328: Field Geology (Okanagan field school)
EOSC 331: Introduction to Mineral Deposits
EOSC 424: Advanced Mineral Deposits
EOSC 427: Water-Rock Interactions
EOSC 449: B.Sc. Thesis
EOSC 523: Isotope Geology
EOSC 525: Magmatic Ore Deposits
EOSC 530: Advanced Igneous Petrology
EOSC 539: Geochemistry of Hydrothermal Ore Deposits
EOSC 545: Advanced Models in Mineral Deposits

Courses Taught at ULB 1995-2001:
GEOL 019: Introduction aux Sciences de la Terre
GEOL 022: Pétrologie Générale
GEOL 031: Processus Magmatiques
GEOL 055: Excursions Géologiques (Bretagne et Massif Central)

B.Sc. (Honours), 1987, Queen's University at Kingston, Canada
Ph.D., 1994, University of Wyoming, USA
Associate Professor, 1995-2001, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium
Young Scientist Award, 2001, Mineralogical Association of Canada
Faculty Member at UBC Since 2002
MAGNET: Multidisciplinary Applied Geochemistry Network (NSERC CREATE)
Steering Committee Member, Pacific Centre for Isotopic and Geochemical Research (PCIGR)
Research Website: The Triassic Wrangellia Flood Basalts in BC, Yukon and Alaska