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Experimental studies related to the behaviour of trace elements during igneous and hydrothermal processes including the genesis of magmatic Ni-Cu-PGE deposits, crystallization of granites and the origin of the large-scale distribution of elements in Earth and other solar system bodies.

Graduate Research Opportunities in Experimental Geochemistry and Critical Metals

Explore how critical-metal deposits form鈥攁nd help improve the models that guide discovery.

The Research: Critical metals are essential to modern society, yet vulnerable to supply-chain disruption. Many occur in igneous systems formed from Earth鈥檚 crust or mantle. This programme combines high-pressure, high-temperature laboratory experiments with natural samples and quantitative models to test how ore deposits form and where new resources may be found.

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My research examines how tectonics, climate and erosion interact to shape mountain ranges and landscapes. I combine structural geology, field observations, thermochronology and numerical modelling to reconstruct the timing and rates of crustal deformation, rock exhumation and landscape evolution worldwide.

Student projects will explore a potential of kimberlites to become a multi-commodity resource and the pathways of concentration of REEs and other critical minerals in the tailings of diamonds mines. The projects are analytical and experiment based.

Graduate student opportunities in Igneous and Experimental Petrology applied to:
- examine the origin, evolution, and emplacement conditions of kimberlites
- growth and dissolution of kimberlitic and UHP metamorphic diamonds

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Late Cenozoic large-scale landscape evolution and applications of cosmic ray produced isotopes for paleoseismology and geohazards. Upcoming field areas include Atlantic Canada and the Tintina Trench, Yukon. Find us at CRISDal Lab.

John is a geochronologist and geomorphologist who specializes in the application of terrestrial cosmogenic nuclides (isotopes produced in rocks exposed to cosmic rays) to solve questions regarding: slip rates of faults in Tibet, USA, and southern central Andes; glacial history of Canada; rates of erosion and exhumation by landslides, streams, and glaciers; geoarcheology; and the influences of climate change, particularly the Pliocene-Quaternary change) on landscape change. Current field areas include Ellesmere, Devon, and Baffin Islands and the western Canadian Arctic archipelago, and southern South America.

Explore how tectonic and surface processes shape lithospheric evolution across spatial and temporal scales. Research combines fieldwork in active orogens, laboratory analyses and numerical modelling to investigate crustal deformation, rock exhumation and interactions between climate and mountain building.

Only PhD projects are available for candidates with demonstrated skills. My projects aim to explore the geological signatures of slow earthquakes and examine the dynamic interplay between brittle and ductile deformation mechanisms within mega shear zones. Methods, including advanced imaging techniques, such as scanning electron microscopy (SEM), will be pivotal for elucidating the deformational processes governing the transition from ductile flow to fault slip. Computational Modelling will enable more detailed and complex models of fault rock deformation. These models can incorporate various factors like rock properties, fluid interactions, and stress conditions to better predict rock behaviour in the transition between ductile flow and frictional sliding laws.

Environmental stress on freshwater systems across past, present, and future timelines. A focus on community-based Arctic research, applying new methodologies to study climate impacts on aquatic food webs, water security, sustainability, and municipal water supply planning.

Continental rifting and crustal accretion processes at ultra-slow, slow, intermediate and fast-spreading centers, oceanic crustal evolution, subduction zone structure and processes, offshore CO2 sequestration, coastal response to climate change and seismic oceanography.

Riverine carbon export, exchanges among particulate, dissolved, and gaseous pools, climate-driven changes in carbon cycling, biomarker analyses, provenance analysis, radiocarbon dating, remote sensing, geospatial modelling, and machine learning to connect local and regional carbon cycles across terrestrial and aquatic environments.

Cycling of carbon and nitrogen in marine environments. Ongoing projects are focused on using organic geochemical signals preserved in natural archives such as corals and sediments to track changes in the ocean鈥檚 biological pump, from the late Holocene to present.

My lab looks at how humans impact river water quality and how that affects aquatic health, atmospheric CO2 concentrations and biogeochemical cycling. Our work spans catchment to geological scales, and we seek to find new ways of measuring river chemistry.

• PhD researcher in river-based reactive transport modelling
• PhD researcher in applied machine learning / deep learning to global datasets on water quality

Energy sustainability- geostorage (CO2, Hydrogen and CAES), geothermal, hybrid energy systems. Our goals are to decipher the reservoir component of petroleum, CCUS and geothermal systems on the path to Carbon Neutrality and Energy Transition/ Diversification the World is now seeking.

Bioaffinity and approaches for measuring and strengthening human connection to nature through arts, education, and nature-based interventions.

Integration of seismic observations with computer programming to detect, locate, and characterize seismic sources and image Earth鈥檚 structure on land and offshore, with applications in geohazards, the energy transition, and environmental studies.

Miao's main interests lie in the study of earthquake source processes and Earth's internal structure using seismic waveforms. He is curious about all types of seismic events on land and at sea ranging from tectonic and volcanic earthquakes to induced earthquakes and man-made explosions. His research recently focuses on detection, location, and characterization of seismic sources. More information can be found at