I am an Associate Professor in the Earth & Environmental Sciences department. I am also co-director of the Metal Isotope Geochemistry Laboratory. I teach a variety of courses in our department with a focus on petrology, applied high-temperature geochemistry, tectonics and mineral deposits. My research interests lie broadly in understanding the tectonic histories of mountain belts and the behaviour of accessory minerals during metamorphism. I am particularly interested in the differences in geodynamic processes from the Archean to present and how these differences are manifested in the rock and mineral record. I use a multidisciplinary approach that applies fieldwork, metamorphic and igneous petrology, structural geology, geochemistry, and geochronology to understand orogenesis and the evolution of the continental crust. I am also interested in fluid–rock interactions in the deep crust and applying the principles of igneous and metamorphic petrology to understand the petrogenesis of mineral deposits (especially critical metals) as well as cross-disciplinary studies that link the Earth sciences with other natural and social science disciplines.
