Research

Research and Expertise



Archean geology

Archean geochronology, crustal evolution and sedimentary Fe-Mn ore deposition


Ground Water and River Water Geochemistry

Ground water and river water geochemistry and the marine Sr and Os isotopic record


Impact Tracers

Impact tracers at geological boundaries and mass extinction


Isotope Geochemistry and Geochronology

Isotope geochemistry and geochronology in studies of crust-mantle evolution and petrogenesis


Meteorites

Mineralogy, petrology and geochemistry of impact craters and meteorites


Petrology and Geochemistry

Petrology and geochemistry of igneous and metamorphic rocks


Tectonic Processes

Petrology and geochemistry of subduction-zone metamorphic rocks, mantle-wedge processes and tectonics


Volcanism

Continental flood basalt geochemistry and geochronology and mantle plume volcanism


Geochronology and Thermochronology

Applications of Sm-Nd, Rb-Sr, 40Ar/39Ar and U-Pb systematics in geochronoloy and thermochronology