John Ayer
Associate MERC DirectorT. 705.675.1151 ext. 2249
John joined the Mineral Exploration Research Centre as Associate Director in February 2013. He received BSc and MSc degrees from Carleton University and a PhD degree from the University of Ottawa. He worked for 28 years with the Ontario Geological Survey (OGS) mapping Precambrian greenstone belts at detailed to regional scales in the Wabigoon and Abitibi Subprovinces and 10 years for the exploration industry. He was leader for the OGS Precambrian mapping group in NE Ontario, Targeted Geoscience Initiative 3 in the Abitibi and coordinator of the Greenstone Architecture project at Laurentian University (LU) under the Discover Abitibi Initiative. He supervises graduate students as an Adjunct Professor at LU. His academic interests include geochronology, stratigraphy, lithogeochemistry and geodymanics with a focus on the controls of metal deposition in Archean Terranes.
Upcoming Events
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30 Aug 2025Field Course: Precambrian Geology of the Abitibi Belt
Saturday, August 30th
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2 Sep 2025Modular Course: (Field-based) Structure, Tectonics, and Mineral Exploration
Tuesday, September 2nd
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Orientation - Harquail School of Earth Sciences
Tuesday, September 2nd
Time: 01:00pm - 02:30pm
Location: Classroom Building, 935 Ramsey Lake Rd, Sudbury, ON P3E 2C6, Canada
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27 Sep 2025Ontario Universities Fair - Laurentian University Booth
Saturday, September 27th
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Location: Metro Toronto Convention Centre, 255 Front St W, Toronto, ON M5V 2W6, Canada
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25 Oct 2025Fall Open House
Saturday, October 25th
Time: 09:00am - 03:00pm
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