
Faculty, Students and Staff
Faculty Adjunct Faculty Emeritus Faculty Research Scientists PhD Students MSc Students Staff
Anthony E. Beswick
Professor Emeritus Igneous PetrologyIgneous Petrology, Professor Emeritus, BSc PhD DIC (London)
Shalaila Bhalla
MSc Geology StudentStructural controls on gold mineralization of the Ormaque deposit, Val-d'Or, Quebec Location: WGMC, 6th floor, 6045
Patrick Bovingdon
MSc Geology StudentTectonothermal history, geochronology and phase equilibria of the Rae basement in an area north of the Fury and Hecla Strait on Baffin Island, Canada
Sean Brace
MSc Geology Student, Metal EarthSyenite-associated gold mineralization along the Lincoln-Nippissing Shear which is south of the Larder Lake-Cadillac Deformation Zone
Lynn Bulloch
Promotions and Communications ManagerEmail: le_bulloch@laurentian.ca / Phone 705-675-1151 x2013 / Office 8th Floor WGMC, B8032
Ian Campos, P.Geo.
MSc Geology StudentStructural controls and auriferous alteration characteristics, Magino gold deposit, Wawa Subprovince, northern Ontario
Nathan Carter
MSc Geology (Thesis)Understanding the nature and controls on Ni, Co, and PGE mineralization by focusing on the petrography, geochemistry, and mineralogy of the Crawford intrusive complex.
Paul Copper
Professor Emeritus PaleobiologyPaleobiology, Professor Emeritus, BA MA Saskatchewan, PhD DIC London
Jessica Daniel
MSc candidate GeologyFROM: Ottawa, Ontario GRADUATED FROM: University of British Columbia, Vancouver SPECIALITY: mineral exploration CURRENT RESEARCH: TBD SUPERVISOR: TBD
Fabiano Della-Justina
PhD candidate Mineral Deposits Precambrian Geology, Metal EarthIntegrated 2D and 3D geophysical and geological modelling of Metal Earth's Matheson transect.
David Downie
MSc Geology StudentIntrusion-related gold systems in the western Wabigoon subprovince; Investigations of the Lost Lake area, ON
Mohamed Farhat
MSc Geology StudentStructural Geology and Stratigraphy of the Steep Rock Lake Greenstone Belt, Atikokan, Northwestern Ontario
Gabrielle Fouillard
MSc Geology StudentThe Archean Hammond Reef deposit: the formation of an orogenic gold deposit in a contractional step-over-zone along a major strike-slip fault system
Thomas Gemmell
PhD candidate Mineral Deposits and Precambrian GeologyCarol-Anne Généreux
PhD candidate in Mineral Deposits and Precambrian GeologyStructural, metamorphic and lithological controls on low-sulphide PGE mineralization in the southwest Sudbury impact structure
Harold L. Gibson
Professor Emeritus of Volcanology and Ore DepositsTelephone: 705-675-1151 ext 2371; Email: HGibson@laurentian.ca
Anna Haataja
MSc Geology StudentThe timing and type of metamorphism of the Wabigoon Subprovince near Geraldton, Ontario
Evan Hall
MSc Geology StudentStructural and Stratigraphic Controls on Gold Mineralization, Ulu Project, High Lake Greenstone Belt, Nunavut, Canada
Jeff Harris
Metal Earth Data Analytics LeadTramaine James
MSc Geology StudentThe Toroparu Au-Cu Deposit, Guyana, South America; Paragenesis and Structural Controls on Mineralization
Richard S. James
Professor Emeritus Metamorphic PetrologyMetamorphic Petrology, Professor Emeritus, BSc MSc McMaster, PhD Manchester
Hossein Jodeiri-Akbari-Fam
PhD candidate Mineral Deposits and Precambrian GeologyDeveloping Multi-Focusing seismic imaging of geological structures in the Abitibi and Wabigoon geological sub-provinces
Pedro J. Jugo
Professor of Igneous Petrology; BSc Program Coordinator; Director of the Harquail School of Earth SciencesTelephone: 705-675-1151 ext 2106; Email: PJugo@laurentian.ca
Reid R. Keays
Professor Emeritus Economic GeologyEconomic Geology, Professor Emeritus, BSc (Geol Eng) Queen's, PhD McMaster
Daniel J. Kontak
Professor of Ore Deposit GeologyTelephone: 705-675-1151 ext 2352; Email: DKontak@laurentian.ca
Klaus Kuster
PhD candidate Mineral Deposits Precambrian Geology, Metal EarthPetrogenesis and Metallogenesis of Polymetallic Cr-Ni-Cu-PGE Systems in the Superior Province, Canada
Bruno Lafrance
Professor of Structural Geology, Metal Earth Associate DirectorTelephone: 705-675-1151 ext 2264; Email: BLafrance@laurentian.ca
Michael Langa
PhD candidate in Mineral Deposits and Precambrian GeologyPetrology and mineral chemistry of chromitite seams of the Platreef, Bushveld, South Africa: Looking for geochemical markers to identify and differentiate among chromitite cycles
Gaëtan Launay
Research Associate with Metal EarthEmail: glaunay@laurentian.ca As a Research Associate for the Metal Earth project at Laurentian University, I have been in charge of the research activities carried out on the Rainy River greenstone belt, and more recently, the Timmins project.
Maggie Laverge
MSc Geology, Thesis-basedStructural controls on gold mineralization along the LP Fault, Great Bear project, Red Lake.
Derek Leung
PhD candidate Mineral Deposits and Precambrian GeologyAll that glitters is gold? The spectroscopy, trace-element chemistry, genesis, and exploration implications of green micas associated with gold deposits
Haiming Liu
Research AssociateDr. Haiming Liu is currently working at Laurentian University (Canada) as a research associate with Dr. Ross Sherlock on the Metal Earth project. Haiming uses various machine learning techniques to analyze multivariate geoscience datasets as applied to ore systems.
Théo Lombard
PhD candidate Mineral Deposits and Precambrian GeologyMineral exploration footprints of crustal-scale deformation zones in Neoarchean greenstone belts, Canada
Darrel G.F. Long
Professor Emeritus SedimentologyProfessor, BSc Hons Leicester, MSc PhD Western; Sedimentology
Yiguan Lu
PhD candidate Mineral Deposits and Precambrian GeologyGeology, Mineralogy, Geochemistry, and Petrogenesis of the Jinbaoshan Pt-Pd deposit and Baimazhai Ni-Cu deposit, Ailaoshan orogenic belt, Yunnan province, SW China
Chong Ma
Research Associate, Metal EarthAndrew M. McDonald
Professor of Mineralogy, Director of the Microanalytical CentreTelephone: 705-675-1151 ext 2266; Email: AMcdonald@laurentian.ca
Dylan McKevitt
PhD candidate Mineral Deposits and Precambrian GeologyLocalization of Ni-Cu-(PGE) mineralization in an early Proterozoic trans-crustal dike-sill-lava channel system, Cape Smith Belt, Nunavik
Rebecca Montsion
PhD candidate Mineral Deposits and Precambrian GeologyFactors contributing to metal endowment in the western Wabigoon and southern Abitibi subprovinces: a mineral prospectivity modelling approach for Precambrian greenstone belts
Blake Mowbray
MSc Geology (Thesis)Supracrustal stratigraphy, mineralogy, mineralisation, metamorphism, alteration and structure of the Jefferson Prospect, Swayze Greenstone Belt, ON
Kristine Nymoen
PhD candidate Mineral Deposits and Precambrian GeologyOrigin, petrogenesis and architecture of the southern Superior crust in space and time: Implications for large-scale mineral endowment.
Ruth Orlóci-Goodison
MSc Geology StudentCharacterization of the structural controls on emplacement and geometry of the Upper Beaver Au-Cu-(Mo) deposit near Larder Lake, ON
Stéphane Perrouty
Associate Professor of Precambrian Geology; Geology MSc (Thesis and Applied) Program CoordinatorTelephone: 705-675-1151 ext 2212; Email: SPerrouty@laurentian.ca
Jérémie Pfister
PhD candidate in Mineral Deposits and Precambrian GeologyIntegrated Stable Isotopic, Mineralogical and Textural Studies of the LCT Little Nahanni Pegmatite Group in the NWT, Canada: Implications for the Magmatic-Hydrothermal Transition and Rare-metal (Li-Ta-Sn) Mineralization
Adrian Rehm
PhD candidate Mineral Deposits and Precambrian GeologyProject: Metamorphic evolution, fluid production, and evaluation of synmetamorphic gold mobility in the Quetico metasedimentary belt, ON
Eric Roots
PhD candidate Mineral Deposits and Precambrian GeologyInterpretation of Metal Earth magnetotelluric data
Colin Ross
MSc candidate GeologyTectonomagmatic history and ore-forming triggers at the Titiribi and La Mina porphyry-epithermal deposits, Colombia
Kirk Ross
Laboratory DirectorMy interests include compositional and structural characterization of natural and synthetic phases and phase mixtures by XRF, XRD, SEM-EDS and EPMA-EDS/WDS methods. Office location: WGMC A8056 Email:kross@laurentian.ca
Don H. Rousell
Professor Emeritus Structural GeologyStructural Geology; Professor Emeritus; BSc Manitoba, MSc British Columbia, PhD Manitoba
Marina Schofield
PhD candidate Mineral Deposits and Precambrian GeologyVolcanic reconstruction and evolution of the Powell Block: Implications for Au Metallogenesis in Au-rich VMS deposits of the Blake River Group, Rouyn Noranda, QC
Ross Sherlock
Chair in Exploration Targeting; Director of MERC and Metal EarthTelephone: 705-675-1151 ext 2379; Email: RSherlock@laurentian.ca
Jack Simmons
Post-doctoral FellowEmail jsimmons@laurentian.ca Phone 705-675-1151 x2374 / Office 6th Floor WGMC, B6030
Connor Small
MSc Geology StudentThe Rundle Intrusive Complex, Abitibi Greenstone Belt: Investigating Oxidation Processes Related to Gold Mineralization in an Archean Alkaline Intrusive Setting
Richard Smith
Professor of Geophysics; Industrial Research Chair in Exploration GeophysicsTelephone: 705-675-1151 ext 2364; Email: RSSmith@laurentian.ca
Jacob Strong
Research Associate, Metal EarthEmail: jstrong@laurentian.ca | Office #6036, 6th floor of the Willet Green Miller Centre, Laurentian University, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
Keaton Strongman
PhD candidate Mineral Deposits and Precambrian GeologyMetallogeny of the Onaman-Tashota Greenstone Belt, Eastern Wabigoon Domain, Northern Ontario
Jonathan Sutton
PhD candidate Mineral Deposits and Precambrian GeologyVMS deposits and their spatiotemporal relationships with a synvolcanic intrusion in the Duprat-Montbray formation, lower Blake River group, Abitibi Greenstone belt, ON
Michael Tamosauskas
MSc Geology, Thesis-basedDepositional history and gold potential of the Ament Bay assemblage in the Sturgeon Lake greenstone belt, Northwestern Ontario
Michael Tedeschi
Post-doctoral Fellow / Research AssociatePhil C. Thurston
Professor of Precambrian Geology (Adjunct, in residence)Telephone: 705-675-1151 ext 2372; Email: PThurston@laurentian.ca
Douglas K. Tinkham
Associate Professor of Metamorphic PetrologyTelephone: 705-675-1151 ext 2270; Email: DTinkham@laurentian.ca
Mihir Trivedi
MSc Computational Science (Bharti School of Engineering)Analytical comparison between semi-barren Swayze greenstone belt and the fertile Larder Lake belt with semi-supervised and supervised machine learning algorithms
Elizabeth C. Turner
Professor of Carbonate Sedimentology and Invertebrate PaleontologyTelephone: 705-675-1151 ext 2267; Email: ETurner@laurentian.ca
Lianna Vice
PhD StudentDefining the supracrustal stratigraphy and structural evolution of the northeastern Michipicoten greenstone belt
Brian Villamizar
PhD candidate Geophysics at UWOFull-waveform inversion in crystalline environments
Robert E. Whitehead
Professor Emeritus Exploration GeochemistryExploration Geochemistry, Professor Emeritus; BSc Mount Allison, PhD New Brunswick