Opportunities

I anticipate graduate research opportunities in the area of experimental petrology/magmatic salts for Masters students starting in the 2023 academic year. The application deadline for positions starting in Fall 2022 has now passed.

Summary of research program: Earth’s lithosphere is dominated by silicate minerals and melts. Low abundance, non-silicate phases, however, often host the most dramatic element enrichments. Best studied of these are sulfide melts, which can concentrate chalcophile (sulfur-loving) elements by factors of >10,000 relative to coexisting silicate melts. Less well understood are molten salts, such as sulfates, phosphates, and fluorides. Molten salts are known to strongly fractionate lithophile (rock-loving) elements from each other and, in extreme cases, completely exclude some elements. The unique chemistry of these melts, and recent discoveries regarding their role in economic deposits, makes them exciting candidates for further study.

More information about the labs, department, and university can be found here. Application details can be found here. Information regarding graduate scholarship opportunities and funding assistance can be found here. Applicants from under represented groups are strongly encouraged to apply. I recommend contacting me for further information about possible projects.

Note that the Earth Sciences Department at the University of Toronto cannot accept international students into the master’s program at this time.