Awards

• Duncan Derry Medal, Mineral Deposits Division, Geological Association of Canada (2023).
• University Research Professor, Memorial University (2020).
• Fellow, Geoscientists Canada (2018). 
• Geoscientist of the Year (2017), Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy, and Petroleum, Newfoundland and Labrador Branch. 
• Dobbin Atlantic Scholar (2017), Ireland Canada University Foundation.
• W.W. Hutchison Medal (2016), Geological Association of Canada.
• President’s Award for Outstanding Research, Memorial University of Newfoundland (2015-2016). 
• Fellow, Geological Society of America (2015).
• Howard Street Robinson Medal (2015) of the Mineral Deposits Division of the Geological Association of Canada (GAC).
• Early Achievement Award (2013) from the Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Newfoundland and Labrador (PEGNL)
• Teaching Award (2011) from the Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Newfoundland and Labrador (PEGNL)
• Past President’s Memorial Award (2011) from the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy, and Petroleum
• NSERC-Altius Industrial Research Chair (2010) from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)
• Fellow, Association of Applied Geochemists (2009)
• William Harvey Gross Medal (2006) of the Mineral Deposits Division of the Geological Association of Canada (GAC)
• Waldemar Lindgren Medal (2005) of the Society of Economic Geologists (SEG)
• Fellow, Society of Economic Geologists (2002)