Current Team Members
Post-Doctoral Fellow
Chen Wei, February 2025-present, Ph.D. (University of Chinese Academy of Sciences). Project: Critical metals in volcanogenic massive sulfide (VMS) deposits.
PhD Students
Gabriel Ariza, September 2022-present, Ph.D. (Memorial University)
Thesis Title: Silurian Magmatism and Metallogeny of the Baie Verte Peninsula and Surrounding Region, Newfoundland Appalachians.
Alicia Escribano, September 2020-present, Ph.D. (Memorial University). Thesis title: Role of magmatism in the formation of VMS deposits in the Victoria Lake Supergroup.
MSc Students
Tyler Boyce, January 2026-present, M.Sc. (Memorial University).
Thesis title: Structural and thermochronological evolution of the Gander Group, Newfoundland (co-supervised with Eric Thiessen and Ian Honsberger).
Anna Ren, January 2026-present, M.Sc. (Queen’s University). Thesis title: Critical minerals in sediment-rich volcanogenic massive sulfide (VMS) deposits (co-supervised with Daniel Layton-Matthews).
Tosh Klever, September 2025-present, M.Sc. (Memorial University).
Thesis title: Sphalerite mineralogy and chemistry as a proxy for VMS formation processes in the Buchans-Roberts Arm belt, Newfoundland Applachians.
Julie Deriaz, January 2025-present, M.Sc. (Memorial University).
Thesis title: Mineralogical and geochemical evaluation of critical metals in mine tailings in Canada.
Miguel Avila, September 2024-present, M.Sc. (Memorial University).
TThesis title: Mineralogy and genesis of critical metal-rich mineralization from the Great Burnt Lake copper deposit, Newfoundland Appalachians.
BSc(Hons) Students
Emma Canning, September 2026-present, B.Sc.(Hons)(Memorial University). Thesis title: Sulfide mineralogy and chemistry of the Duck Pond VMS deposit, Newfoundland.
