I have taught numerous courses at the undergraduate, graduate and professional levels, mostly in the fields of economic geology, geochemistry, radiogenic and stable isotopes, petrology, tectonics, and field methods.
Teaching 2022-2023
- Earth Sciences 3210 – Mineral Deposits
- Earth Sciences 6953 – Exploration Geochemistry
Undergraduate Courses Taught
- Economic Geology
- Introductory Physical Geology
- Low Temperature Geochemistry
- High Temperature Geochemistry
- Exploration Geochemistry
Graduate Courses Taught
- Advanced Topics in Economic Geology
- Exploration Geochemistry
- Field methods.
Professional Short Courses
- Volcanogenic massive sulfide deposits: setting, styles, alteration systems, and applications to mineral exploration.
- Lithogeochemistry: overview of sampling, analytical methods, basic principles applied to igneous and sedimentary geochemistry, hydrothermal alteration and applications to exploration.
- Deciphering Volcanic Rocks and their Environments with Applications for Mineral Exploration.
- Settings and field/geochemical/spectral methods for understanding orogenic Au deposits, their hydrothermal footprints, and genesis.
Piercey Research Group 