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Research Personnel

Fellows

Leo Millonig, 2010-?, Postdoctoral Fellow.

R. James Evans, 2009-?, Postdoctoral Fellow.

Staff

Graduate Students

David J. Turner, 2010-?, Ph.D. (in progress)

Thomas Chudy, 2008-?, Ph.D. (in progress), Geology and Mineralogy of Carbonatites in British Columbia.

Tashia J. Dzikowski, 2006-?, Ph.D. (in progress), Origin of Marble-Hosted Ruby and Sapphire Deposits (co-supervised with G.M. Dipple).

Graeme Scott, 2010-?, M.Sc. (in progress), Crystal Chemistry of the Dumortierite-Group Minerals.

Undergraduate Students

Kendall Culligan, 2010-11, B.Sc. (in progress), Geology and Mineralogy of an Anthophyllite-Corundum Occurrence.

Former Staff

Laurel Arness, 2008-09, Research Assistant.

Allison A. Brand, 2003-06, Research Assistant.

Dawn Kellett, 2003, Field Assistant.

Bonnie C. Pemberton, 2000-02, Research Assistant.

Andrew H. Rollo, 1999, Research Assistant and Technician.

Elisabetta Pani, 1998, Research Associate.

Former Fellows

Stuart J. Mills, 2007-08, Postdoctoral Fellow.

Michael Fechtelkord, 1999-00, Feodor Lynen (Alexander von Humboldt Foundation) Research Fellow (co-supervised with C.A. Fyfe).

Elisabetta Pani, 1997, Postdoctoral Fellow.

Former Graduate Students

Elspeth M. Barnes, 2003-10, Ph.D., The Rare Element Little Nahanni Pegmatite Group, NWT: Studies of Emplacement and Magmatic Evolution from Geochemical and Li Isotopic Evidence.

Allison A. Brand, 2006-08, M.Sc., Mineralogy, Geochemistry, and Geochronology of the Northern Dancer Tungsten-Molybdenum Deposit, Yukon and British Columbia.

Tashia J. Dzikowski, 2004-06, M.Sc., The Crystal Chemistry of Gorceixite, Grandidierite, and Traskite.

David J. Turner, 2004-06, M.Sc., Mineralogical and Geochemical Study of the True Blue Aquamarine Showing, Southern Yukon.

Heather L.D. Neufeld, 2002-04, M.Sc., The Tsa da Glisza (Regal Ridge) Emerald Occurrence, Southeastern Yukon Territory, Canada:  Descriptive, Genetic, and Exploration Models (co-supervised with J.K. Mortensen).

Cari L. Deyell, 1997-02, Ph.D., Characterization of Alunite-Group Minerals from High-Sulfidation Epithermal Environments.

Elizabeth Hilton, 1998-00, M.Sc., Composition and Structure of Titanian Andradite from Magmatic and Hydrothermal Environments (co-supervised with G.M. Dipple and J.K. Russell).

Laurel Basciano, 1998-99, M.Sc., Mineralogy and Crystal Structures of Barium Silicate Minerals from Fresno County, California.

Anita E. Lam, 1994-98, M.Sc. (part time), An X-Ray Crystallographic Study of the Crystal Structures of Four Tellurium-Oxysalt Minerals:  Dugganite, Choloalite, and Graemite.

Shannon C. Shaw, 1994-96, M.Sc., Mineralogical Study of Base Metal Tailings from Sudbury, Ontario.

Mark H.F. Mauthner, 1993-95, M.Sc., Mineralogy, Geochemistry, and Geochronology of the Little Nahanni Pegmatite Group.

Guylaine Gauthier, 1992-95, M.Sc.,  Mineralogy, Geochemistry, and Geochronology of the Yogo Dike Sapphire Deposit, Montana.

Julie Melluish, 1992-94, M.Sc., Examination of the Mineralogical Effects of Biologically-Assisted Leaching of a Mixed Copper Sulphide Ore from the Ivan Mine, Chile.

Former Undergraduate Students

Shane Margesson, 2008-09, B.A.Sc., Geology and Mineralogy of the Plata Ag Deposit, Yukon Territory.

Colleen D. Atherton, 2007-08, B.Sc., Geology, Mineralogy, and Geochemistry of the Bear-Twit Pb-Zn property, Northwest Territories (co-supervised with K.A. Hickey).

Bradley S. Panton, 2007-08, B.A.Sc., Geology, Mineralogy, and Geochemistry of the Rau Granite-Pegmatite Complex, Yukon Territory.

Sarah J. Eaton, 2006-07, B.Sc., Geology, Geochemistry, and Geochronology of the Indium Zone, Tidd Property, Yukon Territory.

Daniel D. Gregory, 2006-07, B.Sc., Geology, Geochemistry, and Geochronology of the Allen Stock at the Alle Property, Yukon Territory.

Justin J. Mundhenk, 2006-07, B.Sc., Mineralogy and Geochemistry of Uranium Occurrences in the Wernecke Mountains, Yukon Territory.

Allison A. Brand, 2005-06, B.Sc., Cr-Dominant Emerald Mineralization Associated with Pegmatitic Granite at Dryden, Ontario.

Matthew R. Carter, 2002-03, B.Sc., Compositional Variations in Titanite Samples from Norway.

Heather L. Douglas, 2001-02, B.Sc., Geochemical Study of the Regal Ridge and Lened Emerald Occurrences, Yukon and Northwest Territories.

Bonnie C. Pemberton, 2001-02, B.Sc., Origin of Cassiterite at the Little Nahanni Pegmatite Group, Northwest Territories.

Heike Hoffman, 1998-99, Diploma (University of Hamburg), Bacterial Leaching of Siegenite in a Cobalt/Copper Concentrate.

Andrew H. Rollo, 1998-99, B.Sc., Mineralogy and Geochemistry of Mica Minerals from the Little Nahanni Pegmatite Group, Northwest Territories.

Ha Sy, 1998-99, B.Sc., Identification of New Mineral Species from the Yukon Phosphate Deposit.

Christine E. Trotter, 1998-99, B.Sc., An X-Ray Diffraction Study of Metamict Titanite.

David Awram, 1995-96, B.Sc., Mineralogy and Geochemistry of the Okanagan Opal Deposit.

Sean M. Margison, 1995-96, B.Sc., The Crystal Structure of Leisingite, Cu(Mg,Cu,Fe,Zn)2Te6+O6·6H2O.

Anita E. Lam, 1992-93, B.Sc., The Crystal Structure of Wickenburgite, Pb3CaAl [AlSi10O27] (H2O)3, a Tetrahedral Sheet Structure.