CURRENT STUDENTS (5 PhD, 4 MSc)
PhD Students
DAVEY, Sarah
PhD (in progress): Reconstructing supercraton Superia: Comparative analysis of ca. 2.7 Ga greenstone belts and metallogenic provinces in formerly adjacent pieces of Canada and Finland/Russia (Department of Earth Sciences, co-supervised with Brian COUSENS; plus Wouter BLEEKER (GSC) on advisory committee)
KASTEK, Nico
PhD (in progress): Geochronology and geochemistry of Cape Smith belt magmatism, and comparison with coeval mafic magmatism in northern Labrador Trough and the Nain province (initially with Memorial University, Newfoundland; co-supervised with Paul SYLVESTER; now (since Sept 2014) at Department of Earth Sciences, Carleton University; co-supervised with Brian COUSENS)
BETHELL, Erin
PhD (in progress): Evaluation of circumferential graben-fissure systems on Venus and their links with Corona (Department of Earth Sciences, Carleton University; co-supervised with Claire SAMSON)
ES SAHRAOUI, Halima
PhD (in progress): Central Iapetus Magmatic Province, Morocco (Cadi Ayyad University, Marrakech, Morocco; co-supervised with Nasrrddine YOUBI)
EL JANATI, M'Hamed
PhD (in progress): Precambrian dolerite dyke swarms of Anti Atlas Morocco (Cadi Ayyad University, Marrakech, Morocco; co-supervised with Nasrrddine YOUBI)
MSc Students
KHAWJA, Sara
MSC (in progress) Identifying stratigraphic units and structural features on Salus Tessera, Venus (Department of Earth Sciences, Carleton University; co-supervised with Claire SAMSON)
MALLOZZI, Skyler
MSc (in progress): Geophysical surveying of lava tubes at Lava Beds National Monument. (Department of Earth Sciences, Carleton University; co-supervised with Claire SAMSON)
BROWN, Chris
MSc (in progress): Geophysical methods to aid with the characterization of lava tubes (Department of Earth Sciences, Carleton University; co-supervised with Claire SAMSON)
COMPLETED STUDENTS (9 PhD, 12 MSc, 14 BScH, 1 DSRI)
[DSRI = Dean’s Summer Research Internship]
PhD Students (completed)
ROGERS, Chris
PhD (completed 2017): Geochemistry and U-Pb Geochronology of the 1450-1425 Ma Large Igneous
Province of Eastern Laurentia and 2480-780 Ma Large Igneous Provinces of Western Laurentia (Department of Earth Sciences, Carleton University; co-supervised with Brian COUSENS)
XIA, Ying
PhD (May 2017): The c. 130 Ma Comei LIP of Tibet China University of Geosciences, Beijing (co supervised with Di-Cheng ZHU; visiting scholar at Carleton University from October 2014 to November 2015).
KINGSBURY, Cole
PhD completed Dec 2016): Hot Rocks from Cold Places: A Field, Geochemical and Geochronological Study from the High Arctic Large Igneous Province (HALIP) at Axel Heiberg Island, Nunavut (Department of Earth Sciences, Carleton University; co-supervised with Brian COUSENS; plus Marie-Claude WILLIAMSON (GSC), Jeff HARRIS (GSC) and Steve BERGMAN (Shell) on advisory committee)
NILSSON, Mimmi
PhD (completed 2016): New constraints on paleoreconstructions through geochronology of mafic dyke swarms in North Atlantic Craton (Lund University, Sweden; co-supervised with Ulf SÖDERLUND)
EL BAHAT, Abdelhakim
PhD (completed 2014): Geochronology and geochemistry of dykes, Anti Atlas Inliers, Morocco (Department of Geology, Ibnou Zohr University, Agadir, Morocco; co-supervised with Moha IKENNE & Nasrrddine YOUBI)
KOUYATÉ, Djiky
PhD (completed 2014): Geochronology and geochemistry of dykes, Anti Atlas Inliers, Morocco (Cadi Ayyad University, Marrakech, Morocco; co-supervised with Nasrrddine YOUBI)
OLSSON, Johan
PhD (completed 2012): Precise U-Pb dating of Major Dyke Swarms in Southern Africa. (Lund University, Sweden; co-supervised with Ulf SÖDERLUND)
MINIFIE, Matthew
PhD (completed 2012): 1880 Ma Large Igneous Province of the Superior craton. (Cardiff University, UK; co-supervised with Andrew KERR)
CIBOROWSKI, Jake
PhD (completed 2013): 2.5-2.45 Ga LIPs of Superior, Karelian and Wyoming cratons (Cardiff University, UK; co-supervised with Andrew KERR)
MSc Students (completed)
LIIKANE, Dusty
MSc (2017): Characterization of the mafic/ultramafic suite of southern Baffin Island and assessment of its ore potential. (Department of Earth Sciences, Carleton University; plus GSC scientists, Marc ST-ONGE & Bruce KJARSGAARD on advisory committee)
GRAFF, Jamie R.
MSc (2016): A tectono-magmatic history of a 1500 km-long section of the Parga Chasma rift system, Venus. (Department of Earth Sciences, Carleton University; co-supervised with Claire SAMSON).
BLANCHARD, Jennifer
MSc (completed Dec. 2015): Geophysical investigation of plume centre regions to identify and characterize associated layered intrusions (Department of Earth Sciences, Carleton University; co-supervised with Claire SAMSON)
LU, Wenzhe
MSc (completed Dec. 2014): Mapping of circumferential graben-fissure systems on Venus. (Department of Earth Sciences, Carleton University; co-supervised with Claire SAMSON)
MACKINDER, Alana (now PODLESNY)
MSc (completed 2014): Geochemical characterization of the 780 Ma Gunbarrel LIP (Department of Earth Sciences, Carleton University; co-supervised with Brian COUSENS)
CEDERBERG, Julia
MSc (completed 2013): U-Pb geochronology of dyke swarms of the São Francisco craton (Lund University, co-supervised with Ulf SÖDERLUND & Elson OLIVEIRA)
DAVEY, Sarah
MSc (completed 2013): Mapping radiating graben-fissure systems and pit crater chains on Venus. (Department of Earth Sciences, Carleton University; co-supervised with Claire SAMSON)
SILVEIRA, Eduardo
MSc (completed 2011): U-Pb baddeleyite dating of dyke swarms in the São Francisco craton. (Lund University, Sweden; co-supervised with Ulf SÖDERLUND & Elson OLIVEIRA)
STUDD, Duncan
MSc (completed 2010): Radiating graben-fissure systems in Ulfrun Regio, Venus. (Department of Earth Sciences, Carleton University; co-supervised with Claire SAMSON)
NILSSON, Mimmi
MSc (completed 2009): U-Pb baddeleyite dating to define magmatic barcode for North Atlantic Craton in Greenland. (Lund University, Sweden; co-supervised with Ulf SÖDERLUND)
BARNES, Jason
MSc (completed 2006): AMS data on the Holyoke flow of Connecticut. M.Sc. thesis. (Wesleyan University; co-supervised with Jelle DE BOER)
SMITH, Darren
MSc (completed 2005): Non-destructive characterization of stony meteorites. Department of Earth Sciences. (Carleton University; co-supervised with Claire SAMSON)
BScH Students (completed)
KIRUPAKARAN, Luxshni
BScH (completed April 2016): Pit chains associated with giant radiating dyke swarms of Yunya-Mana Mons and Perchta Corona, Venus. (Department of Geography and Environment, Carleton University)
OLIVER, Peter
BScH (completed April 2015): Magnetic susceptibility measurements and the frequency dependence of magnetic susceptibility for stony meteorites. (Department of Earth Sciences, Carleton University; co-supervised with Claire SAMSON)
BETHELL, Erin
BScH (completed April 2015): Mantle plume centers on Venus based on the global distribution of graben fissure systems (Department of Earth Sciences, Carleton University; co- supervised with Claire SAMSON)
GRAFF, Jamie R.
BScH (completed April 2014): Mapping and analysis of the tectono-magmatic features along the Hecate Chasma rift system, Venus. (Department of Earth Sciences, Carleton University; co-supervised with Claire SAMSON)
SAWFORD, William C.
BScH (completed April 2014): Mapping pit crater chains in the Bell Regio quadrangle on Venus. (Department of Earth Sciences, Carleton University; co-supervised with Claire SAMSON)
DRYSDALE, Ronan, M.
BScH (completed April 2014): A petrographic, geochemical and geothermobarometic study of the Shabogamo gabbros, near Gabbro Lake southwest of Churchill Falls, Labrador, Canada. (Department of Earth Sciences, Carleton University).
LEUNG, Alexandria.
BScH (completed April 2013): Mapping graben-fissure systems on Venus (Department of Earth Sciences, Carleton University; co-supervised with Claire SAMSON).
MCCELLAND, Steven
BScH (completed April 2013): Geochemistry of 1750 Ma intraplate magmatic event in Siberia. (Department of Earth Sciences, Carleton University; co-supervised with Brian COUSENS)
GUPTA, Vishal
BScH (completed April 2007): Venusian canali : geological and topographic relationships. (Department of Earth Sciences, Carleton University; co-supervised with Claire SAMSON)
STUDD, Duncan
BScH (completed April 2006): Mapping of the canali of the Nsomeka Planitia and eastern Aino Planitia on Venus. (Department of Earth Sciences, Carleton University; co-supervised with Claire SAMSON)
SMITH, Darren L.
BScH (completed April 2003): Magnetic susceptibility of stony meteorites from the National Collection of Canada. (Department of Earth Sciences, Carleton University; co-supervised with Keith BELL & Richard HERD)
TAYLOR, C.L.
BScH (completed April 2002): Mapping of the graben systems in the Beta Regio region of Venus. (University of Ottawa; co-supervised with A.D. FOWLER)
HARRIS, Brett
BScH (completed April 2001): Detailed mapping of fracture/fissure/graben systems in southern Sedna Planitia/ northern West Eistla Regio, Venus: identification and interpretation of giant radiating dyke swarms and associated volcanic centres. (Department of Earth Sciences, Carleton University; co-supervised with B. COUSENS)
HOLMES, K.
BScH (completed April 2000): Magnetic fabric study from the Mafika Lisiu and Oxbow Passes, Lesotho, Africa. (Department of Earth Sciences, Carleton University; co-supervised with B. COUSENS)
DSRI (Dean’s Summer Research Internship) (completed)
PATTERSON, Calder
DSRI (summer 2015): The Formation of Pit Crater Chains in Radiating Graben-Fissure Systems. (Department of Earth Sciences, Carleton University; co-supervised with C. SAMSON)
Last updated: 9 July 2018