Supervision

PhD

Current

Ms Bonnie Collins (sept. 2026 start) - Co-supervisor, Led by Auriol Rae (Edinburgh), with Charles Cockrell. Funded by E5 DTP. "Impact Cratering and the origins of life". To start September 2026.
Mr Sam Pickering (yr 1) - Co-supervisor, led by Ali Hassanpouryouzband, co-supervised by Ian Butler, Oakley Turner. Funded by Decahydron. "Reactive Flow Dynamics and Reservoir Evolution for Coupled CO2 Storage and H2 Production in Ultramafic and Mafic Rocks". Started November 2025.
Ms Laila Lotz (yr 1) - Co-supervisor, led by Ali Hassanpouryouzband, co-supervised by Laetitia Pinchevin, Oakley Turner. Funded by Decahydron. "Geochemical and Microbial Controls on Hydrogen Generation During CO2 Storage in Ultramafic and Mafic Rocks". Started November 2025.
Ms Kay Turanski (yr 1) - Lead supervisor, with Godfrey Fitton (Edinburgh), Paul Spry (University of Nevada), Hannah Grant (British Geological Survey). Funded by E5 DTP. "Developing new mineral chemical halos as vectors to VMS deposits in high-grade metamorphic terranes". Started September 2025.
Mr Philippe Mongeau (yr3) - Lead supervisor, with Mark Cooper (Geological Survey of Northern Ireland), Stephen Piercey (Memorial University, Newfoundland), Ian Butler (Edinburgh) and Sean McClenaghan (Trinity College Dublin): University of Edinburgh. Funded by E4 DTP. "Controls on precious and critical metal enrichment in VMS deposits of the Caledonian-Appalachian orogen". Started September 2023.
Ms Isobel Nash (yr3) - Co-supervisor, led by Alan Hastie (Edinburgh), with David Holder and Liz Stock (Barrick Gold): University of Edinburgh. Funded by Barrick Gold. "Enhanced crustal fertility facilitates mineral endowment in Meso- to Neoarchaean cratons" Started August 2023.

External supervisor

Ms Annie Yin (yr3) Co supervisor; Led by Karen Hudson-Edwards (Camborne School of Mines, University of Exeter), "Mineralogical Controls on Critical Metals in VMS Deposits: By-Product Resource Potential of Sulfide Minerals"

Completed

Dr Cendi Dana - Lead supervisor, with Darryl Podmore (Black Raven Mining), Ian Butler (Edinburgh), Florian Fusseis (Edinburgh): University of Edinburgh. Funded by E4 DTP, with top up from Black Raven Mining. “Developing geochemical vectors to aid the discovery of metamorphosed VMS deposits”. September 2022 to July 2026. PhD Thesis. Results published in Dana et al. 2025; Dana et al. 2026; Dana et al. 2026
Dr Aileen Doran - Co-supervisor, led by Julian Menuge: University College Dublin. Funded by iCRAG/Science Foundation Ireland. “Geochemical investigations of mineralizing processes in the southern Irish Zn-Pb orefield: the combined application of isotope (S, clumped O-C, Sr, H) and mineral chemistry studies to track fluid flow”. September 2016 to June 2021. PhD Thesis. Results published in Doran et al. 2022; Doran et al. 2025

MScR dissertations

Completed

Mr Abinet Zewde - Supervisor. University of Edinburgh; MScR. January to December, 2025. "Integrated Mineralogical, Geochemical, Geochronological Characterization of Volcanogenic Massive Sulfide (VMS) Mineralization at Abetselo in Western Ethiopia Greenstone Belt: Implications for Exploration" with distinction.

Undergraduate / MSc dissertations

2026-2027 AY:

Mr James Hughes - Supervisor; 4th year dissertation (Earth Science and Physical Geography). September 2026-Febuary 2027. Characterizing the mineralogy, style and tectonic setting of gold mineralization at Crosh, Northern Ireland"
Mr Tommy Cox - Supervisor; 4th year dissertation (Earth Science). September 2026-Febuary 2027. "Can amphibole and garnet chemistry be used to aid the discovery of metamorphosed VMS Zn-Cu-Au deposits in NW Scotland?: targeting the Kerry Road sequence"
Ms Tatiana Laffont - Supervisor; 4th year dissertation (Earth Science). September 2026-Febuary 2027. "Can chlorite and biotite chemistry be used to aid the discovery of metamorphosed VMS Zn-Cu-Au deposits in NW Scotland?: targeting the Kerry Road sequence"
Mr Jason Yuki Gunn - Supervisor; 4th year dissertation (Earth Science). September 2026-Febuary 2027. "Can amphibole and garnet chemistry be used to aid the discovery of metamorphosed VMS Zn-Cu-Au deposits in NW Scotland?: targeting east of Dubh Loch"
Mr George Wood - Supervisor; 4th year dissertation (Earth Science). September 2026-Febuary 2027. "Can chlorite and biotite chemistry be used to aid the discovery of metamorphosed VMS Zn-Cu-Au deposits in NW Scotland?: targeting east of Dubh Loch"
Ms Ana Petrescu - Supervisor; 4th year dissertation (Earth Science). September 2026-Febuary 2027. "Geological Mapping of the Krassen-Petelovo Volcano-Intrusive Complex and the Geochemical Analysis of Alteration Halos around Epithermal and Porphyry Copper Deposits."

2025-2026 AY:

Ms Helen Hutchinson - Supervisor. University of Edinburgh; Geoenergy MSc. April to August, 2026. "Cu-Zn mineralization at Altair, Western Australia: establishing hyperspectral vectors to ore using chlorite and white mica chemistry"

2024-2025 AY:

Ms Mari Engleby - Supervisor. University of Edinburgh; Geoenergy MSc. April to August, 2025. "Identifying the Feeder Zone of an Archean Volcanic Massive Sulphide deposit in the Gum Creek Greenstone Belt, Western Australia"
Mr Arthur Beare - Supervisor. University of Edinburgh; 5th year dissertation. September 2024 – May 2025 "Magnetic Field Characterisation of VMS deposits in the Gairloch Schist Belt"
Ms Michaela (Kay) Turanski - Supervisor. University of Edinburgh; 5th year dissertation. September 2024 – May 2025 "VMS exploration in Tallering Greenstone Belt, Western Australia"
Ms Alix Jego -Supervisor. University of Edinburgh; 5th year dissertation. September 2024 – May 2025 "Vectors and styles of Cu-Zn mineralisation of the Kerry Road volcanogenic massive sulphide deposit, Gairloch, NW Scotland.

2023-2024 AY:

Mr Ryan Wilson - Supervisor. University of Edinburgh; 5th year dissertation. September 2023 – May 2024 "Geochemical and mineralogical characterisation of volcanogenic massive sulfide mineralisation in the Gum Creek Greenstone belt, SW Australia.

2022-2023 AY:

Mr Jack Richardson - Supervisor. University of Edinburgh; 5th year dissertation. September 2022 – May 2023 “Au-Te mineralization within orogenic gold deposits of the Yilgarn Craton, Western Australia”
Mr Conal Rodgers - Supervisor. University of Edinburgh; 5th year dissertation. September 2022 – May 2023. “Hyperspectral and geochemical halos of white mica and chlorite for VMS exploration at King Zinc deposit, Yilgarn Craton, Western Australia” Results published in Dana et al. (2026)

2022-2023 AY:

Ms Robin Hilderman - Supervisor. University of Edinburgh; Geoenergy MSc. Feb. to August, 2022. “How did Cashel Rock form? Cu-Au and critical metal enrichment in a silica-flooded rhyolite” Results published in Mongeau et al. (submitted)
Ms Amy Muir - Supervisor. University of Edinburgh; GeoEnergy MSc. Feb. to August, 2022. ”Pyrite trace element variations across the active Iheya North hydrothermal field, Japan: insights for Cu-Zn deposit formation”
Mr Patrick Brown - Supervisor. University of Edinburgh; GeoEnergy MSc. Feb. to August, 2022. “Copper mineralisation and hydrothermal alteration: implications for VMS activity in the Ballantrae Ophiolite Complex”

Dr Jamie Kelly - Co-supervisor (with Prof. Stephen Roberts): 4th year undergraduate project, University of Southampton, UK. Started 1st June, 2017. “Characterization of Cu-Au King North deposit, Yilgarn Craton, Western Australia”. Results published in Kelly et al. (2024)

Summer research projects / internships

Mr Kaleb Jacobo - Supervisor. University of Edinburgh; internship. Summer 2026."Chlorite and white mica chemical and spectral variations associated with Zn-Cu-Pb-Ag mineralization at Teutonic Bore, Western Australia"
Mr Connor Finlay - Supervisor. University of Edinburgh; summer research project (funded by College Vacation Scholarship). Summer 2026."Characterizing the lower Volcanic Stratigraphy of the King Zn deposit, Western Australia"
Ms Michaela (Kay) Turanski - Supervisor. University of Edinburgh; summer research project (funded by College Vacation Scholarship). Summer 2024. "Assessing the potential for critical metal mineralization (Li, Mo, REE) associated with the Donegal batholith, NW Ireland"
Mr Olaf Glebicki - Supervisor. University of Edinburgh; summer research project (funded by College Vacation Scholarship). Summer 2024. "Understanding controls on precious and critical metal enrichment in volcanic-hosted mineral deposits of Northern Ireland"
Mr Sabri Foury - Supervisor. (from UniLaSalle, France) undergraduate student internship project based at UCD. From 10th July to 18th August, 2017. “Characterizing geochemical halos surrounding the Nimbus Ag-Zn-(Au) VHMS deposit of Western Australia” Results published in Hollis et al. (2021)