Adjunct Faculty (Last revised January 20, 2026) | Harquail School of Earth Sciences

Adjunct Faculty

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John A. Ayer, Consultant and MERC Associate Director, BSc MSc Carleton, PhD Ottawa; Precambrian geology. Appointment July 1, 2018 – June 30, 2028.

Christopher Beckett-Brown, PhD, Surficial Geochemist Ontario Geological Survey. Appointment July 1, 2023 - June 30, 2028.

David Broughton, PhD, Colorado School of Mines, MSc and BSc University of Waterloo; Economic geology. Appointment July 1, 2018 – June 30, 2028.

David Burrows, retired from Vale Ltd (former Chief Geologist); PhD University of Toronto, MSc University of Toronto, B.A.(III) Trinity College Dublin, Ireland, Precambrian geology, economic geology. Appointment January 1, 2019 – December 31, 2028.

Sébastien Castonguay, Natural Resources Canada Research Geoscientist. Appointment July 1, 2024 - June 30, 2029.

George Gao, Ontario Geological Survey; BSc Xinjiang University, MSc Chinese Academy of Sciences, PhD Cambridge; Quaternary geology, sedimentology. Appointment July 1, 2013 – June 30, 2029.

Harold Gibson, Harquail School of Earth Sciences; Professor Emeritus; Economic geology, volcanology. Appointment July 1, 2021 - June 30, 2026.

Mark D. Hannington, FRSC, Professor, University of Ottawa / GEOMAR, University of Kiel; BSc Queen’s, MSc PhD Toronto; Economic geology. Appointment July 1, 1999 – December 31, 2029.

Rasmus Haugaard, Metal Earth Research Associate, Laurentian University; PhD University of Alberta, MSc and BSc, University of Copenhagen; Economic geology. Appointment July 1, 2018 – June 30, 2028.

Michel G. Houlé, Geological Survey of Canada Research Scientist, BSc, MSc, Laval; PhD, Ottawa; Economic geology. Appointment July 1, 2009 – June 30, 2029.

Taus Jørgensen, Metal Earth Research Associate, Laurentian University, PhD Laurentian University, MSc and BSc University of Copenhagen; Exploration geochemistry, economic geology, metamorphic petrology. Appointment July 1, 2018 – June 30, 2028.

Alan King, Consultant; BSc Toronto, MSc Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia; Exploration Geophysics. Appointment July 1, 2013 – June 30, 2028.

Carl Michael Lesher, Harquail School of Earth Sciences Professor Emeritus. Appointment July 1, 2021 – June 30, 2026.

Philip Lypaczewski, Lead Hyperspectral Researcher, College of the North Atlantic. Appointment July 2022 – June 2027.

Patrick Mercier-Langevin, Geological Survey of Canada; PhD Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique – Centre Eau, Terre et Environnement (INRS-ETE), Québec, MSc Earth Sciences - Université du Québec à Chicoutimi (UQAC), B. Ing. Geological Engineering – Université du Québec à Chicoutimi (UQAC); Economic geology, VMS deposits. Appointment January 1, 2019 – December 31, 2028.

Juan Carlos Ordóñez Calderón, PhD PGeo, Director, Geoscience, Kinross Gold Corporation. Appointment July 1, 2015 – June 30, 2030.

Edward F. Pattison, Consulting Geologist; BSc MSc McGill University; Economic geology. Appointment July 1, 2013 – June 30, 2029.

Stephen J. Piercey, Altius-NSERC Industrial Research Chair, Memorial University; Exploration geochemistry, economic geology. Appointment July 1, 2017 – June 30, 2027.

François Robert, Independent consultant at FR Geo-consult. Appointment July 1, 2023 - June 30, 2028.

David B. Snyder, Geological Survey of Canada (now retired), consultant. Appointment July 1, 2017 – June 30, 2027.

Gregory M. Stott, Geological Consultant, Stoot Geoconsulting Ltd. BSc McMaster; MSc Waterloo; PhD Toronto; Precambrian tectonics. Appointment July 1, 2013 – June 30, 2029.