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Graduate student opportunities in Igneous and Experimental Petrology applied to:
- examine the origin, evolution, and emplacement conditions of kimberlites
- growth and dissolution of kimberlitic and UHP metamorphic diamonds

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John is a geochronologist and geomorphologist who specializes in the application of terrestrial cosmogenic nuclides (isotopes produced in rocks exposed to cosmic rays) to solve questions regarding: slip rates of faults in Tibet, USA, and southern central Andes; glacial history of Canada; rates of erosion and exhumation by landslides, streams, and glaciers; geoarcheology; and the influences of climate change, particularly the Pliocene-Quaternary change) on landscape change. Current field areas include Ellesmere, Devon, and Baffin Islands and the western Canadian Arctic archipelago, and southern South America.

Only PhD projects are available for candidates with demonstrated skills. My projects aim to explore the geological signatures of slow earthquakes and examine the dynamic interplay between brittle and ductile deformation mechanisms within mega shear zones. Methods, including advanced imaging techniques, such as scanning electron microscopy (SEM), will be pivotal for elucidating the deformational processes governing the transition from ductile flow to fault slip. Computational Modelling will enable more detailed and complex models of fault rock deformation. These models can incorporate various factors like rock properties, fluid interactions, and stress conditions to better predict rock behaviour in the transition between ductile flow and frictional sliding laws.

• PhD researcher in river-based reactive transport modelling
• PhD researcher in applied machine learning / deep learning to global datasets on water quality

Miao's main interests lie in the study of earthquake source processes and Earth's internal structure using seismic waveforms. He is curious about all types of seismic events on land and at sea ranging from tectonic and volcanic earthquakes to induced earthquakes and man-made explosions. His research recently focuses on detection, location, and characterization of seismic sources. More information can be found at