Michael Lesher



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Michael Lesher

Full Professor and Research Chair in Mineral Exploration

Earth Sciences
Sciences and Engineering

705.675.1151 ext. 2276
B8040
Sudbury Campus

2013-present, PI and Director, CMIC-NSERC Exploration Footprints Project
2010-2011, Director of Mining Initiatives, Laurentian University (founder of School of Mines)
2002-2003, Visiting Professor, Indiana University
1997-2004, Founding Director, Mineral Exploration Research Centre, Laurentian University
1997-present, Professor and Research Chair in Mineral Exploration, Laurentian University
1990, Visiting Research Fellow, Research School of Earth Sciences, Australian National University
1989, 1991, Visiting Research Fellow, Max-Planck-Institut fur Chemie, Mainz
1984-1997, Professor, University of Alabama
1983-1984, Post-Doctoral Fellow, University of Toronto
1976-1979, Mineralogist, Iron Ore Company of Canada
1975, Exploration Geologist, Iron Ore Company of Canada

Education
  • BSc 1974 Indiana University
  • MA 1976 Indiana University
  • PhD 1984 University of Western Australia
Research Focus

Geology, geochemistry, and genesis of magmatic nickel-copper, platinum, and chromite deposits;
Physical volcanology, geochemistry, and petrogenesis of komatiites;
Geochemistry of felsic volcanic rocks associated with massive Cu-Zn-(Au) sulfide deposits;
Mineralogy and geochemistry of banded iron-formation;
Precambrian geology

Awards
  • MDD-GAC Duncan Derry Medal
  • SEG Thayer Lindsley Lecturer, CIM University Lecturer
  • IMM W. Armstrong Prize, MDD-GAC Boldy Award
Publications

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