Jennifer Cuthbertson

Jennifer Cuthbertson

Positions

Professor (Teaching)

Faculty of Science, Department of Earth, Energy, and Environment

Contact information

Phone number

Office: +1 (403) 220-4709

Location

Office: ES520

Background

Educational Background

Doctor of Philosophy Geology & Related, Carleton University, 2006

B.S. Geology & Related, University of British Columbia, 2000

Research

Areas of Research

Igneous petrology
Isotope geochemistry
Trace element geochemistry
Mineral chemistry
Chemical geodynamics
Field geology
Mineral exploration
Mantle processes
Geoscience education
Activities

My research focuses on the mineralogy and geochemistry of ultrapotassic and potassic volcanic rocks, specifically the relation between geochemical signature and tectonic setting. Trace element and radiogenic isotope geochemistry are used to investigate mantle enrichment processes involving fluid metasomatism in subduction zone and rift settings. Cenozoic Italian volcanic rocks, in particular, are well-known for their unusually high potassium contents and unusual isotopic ratios. New trace element and isotopic data from rocks in NW and central Italy may provide insight into the plate movements in the Western Mediterranean over the past 65 Ma, and may link the geochemistry of the mantle beneath Italy with that of central Europe and the eastern Atlantic. 

Courses

Course number Course title Semester
GLGY 308 Geology and Human Health Fall
GLGY 431 Igneous Petrology 2021
GLGY 509.2 Independent Study (Research in GLGY II) Fall
GOPH 509 Independent Study Fall
GLGY 599.65 Contemporary Topics in Geology (Bahamas Geology) Spring