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Expertise:
- Analytical geochemistry
- Microanalysis
- LA-ICP-MS
- Otolith chemistry
- Metal bioavailability
- Metal cycling in the environment
- PGE geochemistry
- Radiogenic isotope geochemistry
Education:
Ph.D. 1986, Geochemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Boston, Massachusetts, USA
M.Sc. 1971, Geology, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
Past Academic Positions:
- Professor, Earth Sciences, University of Windsor, Windsor, ON, Canada, 1993-present
- Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Windsor, Windsor, ON, Canada, 2005-present
- Director, GLIER, University of Windsor, Windsor, ON, Canada, 2005-2009
- Acting Director, GLIER, University of Windsor, Windsor, ON, Canada, 2001, 2003-2004
- Executive Dean, Engineering and Science, University of Windsor, Windsor, ON, Canada, 1997-1999
- Dean, Faculty of Science, University of Windsor, Windsor, ON, Canada, 1993-1997
- Head, Earth Sciences, Memorial University, St. John’s, NL, Canada, 1987-1993
- Professor, Earth Sciences, Memorial University, St. John’s, NL, Canada, 1982-1993
- Associate Professor, Earth Science, Memorial University, St. John’s, NL, Canada, 1979-1982
- Assistant Professor, Earth Science, Memorial University, St. John’s, NL, Canada, 1977-1979
- Visiting Assistant Professor, Geology, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada, 1974-1977
- Visiting Professor, Earth Sciences, Federal University of Bahia, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, 1973-1974
- Visiting Lecturer, Geology, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada, 1971-1973
Research Interests:
Our team is developing new analytical methods, primarily using solution and laser ablation ICP-MS/OES, for elemental isotopic and organometallic analyses of natural systems. The team is applying the methods to geological processes.
Recent and Selected PublicationS:
(Graduate students and post-doctoral fellows underlined)
Samson I.M., Williams-Jones A.E., Ault K.M., Gagnon, J.E. and Fryer B.J. (2008). The source of fluids forming distal An-Pb-Ag skarns: evidence from LA-ICP-MS analysis of fluid inclusions from El Mochito. Honduras. Geology, 36, pp. 947-950.
Weisener C.G., Babechuk M.G., Fryer B.J. and Maunder C. (2008). Microbial dissolution of silver Jarosite: Examining its trace metal behaviour in reduced environments. Journal of Geomicrobiology. DOI:10.1080/0149050802403073.
Christina M. Smeaton, Christopher G. Weisener, Peter C. Burns, Brian J. Fryer and David A. Fowle. (2008) Bacterial enhanced dissolution of meta-autunite. American Mineralogist. DOI:10.2138/am.2008.2836.
Shaheen Mohamed, Gagnon Joel E., Yang Zhaoping and Fryer Brian J. (2008) Evaluation of the analytical performance of Femtosecond Laser Ablation Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry at 785 nm with glass reference materials. Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry.DOI: 10.1039/b809880h.
Gagnon J.E., Fryer B.J, Samson I.M. and Williams-Jones A.E. (2008). Quantitative analysis of silicate standard reference materials by LA-ICP-MS with and without internal standard. Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry. DOI: 10.1039/b801807n.
Hand C. P., Ludsin S. A., Fryer B. J., and Marsden J. E. (2008). Development of statolith microchemistry as a technique for discriminating among sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) spawning tributaries in the Great Lakes. Can. J. Fish. and Aquat. Sci., 65, pp. 1153-1164. GLFC
Current Research Projects:
- Toxic chemicals in the Great Lakes
- The use of otolith (fish ear bone) microchemistry to monitor aquatic environments
- Novel applications of heavy metal isotopes in the environment
- In-situ measurements of elemental mobility in geological systems
Current Graduate Students:
- Nelson Campos (Ph.D. candidate, co-supervised)
- Mohamed El-Sayed Shaheen (Ph.D. candidate – GLIER)
- Julie Reichert (M.Sc. candidate – GLIER)
- Magda Scarlat (Ph.D. candidate, co-supervised)
- Christina Smeaton (Ph.D. candidate – GLIER, co-supervised with Dr. Chris Weisener)
- Jing Xu (M.Sc. candidate – GLIER)
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