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M.Sc. studentship in impact crater magma evolution
at Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
M.Sc. studentship - Petrology and microanalysis of volcanic glass clasts in
the Sudbury impact structure fill (Onaping Formation).
Supervisors Prof. Balz Kamber and Dr Emma Tomlinson (Department of Geology,
Trinity College Dublin)
Project description
A two year M.Sc. research studentship opportunity (staring September 2013) in the field
of magma evolution exists for highly motivated individuals at the Department of Geology,
Trinity College Dublin, Ireland.
As part of a Science Foundation Ireland project, supporting one postdoctoral fellow, a
laboratory technician and three postgraduate students, this M.Sc. project aims to
reconstruct the evolution of post-impact magmatism in the Sudbury impact structure. The
crater fill is represented by the Onaping Fm., which contains between 2-3 km of complex
fall-back breccia and volcanic deposits. The magma evolution will be reconstructed from
the composition of glass clasts that occur continuously through the uppermost 2 km of the
formation. The field work will involve mapping of a key locality and detailed sampling of
the volcanic stratigraphy along two transects. The laboratory work will comprise
petrography, SEM analysis and trace-element analyses by in-house state-of-the-art LAICPMS. The ultimate goal is to establish the potential of post-impact volcanism as an
analogue for Hadean magmatism.
Requirements and Training
The ideal candidate is a Geology graduate with some laboratory and/or microanalysis
expertise and field experience in mapping volcanic rocks. The project is open to EU
students only (students who have been resident for 3 out of the last 5 years in the EU) and
includes fees and a tax-free stipend of €18,000 per annum. Prospective candidates should
send an academic c.v. and the names and contact details of two academic referees to
[email protected] and [email protected]. Evaluation of applications will begin on June 10th
2013.