Dr Simon Richard Tapster

Dr Simon Richard Tapster

Postdoctoral research scientist

Location: Keyworth

Tel: 0115 936 3608

E-mail Dr Simon Richard Tapster

Biography

  •  2013 – ongoing : Post-doctoral research scientist
  •  2005 –2009 : Msci. Imperial College London
  •  2010 –2013 : PhD University of Leicester

Research interests

  • Analytical developments in U-(Th)-Pb ID-TIMS geochronology
  • High precision U-Pb geochronology of porphyry Cu (Mo, Au) and other magmatic-hydrothermal ore deposits (Au, Ag, W, Sn)
  • Isotopic geochemistry with applications to tectonic-magmatic evolution and in magmatic and hydrothermal systems
  • Economic geology
  • Igneous petrology/geochemistry
  • SW Pacific Tectonics

Published outputs