1983 - B.Sc. Hons. in Geology - Queen's University Belfast 1987 - Ph.D. - University of St Andrews 1986-1989 - Senior Demonstrator in Petrology, University of Liverpool 1989-1994 - Departmental Lecturer in Geology, University of Oxford 1989-1994 - College Lecturer in Geology, Oriel College, Oxford 1989 - M.A. - University of Oxford 1994 - 2023 - College Lecturer in Geology, University College Cork 2024 - Senior Lecturer in Geology, University College Cork

My research interests are focused on the processes associated with magmatism. Currently active areas of research include:The petrogenesis of granitic magma in collisional orogens The structural controls on magma ascent and emplacement The relationship between Caledonian tectonics and magmatism in the British Isles My main active research interests involve regional tectonics, structural geology and igneous petrogenesis. Questions being addressed include: · how can magmatic and magnetic fabrics in igneous rocks help in the construction of ascent and emplacement models for the complexes under consideration? · can these models be integrated with regional tectonics and precise geochronological data to elucidate the kinematic evolution and strain history of the orogen at the time of emplacement? · can the magma flow pathways suggested in these models be used in predicting the migration of mineralizing fluids in the crust such as those reponsible for generating economic ore deposits? During my own Ph.D. research it became apparent to me that many of the existing problems in understanding the evolution of igneous complexes were failing to be resolved due to the lack of focussed research collaboration and interaction between petrologists, structural geologists, geochemists, field geologists and tectonic modellers. The significance of much excellent work in these fields was failing to be noticed or understood by other workers in related areas and scientific advancement therefore suffered. I have therefore attempted to position myself at the interface of these research areas, have kept currency with relevant research on all these fronts and have directed projects that involved a combination of techniques and subs

Coordinator of: GL2010, GL3009, GL3023, GL3033, GL4004, GL4030 (20 credit FYP). Teach and examine: GL2010, GL3009, GL3023,GL4004. Have designed parts and contribute to the teaching and examining of: GL1001, GL1004, GS2001, GL3033, GL4030. Main teaching responsibility are in the fields of Mineralogy, Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology, and I have designed and teach the entire curriculum in these subjects in all four undergraduate years. Rigorous field training is the most important part of an undergraduate geological education and I contribute to GL1004, coordinate and teach GL3009 and GL3033, and coordinate GL4030 (20 credit FYP). GL1001 (Introduction to Geology) – 4L GL1004 (Geological Evolution of Ireland) – 32FT GS2001 (Dynamic Earth) – 4L, 8P GL2010 (Crystallography, Optics and Mineralogy) – 18L, 18P GL3009 (Crustal Evolution of NW Britain, 10 credits)– 18L, 8P, 48 FT GL3023 (Crustal Evolution of NW Britain) – (the 5 credit field course part of GL3009 for students for students who have not previously taken GL3009) (48 FT, same as GL3009) GL3033 (Advanced Field Geoscience Techniques (48FT) GL4004 (Advanced Igneous Processes) – 14L, 8P GL4030 (Geology Field Project, 20 credit FYP) – 3L, 32FT (1 field day per student)