Academic Qualifications:
Ph.D., The University of Western Ontario, Canada (2004): Platinum-Group Element Mineralization in Nipissing Gabbro Intrusions and the River Valley Intrusion, Sudbury Region, Ontario, Canada.
M.Sc., The University of Manitoba, Canada (1997): Geology, mineral chemistry and petrogenesis of the Pipestone Lake anorthosite complex, Manitoba, Canada.