Petrology & Microstructure

Crustal evolution at University of British Columbia's Okanagan campus

My group's research is focused on understanding the chemical and physical processes operating deep within a terrestrial planet's crust. Our approach combines thermodynamics and field mapping with petrology and the study of mineral microstructure. By integrating elements of metamorphic and igneous petrology we view crustal evolution and as a continuum of melt source and melt sink processes. To gain new insights into these processes, we combine data from electron backscattered diffraction (EBSD), cathodoluminescence (CL), mineral chemistry, and image analysis with petrological modelling.  

To find out more about current and upcoming research projects, check out the student opportunities page and get in touch.

News

  • September 2023: article on the geochronology of the Great Slave Lake shear zone published in Tectonics
  • August 2023: article on the Hindu Raj published in Geological magazine
  • June 2023: new paper on metasomatism in the Himalaya published in Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology
  • Excited to welcome Dr. Rellie Goddard to the group!
  • Welcome to new MSc students: Finnegan Vanderkam, Conner Arts and Dieudonne Nweke!
  • March 2023: new article on synneusis in Geoscience Frontiers
  • January 2023: study of Tso Morari granites published in Mineralogical Magazine
  • August 2022: article published in GSA Bulletin
    incipient collision of the Rae and Slave cratons at ca. 1.95 Ga
  • Welcome to new MSc student Kelsey Krossa!
  • November 2021: article on convection in high-silica granite published in Geology​
  • April 2021: new research published in Astrophysical Journal Letters that explores the importance of core formation for planetary evolution.
​​Dr. Brendan Dyck
Assistant Professor
Dept of Earth, Environment and Geographical Sciences 
University of British Columbia,
Kelowna, BC, V1V 1V7
Canada

Email: brendan.dyck@ubc.ca
Phone: (+1) 778-782-5389