Alumni - Graduate Students (Since 2021)

Shakeel Ahmad

MSc (2019-22)
Supervisor: Dr. Osman Salad Hersi

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Thesis title:  Late Paleocene-Early Eocene outer shelf depositional system of the Upper Indus Basin: The Patala Formation of the Hazara and Potwar Sub-basins, Northern Pakistan.

Shelby Brandt

MSc (2020-23)
Supervisor: Dr. Kathryn Bethune

E-mail: brandt2s@uregina.ca

Research interests

Thesis title: "Structural Analysis of the Central Glennie Domain and its Control on Gold Mineralization within the Santoy Gap Hanging Wall deposit, Seabee Gold Operation, Northern Saskatchewan"

Daniel Ferguson

MSc (2020-23)
Supervisors: Dr. Guoxiang Chi and Dr. Charles Normand

E-mail: dpf949@uregina.ca

Research interests
Petrographic, paragenetic, and fluid inclusion study of uranium mineralization along the Midwest Trend, Athabasca Basin, Saskatchewan

Naveed Iqbal

MSc (2019-22)
Supervisor: Dr. Osman Salad Hersi

E-mail: niy506@uregina.ca

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Research interests:

Sedimentologic, lithostratigraphic properties and reservoir characterization of the Winnipeg Formation, Southern Saskatchewan

Arin Kitchen

MSc (2020-22)
Supervisor: Dr. Kathryn Bethune

E-mail: Kitchear@uregina.ca

Research interests
Deformation bands and their relationship to post-Athabasca faulting and unconformity-related uranium deposits: A case study of the C1 fault corridor and WS shear zone (Gryphon and Phoenix deposits) in the Wheeler River area, eastern Athabasca Basin.

Muhammad Tufail Khan

MSc (2019-22)
Supervisor: Dr. Osman Salad Hersi

E-mail: mtk335@uregina.ca

Research interests
Carbonate deposition during the terminal closing stage of the eastern Neo-Tethys Ocean: The Chorgali Formation of the Kala Chitta Range, Potwar and Hazara Sub-basins, northern Pakistan.

Hossein Narimani

MSc (2018-21)
Supervisors: Dr. Janis Dale and Dr. Tsilavo Raharimahefa

E-mail: hnt530@uregina.ca

Research interests

Spatial distribution and structural analysis of vents in the Anivorano Volcanic Field, northern Madagascar

Luisa Patino

MSc (2020-22)
Supervisor: Dr. Maria Velez

Research interests

Aquatic ecosystem’s responses to past climate variability and human activities in the neotropics

Morteza Rabiei

PhD (2016-21)
Supervisors: Dr. Guoxiang Chi, Dr. Eric Potter

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Research topics: Fluid inclusion study of unconformity-related uranium mineralization in the Athabasca Basin: Patterson Lake Corridor and the MacArthur River uranium deposits

Jamie Schmidt

M.Sc. (2021-23)
Supervisor: Dr. Leslie (Jamie) Robbins

E-mail: schmjami@uregina.ca

Research interests
Biogeochemistry and hydrogeology related to sulphur cycling and mercury methylation in prairie wetland systems.

Yumeng Wang

PhD (2020-23)
Supervisor: Dr. Guoxiang Chi

E-mail: geomeng@foxmail.com

Research interests
Fluid-rock interactions in the Athabasca Basin and unconformity-related uranium mineralization

Yuting Zhang

MSc (2016-18; 2020-22)
Supervisors: Dr. Ian Coulson and Dr. Hairuo Qing

E-mail: zhangf6y@uregina.ca

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Research topic:

Characterization of Cenomanian-early Turonian bentonites in southwestern Saskatchewan through lithostratigraphy and chemostratigraphy analysis