John F.h. Thompson

Biography

Dr. Thompson has a BA from Oxford University and a M.Sc. and a Ph.D. from the University of Toronto. In 1982, he joined the BP Minerals group (Rio Tinto) in Australia, followed by positions in the UK and Utah. In 1991, John became Director of the Mineral Deposit Research Unit (MDRU) at the University of British Columbia, managing exploration-related research for over twenty companies. He returned to industry in 1998 as Chief Geoscientist for Teck, and then Vice President Technology and Development. In the latter role he managed technology and innovation programs and was involved in corporate development, including resource and technology-related transactions. He left Teck in 2012 and is now the Principal of PetraScience Consultants, an exploration, development and technology consulting firm. He is also the Wold Professor of Environmental Balance for Human Sustainability at Cornell University. John chairs the Board of Geoscience BC and is a board member of Genome BC. He was a founder of the Canada Mining Innovation Council and President of the Society of Economic Geologists (SEG).

Research Interest

Geology & Earth Science