Dominique Weis

Biography

Licence, 1979, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium Ph.D., 1982, ULB Master in Environmental Sciences, 1983, ULB Post-doctoral fellow in Paris VII, France and CalTech, USA Agrégation Enseignement Supérieur - Geochemistry, 1992, ULB Directeur de Recherches, FNRS UBC Professor, 2002- Awards. Scugog Lecturer, Western             2017 Canada Research Chair Tier I             2002, 2009, 2016 Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada             2016 Blaustein Fellowship, Stanford University              2016 Médaille André Dumont            2015 2011 Geochemical Fellow. American Geophysical Union Fellow: 2010:"For the elegance, precision and impact of her geochemical studies of the Earth, from Large Igneous Provinces to the Environment". Daly Lecture: Fall AGU 2010: Geochemical Insights into Mantle Geodynamics and Plume Structure. 2010-12: ECORD Distinguished Lecturer: What do we know about mantle plumes and what more can we learn by IODP drilling. UBC Killam Research Fellowship: 2009. UBC Faculty of Science Award for Research: 2003. Visiting Fellow, Carnegie Institution of Washington: 1999-present. Alumni Award: National award to a young scientist, Francqui Foundation, Belgium, 1991. PDF Grant FNRS (1983-1984). PhD Grant FNRS (1979-1982). Special Prize of the Belgian Government (1975). Licence, 1979, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium Ph.D., 1982, ULB Master in Environmental Sciences, 1983, ULB Post-doctoral fellow in Paris VII, France and CalTech, USA Agrégation Enseignement Supérieur - Geochemistry, 1992, ULB Directeur de Recherches, FNRS UBC Professor, 2002- Awards. Scugog Lecturer, Western             2017 Canada Research Chair Tier I             2002, 2009, 2016 Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada             2016 Blaustein Fellowship, Stanford University              2016 Médaille André Dumont            2015 2011 Geochemical Fellow. American Geophysical Union Fellow: 2010:"For the elegance, precision and impact of her geochemical studies of the Earth, from Large Igneous Provinces to the Environment". Daly Lecture: Fall AGU 2010: Geochemical Insights into Mantle Geodynamics and Plume Structure. 2010-12: ECORD Distinguished Lecturer: What do we know about mantle plumes and what more can we learn by IODP drilling. UBC Killam Research Fellowship: 2009. UBC Faculty of Science Award for Research: 2003. Visiting Fellow, Carnegie Institution of Washington: 1999-present. Alumni Award: National award to a young scientist, Francqui Foundation, Belgium, 1991. PDF Grant FNRS (1983-1984). PhD Grant FNRS (1979-1982). Special Prize of the Belgian Government (1975).

Research Interest

Distribution of elements and isotopes in Earth systems with emphasis on the use abundances and isotopic ratios in defining the source and evolution of igneous rocks, the interaction between different reservoirs (mantle, crust and atmosphere) and the role of tectonic settings. Geochemical constraints on mantle plume dynamics and structure. Time integrated studies of volcanic stratigraphic series on the Kerguelen and Hawaiian Archipelago and of submarine Hawaiian volcanoes. High-precision isotope stratigraphy (Pb & Hf by MC-ICP-MS, Sr & Nd by TIMS) of the Hawaiian Scientific Deep Hole (HSDP), other Hawaiian sections and rejuvenated volcanism. Large-igneous provinces: - Kerguelen Plateau - Broken Ridge, Ninetyeast Ridge. Role of the Kerguelen Plume. - Wrangellia flood basalt province (Vancouver Island, Yukon & Alaska)  Arc Volcanism. Evolution of magmatism at the end of an arc: Northern Cascade Arc and Cordilleran Volcanic Province. Determining magma sources in the High Cascades. Environmental applications. Isotopic tracing of the Fraser River (Sr, Nd, Hf and Pb isotopic studies). Pb isotopic study of particles collected around the English Channel area: determination of the Pb sources and modelling of the anthropogenic vs. natural sources.  Historic Pb pollution in the Vancouver area; systematic study of Stanley Park trees, Fraser River sediments and other time records. Source(s) of the high Cd in BC oysters. Iron isotope fractionation within atmospheric aerosols: tracing of pollutants vs. natural sources. Si isotope distribution in seawater.