Dr. Scott Andrew Whattam

Biography

EDUCATION THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG, Department of Earth Sciences Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), conferred December 2003 Ph.D. thesis entitled: EVOLUTION OF THE NORTHLAND OPHIOLITE, NEW ZEALAND: GEOCHEMICAL, GEOCHRONOLOGICAL AND PALAEOMAGNETIC CONSTRAINTS CARLETON UNIVERSITY, Department of Earth Sciences Bachelor of Science (B.Sc., Honours in Geology), conferred May 1998 B.Sc. thesis entitled: A COMPARISON OF CARBON & OXYGEN COMPOSITION OF THE SOKLI CARBONATITE MASSIF, NORTHERN FINLAND & THE SIILINJARVI CARBONATITE COMPLEX, SOUTHERN FINLAND, WITH CARBONATITE DATA FROM SELECTED PARTS OF THE KOLA ALKALINE COMPLEX PROFESSORIAL EXPERIENCE Sept 2013- ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR: DEPARTMENT OF EARTH & ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES, Sept 2016 KOREA UNIVERSITY Sept 2011 - ASSISTANT PROFESSOR: DEPARTMENT OF EARTH & ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES, Sept 2013 KOREA UNIVERSITY. MAIN TEACHING TASKS: 1. EAES 202 Igneous Petrology (undergraduate core course): ID and classification of volcanic and plutonic igneous rocks. Introduction to petrogenesis. Introduction to the petrographic microscope and its use for studying igneous minerals and rocks. 2. EAES 305 Metamorphic Petrology (undergraduate core course): ID and classification of metamorphic rocks. Introduction to phase diagrams. Minerals and textures of metamorphic rocks in hand specimen and thin section. 3. EAES 325 Economic Geology and Mineral Deposits (undergraduate core course): Ore deposit formation, modern vs. Precambrian systems. Geochemistry/isotopes/fluid inclusions. Magmatic hydrothermal systems. Ores in marine volcanic terranes and sedimentary basins. 4. EEES 553 Advanced Igneous Petrology (graduate elective): Petrogenesis and chemical evolution of magmas. Tectonic-igneous rock associations. Phase diagrams and equilibrium, disequilibrium and metastable conditions of crystallization. 5. EAES 525 Advanced Economic Geology (graduate elective): Advanced course dealing with specific environments of mineral deposit formation including: ore genesis in igneous systems; sedimentary exhalative (sedex) ore deposits; porphyry copper deposits; ore genesis in sedimentary basins; placer deposits; weathering and supergene deposits; organic geochemistry and hydrocarbon deposits. 2 of 6 POSTDOCTORAL EXPERIENCE July 2010 - Postdoctoral Associate: Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Centre Sept 2011 for Tropical Paleoecology & Archaeology – The Panama Geology Project  MAIN TASK: multidisciplinary research employing: field investigations, igneous petrology, mineral chemistry (EPMA), whole rock geochemistry (XRF and ICP-MS), geochronology (UPb and 40Ar/39Ar systematics) on the tectonic evolution of the Late Cretaceous-Miocene Costa Rica-Panama LIP-intra-oceanic arc system via examination of accreted oceanic terranes  SECONDARY ACTIVIES: continued research and publishing on (a) Tethyan-type ophiolites of the Eastern Mediterranean-Persian Gulf and SW Pacific regions; (b) early proto-planetary disk formation and solar system evolution via experimental petrology March 2006 - Rutgers University/Wright Labs, Dept. of Earth & Planetary Sciences Dec 2009 NASA-funded (Origins / Cosmochemistry) Postdoctoral Associate/ Experimental Petrology & High-T Furnace/Petrology Research Lab Manager  MAIN TASK: experimental petrology  employing high-temperature, 1 atmosphere furnaces to produce synthetic meteoritic components for the purpose of replicating meteorite formation and modeling early proto-planetary disk formation and solar system evolution  subsequent petrological examination, SEM/EBSD imaging of textural characteristics and mineral chemical data acquisition (microprobe analysis) of synthetic meteoritic components (e.g., chondrules, AOA) to model their petrogeneses  SECONDARY ACTIVITIES: continued research and publishing in tectonics, e.g., the 130-0 Ma and 90-0 Ma tectonic evolution of the SW Pacific and the southern Caribbean, respectively via: tectonic modelling, geodynamics, igneous petrology, isotope and trace element geochemistry and radiometric dating Oct. 2004 - SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, School of Earth & Environmental Sciences Feb. 2006 Senior Research Fellow II  multidisciplinary research of South Korean ultramafic complexes employing: field investigations, igneous and metamorphic petrology, mineral chemistry analysis by means of microprobe and whole rock geochemistry (XRF and ICP-MS) analysis and interpretation  research related to the evolution of the 130-0 Ma tectonic evolution of the SW Pacific region primarily by means of plate tectonic modeling Feb. 2003 - THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG, Dept. of Earth Sciences May 2004 Research Assistant I  multidisciplinary research related to the Cenozoic evolution of northern New Zealand and the southwest Pacific employing: field investigations, igneous and metamorphic petrology, mineral chemistry analysis by means of microprobe, geochronology (40Ar/39Ar and U-Pb SHRIMP) and whole rock geochemistry (XRF and ICP-MS) analysis and interpretation POSTGRADUATE EXPERIENCE Sept. 1998 - THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG, Dept. of Earth Sciences April 2002 Laboratory demonstrator & Teaching Assistant  ran laboratories for undergraduate students; courses included: field geology, igneous petrology, metamorphic petrology and mineralogy; graded laboratory exercises and exams 3 of 6 Sept. 1996 - CARLETON UNIVERSITY (OTTAWA, CANADA), Dept. of Earth Sciences June 1998 Laboratory technician  preparation of geologic materials for geochemical analysis by means of rock-cutting, chipping and milling; preparation of regular and polished thin sections May 1996 - THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA (OTTAWA, CANADA) Sept. 1997 Geological map-maker & Palaeomagnetism technician  preparation of metamorphic maps for the NATMAP federal program using AutoCAD & CorelDraw; operation of alternating field (AF) de-magnetizer and spinner magnetometer on Grenville Province dolerite dyke swarm samples to obtain primary magnetic resonance data SIGNIFICANT FIELD, SEA & SCIENTIFIC PARTY EXPERIENCE  JAN & FEB 2016: onshore Igneous Petrologist, IODP Expedition 357, European Consortium for Ocean Research Drilling (ECORD), Atlantis Massif Seafloor Processes: Serpentinization and Life, Bremen, Germany  JUL 2014- OCT 2014: Inorganic Geochemist and Petrologist, IODP Expedition 352, IzuBonin Mariana Forearc, documentation of the magmatic chemostratigraphy and tectonic evolution of the IBM forearc  JUL 2010-AUG 2011: field mapping and sampling  accreted oceanic terranes (ophiolites of IOA and LIP origin), eastern and northern Panama  JUN 2009: Team Marianas scientist/member, JAMSTEC cruise to southern Marianas Islands: ROV sampling of arc volcanoes of the Marianas arc, south of Guam  DEC 2006 & OCT 2005: mapping and sampling  ultramafic, gabbroic and associated volcanic arc rocks of the Andong Ultramafic Complex (AUC), southern S. Korea  FEB 2004: mapping and sampling  ophiolite pillowed and massive basalts, gabbros, UM rocks (sheeted and layered gabbros), acidic plutonic rocks (diorites and plagiogranites) and associated volcanic arc rocks, Northland, New Zealand (postdoctoral research)  SUMMER AND FALL 2003: mapping & risk assessment of land and mudslides, various locales on Hong Kong Island and New Territories, Hong Kong, PRC China (paid position)  OCT-NOV 1999 and Jun-Jul 2000: mapping and sampling of the Northland ophiolite and arc and Gondwana derived Cretaceous arc, Northland, North Island, New Zealand (Ph.D. and subsequent postdoc research) LABORATORY ANALYTICAL EXPERTISE  Experimental Petrology: running & operation of high-T, 1-atmosphere furnaces  Geochemistry : sample preparation, running & operation of XRF-MS & ICP-MS; geochemical data analysis and interpretation (University of Hong Kong)  Mineral Chemistry : running & operation of Electron Microprobes (JEOL and CAMEBAX), SEM (Carleton University, Rutgers University, Korea University)  Geochronology : assistance in running & operation of Varian-MAT GD150 mass spectrometer (for 40Ar/39Ar step-heating experiments) and SHRIMP (Korean Basic Science Institute) COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE  Operating systems: Windows; Software: Microsoft Office, Corel Draw, Corel Photo Paint, Adobe Illustrator, AutoCAD, IGNEOUS.PETROLOGY (Ig.Pet.), MINERALOGY & PETROLOGY (MIN.PET.), ArcGIS 4 of 6 AWARDS/HONOURS  Biography published in Marquis Who’s Who (2008-2009) in Science and Engineering, 10th Anniversary Edition, Reed Publishing  Postgraduate Studentship, 1998 - 2002, The University of Hong Kong  Bickell Scholarship, 1997 (for excellence in the Earth Sciences), Carleton University  Bickell Bursary, 1995 - 1996, Carleton University GRANTS 2014-2017 KIGAM IODP initiative proposal: Testing subduction initiation and ophiolite models by deep sea drilling during Expedition 352, Scott A. Whattam, sole PI: Submitted June 2014 to Korean Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources (KIGAM, Korean IODP funding body and Ministry of Ocean and Fisheries, Korea), successful, awarded 120 000 000 WON (~$108 400 US) over 2 years. 2012-2015 BK21 proposal Petrogenesis and tectonic interpretation of Korean ultramafic (UM) complexes and UM-dominated ophiolites, eastern Iran, Scott A. Whattam, sole PI: Submitted July 2013 to Korean Federal Government (NRF) Scientific Funding Agency, unsuccessful. 2008-2012 NASA proposal (Cosmochemistry) 08-COS08-0030: Chondrules, AOA and Carbon: Observations and Experiments, Roger H. Hewins (PI), Scott A. Whattam (Co-I) et al.: Submitted to NASA, May 2008, unsuccessful. 2008-2012 NASA proposal (Origins) 08-SSO08-0093: Formation of meteoritic olivine, submitted to NASA May 2008 by Anna Butterworth (PI), Scott A. Whattam (collaborator) et al., unsuccessful. 2008-2009 NASA NNX08AG62G proposal (Cosmochemistry): Experimental Petrology of meteoritic components, Roger H. Hewins (PI), Scott A. Whattam (Co-I) et al.: Submitted to NASA, May 2008, successful, awarded $60 000 over 2 years. 2004-2006 HK CERG HKU 7017/03P (External Hong Kong University Grant): Overhaul of the SW Pacific geotectonic plate model: complete reappraisal of the Northland ophiolite, Northern New Zealand, John G. Malpas (PI), Scott A. Whattam (Co-I) et al.: Submitted Oct. 2003 to Hong Kong Science Foundation, successful, awarded $500 000 HK ($64 489 US) over 2 years

Research Interest

General: ï‚· Igneous and Metamorphic petrology ï‚· Radiogenic isotopes and trace element geochemistry ï‚· Cosmochemistry (experimental petrology and observation) ï‚· Plate Tectonics Specific: ï‚· Origin & evolution of plate tectonics on Earth via study of ancient and current global suprasubduction zones through studies of ophiolites & intra-oceanic arcs ï‚· Multidisciplinary studies to understand the Mesozoic - Cenozoic tectonic evolution of the W. Pacific, Middle East and Circum-Caribbean ï‚· Petrogenesis & interpretation of early solar system materials (chondrules, AOA and CAI)