Pacific Centre for Isotopic and Geochemical Research
Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences,
The University of British Columbia

Listen to On Earth, with Dr. Corey Wall

February 24, 2022

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Corey Wall, Geosciences, faculty/staff, studio portrait by Priscilla Grover

In this episode of On Earth, listen to Dr. Corey Wall, facilities manager and geochronology specialist for PCIGR, provide insights on his research in geochronology, his day-to-day management of PCIGR’s labs and systems, how he got into geology, and how he got the facility through the hardships of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Listen here.

Hosted by Daniel Gowryluk. Produced by the Pacific Museum of Earth.

Listen to On Earth, with Dr. Dominique Weis

February 24, 2022

In this episode of the podcast On Earth, Dr. Dominique Weis, Director of PCIGR, gives insights into the world of geochemistry and how she got into it, some of the exciting research being conducted at the facility, how the facility was affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, and on being a woman in science. She also provides advice to students who are interested in geochemistry.

Listen here.

Hosted by Daniel Gowryluk. Produced by the Pacific Museum of Earth.

Goodbye, Triton!

February 18, 2022

Where once upon a time the Triton lived, at PCIGR.

Today, we parted with our Finnigan Triton TIMS, after almost 20 years of analyses (almost 600 wheels, or >12,000 analyses).

Our Triton has found a new home at TRIUMF, in the hands of Dr. Christopher Charles, an ion source physicist. Visit https://www.triumf.ca/.

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