Fred Longstaffe
Professor
Earth Sciences
BIO
Director: Laboratory for Stable Isotope Science
Stable isotope science across the atmosphere-hydrosphere-biosphere-lithosphere continuum (Earth-Systems Science); Stable isotope systematics of hydrous minerals, especially clay minerals; Stable isotope and biomarker proxies of (paleo)climate and (paleo)environment in terrestrial and lacustrine systems; Stable isotope investigations of Pleistocene and Holocene megafauna; Stable isotope ecology; Tracing climate change in the hydrological cycle using stable isotopes; Rock-water interaction in hydrothermal systems; Stable isotope bioarchaeology in environment and climate reconstruction.
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- Distinguished University ProfessorWestern University, London, CanadaJul 1987
- Canada Research Chair in Stable Isotope ScienceWestern University, London, CanadaNov 2017