Quaternary Dating Research Opportunities for Graduate Students

[Katherine HARLE]

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Quaternary Dating Research Opportunities for Graduate Students

Graduate work at the M.Sc. and Ph.D. level, with full financial support, is
currently available to suitably qualified students finishing undergraduate
degrees or holding undergraduate degrees in the Earth Sciences,
Archaeological Sciences, Environmental Sciences, Chemistry or Physics
through Dr. Jack Rink at McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The
School of Geography and Geology offers the M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Geology or
Geography. Funding for 2 years (M.Sc. degree) or 4 years (Ph.D. degree) is
available to both Canadians and foreign nationals. Details regarding
applications for graduate study can be found at
www.science.mcmaster.ca/geo/graduate/sgrad.html

Interested applicants are also encouraged to contact Dr. Jack Rink directly
at rinkwj at mcmaster.ca. Applications should be received no later than late
January, 2002, but earlier complete applications are strongly encouraged.

I seek students interested sharing my enthusiasm in the fields of
luminescence and electron spin resonance dating of geological and
archaeological contexts. Current projects include geochronology of Holocene,
Pleistocene and Pliocene coastal sediments in Florida and Australia, use of
luminescence in minerals to study sand transport in modern coastal
environments including studies of shipwreck stability related to residence
time of local marine cover sands, geochronology of Lower and Middle
Pleistocene faunal assemblages using electron spin resonance dating,
geochronology of Lower and Middle Palaeolithic archaeological sites in
China, Indonesia, Africa, Europe and South America, and development of
imaging electron spin resonance dating to improve dating of fossil tooth
enamel. Considerable opportunites for travel are available for graduate
student research projects. The faculty complement at the School of Geography
and Geology offers outstanding breadth to those students interested in
applications to Archaeological Science and Geochemistry.

Further information may be found at:

W.J. Rink Homepage: www.science.mcmaster.ca/geo/faculty/rink/index.html

AGE Laboratory Homepage: www.science.mcmaster.ca/geo/research/age/home.html