I am interested in high-grade metamorphic petrology by combining field observations and petrology (P-T calculation and thermodynamic modelling) with geochronology (zircon U-Pb and monazite U-Th-total Pb) and geochemistry (major and trace elements and REE characterization). I can independently handle a SHRIMP (Model IIe) for U-Pb zircon dating and an EPMA (Cameca SX Five) for U-Th-total monazite dating and major oxide analysis with working knowledge of operating an SEM, XRF, XRD and LA-ICP-MS.