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Simon Jowitt
Director of the Ralph J. Roberts Center for Research in Economic Geology (CREG)
Associate Professor-Economic Geologist
Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
Mackay School of Earth Science and Engineering
University of Nevada, Reno
Mailstop: 0178Telephone: (702) 287-6176
Email: sjowitt@unr.edu
Education
B.Sc. (Honours) in Geology, University of Edinburgh, UK, 2002
M.Sc. and M.C.S.M. in Mining Geology, Camborne School of Mines, UK, 2003
PhD in Geology, University of Leicester, UK, 2008
Areas of Expertise
Economic Geology, Mineral Exploration, Mineral Economics, Geochemistry, Igneous Petrology, Large Igneous Provinces, Global Metal Supply and Demand, Mineral and Metal Requirements for the Energy Transition
Professional Experience
July 2023–present: Director of the Ralph J. Roberts Center for Research in Economic Geology, Arthur Brant Chair in Exploration Geology, Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, University of Nevada Reno, USA
July 2022–June 2023: Associate Professor in Economic Geology with tenure, Department of Geoscience, University of Nevada Las Vegas, USA
August 2016–July 2022: Assistant Professor in Economic Geology, Department of Geoscience, University of Nevada Las Vegas, USA
December 2014–August 2016: Lecturer and Industry Liaison Coordinator, School of Earth, Atmosphere and Environment, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
July 2011–December 2014: Lecturer, Tutor and Adjunct Research Fellow, School of Earth, Atmosphere and Environment, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
August 2008–July 2011: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, School of Earth, Atmosphere and Environment, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
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