academic qualifications:
ph.d. doctorat en ressources minérales (2016)
université du québec à chicoutimi (uqÀc)
thesis: identification, organization and evolution of the intracaldera facies of the rouyn-pelletier caldera complex, blake river group, abitibi greenstone belt, canada
m.sc. geology (2007)
university of western ontario, london, ontario, canada
thesis: physical volcanology and componentry of the tertiary kakanui volcaniclastic deposits, and comparisons with modern and ancient volcaniclastic rocks at oamaru and seamount six