Pacific Centre for Isotopic and Geochemical Research at UBC
@pcigr.bsky.social
Academic research facility offering high-precision geochemical analyses at low elemental concentrations. Analytical services welcome to all users. Visit us at https://pcigr.ubc.ca/ and https://ca.linkedin.com/company/pcigr
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Welcome to PCIGR! We are located at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada. Reach out to us if you have a project that requires high-precision elemental, isotopic and/or geochronology analyses. We look forward to assisting you! pcigr.ubc.ca
📢 Hot off the press!
Volcanic breccias dredged from the Alpha Ridge in the central Arctic Ocean suggest emergent volcanism during the Late Cretaceous, around 90 million years ago.
Read more about this discovery at rdcu.be/eYkKm
Volcanic breccias dredged from the Alpha Ridge in the central Arctic Ocean suggest emergent volcanism during the Late Cretaceous, around 90 million years ago.
Read more about this discovery at rdcu.be/eYkKm
January 9, 2026 at 11:25 PM
📢 Hot off the press!
Volcanic breccias dredged from the Alpha Ridge in the central Arctic Ocean suggest emergent volcanism during the Late Cretaceous, around 90 million years ago.
Read more about this discovery at rdcu.be/eYkKm
Volcanic breccias dredged from the Alpha Ridge in the central Arctic Ocean suggest emergent volcanism during the Late Cretaceous, around 90 million years ago.
Read more about this discovery at rdcu.be/eYkKm
🎉 Congratulations to PCIGR’s Julie Prytulak for being appointed as a #CanadaResearchChair Tier 1 in Isotope Geochemistry at #UBC, and for receiving $700,000 from #CFI-JELF!
Read more here: bit.ly/4ouwVeG
Read more here: bit.ly/4ouwVeG
October 24, 2025 at 8:26 PM
🎉 Congratulations to PCIGR’s Julie Prytulak for being appointed as a #CanadaResearchChair Tier 1 in Isotope Geochemistry at #UBC, and for receiving $700,000 from #CFI-JELF!
Read more here: bit.ly/4ouwVeG
Read more here: bit.ly/4ouwVeG
PCIGR is inviting applications for a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in High-Precision U-Pb #Geochronology!
Contribute to our U-Pb program and facilities while developing your own research program.
Details about the position at bit.ly/3K7KPVe
Contact us and apply now at [email protected]!
Contribute to our U-Pb program and facilities while developing your own research program.
Details about the position at bit.ly/3K7KPVe
Contact us and apply now at [email protected]!
September 16, 2025 at 5:45 PM
PCIGR is inviting applications for a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in High-Precision U-Pb #Geochronology!
Contribute to our U-Pb program and facilities while developing your own research program.
Details about the position at bit.ly/3K7KPVe
Contact us and apply now at [email protected]!
Contribute to our U-Pb program and facilities while developing your own research program.
Details about the position at bit.ly/3K7KPVe
Contact us and apply now at [email protected]!
📢 Exciting new geochemical research published in Nature Astronomy about the #asteroid #Bennu and the origins of our #SolarSystem!
PCIGR team members Dominique Weis @geochem-dweis.bsky.social, Marg Amini and Vivian Lai contributed to the international research effort.
Read more below!
PCIGR team members Dominique Weis @geochem-dweis.bsky.social, Marg Amini and Vivian Lai contributed to the international research effort.
Read more below!
🪨 First geochemical analyses of asteroid Bennu (Nature Astronomy)!
UBC’s Dr. Dominique Weis, Dr. Marghaleray Amini & Vivian Lai (PCIGR/EOAS) joined nearly 100 scientists showing Bennu formed >4.5B yrs ago—with grains older than the Sun.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41550-025-02631-6
UBC’s Dr. Dominique Weis, Dr. Marghaleray Amini & Vivian Lai (PCIGR/EOAS) joined nearly 100 scientists showing Bennu formed >4.5B yrs ago—with grains older than the Sun.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41550-025-02631-6
September 12, 2025 at 9:24 PM
📢 Exciting new geochemical research published in Nature Astronomy about the #asteroid #Bennu and the origins of our #SolarSystem!
PCIGR team members Dominique Weis @geochem-dweis.bsky.social, Marg Amini and Vivian Lai contributed to the international research effort.
Read more below!
PCIGR team members Dominique Weis @geochem-dweis.bsky.social, Marg Amini and Vivian Lai contributed to the international research effort.
Read more below!
📢 We are #HIRING for the position of Finance Manager! Job description and application portal in the link below.
Submissions accepted until September 7.
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Submissions accepted until September 7.
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Finance Manager - PCIGR
Staff - Non Union Job Category M&P - AAPS Job Profile AAPS Salaried - Accounting, Level A Job Title Finance Manager - PCIGR Department Research | PCIGR | Department of Earth and Ocean Sciences | F...
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August 25, 2025 at 11:57 PM
📢 We are #HIRING for the position of Finance Manager! Job description and application portal in the link below.
Submissions accepted until September 7.
ubc.wd10.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/ubcsta...
Submissions accepted until September 7.
ubc.wd10.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/ubcsta...
Dominique Weis @geochem-dweis.bsky.social sits down for a Q&A with the European Association of Geochemistry during #Goldschmidt2025 in Prague! Read here! bit.ly/3Ts7ME1
Catch Dominique and others from PCIGR — TODAY — in Goldschmidt Session 02l: Chemical Heterogeneities in the Earth's Mantle!
Catch Dominique and others from PCIGR — TODAY — in Goldschmidt Session 02l: Chemical Heterogeneities in the Earth's Mantle!
What do we know about the composition of the mantle (Part 1)? An Interview with Dominique Weis - EAG Blog
www.eagblog.org
July 8, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Dominique Weis @geochem-dweis.bsky.social sits down for a Q&A with the European Association of Geochemistry during #Goldschmidt2025 in Prague! Read here! bit.ly/3Ts7ME1
Catch Dominique and others from PCIGR — TODAY — in Goldschmidt Session 02l: Chemical Heterogeneities in the Earth's Mantle!
Catch Dominique and others from PCIGR — TODAY — in Goldschmidt Session 02l: Chemical Heterogeneities in the Earth's Mantle!
🌋🌋🌋 PCIGR will be presenting at #Goldschmidt2025 in Prague next week on July 8!
Catch them in Session 02l: Chemical Heterogeneities in the Earth’s Mantle (session in honor of Catherine Chauvel and Dominique Weis)
Oral Session 02l-O1
Poster Session 02l-P1
Full program at bit.ly/3G3Piqc
Catch them in Session 02l: Chemical Heterogeneities in the Earth’s Mantle (session in honor of Catherine Chauvel and Dominique Weis)
Oral Session 02l-O1
Poster Session 02l-P1
Full program at bit.ly/3G3Piqc
July 8, 2025 at 4:51 AM
PCIGR is excited to showcase our facility and share with you what we do, ahead of #Goldschmidt2025! Watch the video below to learn about the cool research we do.
Our doors are open to assist you on your project. Get in touch with us!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAQn...
Our doors are open to assist you on your project. Get in touch with us!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAQn...
Pacific Centre for Isotopic and Geochemical Research (PCIGR) at the University of British Columbia
YouTube video by Goldschmidt Conference
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July 4, 2025 at 5:26 PM
PCIGR is excited to showcase our facility and share with you what we do, ahead of #Goldschmidt2025! Watch the video below to learn about the cool research we do.
Our doors are open to assist you on your project. Get in touch with us!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAQn...
Our doors are open to assist you on your project. Get in touch with us!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAQn...
🌋🌋🌋 PCIGR will be presenting at #Goldschmidt2025 in Prague next week on July 8!
Catch them in Session 02l: Chemical Heterogeneities in the Earth’s Mantle (session in honor of Catherine Chauvel and Dominique Weis)
Oral Session 02l-O1
Poster Session 02l-P1
Full program at bit.ly/3G3Piqc
Catch them in Session 02l: Chemical Heterogeneities in the Earth’s Mantle (session in honor of Catherine Chauvel and Dominique Weis)
Oral Session 02l-O1
Poster Session 02l-P1
Full program at bit.ly/3G3Piqc
July 2, 2025 at 4:25 PM
🌋🌋🌋 PCIGR will be presenting at #Goldschmidt2025 in Prague next week on July 8!
Catch them in Session 02l: Chemical Heterogeneities in the Earth’s Mantle (session in honor of Catherine Chauvel and Dominique Weis)
Oral Session 02l-O1
Poster Session 02l-P1
Full program at bit.ly/3G3Piqc
Catch them in Session 02l: Chemical Heterogeneities in the Earth’s Mantle (session in honor of Catherine Chauvel and Dominique Weis)
Oral Session 02l-O1
Poster Session 02l-P1
Full program at bit.ly/3G3Piqc
Hot off the press! New paper by Andrew Steiner, Kenneth Hickey, @geochem-dweis.bsky.social and Marg Amini about using #LaserAblation U-Pb carbonate #geochronology on calcite veins to constrain the timing of deep-fluid convection in Carlin-type #gold deposits in Yukon, Canada. doi.org/10.1007/s001...
U-Pb calcite geochronology indicates episodic amagmatic free-convection over tens of millions of years in Carlin-type gold deposits - Mineralium Deposita
Deep fluid convection within the upper crust is pivotal in transferring heat and mass between geological environments. However, a comprehensive understanding of how hydrothermal systems influence geol...
doi.org
June 30, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Hot off the press! New paper by Andrew Steiner, Kenneth Hickey, @geochem-dweis.bsky.social and Marg Amini about using #LaserAblation U-Pb carbonate #geochronology on calcite veins to constrain the timing of deep-fluid convection in Carlin-type #gold deposits in Yukon, Canada. doi.org/10.1007/s001...
📢 Hot off the press! New paper by Nicole Williamson, Dominique Weis @geochem-dweis.bsky.social, Elly Thistlethwaite, Lauren Harrison, Catherine Armstrong, James Scoates and Michael Garcia on enriched geochemical compositions in Hawaiian lavas. Read here! (open access) doi.org/10.1016/j.gc...
April 28, 2025 at 10:10 PM
📢 Hot off the press! New paper by Nicole Williamson, Dominique Weis @geochem-dweis.bsky.social, Elly Thistlethwaite, Lauren Harrison, Catherine Armstrong, James Scoates and Michael Garcia on enriched geochemical compositions in Hawaiian lavas. Read here! (open access) doi.org/10.1016/j.gc...
Hot off the press! New publication by Nichole Moerhuis, James Scoates, Dominique Weis @geochem-dweis.bsky.social, Jon Scoates, and Christian Tegner. Read here! (open access) doi.org/10.1093/petr...
Zircon Morphology and Geochemical Diversity During Closed-System Crystallization of the Skaergaard Intrusion
Abstract. The textures and chemistry of zircon in the Eocene Skaergaard intrusion, related to the East Greenland flood basalts and opening of the North Atl
doi.org
April 28, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Hot off the press! New publication by Nichole Moerhuis, James Scoates, Dominique Weis @geochem-dweis.bsky.social, Jon Scoates, and Christian Tegner. Read here! (open access) doi.org/10.1093/petr...
Hot off the press! New paper by Racquelle Mangahas, Allan Bertram, Dominique Weis @geochem-dweis.bsky.social, Jay Cullen @jaytcullen.bsky.social and Maria Maldonado. Read the paper here! (open access) doi.org/10.1016/j.sc...
March 14, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Hot off the press! New paper by Racquelle Mangahas, Allan Bertram, Dominique Weis @geochem-dweis.bsky.social, Jay Cullen @jaytcullen.bsky.social and Maria Maldonado. Read the paper here! (open access) doi.org/10.1016/j.sc...
PCIGR and Project Manager Alice Chang are excited to showcase the use of new analytical instruments in #criticalminerals research and development with MDRU - Mineral Deposit Research Unit. Many thanks also to the Electron Microbeam and X-Ray Diffraction Facility.
Watch the video below!
Watch the video below!
Dr. Alice Chang showcases new analytical instrumentation being used by @pcigr.bsky.social and MDRU for #criticalminerals research.
Watch the interview to learn more!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJ8O...
Watch the interview to learn more!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJ8O...
New PacifiCan-funded instruments used by PCIGR and MDRU at UBC EOAS - Dr. Alice Chang
YouTube video by Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences - UBC
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February 25, 2025 at 11:54 PM
PCIGR and Project Manager Alice Chang are excited to showcase the use of new analytical instruments in #criticalminerals research and development with MDRU - Mineral Deposit Research Unit. Many thanks also to the Electron Microbeam and X-Ray Diffraction Facility.
Watch the video below!
Watch the video below!
Welcome to PCIGR! We are located at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada. Reach out to us if you have a project that requires high-precision elemental, isotopic and/or geochronology analyses. We look forward to assisting you! pcigr.ubc.ca
January 27, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Welcome to PCIGR! We are located at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada. Reach out to us if you have a project that requires high-precision elemental, isotopic and/or geochronology analyses. We look forward to assisting you! pcigr.ubc.ca