Lee Groat

Lee Groat is a Professor in the Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences at the University of British Columbia (UBC), affiliated with the Faculty of Science. His research focuses on mineralogy, geochemistry, and environmental geoscience. He collaborates with institutions like Caltech, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and Universities of Hamburg and Manitoba.

Education & Background: Details of formal education are not explicitly provided in the text.

Research Interests:

• Crystal chemistry studies of minerals like vesuvianite, dumortierite, titanite, and oxysalt minerals.
• Environmental mineralogy of mine tailings and acid rock drainage prediction.
• Granitic pegmatites in British Columbia as rare element sources.
• Emerald deposits in Yukon and metamorphic gem minerals in the Slocan Valley.
• Geomicrobiology applications in bioleaching processes.

Labs/Teams: Research conducted through UBC's Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences with emphasis on interdisciplinary collaborations.