Nathan Hayward

Nathan Hayward serves as an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Earth Sciences at Simon Fraser University and as a Research Scientist with the Geological Survey of Canada, Pacific-Vancouver. His expertise integrates geophysical modeling with geological constraints to investigate crustal architecture and tectonic processes across diverse geological settings.

His primary research spans multidisciplinary geophysics, focusing on the structural evolution of orogenic belts (including the Northern Canadian Cordillera and Great Bear magmatic zone), continental basins, ocean margins, and tectonic influences on landscape development. He specializes in geophysical inversion techniques to assess geothermal potential in plutonic rock systems, contributing to resource exploration and hazard mitigation frameworks.