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Elizabeth Turner is a Full Professor at the Harquail School of Earth Sciences at Laurentian University, where she has been faculty since 2005. Her research career spans over 30 years of remote field work in northern Canada, with expertise in Proterozoic to Paleozoic sedimentary systems and their economic potential.
Dr. Turner earned her PhD from Queen's University in 1999, following a BSc in Geology (1991) and a BA in Languages (1988), both from the University of Toronto. Prior to joining Laurentian, she worked as a Research Scientist at the Canada-Nunavut Geoscience Office (2001-2005) and completed post-doctoral fellowships at the University of Chicago and University of Alberta.
Her research focuses on tectonostratigraphic analysis of Proterozoic to lower Paleozoic sedimentary basins, with particular emphasis on paleobiological, geochemical, paleoenvironmental, sedimentological, and diagenetic evolution across more than a billion years of Earth history. Current projects include geological evolution of Mesoproterozoic, Neoproterozoic, and Paleozoic basins in northern Canada; sedimentary-rock-hosted ore deposits; carbonate facies and stratigraphy; carbonate and siliciclastic diagenesis; and early evolution of eukaryotes.
Analysis of her recent publications reveals a strong focus on Precambrian geology, particularly the Mesoproterozoic and Neoproterozoic eras. Her work spans economic geology (particularly Zn-Pb-Cu deposits), paleoenvironmental reconstruction using geochemical proxies, early life evolution, and basin analysis. The research demonstrates interdisciplinary approaches combining field geology, geochemistry, paleontology, and economic geology.
- 2020 - Geological Association of Canada, Howard Street Robinson Medal for excellence in Precambrian geology
- 2010 - Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences Best Paper award for her 2009 work on Mesoproterozoic carbonate systems
- 2001 - PALAIOS Honourable mention for best paper on Neoproterozoic reefal stromatolites
- 1999 - Best Canadian PhD Thesis in Sedimentary Geology from the Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists
Dr. Turner actively mentors graduate students and post-doctoral fellows, currently supervising PhD student Chaneil Wallace, MSc students Christian Frost and Charlotte Stone, and post-doctoral fellow Jordan Mathieu. Her recently completed students include R. William Scott, Jordan Mathieu (PhD), Philippe Trudel, Quinn Dabros, Melanie Bouchard, and Katherine Hahn (post-doc). Her research has been supported by numerous grants enabling extensive field work in Canada's north and international collaborations, particularly in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Her work involves extensive field research in northern Canada (Nunavut and Northwest Territories), with a focus on carbonate systems and their relationship to mineral deposits. She collaborates with researchers across Canada and internationally, particularly on projects related to Precambrian life evolution and sedimentary-hosted mineral deposits.
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