Leslie Robbins

Leslie Robbins is an Associate Professor and Department Head in the Department of Earth Sciences at the Faculty of Science, University of Regina. His research focuses on geobiology and low-temperature aqueous geochemistry, particularly using chemical sediments and siliciclastics to understand the co-evolution of Earth's surface environments and life over the past 4 billion years.

• Academic Rank: Associate Professor
• Institution: University of Regina
• Faculty: Faculty of Science
• Department: Earth Sciences
• Email: Leslie.Robbins@uregina.ca
• Office: CW 234.7
• Phone: (306) 337-2124

Dr. Robbins was previously a Donnelley Environmental Postdoctoral Associate at Yale University (2018–2020), reflecting a strong research background. His expertise lies in geobiology, geochemistry, and Earth systems evolution, with a focus on biogeochemical cycling, chemostratigraphy, and the geochemistry of banded iron formations and shales.

His recent publications (2018–2021) span topics in early Earth redox evolution, trace element cycling, isotope geochemistry, and ore deposit formation. These works appear in leading journals such as Nature Geoscience, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, and Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, indicating a strong research trajectory in geochemical and geobiological Earth history. The articles collectively emphasize the interplay between geological processes, microbial life, and ocean chemistry through deep time.

Dr. Robbins is supported by a Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Discovery Grant for his research on chemostratigraphy and ancient ocean chemistry. He also leads a project on rare earth elements in subsurface brines and coal-related materials in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin. While formal student names are not listed, his frequent co-authorship with early-career researchers suggests active mentorship and advising.

He is involved in research related to particle surface reactivity and bioremediation, and his lab likely collaborates with teams working on mineral reactivity, trace metal cycling, and paleoenvironmental reconstruction. No scientific awards are explicitly mentioned in the source text.