Matthew Morris
- PhD Student
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About
My research focuses on the development of magmatic ore deposits, primarily through the lens of thermodynamic modelling. Our research group applies this approach to a range of ore systems, primarily copper, lithium and rare earth elements. My current work explores the behaviour of lithium within magmatic and hydrothermal systems, with a view to understanding how lithium becomes enriched within granitic rocks. This is crucial for targeting new lithium deposits, as well as better understanding existing lithium reserves, to help meet the rapidly growing lithium demand with the green energy transition.
I am currently in collaboration with Cornish Lithium, a lithium exploration company based in Cornwall, UK.
Education
2022-present: PhD in Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge (C-CLEAR DTP) (Principal Supervisor: Professor Marie Edmonds)
2021-2022: MASt in Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge (Supervisors: Professor Sally Gibson and Dr Malcolm Hole)
2018-2021: BSc Geology, University of Birmingham
Teaching and supervision
I am a demonstrator on a range of courses from 1A (1st year undergraduate) to Part III (Master's-level students):
Part III (Master's-level students): demonstrator on magmatic critical metal deposits option course.
1B (2nd year undergraduate): demonstrator on field trip to Cornwall. This trip focuses on the Variscan geology of the region, looking at both the regional deformation and magmatism, including associated mineralisation with visits to local mining and extraction companies.
1A (1st year undergraduate): senior demonstrator, assisting students in practical classes. I primarily demonstrate sessions focussing on igneous and metamorphic petrology, tectonics, geophysics, and geological maps.
