Eric Vandenburg

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Dr. Eric Vandenburg is an isotope geochemist whose research focuses on igneous systems, magmatic ore deposits, and the processes that generate them. As a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Adelaide University and the ARC Training Centre in Critical Resources for the Future, he combines trace element geochemistry, stable and radiogenic isotope geochemistry, geochronology, and geochemical and phase equilibrium modelling. His work traces the evolution of magmatic systems from mantle source to ore deposit.

Eric completed his BSc (Hons) at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada, where he studied the magmatic and ore-forming processes of a Mesozoic convergent margin-hosted Ni-Cu-(PGE) deposit in the Canadian Cordillera. He went on to undertake a PhD at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia, using trace element geochemistry, radiogenic and non-traditional stable isotopes, and petrogenetic trace element modelling to explore the evolution of Earth’s early continental crust and the origins of subduction-like processes in the Archean, particularly in the Pilbara Craton.

Eric has experience across academia, government, and industry on two continents, including work with the Ontario Geological Survey, collaborations with the Geological Survey of Western Australia, and roles in mineral exploration.

Experience

  • 2026–present
    Postdoctoral research fellow, Adelaide University

Education

  • 2025 
    Monash University, PhD. Geochemistry
  • 2020 
    University of British Columbia, B.Sc. (Hons.) Geological Sciences

Publications

  • 2026
    Modern arc-like water content in the source of 3.1-billion-year-old volcanic rocks, Nature Communications
  • 2023
    The stability of cratons is controlled by lithospheric thickness, as evidenced by Rb-Sr overprint ages in granitoids., Earth and Planetary Science Letters
  • 2023
    Spatial and temporal control of Archean tectonomagmatic regimes, Earth-Science Reviews

Grants and Contracts

  • 2019
    Constraints on the Petrogenesis of the E&L Magmatic Ni-Cu-(PGE) Deposit, Northwestern British Columbia, from LA-ICP-MS Lead Isotope Systematics of Sulfides
    Role:
    PI
    Funding Source:
    Society of Economic Geologists Canada Foundation Undergraduate Research Grant

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