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Richard Friedman
Research Scientist (PCIGR)
Office: EOS-Main 322 Phone: 604-822-6654
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B.Sc. - Northeastern Illinois University, Earth Science Department, 1979
M.Sc. - University of Chicago, Department of Geophysical Sciences, 1983
Ph.D. - University of British Columbia, Department of Earth and Ocean Sciences, 1988
Post-doctoral Fellow - University of British Columbia, EOS and LITHOPROBE, 1989-1993
Research Associate/U-Pb Lab Manager - University of British Columbia, EOS, 1994-2002
Research Associate/PCIGR Lab Manager - University of British Columbia, EOS, 2002-present

Please visit PCIGR website for research group activities.

Research Interests

U-Pb dating and the tectonic/magmatic history of the North American Cordillera

New research directions include Chemical abrasion of zircons for single grain ID-TIMS U-Pb dating, Hf isotopes in zircon and laser ablation U-Pb dating.

Current Collaborative Projects:
- U-Pb dating in beetle infested zone, central B.C.
- Magmatic/structural evolution of the Central Coast Belt of B.C.
- Tectonic evolution of Death Valley, Ca, USA
- Dating of Archaen magmatic rocks in the Abitibi belt Ontario and Quebec

Past Collaborative Projects:

- Tertiary Slab Window Project, Coastal Alaska and B.C.
- Magmatism and mineralization in the Toodoggone of northern B.C.
- Evolution of the Tatla Lake Eocene Core Complex, S.W. B.C.
- Magmatic history of the Southern Coast Plutonic Complex of B.C. (U-Pb, Nd-Sr)
- Jurassic timescale calibration