Dr Graham McLeod
- Position: Lecturer in Geology
- Areas of expertise: Petrology/petrography; stratigraphy and mapping; pyroclastic and volcaniclastic rocks and processes; field geology; ores and mineralisation.
- Email: G.W.McLeod@leeds.ac.uk
- Phone: +44(0)113 343 1098
- Location: 8.27 Priestly Building
- Website: Twitter | Researchgate
Responsibilities
- Director of Undergraduate Education for the School of Earth and Environment
- L2 North Wales Capel Curig Fieldtrip Leader
- Module Leader SOEE 2900
Research interests
- Student education: virtual learning and blended learning; spatial thinking; assessment and feedback pedagogy
- Magma mixing
- Accessory minerals as petrogenetic tools: titanite, apatite, zircon,
- Pyroclastic geology and caldera formation
- Gold mineralisation and ore-forming processes
Qualifications
- PhD, Titanite and Magma Mixing, University of Glasgow
- BSc, Honours Earth Science, University of Glasgow
Professional memberships
- Geological Society of London - Accreditation Committee
- University Geoscience UK - Executive Committee member
Student education
L1 Teaching:
- Geological Materials and (The Rock Cycle – SOEE 1620)
- Geological Maps and Stratigraphy (3D Earth – SOEE1680)
- L1 Academic Tutorials (SOEE 1630)
L2 Teaching:
- Explosive Volcanism (Petrology and Geochemistry SOEE2900)
- Capel Curig Fieldtrip Leader
- Assynt Mapping Fieldtrip co-leader
- L2 Academic Tutorials SOEE 2931
L3/5 Teaching:
- Geological Mapping Dissertation supervisor - Isle of Kerrera
- Northern Ireland Minerals Excursion (Ore Deposits SOEE3600)
Research groups and institutes
- Institute of Applied Geoscience
- Ores and Mineralization
- Volcanology
- Institute of Geophysics and Tectonics