Biography
PetraScience Consultants Inc.; Adjunct Professor, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Cornell University
Since 2012, John has partnered in a consulting business based in Vancouver, BC, focused on exploration, mining and sustainability. From 2013-18 he was also the Wold Professor of Environmental Balance for Human Sustainability at Cornell University. John has over 35 years working in the mining industry and related research, and has held diverse leadership roles in many organizations – Teck Resources, Genome BC, the World Economic Forum, Resources for Future Generations 2018, Society of Economic Geologists, Geoscience BC, Canada Mining Innovation Council, and MDRU-UBC. He is a director and advisory board member for several exploration, technology, and venture capital companies, and not-for-profit organizations focused on resources and sustainability.
I hope to help the department grow in reputation through high quality research in key focus areas, excellence in graduate and undergraduate education, engagement with key sectors that seek earth science data, ideas and employees, and broader public outreach that advances the understanding and value of earth science