Associate Professor, UQAM / Geotop – U-Pb geochronology
davies.joshua@uqam.ca
I am an isotope geochemist specialising in high-precision U-Pb geochronology. Age constraints are fundamental to understanding the rates of physical, chemical and biological processes in Earth's past, at scales from the atomic to the planetary. My group produces, improves and applies geochronological data to questions ranging from the rise of oxygen and early complex life to mass extinctions, the growth of the continents and the origin of critical mineral deposits.
I am Associate Professor (with tenure) in the Département des sciences de la Terre et de l'atmosphère at UQAM, a member of Geotop, and Director of the department's graduate programs (2025–2028). I received the Faculté des sciences Prix de la relève in 2025.
Education
2019–present: Professor, Université du Québec à Montréal (Associate Professor with tenure); Directeur des cycles supérieurs 2025–2028
University of Geneva, Switzerland
Postdoctoral Research Associate 2014-2018
advisor - Professor Urs Schaltegger
University of Alberta, Canada
Ph.D. Geology, 2010 - 2014
Insights into the origin of the Scourie Dykes from geochemistry and geochronology.
Thesis advisor – Professor Larry Heaman
MSc. Geology, 2007 - 2009
Re-Os analysis of Oxide minerals
Thesis advisor – Professor Rob Creaser
Durham University, UK
MGEOL. Geology 2002-2006
The Blueschist to eclogite transition, a geochemical perspective
Thesis advisor – Professor Yaoling Nui
Service highlights:
2022–present · NSERC CGRS-D and postdoctoral (PRA) evaluation committees, 2025–2027 · Local organising committee, Goldschmidt 2026 Montréal · Guest editor, Elements issue on Large Igneous Provinces (2023)
Contact me -
Professeur Joshua Davies
Département des Sciences de la Terre et de l'Atmosphère
Université du Québec à Montréal
201, Avenue du Président-Kennedy
H2X 3Y7, Montréal, QC, Canada
Office # PK-7625
Tel: (514) 987-3000 #4126
Email: davies.joshua@uqam.ca