Dr. Paul Sylvester

Education
Ph D, Washington University, Geochemistry
BS, Purdue University, Geology

Experience
Pevehouse Chair Professor, Texas Tech University
Full Professor, Memorial University of Newfoundland
Associate Professor, Memorial University of Newfoundland
Research Fellow, The Australian National University
Research Associate, The University of Chicago
Visiting Assistant Professor of Geochemistry, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
NRC Research Management Associate, NASA Headquarters
NRC Research Associate, NASA Johnson Space Center

 

Intellectual Contributions
Abstract (Published)
Thompson, Jay M, Sylvester, Paul , Souders, Amanda (December 1, 2024). "Evaluating Matrix Effects for Critical Rare Earth Element Bearing Minerals: Implications for LA-ICP-MS U-Pb and Th-Pb Bastnasite Geochronology" 2024 American Geophysical Union Conference Abstracts.

Abstract (Published)
Sylvester, Paul , Souders, Amanda (December 1, 2024). "A Community Database for Critical Rare Earth Element Minerals (CREEMs): U-Th-Pb Ages and Sm/Nd-Isotopes for Ore Genesis and Mine Development" 2024 American Geophysical Union Conference Abstracts.

Journal Article, Academic Journal (Published)
Senger, M , Sylvester, Paul J, Wang, H , Chen, R , Wu, S , Paul, A N (December 1, 2024). "Baddeleyite SK10-3: A Natural Reference Material for Microbeam U-Pb Geochronology and Hf Isotopic Measurements" Wiley.

Abstract (Published)
Urda, Diana , Souders, Amanda , Thompson, Jay M, Sylvester, Paul (October (4th Quarter/Autumn) 1, 2024). "Proterozoic Crustal Growth in Central New Mexico--Interpretations from LA-ICP-MS U-Pb Geochronology and Trace Element Geochemistry of Detrital Zircon in the Pennsylvanian Sandia Formation Quartzite" Geological Society of America Abstracts.

Abstract (Published)
Sylvester, Paul , Souders, Amanda , Wu, Shitou (August 1, 2024). "Variations of U/Pb downhole fractionations for different accessary minerals: implications for LA-ICP-MS U-Pb geochronology" 2024 Goldschmidt Conference Abstracts.

Abstract (Published)
Thompson, Jay M , Sylvester, Paul , Souders, Amanda (August 1, 2024). "Evaluation of matrix effects on LA-MC-ICP-MS Sr isotopic analysis" 2024 Goldschmidt Conference Abstracts.

Editorial, Journal (Published)
Sylvester, Paul (November 1, 2023). "Reflections on Seven Years as Editor-in-Chief for Minerals" (11 ed., vol. 13). Minerals.

Journal, Edited Special Issue (Published)
Sylvester, Paul , Gilbert, Sarah , Zack, Thomas (September 2023). In Paul Sylvester, Thomas Zack, Sarah Gilbert(Ed.), "Emerging methods, instrumentation, software and reference materials for LA-ICP-MS" (2 ed., vol. 47). Wiley.

Abstract (Published)
Edwards, Graham Harper, Einsle, Joshua Franz, Anderson, Erika , Bermanec, Marko , Klocking, Marthe , Lehnert, Kerstin , Sylvester, Paul "Making Geochemical Microanalytical Imagery Accessible and Reusable"

Journal Article, Academic Journal (Published)
Sylvester, Paul , Partin, Camille (January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2023). "Paleoproterozoic A-Type Postcollisional Granitic Magmatism Associated with the Arrowsmith Orogeny during the Global Tectonomagmatic Lull" (number 1 ed., vol. volume 131).

Abstract (Published)
Sylvester, Paul , Souders, Amanda "Assessing homogeneity of rare earth elements and Hf-isotope ratios in IAG U-Th-Pb geochronology reference zircons Rak-17 and Kara-18"

Journal Article, Academic Journal (Published)
Cobb, Jacob , Sylvester, Paul , Lehman, Thomas , Souders, Kate (September 23, 2022). "The Cretaceous-Paleogene contact in the Tornillo Group of Big Bend National Park, West Texas, USA" (6 ed., vol. 18, pp. 1851-1884). Boulder, CO United States: The Geological Society of America.

Journal Article, Academic Journal (Published)
Sylvester, Paul , Barreto, Alcina , Bertotti, Anelise (June 2022). "U/Pb geochronology of fossil fish dentine from Romualdo Formation, Araripe Basin, northeast of Brazil" (vol. 116, pp. 103774). Elsevier.

Journal Article, Academic Journal (Published)
Sylvester, Paul , Liu, Rui , Souders, Kate (March 8, 2022). "Significance of U-Pb detrital zircon geochronology for mudstone provenance" (6 ed., vol. 50, pp. 670-675). Boulder CO United States: The Geological Society of America.

Abstract (Published)
Sylvester, Paul , Souders, Amanda , Gaschnig, R. M. , Boudreau, Ericka (January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2022). "PB ISOTOPES IN DETRITAL FELDSPARS CAPTURE SHIFTING PROVENANCE TRENDS DURING EVOLUTION OF THE MESOZOIC GOLD BEACH TERRANE, SW OREGON"

Abstract (Published)
Doe, Michael , Gunning, Kellie , Gaschnig, R. M. , Sylvester, Paul , Souders, Amanda , Mato, Klementina (January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2022). "DETRITAL FELDSPAR PB ISOTOPE PERSPECTIVES ON THE PROVENANCE OF THE MESOPROTEROZOIC HESS CANYON GROUP AND BELT SUPERGROUP, WESTERN USA"

Journal, Edited Special Issue (Published)
Sylvester, Paul (October (4th Quarter/Autumn) 2021). In Prof. Dr. Paul Sylvester, Prof. Dr. Hanumantha Rao Kota, Prof. Dr. Theodore Bornhorst, Dr. Anna H. Kaksonen, Prof. Dr. Nigel J. Cook, Prof. Dr. Huifang Xu, Prof. Dr. Alexander R Cruden, Dr. Sytle M. Antao(Ed.), "10th Anniversary of Minerals: Frontiers of Mineral Science" (1-11 ed., vol. 11, pp. 21 papers). Basel Switzerland: MDPI.

Journal Article, Academic Journal (Published)
Sylvester, Paul J, Wilton, Derek , Scott, Matthew (March 4, 2021). In Manuel Francisco Pereira(Ed.), "A Provenance Study of Upper Jurassic Hydrocarbon Source Rocks of the Flemish Pass Basin and Central Ridge, Offshore Newfoundland, Canada " (3/265 ed., vol. 11, pp. 33 pages). Basel Switzerland: MDPI.

Journal Article, Academic Journal (Published)
Sylvester, Paul , Mukherjee, Pulok K., Souders, Amanda (January (1st Quarter/Winter) 1, 2019). "Accuracy and precision of U-Pb zircon geochronology at high spatial resolution (7-20 µm spots) by laser ablation-ICP-single-collector-sector-field-mass spectrometry" (1 ed., vol. 34, pp. 180-192).

Journal Article, Academic Journal (Published)
Cousens, B. L., Kastek, N. , Söderlund, U. , Baragar, W. R.A., Kamo, S. L., Bleeker, W. , Ernst, R. E., Sylvester, Paul (November 1, 2018). "U-Pb Geochronology and Geochemistry of the Povungnituk Group of the Cape Smith Belt: Part of a Craton-Scale Circa 2.0 Ga Minto-Povungnituk Large Igneous Province, Northern Superior Craton" (vol. 320-321, pp. 315-331). Lithos.

Journal Article, Academic Journal (Published)
Shaffer, M. , Grant, D. C., Goudie, D. J., Voisey, C. , Sylvester, Paul "Discriminating hematite and magnetite via Scanning Electron Microscope–Mineral Liberation Analyzer in the -200 mesh size fraction of iron ores" (1 ed., vol. 127, pp. 30-37).

Journal Article, Academic Journal (Published)
Sumino, Hirochika , Bertotto, Gustavo W., Jalowitzki, Tiago , Gervasoni, Fernanda , Morata, Diego , Schilling, Manuel E., Orihashi, Yuji , Sylvester, Paul , Nagao, Keisuke , Conceição, Rommulo V. "Slab-derived components in the subcontinental lithospheric mantle beneath Chilean Patagonia: Geochemistry and Sr–Nd–Pb isotopes of mantle xenoliths and host basalt" (vol. 292-293, pp. 179 - 197).

Journal Article, Academic Journal (Published)
Merchel, Silke , Liu, Jingao , Bédard, L. Paul, Weis, Ulrike , Morales, Luiz F.G., Kilian, Rüdiger , Enzweiler, Jacinta , Marin-Carbonne, Johanna , Linge, Kathryn L., Bugoi, Roxana , Sylvester, Paul , Rollion-Bard, Claire , Jochum, Klaus Peter, Munnik, Frans , Souders, Amanda "GGR Biennial Critical Review: Analytical Developments Since 2014" (4 ed., vol. 41, pp. 493--562).

Journal Article, Academic Journal (Published)
Sylvester, Paul , , , Jackson, Simon E. (October (4th Quarter/Autumn) 2016). "A Brief History of Laser Ablation Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (LA–ICP–MS)" (5 ed., vol. 12, pp. 307-310).

Journal Article, Academic Journal (Published)
Bowring, James F., Sylvester, Paul , Košler, Jan , Horstwood, Matthew S., Pearson, Norman J., Condon, Daniel J., McLean, Noah M., Sircombe, Keith , Schoene, Blair , Paton, Chad , Vermeesch, Pieter , Gehrels, George , Jackson, Simon E. (September 2016). "Community-Derived Standards for LA-ICP-MS U-(Th-)Pb Geochronology - Uncertainty Propagation, Age Interpretation and Data Reporting" (3 ed., vol. 40, pp. 311-332).

Journal Article, Academic Journal (Published)
Sylvester, Paul , , , Partin, C.A. (July (3rd Quarter/Summer) 2016). "Variations in zircon Hf isotopes support earliest Proterozoic Wilson cycle tectonics on the Canadian Shield" (vol. 280, pp. 279-289).

Journal Article, Academic Journal (Published)
Goudie, D. J., Shaffer, M. , , , Sylvester, Paul , Grant, D. C. (January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2, 2016). "A single-step trans-vertical epoxy preparation method for maximising throughput of iron-ore samples via SEM-MLA analysis" (1 ed., vol. 125, pp. 57-62).

Abstract (Published)
Sylvester, Paul , Souders, Amanda , , "LASER ABLATION MULTI-COLLECTOR ICPMS PB ISOTOPE ANALYSIS OF DETRITAL TOURMALINE"

Journal Article, Academic Journal (Published)
Sylvester, Paul , Piercey, Stephen J., Layne, Graham D., Pilote, Jean-Luc , , , Brueckner, Stefanie M. (January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2016). "Mineralogy and mineral chemistry of the metamorphosed and precious metal-bearing Ming deposit, Canada" (vol. 72, pp. 914-939).

Conference Proceeding (Published)
Sylvester, Paul , Souders, Amanda "Summary of 2016 GSA Annual Meeting Session T39:'Go Small or Go Home: Microbeam Techniques Applied to Igneous, Metamorphic, and Sedimentary Petrology of Earth and Planetary Materials'" (vol. 1980, pp. 4120).

Abstract (Published)
, , Sylvester, Paul , Souders, Amanda "Hf Isotope Systematics of Archean Anorthosites: Manfred Complex, Yilgarn Craton, Western Australia"

Abstract (Published)
Souders, Amanda , Sylvester, Paul "Analytical Developments and New Applications for U-Pb Mineral Geochronology II Posters"

Journal Article, Academic Journal (Published)
Sylvester, Paul , Brandstätter, F , Varela, ME , Engler, A (August 2015). "Nonporphyritic chondrules and chondrule fragments in enstatite chondrites: Insights into their origin and secondary processing" (8 ed., vol. 50, pp. 1338–1361).

Journal Article, Academic Journal (Published)
Sylvester, Paul (June 2015). "Laser Ablation Inductively Coupled Mass Spectrometer (LA ICP-MS)" (pp. 371–372).

Journal Article, Academic Journal (Published)
Layne, Graham D, Piercey, Stephen J, Sylvester, Paul , Piercey, Glenn , Brueckner, Stefanie M (June 2015). "Variations of sulphur isotope signatures in sulphides from the metamorphosed Ming Cu (- Au) volcanogenic massive sulphide deposit, Newfoundland Appalachians, Canada" (5 ed., vol. 50, pp. 619–640).

Journal Article, Academic Journal (Published)
Piercey, Stephen J., , , Layne, Graham D., Piercey, Glenn , Brueckner, Stefanie M., Sylvester, Paul (June 2015). "Erratum to: Variations of sulphur isotope signatures in sulphides from the metamorphosed Ming Cu(-Au) volcanogenic massive sulphide deposit, Newfoundland Appalachians, Canada" (5 ed., vol. 50, pp. 641-642).

Conference Proceeding (Published)
Miller, Nathan R, Laughery, Mike , Sylvester, Paul , O'Connor, Ciaran (May 27, 2015). "North American Laser Ablation Workshop 2015 Program and Abstracts" University of Texas at Austin .

Conference Proceeding (Published)
, , Souders, Amanda , Sylvester, Paul (May 20, 2015). "Common Pb isotope laser ablation analyses of volcanic glass with a magnetic sector ICPMS: How good can we do?" 2015 North American Laser Ablation Workshop.

Journal Article, Academic Journal (Published)
Hervé, Gwenael , Pohl, Jean , Gilder, Stuart A, Petersen, Nikolai , Osinski, Gordon R, Sylvester, Paul , Marion, Cassandra L (May 2015). "Paleomagnetic and rock magnetic study of the Mistastin Lake impact structure (Labrador, Canada): Implications for geomagnetic perturbation and shock effects" (vol. 417, pp. 151–163).

Journal Article, Academic Journal (Published)
Murphy, Brendan , Barr, SM , Pollock, JC , Sylvester, Paul (March 2015). "Lu–Hf zircon and Sm–Nd whole-rock isotope constraints on the extent of juvenile arc crust in Avalonia: examples from Newfoundland and Nova Scotia, Canada" (3 ed., vol. 52, pp. 161–181).

Conference Proceeding (Published)
Sylvester, Paul , Zucolotto, ME , Saavedra, M , Varela, ME , Souders, Amanda "Patos de Minas: a Compositional Study of Sulfides, Schreibersite and Cohenite" (1832 ed., pp. 1503).

Journal Article, Academic Journal (Published)
, , Sylvester, Paul (September 2014). "Guest Editorial: Laser-Based Analyses for Geochemistry and Geochronology" (3 ed., vol. 38, pp. 251-252).

Journal Article, Academic Journal (Published)
Pilgram, Larry , Piercey, Stephen J, Maloney, Stephanie , Sylvester, Paul , Brueckner, Stefanie M (September 1, 2014). "Evidence for Syngenetic Precious Metal Enrichment in an Appalachian Volcanogenic Massive Sulfide System: The 1806 Zone, Ming Mine, Newfoundland, Canada" (6 ed., vol. 109, pp. 1611-1642).

Journal Article, Academic Journal (Published)
, , Sylvester, Paul , Horstwood, Matt , Jackson, Simon (September 2014). "Jan Košler - an appreciation" (3 ed., vol. 38, pp. 249-250).

Journal Article, Academic Journal (Published)
Heaman, L M, Sylvester, Paul , Wodicka, N , Partin, C A, Bekker, A , Chacko, T , Stern, R A (February 15, 2014). "Filling in the juvenile magmatic gap: Evidence for uninterrupted Paleoproterozoic plate tectonics" (vol. 388, pp. 123-133).

Journal Article, Academic Journal (Published)
Gruber, L , Bertotti, A L, Kayser, V T, Sylvester, Paul , Chemale, F (January (1st Quarter/Winter) 10, 2014). "Changing provenance of Late Jurassic to Early Cretaceous rift-related sedimentary rocks of the South Atlantic Margin: LA-MC-ICPMS U–Pb and Lu–Hf isotopic study of detrital zircons from the Camamu Basin, Eastern Brazil" (vol. 363, pp. 250-251).

Journal Article, Academic Journal (Published)
Savard, Dany , Horan, Mary , Wiedenbeck, Michael , Bugoi, Roxana , , , Bédard, L Paul, Linge, Kathryn , Morales, Luiz FG, Souders, Amanda , Sylvester, Paul , Merchel, Silke "GGR biennial critical review: analytical developments since 2012" (4 ed., vol. 38, pp. 467–512).

Abstract (Published)
Herv\'e, Gwena\"el, , Pohl, Jean , Gilder, Stuart , Marion, Cassandra , Osinski, Gordon , Sylvester, Paul "Rock magnetism and Paleomagnetism of Mistastin Lake impact structure, Labrador, Canada" (pp. 1035).

Journal Article, Academic Journal (Published)
Sylvester, Paul , Jackson, Simon , Horstwood, Matt "Jan Kosler-an appreciation" (pp. 249--250). Geostandards and Geoanalytical Research.

Journal Article, Academic Journal (Published)
Corfu, Fernando , Horstwood, Matthew S., Košler, Jan , Gerdes, Axel , Gehrels, George E., Woodhead, Jon D., Sircombe, Keith N., Tiepolo, Massimo , Belousova, Elena , , , Whitehouse, Martin J., Sylvester, Paul , Sláma, Jirí (September 2013). "U-Pb Detrital Zircon Analysis - Results of an Inter-laboratory Comparison" (3 ed., vol. 37, pp. 243-259).

Journal Article, Academic Journal (Published)
Sylvester, Paul , , , Satyanarayanan, M. , Mohan, M. Ram, Lam, Rebecca , Santosh, M. , Tubrett, Mike (March 2013). "Neoarchean suprasubduction zone arc magmatism in southern India: Geochemistry, zircon U-Pb geochronology and Hf isotopes of the Sittampundi Anorthosite Complex" (2 ed., vol. 23, pp. 539-557).

Journal Article, Academic Journal (Published)
Hinchey, Alana M., Davis, William J., LaFlamme, Crystal , Sylvester, Paul , , (January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2013). "U–Pb age and Hf-isotope geochemistry of zircon from felsic volcanic rocks of the Paleoproterozoic Aillik Group, Makkovik Province, Labrador" (vol. 224, pp. 129-142).

Journal Article, Academic Journal (Published)
Souders, Amanda , Sylvester, Paul , Myers, John S., , (January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2013). "Mantle and crustal sources of Archean anorthosite: a combined in situ isotopic study of Pb–Pb in plagioclase and Lu–Hf in zircon" (1 ed., vol. 165, pp. 1-24).

Journal Article, Academic Journal (Published)
Souders, A Kate, , Sylvester, Paul , , "Accuracy and precision of non-matrix-matched calibration for lead isotope ratio measurements of lead-poor minerals by LA-MC-ICPMS" (7 ed., vol. 25, pp. 975–988).

Journal Article, Academic Journal (Published)
Souders, A Kate, , Sylvester, Paul , , "Improved in situ measurements of lead isotopes in silicate glasses by LA-MC-ICPMS using multiple ion counters" (4 ed., vol. 23, pp. 535–543).

Journal Article, Academic Journal (Published)
Sylvester, Paul , Souders, Amanda , , "Use of multiple channeltron ion counters for LA-MC-ICP-MS analysis of common lead isotopes in silicate glasses" (vol. 40, pp. 265–281).

 

 

Presentations
Einsle , Joshua Franz , Bermanec, Marko , Klöcking, Marthe , Sylvester, Paul , Lehnert, Kerstin , Edwards , Graham Harper , Anderson, Erika , American Geophysical Union Fall Meetiing, "Making Geochemical Microanalytical Imagery Accessible and Reusable," American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, CA, USA. (December 12, 2023).

Souders, Kate , Sylvester, Paul , Goldschmidt Geochemistry Conference, "Assessing homogeneity of rare earth elements and Hf-isotope ratios in IAG U-Th-Pb geochronology reference zircons Rak-17 and Kara-18 ," European Association of Geochemistry, Lyon, France. (July 12, 2023).

Sylvester, Paul , Dailey, Shane , Barnes, Calvin G, Valley, John , GSA Cordilleran Section Meeting, "THE INTERPLAY BETWEEN OROGENIC MODIFICATION OF THE LOWER CRUST AND PLUTONISM FROM ZIRCON AGE, HF, AND O DATA, KLAMATH MOUNTAIN PROVINCE, CALIFORNIA AND OREGON," Geological Society of America, Reno, Nevada, USA. (May 18, 2023).

Sylvester, Paul , IECMS 2021, "The 2nd International Electronic Conference on Mineral Science," MDPI, On-line. (March 1, 2021).

Liu, Rui , Sylvester, Paul , Souders, Kate , Geological Society of America Annual Meeting, "GRAIN SIZE FRACTIONATION OF DETRITAL ZIRCON IN AN ANCIENT DELTAIC ENVIRONMENT (LATE CRETACEOUS TRINIDAD SANDSTONE AND PIERRE SHALE, RATON BASIN, COLORADO): IMPLICATIONS FOR U-PB ZIRCON PROVENANCE STUDIES," Geological Society of America, Phoenix AZ. (September 23, 2019).

Sharman, Glenn , Jobe, Zane , Sylvester, Paul , Souders, Kate , Geological Society of America Annual Meeting, "Zircon and Beyond: Quantitative Methods for Characterizing Provenance in Modern and Ancient Sediment Routing Systems," Geological Society of America, Phoenix, AZ. (September 23, 2019).

Sylvester, Paul , Souders, Kate , Geological Society of America Annual Meeting, " LASER ABLATION ICP-MS U-PB MONAZITE GEOCHRONOLOGY AT HIGH SPATIAL RESOLUTION ," Geological Society of America, Phoenix, AZ. (September 22, 2019).

Paterson, David , Parker, Julia , Souders, Kate , Sylvester, Paul , , , Goldschmidt Geochemistry Conference, "Advances in Micro- to Nanoscale Analytical Geochemistry and Multimodal Chemical and Structural Imaging," European Association of Geochemistry, Barcelona, Spain. (August 21, 2019).

Sylvester, Paul , Souders, Kate , Goldschmidt Geochemistry Conference, "U-Pb Monazite Geochronology at High Spatial Resolution Using Laser Ablation Magnetic Sector ICP-MS," European Association of Geochemistry, Barcelona, Spain. (August 20, 2019).

Souders, Kate , Sylvester, Paul , Goldschmidt Geochemistry Conference, "Significance of Detrital Zircon U-Pb Age Peaks Inferred from Pb Isotopes in Detrital Feldspar and Tourmaline," European Association of Geochemistry, Barcelona, Spain. (August 20, 2019).

Sylvester, Paul , MSA Centennial Symposium, "Advances in Mineral Analysis: What Improvements Will We See in the Chemical and Isotopic Analyses of Minerals?," Mineralogical Society of America, Washington, DC. (June 20, 2019).

Sylvester, Paul , Souders, Kate , 3rd North American Workshop on Laser Ablation, "Assessing spatial reproducibility of U-Pb zircon LA-ICP-MS analyses using a two-volume laser ablation chamber," University of Texas, Austin, TX. (May 29, 2019).

Souders, Kate , Sylvester, Paul , AAPG Annual Conference and Exhibition, "Heavy Minerals and U-Pb Zircon Ages of Upper Jurassic Reservoirs in the Flemish Pass and Orphan Frontier Basins, Offshore Newfoundland," American Association Petroleum Geologists, San Antonio TX. (May 22, 2019).

Sylvester, Paul , Souders, Amanda , Goldschmidt Geochemistry Conference, "Integrating Pb Isotopic Composition of Feldspar with Hf Isotope Systematics of Zircon to Constrain Granite Sources," Geochemical Society, Boston MA. (August 16, 2018).

Souders, Amanda , Sylvester, Paul , Mukherjee, Pulok K, Goldschmidt Geochemistry Conference, "U-Pb Geochronology at High Spatial Resolution Using LA-Sf-ICP-MS: Addressing Variable Downhole Fractionation in Zircon," Geochemical Society, Boston MA. (August 15, 2018).

Sylvester, Paul , Souders, Amanda , Goldschmidt Geochemistry Conference, "Heterogeneous Domains in Zircon Reference Materials for U-Pb Geochronology by Microanalysis," Geochemical Society, Boston MA. (August 15, 2018).

Sylvester, Paul , University of Texas at Dallas Geosciences Invited Seminar Series, "Age and Origin of the Impact Melt Sheet at Mistastin Lake crater, Labrador," Dallas, Texas. (March 24, 2017).

, , Sylvester, Paul , Invited Talk, "U-Pb age and Hf-isotope variations of zircon during REE mineralization," Northwest University, Xi'an, China. (December 5, 2016).

Sylvester, Paul , Souders, Amanda , The 6th Asian-Pacific Workshop on Laser-ablation and Micro-analysis, "Status and prospects for U-Pb geochronology of accessory minerals by LA-(MC)-ICPMS," Wuhan, China. (November 30, 2016).

Sylvester, Paul , 2016 AAPG Annual Convention and Exhibition, "Laser Ablation-ICPMS U-Pb Detrital Zircon Geochronology of Shale ," AAPG, Calgary, Alberta, Canada. (June 20, 2016).

, , Sylvester, Paul , Invited Talk, "Isotope Geochemistry and Geochronology of Minerals in Thin Sections," University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware. (March 10, 2016).

Sylvester, Paul , Geological Society of America 2015 Annual Meeting, "Petrography and Geochemistry of Heavy Minerals in USA Shale Plays," The Geological Society of America, Inc., Baltimore, MD, USA. (November 3, 2015).

Sylvester, Paul , Souders, Kate , Petroleum Infrastructure Programme Researcher's Workshop, "Evolution of Sediment Sources to North Atlantic Basins from Late Jurassic to Early Cretaceous ," Irish Shelf Petroleum Studies Group of the Petroleum Infrastructure Programme, Dublin, Ireland. (October 28, 2015).

Sylvester, Paul , Souders, Kate , Atlantic Ireland 2015, "U-Pb zircon ages of the Flemish Cap: Potential sources of detritus to Mesozoic sedimentary basins of the North Atlantic conjugate margin," Irish Shelf Petroleum Studies Group of the Petroleum Infrastructure Programme, Dublin, Ireland. (October 27, 2015).

Sylvester, Paul , Souders, Kate , 25th V.M. Goldschmidt Conference , "Beyond U-Pb zircon ages alone: Integrating Pb isotopes of tourmaline & feldspar and U-Pb ages of rutile with Hf isotopes of zircon in sediment provenance studies," Geochemical Society and the European Association for Geochemistry, Prague, Czech Republic. (August 20, 2015).

Sylvester, Paul , Digital Rock & Core Analysis Forum, "Use of automated scanning electron microscopy for heavy mineral analysis of shale plays," FEI, Weatherford Laboratories, & Rice University, Houston, TX. (July 14, 2015).

Sylvester, Paul , 1st North American Laser Ablation Workshop , "Overview of LA-ICPMS and Outstanding Issues ," ESI Scientific and University of Texas/Austin, Austin, Texas, USA. (May 27, 2015).

Sylvester, Paul , Real Time Detection, Monitoring and Decision Making, "Real time geometallurgy: From exploration to remediation ," Canada Mining Innovation Council , Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (October 30, 2014).

Scott, Matthew , Sylvester, Paul , 4th Atlantic Conjugate Margins Conference, "Provenance, texture and mineralogy of Hydrocarbon source rocks, Central Ridge and Flemish Pass Basin," Newfoundland & Labrador Oil & Gas Industries Association, St. Johns, Newfoundland, Canada. (August 21, 2014).