Dr. Ed Spooner

Professor

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Biography

Ed Spooner is a Professor Emeritus in the Department of Earth Sciences. His research focuses on economic geology, petrology, mineralogy, and Earth materials. Spooner has specialized in ion gas chromatography analysis methods and has led multiple research initiatives exploring hydrothermal ore systems, especially those related to Precambrian gold systems. His notable joint projects include geochronology studies of the Lower Proterozoic Omai intrusion-related gold-quartz vein system in Guyana and various U-Pb geochronology projects in northern Brazil. Spooner has published extensively, contributing significant findings related to fluid inclusions and mineralization types within Precambrian greenstone belts, and has advanced methodologies for integrated analysis of trapped fluids. He has supervised numerous thesis research projects at both the M.Sc. and Ph.D. levels, helping to develop a better understanding of geological processes and the evolution of life in early Earth environments. Spooner continues to engage in research opportunities that aim to generate new data and insights into the behavior of geological fluids and their implications.

Research Interests

Requirements for University of Toronto

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6.5
Reading
Required:6.5
Writing
Required:6.5
Speaking
Required:6.5
Overall
Required:7
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:22
Writing
Required:22
Speaking
Required:22
Total
Required:93
Prerequisites
Appropriate four-year bachelor's degree Background in sociological theory and statistics preferred
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Specialization Notes

Department of Sociology