Dr Bob FaganBSc(Hons)(Otago), PhD(NE), MAusIMMTel: +61 (0)8 9088 6133 Fax: +61 (0)8 9088 6140 Room: 701-128 R.K.Fagan@curtin.edu.au |
Academic Background
Bob joined Curtin in 1991 as a lecturer in the Department of Exploration and Mining Geology at the Western Australian School of Mines. He has a BSc (Hons) degree from the University of Otago in New Zealand, and was awarded a PhD from the University of New England in 1981. He subsequently held several teaching fellowships at the University of New England and the NSW Institute of Technology (now the University of Technology, Sydney), and a postdoctoral research fellowship working on the development of halogen-based lixiviants for gold and other precious metals.
Research Interests
Bob has research interests in metamorphic petrology, structural geology, Archaean tectonics and gold in primary and secondary environments. He worked extensively in New Zealand, Victoria, New South Wales, and Queensland before moving to the WA School of Mines, and has since focused on the Archaean greenstone belts of Western Australia. His interests in mineral prospecting have led to a long affiliation with the Eastern Goldfields Prospectors Association including several years as branch secretary and president.
Teaching Responsibilities
- WASM Applied Geochemistry 311
- WASM Mapping Project 312
- WASM Petrology 311
- WASM Regolith Geology 312
- WASM Structural Geology 311
- WASM Structural Geology 317
- WASM Tectonics 312
- WASM Field Geology and Maps 517
- WASM Mining and Exploration Geology 511
- WASM Mineral Exploration 601
External Responsibilities
- Executive member of the Amalgamated Prospectors and Leaseholders Association of Western Australia
- Vice President of the Eastern Goldfields Prospectors Association