Contact University of Alberta Earth and Atmospheric Sciences ESB 1-26 Edmonton, AB T6G 2E3, Canada Fax: (++1 - 780) 492 2030 Jeff.Harris@ges.gla.ac.uk University of Glasgow Room 513 Division of Earth Sciences, The Gregory Building, Lilybank Gardens Glasgow, G12 8QQ, Scotland, UK Telephone ++44 - 141 330 6864 FAX: ++44 - 141 330 4817 Homepage: http://www.ges.gla.ac.uk:443/staff/jharris

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Degrees:

• BSc Pass Degree Chemistry, University of Liverpool, 1963
• BSc Honours 2.i Geology, University of Liverpool, 1964
• MSc X-Ray Crystallography, University of London, 1965
• Ph D In Crystallography, University of London, 1968

Career:

• 1960-64 Undergraduate. University of Liverpool
• 1964-68 Postgraduate. University of London
• 1968-72 Research Assistant. University of London (University College)
• 1964-72 Visiting Lecturer, Engineering Geology, Westminster Technical College, London
• 1968-72 Visiting Lecturer, Engineering Geology, Polytechnic of Central London
• 1973-74 Senior Research Scientist, Diamond Research Laboratories, DeBeers Industrial Diamond Division, Johannesburg, South Africa
• 1974-79 Honorary Research Scientist, Grant Institute of Geology, University of Edinburgh. (1974-76) On secondment from DeBeers Industrial Diamond Division, Johannesburg. (1976-79) Consultant to DeBeers Consolidated Mines Ltd., at the Grant Institute
• 1979-88 Senior Research Fellow, Department of Geology and Applied Geology, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow
• 1988-98 Senior Research Fellow, Department of Geology and Applied Geology, University of Glasgow
• 1998- Senior Research Fellow, Division of Earth Sciences, University of Glasgow
• 2001- Honorary Professor, Institute für Mineralogie, Johann Wolfgang Goethe - University of Frankfurt, Germany
• 2004- Adjunct Professor, Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Alberta, Canada

Consultancies:

• 1976-2006 Geology Division, DeBeers Consolidated Mines Ltd, Kimberley, South Africa
• 1984 Ashton Mining Ltd, Melbourne, Austalia
• Anaconda Mineral Company, USA.
• 1985-1989 Chichester Diamond Services Ltd, London.

Societies:

• 1957- The Liverpool and Manchester Geological Society
• 1987- Gemmological Association of Great Britain

Society Offices:

• 1960-64 Council Member, Liverpool and Manchester Geological Society
• 1985 Secretary, Geology Section, British Advancement of Science, held at Strathclyde University
• 1987-89 Council Gemmological Society of Great Britain
• 1989-96 Education Committee, Gemmological Society and Gem Testing Laboratory of Great Britain
• 1997- Associate Editor for Journal of Gemmology

Research:

My research centers on the mineral diamond; in particular the syngenetic mineral inclusion content and the physical and chemical characteristics of the host. When the geochemistry of the inclusions is combined with the physical characteristics of the diamond, detailed information is obtained about the different environments of diamond formation in both the upper and, more recently, the lower mantle. From inclusions, both the genesis and eruption ages of diamond can be determined. Sulfide inclusions specifically, can tell us about the early Earth atmosphere, (see Publication list). Crustal and mantle processes are linked through the possible involvement of crustal carbon and nitrogen in subduction mechanisms leading to the possible formation of eclogitic diamonds at depth. In this regard, the isotopic signatures of such diamonds are assessed against crustal values.