Congratulations to Amanda Stubbs for successfully defending her Master’s thesis on weathering and carbonation of kimberlite residues from South African diamond mines. Amanda began working in the lab in 2018, completed field campaigns at the Venetia and Cullinan diamond mines, and carried out fantastic experiments for simulating weathering and directly measuring the drawdown of CO2 into mine wastes. She is the first student to complete a graduate degree in the PowerGeolab and her research will significantly contribute to the field of carbon dioxide removal through weathering and carbonation of ultramafic rock! Well done Amanda, we’re all very proud!
Amanda at the Cullinan Diamond Mine posing with her new best friend while sampling cemented and weathered mine wastes!