The MP2 Research Group Staff
Dr. William "Skip" Simmons
Dr. William "Skip" Simmons
MP2 Research Group Director,
Professor of Mineralogy

Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences
University of New Orleans
New Orleans, LA 70148

wsimmons@uno.edu - Email
(504)280-6791 - Office
(504)280-7396 - Fax

Education:
University of Michigan: Ph.D. Mineralogy
University of Georgia: M.S. Geology
Duke University: B.S. Geology
Research Interests -
Pegmatite Mineralogy, Geochemistry, and Petrogenesis
Modeling of Cooling Rates in Pegmatite-Aplite Systems
Crystallization Dynamics of Highly Evolved Pegmatite-Aplite Systems
Role of Anatexis in the Origin of Pegmatites
Analytical Mineralogy and Petrology
Computer Databases for Mineralogy

Teaching -
Mineralogy Electron Microprobe Analysis
Crystallography
Scanning Electron Microscopy
Petrology
X-Ray Crystallography
Geochemistry
Optical Mineralogy
Field Geology
Physical/Introductory Geology
Workshop Director - The Maine Pegmatite Workshop

Hobbies -
Pyrotechnics
Fly Fishing
Collecting Stuff
Wearing Ugly Shirts
Getting Vans Unstuck

Top Some Photographs of mine -


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