Mohammed Chaanda

Mr Mohammed Chaanda - (Mohammed Suleiman Chaanda)

Job title: Demonstrator, School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences (ALD) (Faculty of Science and Technology (ALD))
Address: Room 119 Fitzroy Building, Fitzroy, Drake Circus,
Plymouth, Devon,
Postal address: Room 119, Fitzroy, Drake Circus,
Plymouth, Devon, PL4 8AA
Telephone: +44 (0)1752 584760
Email: mohammed.chaanda@plymouth.ac.uk

Qualifications & background

I obtained my degree in Geology from the Federal University of Technology, Yola – Nigeria before going to Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Bauchi – Nigeria for an M. Sc. in Mineral Exploration/Economic Geology and in 2008 I took up a lecturing job at the Federal University of Petroleum Resources Effurun – Nigeria before my enrolment into a PhD programme in Geological Sciences at the University of Plymouth in Janauary 2011.

B.Tech (Hons) Geology 1997

M.Sc. Mineral Exploration/Economic Geology 2004

Professional membership

Nigeria Mining and geosciences Society (NMGS)

Nigeria Association of Petroleum association (NAPE)

American Association of Petroleum Geologist (AAPG)

Geological Society of America (GSA)

Geological Society of London

Council of Nigerian Mining Engineers and Geoscientist (COMEG) Registered

Teaching interests

Tought undergraduate courses: GLY 111 & 121 Introduction to Geology I & II, GLY 214 Structural Geology, GLY 224 Introduction to Petrology, GLY 316 Exploration Geochemistry, GLY 312 Geology of Nigeria; year three field coordinator and NAPE/AAPG Staff Advisor between 2008 - 2011 January, currently assissting in Demonstrating of Modules EAR 112, 113 and 115.

Research interests
I am interested in the study of Terrestrial climate resconstruction across Cenozoic greenhouse and icehouse climate events using new organic and inorganic climate proxies.