Jordan Swann Email & Phone Number

Auckland, NZ

Auckland, New Zealand

Auckland, New Zealand

Pursuing a PhD in Geology, focusing on geochemistry and petrology. Conducted field research at Mt. Taranaki and used a variety of geochemical analysis techniques (e.g. EMPA, SIMS, XRD) to study the composition of rocks and minerals. I have also gained experience in the analysis of 3D tomography data using Avizo.

Auckland, New Zealand

Taught third year university students on the EarthSci 308: Tectonic and Magmatic Systems module at the University of Auckland. This class focusses on the broad overview of both tectonic and magmatic processes, and how they interact.

Auckland, New Zealand

Performed X-Ray Diffraction clay mineral analysis on 50 soil samples for a client. This involved heating and powdering the samples, as well as running the instrument.

Auckland, New Zealand

• A part of a fieldwork team that conducts drone surveys of forest land for assessment for clients for the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme (NZETS)
• Through this role I have gained proficiency in ArcGIS Pro. This includes imagery analysis captured from drone footage and from satellite databases (LINZ), as well as implementation of python, SQL, and Esri’s own Arcade
• Wrote geology reports for applications for clients for NZETS applications

Burwell, England, United Kingdom

A part of a team that made pastries, cakes, bread, and sandwiches for sale to the general public. I gained knowledge of food hygiene, food preparation, as well as customer service and cashiering.

Colima, Mexico

• Voluntary role helping support the recording and analysis of seismic, degassing, and lava dome development of Colima Volcano. The role included fieldwork in remote locations on the volcano for rock and spring sampling.
• I managed 3 projects during this time: 1) Seismic picking of several months of seismographs, 2) pyroclastic density current velocity, and 3) the maintenance of the rock sample collection. This involved both people.

Ely, England, United Kingdom

General labor work as part of a team helping construct a bypass for the town of Ely. This includes a 2 km stretch of tarmacked road, as well as 2 bridges and roundabouts. During this employment I gained a variety of skills including the construction of site drainage, banksman for excavators and tipper lorries, 4wd experience, and Trimble GPS and Total.

Greater London, England, United Kingdom

Assisted a civil engineer during the summer between my 2nd and 3rd year BSc (Hons) Geology course. Took on a variety of engineering roles including surveying, laying out curb heights, measuring depths of excavations, monitoring of material and tarmac laying for road construction, and locating services which could be a hazard to workers. I gained basic.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Geology

Using mineral and glass chemistry combined with rock textures to study the shallow magmatic degassing and crystallisation processes.

Msc Volcanology And Geological Hazards, Distinction

Bachelor Of Science - Bsc, (Hons) Geology, 2:1