Open access publisher Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) has announced that Professor Theodore J. Bornhorst has been appointed as Editor-in-Chief of the Mineral Deposits Section of Minerals. His term started in September 2019.
Professor Bornhorst is Professor of Geology in Department of Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences and Executive Director and Interim Curator of the A.E. Seaman Mineral Museum of Michigan Technological University. He has been engaged in teaching, research, and administration for nearly 40 years and brings a wealth of experience with him as Editor-in-Chief of the Mineral Deposits Section of the journal Minerals.
Professor Bornhorst has authored or co-authored over 100 reviewed articles, geological field guides, and archival research reports. He has edited or co-edited 15 volumes and Special Issues, including the 2017 Special Issue of Minerals, “Geochemistry and Mineralogy of Hydrothermal Metallic Mineral Deposits”. His research and that of the students he supervised have covered a breadth of topics, with special emphasis on aspects of metallic mineral deposits, the geology and mineral resources of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, the geology and mineral resources in Finland, as well as topics involving the environmental geochemistry of metallic mineral deposits, groundwater, and K-12 education.
As Executive Director and Interim Curator of the widely recognized A. E. Seaman Mineral Museum, Professor Bornhorst is responsible for all financial and operational aspects of the museum and its staff. He and museum staff prepare educational exhibits at the museum, satellite locations, and for public exhibition at mineral shows.
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