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PhD, Economic Geology/Geochemistry - University of New England (AU)
Chief Geologist, Thermo Fisher Scientific
Ali Somarin performed research, drafted application notes, and provided technical knowledge on the application of portable XRF in various fields (mining, oil/gas, environmental, gems) for Thermo Fisher Scientific during 2010-2015.
February 3, 2015
Read more Gold Mining, Past and Present: What Does the Future Hold?
January 20, 2015
Read more INFOGRAPHIC: Titanium
January 8, 2015
Read more Effects of Paper and Plastic Sample Bags on the Performance of Portable XRF Analyzers
December 2, 2014
Read more XRF Helps Meet the Platinum Group Metals Mining Challenge
November 25, 2014
Read more Let’s Talk Turkey about the Thanksgiving Mine
November 18, 2014
Read more INFOGRAPHIC: 9 Fast Facts About Molybdenum
November 11, 2014
Read more Unconventional Oil Exploration, Part 6: Horizontal Drilling Gives New Life to an Old Oil Play
November 4, 2014
Read more Unconventional Oil Exploration, Part 5: Oil Sands
October 28, 2014
Read more Unconventional Oil Exploration, Part 4: Tight Oil
October 21, 2014
Read more Unconventional Oil Exploration, Part 3: Ultra-deepwater Oil
October 16, 2014
Read more An Uncertain Future for Gold?
October 14, 2014
Read more Unconventional Oil Exploration, Part 2: The Arctic Frontier
October 7, 2014
Read more Unconventional Oil Exploration, Part 1: What Makes Oil Unconventional?
September 30, 2014
Read more Industrial Diamonds – As Good as Gemstones, or Better?
September 25, 2014
Read more Is Deep Sea Mining One Step Closer to Reality?
September 23, 2014
Read more Space, the Final Frontier…for Mining?
September 11, 2014
Read more VIDEO: Mud Logger Tells How Portable XRF Analysis Benefits Oil Drilling
July 10, 2014
Read more Mining and the Environment: What Happens When A Mine Closes?
July 8, 2014
Read more A Day in the Life of a Mining Geologist
July 1, 2014
Read more Oil and Gas Shows and Conferences Around the World
June 26, 2014
Read more Potash: A Look at the World’s Most Popular Fertilizer
June 3, 2014
Read more Ubiquitous Industrial Minerals: Nature’s Most Popular Raw Materials
May 29, 2014
Read more Fascinating Facts About Manganese
May 27, 2014
Read more A Snapshot of Strategic Metals
May 22, 2014
Read more Shale Gas Plays: Finding the Sweet Spot with XRF
May 15, 2014
Read more PDAC 2014 Mining Show Wrap-Up
May 8, 2014
Read more Hitting the Mother Lode
May 6, 2014
Read more Can XRF Find Precious Metals?
April 29, 2014
Read more Growing Popularity of Hybrid Vehicles Drives Demand for New Sources of Rare Earth Elements
April 15, 2014
Read more INFOGRAPHIC: Fascinating Facts About Vanadium
April 10, 2014
Read more Portable XRF Analyzers Lead the Way…to Gold
April 8, 2014
Read more Analyzing Concentrated Ore Samples of Molybdenum, Iron, and Copper with XRF
April 3, 2014
Read more Can Portable XRF Handle Concentrated Ore Samples?
March 20, 2014
Read more Where Did Those Gemstones Come From?March 18, 2014
Read more Bauxite: The Difficult Source of Aluminum Ore
March 13, 2014
Read more Is Automation the Future of Mining?
February 27, 2014
Read more Five Common Myths about Portable XRF Analyzers
February 20, 2014
Read more Innovators in Mining Solutions to Be Recognized
February 11, 2014
Read more Five Reasons Why We Love XRF (and you should too!)
January 28, 2014
Read more Portable XRF Analyzers Increase Efficiency in Oil and Gas Exploration
January 23, 2014
Read more Case Study: Using XRF with Mud Logging in Southeast Asia
January 21, 2014
Read more Instant Data for Mud Logging Applications
January 9, 2014
Read more Could a Career in Mining Geology Be for You? Part 2: Advancing Your Mining Career
January 7, 2014
Read more Could a Career in Mining Geology Be for You? Part 1December 19, 2013
Read more INFOGRAPHIC: Have A Forkful of Mining at Your Holiday Dinner
December 17, 2013
Read more National Miner’s Day This Month
November 14, 2013
Read more High Demand for Tantalum and Tin
November 12, 2013
Read more Zinc Analysis – Comparing Portable XRF Results with Lab Results
November 7, 2013
Read more INFOGRAPHIC: Fascinating Facts About Zinc
October 8, 2013
Read more Geological Society of America Annual Meeting and Expo– A Celebration of the Geosciences
September 26, 2013
Read more Analyzing Uranium at the Nopal Project in New Mexico
September 24, 2013
Read more INFOGRAPHIC: 9 Fascinating Facts About Uranium
September 12, 2013
Read more Comparing Sample Preparation Methods
September 10, 2013
Read more The Importance of Sample Preparation in Mining
September 3, 2013
Read more Technical Poster – Application of Portable XRF Analyzer in Geochemical Exploration
August 22, 2013
Read more Can XRF Be Used to Discover Porphyry Deposits?
August 15, 2013
Read more INFOGRAPHIC: 4 Penalty Elements in Iron Ore
August 8, 2013
Read more Can Penalty Elements in Iron Ore be Determined with XRF?
July 8, 2013
Read more What’s So Rare About Rare Earth Elements?
January 29, 2015
Read more INFOGRAPHIC: The Metal Titanium
October 23, 2014
Read more INFOGRAPHIC: Molybdenum – 9 Facts About This MetalAugust 19, 2014
Read more INFOGRAPHIC: Antimony – 9 Facts about this Element
October 24, 2013
Read more Uranium, Thorium, and XRF Analysis of Heavy Metals