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Brian J. Fryer

Brian J. Fryer

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Earth Science

D-Index
57
Citations
11829
World Ranking
2263
National Ranking
108

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2001 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Academy of Science

Overview

Brian J. Fryer is affiliated with the University of Windsor in Canada. Their research spans multiple fields with a primary focus on engineering and computer science, including subfields such as artificial intelligence, pollution, radiological and ultrasound technology, computational mechanics, and mechanics of materials.

The scientist's work covers a variety of topics, with particular emphasis on geochemistry and geologic mapping, heavy metals in the environment, radioactivity and radon measurements, laser material processing techniques, laser-induced spectroscopy and plasma, heavy metals in plants, and ocular and laser science research.

Fryer has contributed to several publications, particularly on topics related to pollution and laser spectroscopy analysis. Selected recent papers include:

  • Determination of heavy metal content and pollution indices in the agricultural soils using laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (2021, Environmental Science and Pollution Research)
  • Assessment of contamination levels of heavy metals in the agricultural soils using ICP-OES (2022, Soil and Sediment Contamination An International Journal)
  • ICMMS-2: Assessment of Heavy Metals Content in The Agricultural Soils of Kafr El-Zayat Egypt Using Laser Ablation Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry and Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectroscopy (2021, Egyptian Journal of Chemistry)
  • Experimental studies on ablation characteristics of alumina after irradiation with a 193-nm ArF excimer laser (2021, The European Physical Journal Plus)
  • Morphological and ablation characteristics of brass and fused silica after interaction with ArF excimer laser (2022, Optik)

Frequent co-authors in Fryer's work include Mohamed E. Shaheen, Joel E. Gagnon, Walid Tawfik, Farouk El-Mekawy, and Asmaa F. Mankoula. Collaborative efforts reflect the interdisciplinary and multi-institutional nature of the research projects.

Fryer has published in a variety of journals, with repeated contributions to:

  • Environmental Science and Pollution Research
  • Soil and Sediment Contamination An International Journal
  • Egyptian Journal of Chemistry
  • The European Physical Journal Plus
  • Optik

In 2001, Fryer was recognized as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in the Academy of Science.

Best Publications

  • ICP-MS — A powerful tool for high-precision trace-element analysis in Earth sciences: Evidence from analysis of selected U.S.G.S. reference samples

    G.A. Jenner;H.P. Longerich;S.E. Jackson;B.J. Fryer

  • The design, operation and role of the laser-ablation microprobe coupled with an inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometer (LAM- ICP-MS) in the Earth sciences

    Brian J. Fryer;Simon E. Jackson;Henry P. Longerich

  • Inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometric analysis of geological samples: A critical evaluation based on case studies

    H.P. Longerich;G.A. Jenner;B.J. Fryer;S.E. Jackson

  • Geochemistry of Neoarchean (ca. 2.55–2.50 Ga) volcanic and ophiolitic rocks in the Wutaishan greenstone belt, central orogenic belt, North China craton: Implications for geodynamic setting and continental growth

    Ali Polat;Timothy Kusky;Jianghai Li;Brian Fryer

  • Determination of partition coefficients for trace elements in high pressure-temperature experimental run products by laser ablation microprobe-inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (LAM-ICP-MS)

    G.A. Jenner;S.F. Foley;S.E. Jackson;T.H. Green

  • Rare earth evidence in iron-formations for changing Precambrian oxidation states

    B.J Fryer

  • Trace element partition coefficients for clinopyroxene and phlogopite in an alkaline lamprophyre from Newfoundland by LAM-ICP-MS

    Stephen F. Foley;Simon E. Jackson;Brian J. Fryer;Brian J. Fryer;John D. Greenouch

  • Determination of lead isotope ratios by inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ICP-MS)

    H.P. Longerich;B.J. Fryer;D.F. Strong

  • Determination of the precious metals in geological materials by inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) with nickel sulphide fire-assay collection and tellurium coprecipitation

    S.E. Jackson;B.J. Fryer;W. Gosse;D.C. Healey

  • Nd isotope evidence for crust-mantle interaction in the generation of A-type granitoid suites in Labrador, Canada

    Andrew Kerr;Brian J. Fryer

  • The application of laser ablation microprobe-inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (LAM-ICP-MS) to in situ (U)Pb geochronology

    Brian J. Fryer;Simon E. Jackson;Henry P. Longerich

  • Archaean precious-metal hydrothermal systems, Dome Mine, Abitibi Greenstone Belt. II. REE and oxygen isotope relations

    R. Kerrich;B. J. Fryer

  • An overview of the geochemistry of Eoarchean to Mesoarchean ultramafic to mafic volcanic rocks, SW Greenland: Implications for mantle depletion and petrogenetic processes at subduction zones in the early Earth

    Ali Polat;Peter W.U. Appel;Brian J. Fryer

  • Geochemical characteristics of the Neoarchean (2800–2700 Ma) Taishan greenstone belt, North China Craton: Evidence for plume–craton interaction

    A. Polat;J. Li;B. Fryer;T. Kusky

  • Geochemical and petrological evidence for a suprasubduction zone origin of Neoarchean (ca. 2.5 Ga) peridotites, central orogenic belt, North China craton

    Ali Polat;Claude Herzberg;Carsten Münker;Rebecca Rodgers

  • Volatile control of contrasting trace element distributions in peralkaline granitic and volcanic rocks

    R. P. Taylor;D. F. Strong;B. J. Fryer

  • The role of fluids in the formation and subsequent development of early continental crust

    Kenneth D. Collerson;Brian J. Fryer

  • Effects of operating conditions on the determination of the rare earth elements by inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ICP-MS)

    H.P. Longerich;B.J. Fryer;D.F. Strong;C.J. Kantipuly

  • Sm–Nd isotopic geochemistry of Precambrian to Paleozoic granitoid suites and the deep-crustal structure of the southeast margin of the Newfoundland Appalachians

    Andrew Kerr;George A. Jenner;Brian J. Fryer

  • Garnet, tourmaline and muscovite-bearing leucogranites, gneisses and migmatites of the Higher Himalayas from Zanskar, Kulu, Lahoul and Kashmir

    M. P. Searle;B. J. Fryer

Frequent Co-Authors

Ali Polat
Ali Polat University of Windsor
Stuart A. Ludsin
Stuart A. Ludsin The Ohio State University
Iain M. Samson
Iain M. Samson University of Windsor
Simon E. Jackson
Simon E. Jackson Geological Survey of Canada
George A. Jenner
George A. Jenner Memorial University of Newfoundland
Robert Frei
Robert Frei University of Copenhagen
Anthony E. Williams-Jones
Anthony E. Williams-Jones McGill University
Yildirim Dilek
Yildirim Dilek Miami University
Fred J. Longstaffe
Fred J. Longstaffe University of Western Ontario
Robert Kerrich
Robert Kerrich University of Saskatchewan

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