Taija Torvela

(she/her)
University of Leeds
Current PositionAssociate Professor in Applied Structural Geology
Email[email protected]
Department(s)School of Earth and Environment
ECRNo
YES.DTN Core ThemesDynamic Earth, Natural Hazards & Earth Processes
Profile(s)Taija Torvela (0000-0003-1539-8755) – ORCID

Key Research Interests

  • Ore geology and critical minerals
  • Structural geology and tectonics
  • Public outreach and author of YouTube Channel: Our Metallic Earth

Recent Key Papers

  • Constraining the fluid sources of gold-bearing veins in orogenic belts using sulfur and lead isotopes: A case study from Loch Tay, Scotland (UK) doi: 10.1016/j.oregeorev.2025.106619
  • Targeting High-Grade Mineralization via a Synthesis of Compositional Profiles of Alluvial Gold with Structural and Paragenetic Models doi: 10.3390/min14121236
  • Influence of subtle inherited basement structures on thin-skinned thrust systems: The Caledonian Thrust Front in Lapland (CaTFLap) doi: 10.1016/j.jsg.2024.105156