Faculty, Staff, Adjunct Professors and Research Associates

Faculty, Staff, Adjunct Professors and Research Associates
Professors: Post‐Doctoral Fellows:
Martin R. Gibling Berta Biescas Gorriz
Rebecca A. Jamieson Carl Guilmette
David Scott Helen Lau
Grant D. Wach Louise Watremez
Associate Professors: Technologists (University Funded):
Nicholas Culshaw Gordon Brown
John C. Gosse Thomas Duffett
Djordje Grujic Brant Laidler
Mladen R. Nedimovic Dan MacDonald
Keith Taylor
Jonathan Thibodeau (50%)
Assistant Professors:
Isabelle Coutand
Yana Fedortchouk Technicians (Grant Funded):
Lawrence Plug Robert Iuliucci
Shannon Sterling Guang Yang
Senior Instructors: Administrative Staff (University Funded):
Milton Graves Ann Bannon
Anne‐Marie Ryan Norma Keeping
Charlie Walls Darlene Van de Rijt
Instructors: Professors Emeriti:
Richard Cox H.B.S. Cooke
Michael Young Franco S. Medioli
G.C. Milligan
P.H. Reynolds
Sessional Instructors: Marcos Zentilli
James Boxall
Jennifer Grek‐Martin
Matt Hall
Stephanie Kienast
Elisabeth Kosters
Hadi Salah
Research Associates (Grant Paid):
Neil Davies

Adjunct Professors:
Juergen Adam Royal Holloway University of London
Alan Anderson St. Francis Xavier University
Sandra Barr Acadia University
Hugo Beltrami St. Francis Xavier University
Barrie Clarke Retired Dalhousie
Sonya Dehler Geological Survey of Canada
Mark Deptuck Geological Survey of Canada, Atlantic
Jarda Dostal St Mary's University‐Retired
Robert Fensome Geological Survey of Canada, BIO
Jacob Hanley St. Mary's Univeristy
Lisa Kellman St. Francis Xavier University
Yawooz Kettanah Self Employed
Csaba Krezsek Chevron Norway
Colin Laroque Mount Allison University
Michael Melchin St. Francis Xavier University
David Mosher Natural Resources Canada
J. Brendan Murphy St. Francis Xavier University
Michael Parsons Geological Survey of Canada, BIO
Georgia Pe‐Piper St Mary's University
David J. W. Piper Geological Survey of Canada, BIO
David Risk St. Francis Xavier University
Paul T. Robinson Retired Dalhousie
Andre Rochon Universite du Quebec a Rimouski
Scott Swinden NS Dept of Natural Resouces
Research Associates:
David Brown Canada NS Off‐shore Petroleum Board
Thomas Clair Environment Canada
Lubomir Jansa Atl. Geoscience Centre
Elisabeth Kosters Self Employed
Joel Kronfeld Tel Aviv University
Peta Mudie Geological Survey of Canada, BIO, retired
Alan Ruffman Geomarine Associates Ltd.
John Shimeld Geological Survey of Canada(Atlantic)
Daniel Stockli University of Kansas
Daniel Utting NS Dept. of Natural Resources
John Waldron University of Alberta
Timothy Webster NS Community College
Visiting Graduate Students:
Maliheh Ghoorchi – Roki Ferdowsi Univ. of Mashhad, Iran
Safaa Shahin Mansoura University, Egypt

Earth Sciences Personnel, Current vs Last Unit Review
1. University Funded (≥ 50%)
2011‐12
A. Faculty
Professors
2003‐04 Comment
(change: ‐3) Clarke retired June 2007
Gibling Gibling Chair, 2002‐08
Jamieson Jamieson Chair, 2011‐
Reynolds retired June 2006
Scott Scott Chair, 2008‐11
Wach Wach
Zentilli retired, June 2005
Associate Professors
(change: ‐1) Culshaw Culshaw
Godfrey‐Smith resigned, June 2005
Gosse Gosse CRC Tier 2 (2001‐11)
Grujic Grujic CIAR Fellow (1999‐2009)
Nedimovic CRC Tier 2 (Aug 2006‐ )
Ryall retired, June 2011
Assistant Professors
(change: +3) Coutand spousal appointment (Jan 2009)
Fedortchouk UFA (July 2007)
Plug Plug 1/3 SUST (2009‐12); CIAR Fellow (2000‐2004)
Sterling transferred from Environental Science (Aug 2011)
Lecturers
(change: ‐3) Graves limited term (2001‐06)
Ryan 3‐yr limited term (2004‐06)
Muecke post‐retirement appointment (1998‐2006)
Senior Instructors
(change: +2) Graves 2007 ‐ present; 50% funded by FoS as DISP student co‐ordinator
Ryan reassigned to full‐time 2006 ‐ ; 88% ERTH, 12% FoS (2011‐12)
Wallace retired, Dec 2008
Walls reassigned from technical staff, Aug 2004
Instructors
(change: +2) Cox 3 yr 10‐mo limited term (Aug 2011‐June 2014)
Young renewable 3 yr limited term (Jan 2009 ‐)
Total Faculty 17 17
B. Support Staff
Administrative Staff
(change: + 0.25) Bannon (100%) administrator (appointed Aug 2011)
Barret (75%) administrator (retired June 2011)
Keeping Keeping administrative secretary (100%)
Van de Rijt Van de Rijt administrative secretary (100%)
Technical Staff
(change: ‐1) Brown (50%) Brown (100%) thin section lab; post‐retirement since 2008 (50% department, 10% users)
Duffett (100%) Duffett (100%) department technician (website, computers, teaching support)
Laidler (80%) Laidler (80%) department technician (collections, teaching support)
MacDonald (63%) EMP lab (37% users) 2008‐
Stoffyn (63%) EMP lab (37% users); retired 2008
Taylor (80%) Taylor (80%) noble‐gas lab (20% users)
Thibodeau (50%) 50% users (2008‐present)
Walls (100%) reassigned 2004; 100% position unfilled, unfunded
C. Part‐Time Academics (sessionals)
varies year‐to‐year, typically 4 / term

DEPARTMENT OF EARTH SCIENCES
COMMITTEES & REPRESENTATIVES – 2011‐2012
Chair Rebecca Jamieson
Associate Chairs John Gosse, Martin Gibling
Graduate Co‐Ordinator Nick Culshaw
Undergraduate Advisor Lawrence Plug
Honours Co‐Ordinator Martin Gibling
CO‐OP Co‐Ordinator Grant Wach (on sabbatical July‐Dec 2011)
Director, Centre for Environmental and Marine Geology David Scott
DEPARTMENTAL COMMITTEES
Curriculum Lawrence Plug (C) Rebecca Jamieson (ex‐off.)
Anne‐Marie Ryan Michael Young
Graduate Nick Culshaw (C) John Gosse
Grad Society President Yana Fedortchouk
Rebecca Jamieson (ex‐off.)
Promotion & Tenure John Gosse (C) Nick Culshaw
Mladen Nedimovic
Safety Mike Young (C) Tom Duffett
Rebecca Jamieson (ex‐off) Keith Taylor
Space Martin Gibling (C) Tom Duffett
Ann Bannon (Admin) Rebecca Jamieson (ex‐off.)
Visiting Speakers Djordje Grujic, John Gosse (GAC liason), Grant Wach
(petroleum series)
Petroleum Employment Liaison Grant Wach
Computing Committee Lawrence Plug (C), Charlie Walls (C), Mladen Nedimovic,
Grant Wach, Thomas Duffett, Jonathan Thibodeau
Alumni and Outreach Committee Mike Young, Grant Wach, Tom Duffett, Marcos Zentilli
(proposed) Rebecca Jamieson (ex‐off)
Nominations for Awards Mladen Nedimovic, Member of Dept Promotion & Tenure
Committee; others as appropriate (see below)
Awards include:
Earth Sciences Professor of the Year Chair of Dept Promotion & Tenure Committee,
Undergrad Student Rep, Grad Student Rep
Carnegie Chair Chair of Dept (or designate), rep from Dept P&T,
(new appt needed July 1 2012) a junior faculty member

DEPARTMENT REPRESENTATIVES ‐ FACULTY OF SCIENCE
NSERC Undergraduate Research Committee Isabelle Coutand
Curriculum Lawrence Plug
Nomination Djordje Grujic
Promotions & Tenure Martin Gibling
Studies & Appeals David Scott
High School Science & Engineering Week Mike Young
Computer Lab Users Charles Walls
DISP Milton Graves
First Year Advisor Anne‐Marie Ryan
FOS program web micro‐sites Tom Duffett
UNIVERSITY COMMITTEES
Fac. of Grad Studies, Ph.D. Defence Panel: R. Jamieson, M. Gibling
Fac. Of Graduate Studies Council Yana Fedortchouk
Science Library: Earth Sciences Rep Milton Graves
DFA Department Rep & Member‐at‐Large To be determined
Senate Rep Charlie Walls (July‐Dec) / Grant Wach
Senate Discipline Committee Anne Marie Ryan
APICS Geology Committee Lawrence Plug
AGS Council Rep Milton Graves
GSA Dalhousie Rep David Scott
GAC Dalhousie Rep John Gosse
AAPG & CSPG Rep Grant Wach
Dalhousie Northern Studies Committee (Chair) Lawrence Plug
Board‐DFA Appeals Panel Rebecca Jamieson
Board‐DFA Spousal Appointment Panel Rebecca Jamieson
Dawson Club
STUDENT SOCIETIES
Dawson Graduate Society
Faculty Advisor: John Gosse
President: Logan Brown President: Annina Margreth
Vice President: Beth Cowan Vice President: Zhihai Zhang
Treasurer: Svieda Ma Treasurer: Holly Steenkamp
Secretary: Ella Goldberg Secretary: Kelsey O’Brien
Society of Economic Geologists ‐ Student Chapter
Faculty Advisor: Yana Fedortchouk
CSPG‐ AAPG student chapters; Faculty Advisor: Grant Wach

Dalhousie University ‐ Department of Earth Sciences
Financial Summary ‐ Operational Budget
Fiscal Year (01 April to 31 March)
2004 ‐ 05 2005 ‐ 06 2006 ‐ 07 2007 ‐ 08 2008 ‐ 09 2009 ‐ 10 2010 ‐ 11 2011 ‐ 12
Salary & Payroll Related Expenses 1,635,081 1,547,534 1,443,780 1,377,920 1,570,169 1,775,356 2,131,583 2,154,711
Non Salary Expenditures & Transfers 73,384 93,084 72,165 67,787 91,572 129,201 106,230 80,550
Total Budgeted ‐ Expenses 1,708,465 1,640,618 1,515,945 1,445,707 1,661,741 1,904,557 2,237,813 2,235,261
Revenue & Recoveries 68,993
Total Budgeted ‐ Revenue & Recoveries 68,993
61,305
61,305
61,114
61,114
61,300
61,300
84,822
84,822
31,410
31,410
67,884
67,884
70,314
70,314

Dalhousie University ‐ Department of Earth Sciences
Financial Summary ‐ External Departmental Funding
Fiscal Year (01 April to 31 March)
Total Value 2004 ‐ 05 2005 ‐ 06 2006 ‐ 07 2007 ‐ 08 2008 ‐ 09 2009 ‐ 10 2010 ‐ 11 2011 ‐ 12
Offshore Development Fund ‐ Major Equipment 225,000
Sub‐total: Offshore Development Fund 900,000 ‐ ‐ ‐ 225,000
225,000
225,000
225,000
225,000
Shell Experiential Learning Fund
Field School Resources ($80,000) 80,000
SELF Field School ‐ Student Support ($60,000) 20,000 20,000 20,000
Administrative Costs ($15,000) 5,000 5,000 5,000
Microscopes ($30,000) 30,000
Summer / Fall Research Projects ($60,000) 20,000
Shell Fall Field Excursion ($36,000) 12,000
Field Trips / Field Schools ($30,000) 10,000
Earth Science Student Fund ($36,000) 12,000
Sub‐total: Shell Experiential Learning Fund 347,000 ‐ ‐ 105,000 25,000 55,000 54,000
Total External Departmental Funding 1,247,000
‐
‐
105,000
250,000
280,000
279,000
225,000
225,000
20,000
12,000
10,000
12,000
54,000
279,000
20,000
12,000
10,000
12,000
54,000
54,000

Dalhousie Earth Sciences
External Research Funds
Fiscal year ending March 31,
Faculty Surname Funded via 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012*
Adam NSERC 56,000 27,000
NSERC (D) 24,900 24,900
PRAC 50,000 30,000
CONOCO 55,770
Clarke NSERC (D) 40,620
GSA 2,100
40,620
Coutand NSERC 20,000
NSERC (D) 17,000 17,000 17,000
NSERC 100,000 100,000
CFI 312,200
Culshaw NSERC (D) 27,392 27,392 34,000 34,000 34,000 34,000 34,000 34,000
NSERC (D) 22,000
40,620
40,620
17,000
14,500
40,620
10,500
Fedortchouk CFI 105,902
NS RES & INNOV. 105,920
NSERC (UFA) 30,000 39,996 39,996
NSERC (E) 85,330
NSERC (D) 22,300 22,300 22,300
YT GOV. 4,500 18,029
YT GOV. 13,560
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39,996
22,300
22,000
22,300

Fiscal year ending March 31,
Faculty Surname Funded via 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012*
Gibling NS MUSEUM 3,200
NSERC(D) 40,600 43,550 43,550 43,550 43,550 43,550
CIR 7,497 2,503
NAT. RES. 4,500
NAT. RES. 10,000
NAT. RES. 4,000
PUB. WORKS 30,160
PUB. WORKS 24,900
PUB. WORKS 7,995
Godfrey‐Smith NSERC (D) 22,000
SSHRC 43,868
22,000
41,944
22,000
41,944
22,000
22,000
77,000
Gosse CFI 174,568
CFI 225,000
CRC 100,000 100,000 100,000 25,000
CRC 75,000 100,000 100,000 100,000
NSERC 54,996 54,996
NSERC (D) 33,000 33,000 35,000 35,000 35,000 40,000 40,000
NSERC (E) 148,822
NSERC 225,000
ACOA 235,716 235,716 235,716 157,136
NAT. RES. 21,600
PUB. WORKS 17,320
PUB. WORKS 8,288
YT GOV. 7,800
YT GOV. 6,250
YT GOV. 16,392
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77,000
100,000
40,000
77,000

Fiscal year ending March 31,
Faculty Surname Funded via 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012*
Grujic CFI 14,600
CFI 194,772
NSERC (D) 38,800 35,610
MEM. UNIV. 473,870 175,670
Jamieson NSERC 45,100
45,100
14,600
35,610
144,670
43,700
14,600
35,610
121,150
43,700
14,600
35,610
92,590
43,700
35,610
43,700
33,000
43,700
Nedimovic CFI 125,000
CRC 66,000 100,000 100,000 100,000
NS RES & INNOV 125,000
NSERC (D) 18,900 18,900 18,900 40,000
NSERC
NSERC
61,183 81,578 81,578
RES. MIS 2,500
Plug CFI 10,419
CFI 124,458
INA 18,000
NSERC (D) 22,920 22,920
NSERC 7,820
Reynolds NSERC (D) 21,400
NSERC (E) 145,495
Robinson NSERC (D) 6,000
11,900
6,000
9,759
22,920
7,820
11,900
6,000
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3,700
11,500
11,900
6,000
14,550
6,000
14,550
14,550
33,000
35,000
40,000
14,550
35,000
14,550

Fiscal year ending March 31,
Faculty Surname Funded via 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012*
Ruffman SHASTRI 20,000
Ryall NSERC (SITS) 2,508
10,032
10,032
Ryan ENVIR. CAN. 8,440
Salisbury NSERC (ODP) 157,500
Scott NSERC (D) 29,280 29,280 27,200 27,200 27,200
NSRC 3,333
NSERC‐OTHER 33,579 56,619 60,449
NSERC‐OTHER 20,815
NSERC‐OTHER 21,500
NSERC‐OTHER 6,000 6,000
UNIV. MONTREAL 4,669
Sterling NSERC (D) 22,000 22,000
SSHRC CURA 198,966 198,966
NS ENVIR. 20,000 15,000
Bluenose CAF 25,000
EVIR. CAN 12,000
NS STRAT COOP 3,754
Stoffyn NAT. DEF. 750
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7,524
27,200
39,998
3,331
16,880
27,200
36,668

Fiscal year ending March 31,
Faculty Surname Funded via 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012*
Strychar CCH 4,000
Wach Encana 2,500
Imperial 20,000 18,000
Imperial 20,000
NSDE 57,000 57,000 57,000
PRAC 50,000 50,000 50,000
PRAC 75,000 25,000 25,000
RES. MISC 18,897
RES. MISC 3,334 20,004 16,670
Shell 20,952 20,952
BG TRIN. 18,000 18,000
PUB. WORKS 9,580
OETR 39,100 58,650
Zentilli NSERC 43,958
NSERC (D) 35,000 35,000
PRAC 44,444 44,444
PUB. WORKS 13,872
PUB. WORKS 31,470
Total per Year: 1,811,044
* to October 31st, 2011
52,750
20,400
33,611
8,972
20,400
20,400
1,667,753 1,246,209 1,615,444 1,189,976
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20,400
25,000
58,650
20,400
1,277,769 1,226,358 840,812 851,770

Dalhousie Earth Sciences
External Research Funds
NSERC ‐ Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council
D ‐ Discovery Grant
S ‐ Strategic Grant
E ‐ Research Tools and Instruments
UFA ‐ University Faculty Award
PRAC ‐ Petroleum Research Atlantic Canada
CONOCO ‐ Conoco Phillips Canada Resources Corp
GSA ‐ The Geological Society of America
CFI ‐ Canada Foundation for Innovation
NS RES & INNOV ‐ Nova Scotia Research and Innovation Trust
YT GOV. ‐ Yukon Territories Government Department of Energy, Mines & Resources
CIR ‐ The Canadian Instute for Advanced Research
NAT. RES. ‐ Canada Government Department of Natural Resources
PUB. WORKS ‐ Canada Government Department of Public Works and Government Services
SSHRC ‐ Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council
CRC ‐ Canada Reserch Chair
ACOA ‐ Atlantic Canada Opportunites Agency
MEM. UNIV. ‐ Memorial University of Newfoundland
RES. MIS. ‐ Research Mis. External
INA ‐ Canada Government Department of Indian and Northern Affairs
ENVIR. CAN ‐ Canada Government ‐ Environment Canada
NAT. DEF. ‐ Canada Government ‐ Department of National Defence
CCH ‐ Nova Scotia Government of Communites Culture and Heritage
SITS ‐ Scientists & Innovators in the Schools Programs
ODP ‐ Ocean Drilling Program
NSDE ‐ Nova Scotia Government ‐ Deparment of Energy
BG TRIN. ‐ BG Trinidada and Tobago Ltd.
NS ENVIR. ‐ Nova Scotia Environment
Bluenose CAF ‐ Bluenose Coastal Action Fund
NS STRAT COOP ‐ Nova Scotia Strategic Cooperative Education Fund
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The graph is based on NSERC Search Engine data for each department for Research Project:
“Earth Sciences”. Average (and median) total grants per department is $4.0M ($3.8M).
Average (and median) scholarships per department is $491k ($368k). ES=Earth Sciences, G or
Geol=Geology, Geosci=Geoscience or Geological Sci, Eng= Engineering, AS = Atmos Sci, Plan=
Planetary Sci, Sp.= Space Sci, OS=Oceanographic Sci.

The graph is based on NSERC Search Engine data for each department for Research Project:
“Earth Sciences”. Average (and median) total grants per department is $217k ($183k). Average
(and median) scholarships per department are both $25k. Department legend as per previous
graph. May include grants to adjuncts and research staff.

RESEARCH FACILITIES
Regional Facilities:
Robert M. MacKay Electron Microprobe Laboratory (Rebecca Jamieson, Director)
Saint Mary’s University Regional Geochemical Facility (Yana Fedortchouk, departmental
representative)
Dalhousie Geochronology Centre:
Noble Gas Mass Spectrometry Laboratory (Peter Reynolds)
Low Temperature Thermochronology Laboratory (Isabelle Coutand)
Cosmogenic Nuclide Facility (John Gosse)
Other Laboratories:
Micropaleontology Laboratory (David Scott)
Marine Core Storage and Analysis Facility (David Scott)
High Pressure Seismic Velocity Laboratory (Matthew Salisbury)
Tectonic Analogue Modelling Laboratory (Djordje Grujic)
Seismic Analysis and Modelling Laboratory (Mladen Nedimovic)
Basin and Reservoir Analysis Laboratory (Grant Wach)
Experimental Petrology Laboratory (Yana Fedortchouk)
Facility for Stream Chemistry and Hydrology (Shannon Sterling; CFI pending)
Patterns Numerical and Analogue Modelling Laboratory (Lawrence Plug)
Supporting Laboratories:
Thin Section Lab (Djordje Grujic)
XRD Lab (Grant Wach)
Crystal Isolation Lab (Isabelle Coutand, Tom Duffett)
Core and Rock Repository and Teaching Facility (Tom Duffett)

Robert M. MacKay Electron Microprobe Laboratory (R.A. Jamieson, Director)
The electron microprobe (EMP) provides quantitative chemical analyses and images of solid or
thin film samples with a spatial resolution as small as 1-2 μm. The technique is non-destructive,
rapid (typically ca. 1 minute/analysis), and in situ (providing spatial/textural context for the
analyses). The Robert M. MacKay Electron Microprobe Laboratory in the Department of Earth
Sciences has operated as a regional facility since 1984. In 2006 the lab became affiliated with the
Dalhousie Institute for Research in Materials, and now serves the needs of both an extended and
diverse earth sciences research community and those of the combinatorial and high throughput
materials researchers associated with IRM.
JEOL JXA 8200 Superprobe, here
operated by Bob MacKay, former
EMP technologist (1971-2003), in
whose honour the lab has been
named. The current lab technologist,
Dan MacDonald, has been with the
lab since 2008.
The present instrument, funded by an NSERC Major Equipment Grant (Clarke et al. 2001) and
installed in 2002, is the third since the laboratory first opened in 1971. It is a fully automated
JEOL JXA-8200 Superprobe equipped with five wavelength (WDS) spectrometers. A LDE5H
crystal optimised for light-element analysis was installed in 2007 to allow the detection and
quantification of surficial biofilms containing carbon and nitrogen. In 2009 the energy dispersive
(EDS) spectrometer was upgraded to a Thermo-Noran System 7 with a high-resolution silicon
drift detector. The upgraded EMP is now capable of analysing elements ranging from Be to U.
The EMP is also used extensively for imaging, including secondary and backscattered electron
images, and characteristic X-ray elemental maps using either WDS or EDS spectrometers. A
new Sun Ultra 45 workstation installed in 2011 (50% funded by IRM) has substantially
improved the stability of the data acquisition, storage, and analysis systems.
The system is used almost continuously by more than a dozen research groups. Its operation is
funded by a combination of user fees (typically $40/hr for NSERC-funded researchers), a 63%
salary contribution from Dalhousie University, and a $20000/yr contribution from an NSERC
MRS grant to IRM (2007-12). A new MRS application has just been submitted to support the
operation of the combinatorial sputtering system (Dahn, Physics Dept) and the microprobe. In
addition to equipment upgrades, major expenses include a 37% contribution to the technologist’s
salary, and a JEOL service contract (currently $47500/yr). The current technologist is D.
MacDonald, who was hired in 2008 after the retirement of P. Stoffyn. The current director is R.
A. Jamieson, who replaced B. Clarke following his retirement in 2007.
Since the typical lifetime of an electron microprobe is ca. 15 years, it is anticipated that the
existing instrument will have to be replaced sometime between 2015 and 2020.

A) High resolution WDS element maps generated from selected characteristic X-rays;
concentration is proportional to warmth and intensity of colour. Left: Na zoning in omphacite
(blue) and plagioclase (red-orange) in a Norwegian eclogite (J. Butler). Right: Element maps
combined with backscattered electron (BSE) image, showing composition and texture of
diagenetic titania, offshore NS (G. Pe-Piper).
B) EDS spectrum (left) and Mg map (right) from asbestos collected during the 2010 LSC refit
(D. MacDonald). EDS element maps, in which concentration is proportional to colour density,
can be generated in a few minutes (depending on resolution required) for every element
identified in the corresponding EDS spectrum.
Examples of current and recent projects using EMP data:
• studies of lithium battery materials, fuel cell catalysts, and biofilms (Dahn, Physics)
• studies of (ultra-) high pressure metamorphic rocks, western Norway (Jamieson)
• magnetostrictive alloys and Li-ion and Na battery materials (Dunlap, Physics)
• dissolution features and stability of mantle minerals hosted in kimberlites (Fedortchouk)
• mineralogical characterization of ores and waste materials (Hanley, SMU)
• thin film analysis of mixed metal oxide semiconductors (Hill, Physics)
• characterisation of archeological ceramics and glass (Owen, SMU)
• compositions of detrital and diagenetic minerals in reservoir sandstones (Pe-Piper, SMU)
• chemical characetrisation of novel thermoelectric materials (White, Chemistry)

Dalhousie Geochronology Centre - Noble Gas Mass Spectrometry Laboratory
1. Argon dating laboratory
This laboratory measures 40 Ar/ 39 Ar (i.e., potassium-argon) ages of a variety of minerals
and rocks.
Major equipment: A VG 3600 mass spectrometer (acquired in 1990) with associated
preparation and vacuum systems, and a Nd-YAG laser (used to heat mineral grains) that
operates at IR (1064 nm) and UV (266 nm) wavelengths.
Users: This facility is used by Dalhousie Earth Sciences faculty members, their B.Sc., M.Sc.
and Ph.D. students, and by faculty from local universities (e.g., St. Mary’s and Acadia). In
addition, the lab does a limited amount of outside contract work.
Funding: This comes from the fees per sample charged to users and the revenue from
contracts.
Current status: Notwithstanding the advanced age of some of the equipment, the lab still
produces data that are competitive internationally. That is, mass spectrometer sensitivity
and stability are sufficiently high and system blanks sufficiently low to enable the analysis
of very small quantities of sample (e.g., from small single mineral grains).
In the future: We expect that the basic hardware components in the lab will remain
serviceable into the future. Most of the electronic components can be replaced/repaired as
required. The data acquisition system with its out-of-date computer will need replacement,
probably within the next five years; see also report for U+Th/He dating lab.
Some current research:
* M.Sc. student, H. Steenkamp, is studying metamorphic rocks from Norway (with Prof.
Jamieson)
* M.Sc. student, J. Foster is working on rocks from the Grenville Province in Ontario (with
Prof. Culshaw)
* Prof. D. Grujic and students are dating rocks from the Himalayas
2. (U+Th)/He dating laboratory
The lab performs UHV laser extraction and mass spectrometer analysis of total 4 He from
accessory minerals apatite and zircon for (U+Th)/He radiometric dating. Analyses are
made using isotope dilution with 3 He with all mass spec. and laser operations under unattended
computer control.
Equipment and supplies were purchased in May/03, construction began summer/ 03.

The original purchase of the system components was funded by a research tools NSERC RTI
grant to Gosse and others and is maintained by charges to internal and external users.
The lab provides data for Earth Sciences department members and their students as well as
for faculty and students from universities across Canada. Studies involve undergraduate
class work as well as DISP, Honours, MSc and PhD theses. Dalhousie students conducting
apatite or zircon He research to date include:
Brittany Maguire (DISP)
Heather Semotiuk (DISP)
Jessica Hinch (DISP)
Nicole Marshall (DISP)
Caitlin Sampson (DISP)
Kyle Landry (BSc Honours)
Robin Buckley (BSc Honours)
Sean Yaehne (BSc Honours)
Kyle Landry (M.Sc.)
Annina Margreth (PhD)
Alan Hidy (PhD)
Jose Luis Antinao (PhD)
The lab is currently fully operational, awaiting samples (Gosse, Coutand)
The main vacuum components and mass spec. are reasonably up to date (but now 8yrs old)
and are not in urgent need of upgrade. They are, however, tied to 15 yr old pc's (made
necessary by the need to be compatible with older argon system hardware, which they
share) which will certainly need to be upgraded sooner rather than later. Custom
interfacing will be needed to achieve this. The laser, which is shared with the argon
system, is also 20 yrs old and is becoming difficult to support.
Current research is centered in northern Canada (attempt to date the Haughton impact
crater and the landscape evolution associated with rift flank uplift of the Eastern Arctic
Rim– Gosse) and in the Bhutan Himalaya (Coutand/Landry).

Dalhousie Geochronology Centre
THE LOW-TEMPERATURE THERMOCHRONOLOGY LABORATORY (LTTL)
Department of Earth Sciences
Dalhousie University
LSC 3015 & 3017
Isabelle COUTAND
Introduction
The Low-Temperature Thermochronology Laboratory was started in January 2009, upon I. Coutand’s arrival
at the Department of Earth Sciences as an assistant professor. Although currently under construction, the
facility is partially operational by using equipment inherited from the previous Fission-Track Research
Laboratory directed by M. Zentilli (Emeritus Professor) until December 2008. The LTTL integrates
seamlessly into other geo- and thermochronology facilities at the Department of Earth Sciences, and fills a
critical gap in the expertise of the Dalhousie Geochronology Centre by bridging disciplines studying deep
Earth processes (100-20-km depth) and using high-temperature geo- and thermochronometers and disciplines
focused on surface processes and using Terrestrial Cosmogenic Nuclides. Dalhousie LTTL is the only facility
dedicated to low-temperature thermochronology in Canada.
Methodology
Thermochronology is a geological discipline that relies on dating minerals to constrain the thermal histories of
rocks. It is based on the production, by nuclear decay, of an isotope or nuclear damage at predictable rates. The
retention of the daughter products in host minerals is thermally-dependant and allows the thermochronometer
to record the time duration during which the dated mineral has been cool enough to concentrate the decay
product of interest. This time represents a cooling age. The two methods used and developed in the laboratory,
namely fission-track (FT) and (U-Th-[Sm])/He thermochronometry on apatite and zircon crystals, quantify the
time and rates at which rocks cool or heat as a result of exhumation or burial of a crustal section under the
effect of tectonic and erosive processes. Effective closure temperatures range from 70 °C (AHe) to 240 °C
(ZFT) making these thermochronometers valuable monitors for the thermal evolution of the upper ten
kilometres of the continental crust of the Earth. To quantitatively address tectonic and geomorphic questions in
orogenic settings the data acquired from both bedrock (in situ) and sedimentary (detrital) samples are
interpreted in the light of inverse modelling of time-temperature histories compatible with the data.
Description of the facility
Several members of the Department of Earth Sciences, cited below, have funded the equipment acquired
before 2009. These tools and instruments include: 1) rock crushers, sieves, Wifley table, Frantz Magnetic
separator, separation glassware, thin-section polisher (M. Zentilli), 2) a fission-track counting device including
a Zeiss Axioplan research microscope (M. Zentilli) attached to 3) digitizing tablet and a computer-controlled
high-precision automated Kinetek stage (G. Wach), 4) a picking and packing station for (U-Th)/He dating
including a Zeiss stereoscopic microscope equipped with a digital camera and imagery software (J. Gosse, P.
Reynolds, G. Wach, M. Zentilli), 5) A Helium degassing line and a VG 3600 high-sensitivity Mass
Spectrometer located in the Noble Gas Laboratory (J. Gosse, P. Reynolds).
Since 2009, I. Coutand has acquired different items to get her research group started including an isotemperature
bath, an ultrasound bath, a variety of lab supplies and glassware, furniture, and a high
performance computer for numerical modelling.
Although partially operational, the laboratory space is scheduled to be fully renovated and equipped with stateof-the-art
equipment by 2012. The new infrastructure will include an acid digestion fume hood, new laboratory
cabinetry, a new thin-sections grinding/ polishing machine, an ultrapure water filtration system, a laboratory
oven, analytical and precision balances, a new picking and packing station for (U-Th)/He dating, and an
optical/petrological microscope. Prior to installing this equipment, the renovations by Dalhousie University
Facility Management will include removal/ installation of obsolete/ new laboratory cabinetry and fumehood,
manufacturing and installation of chemical resistant countertops, new flooring, painting of walls and ceiling,
installation of phone/ network outlets and appropriate electrical outlets for the new equipment.

Funding of the new infrastructure
2009 Dalhousie University, Faculty of Science, Start-up funds CAN$ 40,000
2011 Canadian Foundation for Innovation (CFI), Leaders Opportunity Funds (infrastructure): “Low-
Temperature Thermochronology Laboratory” (sole applicant).
(Matching funds from Nova Scotia Research and Innovation Trust pending) CAN$ 312,200
Research projects and collaborations
2011-2013 Natural Sciences & Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), Geomapping for
Energy and Minerals (GEM): “Thermochronologic Approaches For Fundamental Energy
Exploration (TAFFEE) in Arctic Canada” (PI D. Schneider (U. Ottawa), Co-applicants: B.
Guest (U. Calgary), I Coutand Dalhousie, and A. Camacho (U. Manitoba))
CAN$ 300,000
Partners: ConocoPhillips and Chevron Canada, Geological Survey of Canada.
2010-2014 Natural Sciences & Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), Discovery Grant:
“Relations between tectonics, climate and erosion in an active orogen: case study of the
eastern Himalaya in Bhutan and India” (sole applicant). CAN$ 85,000
Collaborations : L. Barrier (IPG Paris), M. Bernet (U. Grenoble), B. Bookhagen (UC Santa Barbara), M.G.
Fellin (ETH Zürich), D. Grujic (Dalhousie U.), M. Hren (Michigan U.), K. Hoorn (Amsterdam U.), G.
Dupont-Nivet (U. Rennes), D. Whipp Jr. (Dalhousie U.).
2010 Geological Survey of Canada (GEM): “Thermal history of sedimentary basins as documented
by detrital thermochronology; application to Arctic basins” (sole applicant).
CAN$ 20,000
I. Coutand is also contributing to collaborative projects by processing fission-track analysis.
* Tertiary upper-crustal exhumation of the Olympos-Ossa-Pelagonian massifs (Internal Hellenides, North
Aegean) : F. Chanier & J. Ferrière (U. Lille I), J.Y. Reynaud (Muséum d’Histoire Naturelle de Paris).
* Tectonic evolution of the frontal Eastern Himalaya, Arunachal Pradesh : A. Yin (UC Los Angeles), M.
Clark (U. Michigan).
* Exhumation of the Lesser Himalaya Sequence, SE Bhutan : N. McQuarrie (U. Princeton).
* Burial and exhumation of the Bylot Island, Nunavut, Canada : L. Currie (Geological Survey of Canada,
Calgary).
Members of the Low-Temperature Thermochronology Laboratory
Isabelle Coutand Laboratory director.
Matthew Kliffer Laboratory manager and Technician.
Kyle Landry Honours Student (2009-2010/completed).
Master student (started September 2011).
Late Tertiary exhumation of the Sikkim Himalaya (India) as documented by (U-
Th)/He thermochronometry and 3-D thermo-kinematic numerical modelling
(Pecube).
Bertha Louis Master student (started September 2011).
Cooling history of the Mackenzie Mountains (Northwest Territories, Arctic
Canada)) using apatite fission-track thermochronometry and thermal modelling
(HeFty).
Maliheh Ghoorchi Visiting PhD student, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran, (09/2011 - 02/2012).
Exhumation of the Halak Habad granitoid (NE Iran) using apatite fission-track
thermochronology.
Marcos Zentilli Emeritus Professor.

Dalhousie Geochronology Centre - Cosmogenic Nuclide Facility
1. Summary Cosmogenic nuclides are used to determine exposure ages and erosion rates of
landforms and sediments, and exhumation rates of catchment basins. Production rates of these
isotopes in minerals exposed to cosmic rays are very low (i.e. tens of atoms per gram of mineral
per year), so the measurement of the radionuclides require accelerator mass spectrometry.
Preparation of AMS targets take a minimum of one week of mineral purification and in the case of
10 Be, 26 Al, or 36 Cl 2 weeks of analytical chemistry (controlled precipitations, ion chromatography)
and 14 C two days of gas purification. There is only one facility in Canada that is currently
producing cosmogenic nuclide targets (DGC). A quartz purification station was established at U.
Alberta, and recent hires at U. Toronto and McGill are expected to build labs there in the near
future. The DGC cosmogenic nuclide facility is one of only three in the world that prepares targets
for all four radioisotopes.
2. 10 Be and 26 Al sample prep wet and dry labs. This lab produces 0.2 to 0.8 mg BeO and Al2O3
targets from quartz, which is mixed with niobium and silver to and packed in AMS cathode target
holders for PRIME Lab or Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. This lab was built within one
year of Gosse’s arrival at Dal in 2001 through his CRC linked CFI and Atlantic Innovation Fund
grant. In an average year we process > 100 Be and >40 Al targets.
3. 36 Cl wet lab. This lab is dedicated to mostly cosmogenic, but also stable isotopes of chlorine.
The lab produces a targets of AgCl3 for AMS at PRIME Lab from a wide range of mineral or whole
rock sample types and, in the future, ice. This lab was built in 2007 with funds from Gosse’s AIF
and Discovery grants. Since 2008 we have processed ~30 targets per year.
4. 14 C gas extraction lab. This is a new lab (2011) dedicated to the extraction and purification of
small volumes of CO2(g) using an ultra-low background stainless steel vacuum system. The lab will
be used for extraction of cosmogenic 14 C from quartz and is designed to produce gas targets for
protein-specific radiocarbon analysis. The extraction system was purchased with an NSERC RTI
grant by Gosse (lead PI), Kienast (Dal Oceanography) and Slater (McMaster). The lab was
renovated with funds from a CFI-LEF grant for a new accelerator (Can-AMS) at U. Ottawa by Clark
(lead PI, Ottawa), Gosse, and Allard (Laval) and matching funds from the Nova Scotia Innovation
Trust Fund.
5. ICP-OES lab. This lab is used to support the 10 Be, 26 Al, and 36 Cl labs. In addition to a significant
(tens of thousands of dollars per year) savings, the capacity to make immediate measurements in
house allows us to improve the chemistry (improve target quality and minimize costs associated
with more exact ion chromatography procedures) and improve our precisions (we can run
replicate samples, internal standards, and standard addition procedures to maximize the precision
and accuracy of the elemental measurements. For 36 Cl, a wide range of elements need
measurement, including spallation targets that produce 36 Cl, other elements modulate or produce
a flux of fast, epithermal, and thermal energy hadrons and muons, and Cl (for 35 Cl which has a high
thermal neutron capture cross section). The specific ICP-OES that will be purchased requires a
high precision on these elements, plus Al and Be, capacity to measure elements in variable
matrices and over a wide range of concentrations, including the capacity for halogens (Cl). This lab
is funded by the CanAMS CFI grant and matching NS innovation trust fund.

6. Computer lab. Two Dell workstations are used to run Monte Carlo-based calculators for depth
profile calculations, MATLab models, ARC-GIS, RiverTools, and a variety of drafting software. It
also houses a colour laser printer, a large format PS-UV design jet plotter, and a digital projector.
Principal equipment (* will need replacement/upgrade within 5 years):
3 x 25 gal ultrasonic tanks
1 x High flow Type 1 (MilliQ) water*
2 x normal flow MilliQ water
3 x acid digestion fumehoods
1 x perchloric acid digestion fumehood
1 x laminar flow hood
1 x analytical balance (210 g cap)*
1 x top loading balance
1 x furnace (1200C)
1 x tube furnace (1500C)
1 x CO2 gas extraction system
1 x ICP.OES w halogen capacity1 x digital 1 x
pH meter
5 x computers incl field-hardened laptop*
3 x laser printers
1 x digital projector
1 x Laser Rangefinder (LR2500)
1 x Mirror stereoscope
5 x hotplates and stirrers
Usage, training, management. The cosmogenic nuclide labs operate 24x7 and support Gosse’s
and his group’s research (1/6 of lab work), collaborations (3/6), and contract work (2/6). Grantpaid
full time technician G. Yang, a chemist with some background in nuclear physics, is the lab
manager for the 10 Be, 26 Al, and 36 Cl lab, with minor teaching. She will operate the ICP-OES as well.
We hire 1 to 3 undergraduate student assistants at any time. On average the ICP lab will be used
2.5 days per week for cosmogenic nuclide experiments. The remaining time will be dedicated for
geochemistry instruction, honours projects, and other internal (Dal) or external research.
Principal Cosmogenic Nuclide Lab projects past seven years:
Gosse’s group (incl. student thesis research): (i) arid region alluvial fan chrono-stratigraphy
and paleoclimate response; (ii) Landscape evolution in the Andes, focusing on glacial erosion,
stream incision in tectonically active regions, and controls on sediment flux in high relief areas;
(iii) changes in erosion and sediment flux over glacial and interglacial periods over late Cenozoic
Texas and Yukon; (iv) glacial dynamics and erosion in Canada; (v) technique development.
Collaborations: (i) Strain partitioning throughout the Eastern California Shear Zone (Kirby,
Walker, Taylor); (ii) Shortening in the southern Central Andes (Taylor); (iii) Testing models of
Tibetan deformation (Altyn Tagh: Gold; Nepal: Murphy and Taylor); (iv) consequences of
Himalayan rock avalanches (Hewitt, Clague); (v) paleohuman studies (Mercader); (vi) glacial
dynamics and mineral prospecting in Arctic, eastern, and western Canada (Ross; Tremblay;
Spooner, Osborn; Bell; Dyke; Clague); (vii); concentration of 10 Be in Japanese lavas (Hollings);
(viii) arid region landscape evolution of the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon (Pederson,
Karlstrom) and Yuma (McDonald) and the Baha region (McDonald, Antinao); (ix) Age of the
Beaufort Formation paleoecology records and timing of its incision and generation of the western
Arctic Archipelago (Rybczynski); (x) basinwide average erosion rates in high relief areas
(Belmont), and about a dozen others.
Contracts: (i) history of pre-glacial alluvial gravels in the US Midwest (Stumpf); (ii) age of
landslides and faulted surfaces in the Andes and Norway (Hermanns); slip rates of faults near
Santiago Chile (Chilean Geol. Surv).

High Pressure Laboratory
Scientific Authority:
Matt Salisbury
Adjunct Professor, Dalhousie University
Emeritus Scientist, Geological Survey of Canada
The Dalhousie University High Pressure Laboratory is equipped with a 7 ton, double-walled,
autofrettaged pressure vessel capable of reaching hydrostatic confining pressures of 200,000 psi. With a
4" diameter x 16" long working cavity, this is one of the largest pressure vessels in the world rated for
this operating pressure. The end closure is equipped with 8 electrical feed-throughs allowing data and
power communication with sensors in the working cavity while it is pressurized.
The equipment is being used to determine the compressional and shear wave velocities (Vp and Vs) of
geologic materials under insitu pressures ranging from those at the Earth's surface to the upper mantle.
The data is used for comparison with seismic reflection and refraction data for remote determination of
crustal composition and for the detection of ore bodies.
The laboratory was established in 1986 with $250K in NSERC funding and has been maintained ever
since with varying combinations of funding from NSERC, NSF, the Geological Survey of Canada, the
international scientific community and industry, with current funding coming largely from the Canadian
mining industry and the international scientific community. The equipment is operated by Robert
Iuliucci (Senior Technologist in the Dept. of Earth Sciences), graduate students and visiting scientists.
The laboratory is fully operational and is currently being used to determine the cause of the enigmatic
Layer 2/3 boundary in the oceanic crust, using core samples from IODP Site 1256D in the eastern Pacific.
Results to date indicate that the boundary is caused by a sharp reduction in crustal porosity due to
infilling by greenschist facies metamorphic minerals along a metamorphic front within the sheeted
dykes.
Beginning in November, the lab will be used by a PhD student from Ecole Polytechnique to conduct an
extensive study of the accoustic properties of serpentinites. Additional studies are being conducted to
determine if the low-pressure Vp-pressure behavior of rocks can be used to determine their burial
history in the crust.
Since the Scientific Authority for the lab is now an emeritus scientist, a succession plan needs to be put
in place to maintain and upgrade this valuable research facililty or transfer it to another scientist in the
community.

Tectonic Analogue Modelling Laboratory
Aim
Deformation of scaled analogue models to study tectonic processes from meter to crustal
scale
Established: Spring 2005, Location: LSC 3028b and c
Members
Djordje Grujic Associate Professor Director since 2004
Past members:
Juergen Adam Research Associate Salt Tectonics Team leader 2004-2007
Currently: Senior Lecturer, Geological Department, Royal Holloway University of London
Csaba Krézsek PDF 2005-2006
Currently: Earth scientist, Chevron (Oslo, Norway)
Clarke Campbell MSc student 2007-2010
Currently: Geologist, Exxon Mobil, Calgary
Cody MacDonald MSc student 2007-2009
Currently: Geologist, Shell, Huston, TX
Jonathan Cribb MSc student 2007-2009
Currently: Geologist, Shell, Huston, TX
Gezine Adam Laboratory technician 2004-2007
Infrastructure:
• Analogue Model Deformation Rig, custom made at the ETH Zurich, Switzerland
• Particle Imaging Velocimetry, LaVision,
• Data processing system: Davis software, custom made computer
• Experimental material preparation setup
Funding:
The Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI), Canada.
• 2002: On-going New Opportunities Fund “Tectonic Exhumation and sedimentary basin
modelling: Establishment and development of an analogue modelling laboratory. CAN
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$ 194,772.
• 2003-2008: Operating Fund Awards “Tectonic Exhumation and sedimentary basin
modelling: Establishment and development of an analogue modelling laboratory” CAN
$ 58.432.
Atlantic Innovation Fund (AIF) trough the Pan Atlantic Petroleum Systems Consortium (PPSC).
• 2003: “Sedimentary Basin Modelling: Establishment and Development of an Analogue
Modelling Laboratory” CAN $ 763.000 (Grujic et al.)
Projects:
a) Continental margin tectonics: Salt Tectonics (2004-2010)
b) Crustal plate subduction (since 2008)
c) Magma body structures (since 2006)
d) Relation between melt and deformation (since 2006)
Theses:
Conrad Koziol Honours Student (supervisor Djordje Grujic) 2010
Strain localization and bulk strength variation in partially molten rocks: insight from
analogue experiment of poliphase materials
Eric Negulic Honours Student (supervisor Mladen Nedimovic) 2008
4D Thermal and Petroleum Systems Modelling of the Central Scotian Slope in and
Around the Eastern Shelburne Sub-Basin
Sheila Ballantyne Honours Student (supervisor Jürgen Adam) 2006
Analogue Models of Salt Dynamics and Sedimentary Basin Evolution on Passive
Margins: Implications for Offshore Nova Scotia Hydrocarbon Exploration
James Sykes Honours Student (supervisor Barry Clarke) 2006
Christelle Loiselet visiting PhD student (University Rennes, France) 2008
Analogue and numerical models on subducting slabs
Clarke Campbell M.Sc. (supervisor Jürgen Adam) 2010
Salt Tectonics of the Abenaki Graben and Central Sable Sub-basin: Insights from
Regional Seismic Interpretation and 4D Scaled Experiments
Cody MacDonald M.Sc. (supervisor Jürgen Adam) 2009
Salt Tectonics of the Western Sable Sub-basin: Insights from Regional Seismic
Interpretation and 4D Scaled Physical Experiments
Jonathan Cribb M. Sc. (supervisor Jürgen Adam) 2009
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Analogue modelling of salt tectonic processes beneath the shelf and deep water slope
of the eastern Nova Scotian margin
Publications: Underlined: highly qualified personnel
Peer reviewed journal articles:
Frehner, M., Exner, U., Mancktelow, N.S., and Grujic, D. (2011): The not-so-simple effects of
boundary conditions on models of simple shear, Geology, 39, 717–722,
doi:10.1130/G31957.1.
Loiselet, C., J. Braun, L. Husson, C. Le Carlier de Veslud, C. Thieulot, P. Yamato, and D. Grujic
(2010), Subducting slabs: Jellyfishes in the Earth's mantle, Geochemistry, Geophysics,
Geosystems (G3 ) 11, Q08016, doi:10.1029/2010GC003172
Krézsek, C., Adam, J., Grujic, D. (2007) Mechanics of fault and expulsion rollover systems
developed on passive margins detached on salt: insights from analogue modelling and
optical strain monitoring. In: Jolley, S. J., Barr, D., Walsh, J. J. & Knipe, R. J. (eds)
Structurally Complex Reservoirs. Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 292,
103–121. DOI: 10.1144/SP292.6.
In review:
Lang, M., Behrmann, J.H., and Grujic D.: Deformation-driven segregation of partial melts
from migmatite: an experimental approach. Submitted to the Journal of Structural Geology.
In preparation: 5
Conference abstracts: 25 between 2006 and 2010; Popular science articles: 1
Future Plans:
The spinoff of the project funded by Atlantic Innovation Fund (AIF) is the creation of the
Industry Research Chair in "Salt and Continental Margin Tectonics" funded by Encana and
the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC). As of September
2011 the top candidate has been selected by the Department and his dossier has been
submitted to the NSERC for further approval. It is expected that the IRC will apply for a CFI
grant with the particular aim update and upgrade the laboratory infrastructure; with up to 8
years old components this is crucial to continue with experimental work and training the
HQP.
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DIG controlled source seismic lab
Dalhousie Imaging Group (DIG) controlled source seismic lab was funded by the
Canadian Foundation for Innovation and the Nova Scotia Research and Innovation Trust
in 2006-2007. Lab development was completed in January 2008, when it started
operating. DIG is composed of:
Item 1: Computer cluster, data storage and tape drive system
Twenty five dual CPU, quad-core Dell compute nodes (25x8x3GHz=600 GHz compute
power); one head and one storage compute node (8 and 4 3 GHz cores, respectively); 2
GB of RAM per each core (400 GB for the compute nodes); 1.5 TB disk space per
compute node (almost 40 TB combined); data storage system with over 50 TB of raw
disk space; DLT 300/600 GB tape drive system.
Item 2: Dual-Monitor Workstation
Six dual monitor Dell work stations; dual or single quad-core 3.2 GHz CPU; 2 GB RAM
per core, except for the "3D" work station that has 4 GB of RAM per core.
Item 3: 50 Inch LCD Screen and Smart Board Overlay
Two 50-inch LCD screens and two Smart Board overlays.
Item 5: 42-Inch-Wide Plotter
HP DesignJet Z6100 42” Dye plotter.
Item 6: Printer
HP Colour LaserJet 4005DN printer.
Three additional dual monitor stations were added from 2009 to 2011 to accommodate
the growing number of graduate students, postdocs, and research associates.
DIG controlled source seismic lab has a variety of cutting edge software used for seismic
reflection imaging and tomography investigations, including the full suite of Paradigm
software, FAST, RAYINVR, tomo2d and wft2004.
DIG has been highly successful at obtaining external funding from government agencies
and industry at all levels, international (e.g., National Science Foundation, USA;
ExxonMobil, USA), national (e.g., NSERC; CFI; SHELL) and provincial (OETR;
NSRIT). The ongoing >3 million dollars project with ExxonMobil has brought one of the
largest overheads in the history of Dalhousie University. The three current NSF projects
are all multimillion dollar investigations. The funding for the recently completed NSERC
SRO project ROSE was >0.5 million dollars. The projects carried out by DIG are of great
societal importance as they deal with a wide range of important issues such as seismic
hazards in subduction zones, petroleum exploration at passive continental margins, beach
response to climatic forcing, etc.

BASIN AND RESERVOIR RESEARCH LAB
Professor Grant Wach
1.0 INTRODUCTION
Conventional oil production in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin is in longterm
decline. Major energy companies have re-focused their corporate strategies
towards development of the oil sands and unconventional gas as the mainstays of
production. Today’s challenges for geoscientists lie beneath the harsh ocean
environment in the Arctic and offshore Atlantic Canada. In these areas rest the
opportunity for Canada’s energy security.
Atlantic Canada's offshore oil and gas sector is of strategic and critical importance for
Canada. Energy self-sufficiency and economic growth hinge on a ready supply of
petroleum. Without first addressing the short to mid- term goals of supplying
conventional non-renewable energy, Canada will not be able to pursue mid-long term
objectives in alternative and renewable energy. Petroleum exploration along the Scotian
margin is at a critical juncture. Revenues from new reserves of natural gas in Atlantic
Canada can further investment in cleaner energy sources. Simply put, if there are no
new discovered reserves, there will be no future petroleum industry in Nova Scotia.
Professor Grant Wach of Dalhousie University has global experience in comprehensive
multidisciplinary studies of basins and reservoirs in eastern and western China, South
Africa, onshore and offshore Colombia, Trinidad, Brazil, West Africa, the Gulf of Mexico
and Gulf Coast, Western Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom. Wach’s
approach draws methods and expertise from multiple, related disciplines, developing
comprehensive studies from the basin to the reservoir scale, from the "basin to the
grain".
Vision
The vision is to establish Dalhousie as the beacon for petroleum geoscience research in
the Maritimes attracting undergraduate, graduate students and post-doctoral associates
for education and training in petroleum geoscience.
Petroleum Geoscience Research Infrastructure
Dedicated facilities for petroleum geoscience research and training now exist at
Dalhousie University within the Life Sciences Centre (LSC) in the Basin and Reservoir
Lab. Professor Wach has set up a research facility for graduate students, post-docs and
visiting scientists seconded or on sabbatical from the petroleum industry, government
and other academic institutions. The lab has eight computer workstation clusters and
software for petroleum research and display areas for seismic profiles and well logs,
microscopes and imaging technology, and ancillary lab and sample preparation areas,
for example X-Ray Diffraction (XRD).
Industry standard software (e.g. Schlumberger Petrel and SMT Kingdom Suite,
Divestco), workstations and visualization equipment have the capacity to process and
interpret large seismic data volumes. The Basin and Reservoir Research Group will
support inter-related expert teams with associated collaborators including, “Reservoir
Characterization and Core Analysis”, “Basin Analysis and Stratigraphy”, and “Outcrop
Analogs and Reservoir Modeling”. These teams will undertake the systematic research

necessary for significant advances in the areas of basin analysis, reservoir prediction
and characterization.
2.0 RESEARCH ACTIVITIES, PROGRAMS & CAPABILITIES
The Basin and Reservoir Research Lab is multi-disciplinary. Through world-wide
contacts in academia, government and industry Professor Wach will research problems
in basin analysis, reservoir prediction, characterization and modelling. The research
approach is based on establishing three (3) integrated, multi-disciplinary programs and
research themes
:
• Basin and Field Analysis and Stratigraphy
• Outcrop Analogs, Core Studies, Geologic and Reservoir Modeling
• Reservoir Characterization and Provenance Studies
Each major program and theme supports the other; for example basin and field studies,
provenance analysis, biostratigraphy, seismic and well log integration all contribute to
developing a robust stratigraphic framework. Reservoir characterization will significantly
advance the understanding of reservoir connectivity for input to geologic and reservoir
models.

P R O G R A M S
& THEMES
I N N O V A T I O N &
R E S E A R C H I M P A C T
BASIN AND RESERVOIR PETROLEUM
GEOSCIENCE RESEARCH FACILITY
• BASIN & FIELD ANALYSIS AND SEQUENCE
STRATIGRAPHY
• OUTCROP ANALOG & CORE STUDIES, GEOLOGIC &
RESERVOIR MODELING
• RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATION & PROVENANCE
STUDIES
• MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAMS AND
METHODOLOGIES ENABLE BASIN-WIDE
ANALYSIS (“BASIN TO GRAIN”)
• ADVANCE APPLICATION OF VISUALIZATION TO
RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATION
• APPLIED AND TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH
METHODS BENEFITS ACADEMIC RESEARCH
ADVANCEMENT AND EDUCATION OF FUTURE
RESEARCHERS AND PROFESSIONALS IN THE
ENERGY SECTOR
• INTRODUCES NOVEL RESEARCH APPLICATIONS
AND METHODOLOGY INTO CANADIAN ACADEMIC
INSTITUTIONS
• RESEARCH WILL ADVANCE STRATIGRAPHIC
RESOLUTION IN THE OFFSHORE BASINS OF NS
FIGURE 1- Research programs, innovation and impact.
Discovering and developing new reserves requires the skills of experienced and welltrained
geoscientists. We need increase the number of top geoscientists that have the
skills to find, develop and regulate these resources. Investment in the training of highly
qualified personal (HQP) and completion of comprehensive research studies on the
offshore Scotian Basin is vital. Nova Scotia must develop and expand its petroleumrelated
human, research and technical infrastructure to maximize the benefits of its own
resources and accrue the long-term benefits from a dynamic and prosperous petroleum
industry. The efforts of Professor Wach to develop and advance new initiatives in
petroleum geoscience education and his research activities into the petroleum
geoscience of offshore Nova Scotia are well established.
3.0 THE INFRASTRUCTURE AND RESEARCH
Industry standard software (e.g. Schlumberger Petrel, SMT Kingdom Suite and Divestco
WinPics), workstations and visualization equipment have the capacity to process and

interpret large seismic data volumes such as the Sable 3D Mega Merge and IONGXT
Nova Span 2D. Three inter-related research themes and programs, “Reservoir
Characterization and Provenance”, “Basin Analysis and Stratigraphy”, and “Outcrop
Analogs, Cores and Reservoir Modeling” (Fig. 2) are presented Research teams
comprising undergraduate and graduate students, post-doctoral associates and
associated collaborators will undertake the systematic research necessary for significant
advances in the areas of basin analysis, reservoir prediction and characterization. The
teams will operate under a matrix management structure providing flexibility in research
direction and maximum utilization of equipment. Multi-disciplinary collaboration is the
foundation of this research approach.
RESERVOIR.
CHARACTERIZATION &
PROVENANCE
Polarizing microscope &
digital imaging (PETROG)
Binocular microscope
XRD - Oven
- RO-TAP
- Micronizing mill
- JADE software
- PC& printer
- Balance
- Centrifuge
MICROPROBE
BASIN AND RESERVOIR RESEARCH LAB
INFRASTRUCTURE- EQUIPMENT BY THEME
BASIN ANALYSIS &
STRATIGRAPHY
PC Workstation Cluster (8)
High Speed network
Plotter, printer, disc storage
Large format scanner
PETREL
KINGDOM SUITE
WINPICS
BLACKOIL
GEOQUEST/GEOFRAME
STRATABUGS
ALT Well and Core Cad
Sable 3D Mega Merge
IONGXT NovaSpan
OUTCROP ANALOGS,
CORES & RESERVOIR
MODELING
Scintillometer (outcrop GR)
Permeameter
Black lights
Cameras (high res) &
Waterproof
Toughened laptops, PDA’s &
Tablet PC’s
Satellite phone & Walkie
Talkies
Portable scanner & printer
GPS differential & hand
Ground Penetrating Radar
LIDAR (OpTech)
VISUALIZATION INFRASTRUCTURE (Schlumberger and CyViz)
Figure 2 - Example of integration of the available infrastructure aligned with the proposed
research teams.
The infrastructure (Fig. 2) is nominally assigned to specific research themes but is freely
available to all researchers. For example,
• Reservoir Characterization and Provenance Analysis: research microscopes,
oven, JADE or equivalent software, centrifuge, Microprobe, core gamma
analyzer, digital camera, differential scintillometer, miniperm
• Stratigraphy: Seismic data sets (e.g. Sable 3D MegaMerge, IONGXT
NovaSpan), biostratigraphy software, PC cluster with 8 workstations, plotters,
scanners, printers and back-up servers)
• Outcrop Analog, Cores and Reservoir Modeling: Toughened laptops, portable
printer and scanner, waterproof camera, GPS, Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR)
and LIDAR
• Visualization infrastructure (projectors, screen, hardware, visualization software)
is the lynchpin that allows full integration of research findings into comprehensive
geological and reservoir models within a sequence stratigraphic framework.

Figure 3 - PC Workstation cluster with analysis of 3D seismic cube (Cooper-Eromanga);
and micropaleontology analysis of Recent forams (Pete Van Hengstrum- NSERC Scholar)).
Figure 4 - Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) field trials (Hayley Pothier, Charlie Walls and
Matt Vaughn).

Experimental Petrology Laboratory (Fedortchouk Y.)
OVERVIEW:
The Experimental Petrology Laboratory on the Department of Earth Sciences hosts a unique
combination of experimental and imaging equipment used in studies of mineral dissolution in
melts and fluids at high temperatures and pressures.
EQUIPMENT:
1. Piston-Cylinder Apparatus is an end-loaded press with the heating system with
programmable controller used for high-pressure-temperature experiments (temperatures
< 2000 o C and pressures up to 3.5 GPa). The system has two pressure vessels ½” and ¾” in
diameter allowing to work with the range of sample sizes and experimental
configurations.
Funded by RTI grant from NSERC RTI; was acquired, installed and operational since
spring 2008.
2. Lindberg/Blue M Muffle 1700 o C box furnace operates in the temperature range 500 to
1700 o C with temperature uniformity +/- 3 o C. It is programmable with 8 segments for
rumping and dwelling and dual LED display showing actual and set points, ramp rate,
dwell time, program segment and power output. It is used for sintering of glasses,
preparation of starting materials and for running high-temperature experiments at
atmospheric pressure.
Funded by LOF CFI; installed and fully operational since February 2011
3. Vulcan Box Furnace with programmable control has 9 three-stage progras and one hold
program. Temperature range up to 1100 o C. The furnace is used for drying, degassing and
decarbonatization of experimental staring mixtures.
Funded by Offshore Development Fund (ODF) to the Department, purchased, installed and
operational since spring 2008.
4. MultiMode 8 Scanning probe microscope (AFM) with Nonoscope V controller is a
Scanning Probe Microscope that can achieve atomic resolution. It has two scanners with
sizes 10 um x 10 um and 125 x 125 um x 10 um and a large selection of tips for work in
contact and tapping mode. It also has a fluid chamber for examination of mineral surfaces
in the fluid.
Funded by LOF CFI, installed and operational since December 2010.
5. Denver Instrument Analytical balance is a high precision balance used for
measurements of weight losses in mineral dissolution experiments, for weighting
chemicals during preparation of starting mixtures for experiments, for control of water
losses from experimental capsules during welding and after the experimental runs.
Funded: start-up funds spring 2008
6. Nikon Eclipse LV100D-U microscope is a polarizing optical microscope with
transmitting and reflected light source and objectives ranging from 2x to 50x. It is
routinely used for examination and characterization of rocks and experimental products
in thin-sections and polished sampled. It also used to examination of surface relief of
mineral grains including diamond crystals. The microscope is used in combination with
digital camera to acquire digital images of the studied samples.
Funded: start-up funds spring 2008
7. Nikon DS digital camera with control unit used for microphotography with
petrographic or binocular microscopes.

Funded: start-up funds spring 2008
8. Olympus SZ61 Stereo Microscope with gradual zoom magnification up to 45 x and an
additional lens to achieve magnification of 90x. It is used for large variety of applications
including: mineral grain selection, description of diamond parcels, examination of
experimental results and many more.
Funded: start-up funds spring 2008
9. Lampert PUK 3 Professional Plus precision arc welder with a microscope is used for
welding capsules from precious metals used for experiments. The welder uses argon for
welding environments.
Funded by RTI grant from NSERC RTI; was acquired in summer 2009.
10. Isomet low speed diamond saw with two blade thicknesses is a precision sectioning saw
designed for cutting all types of materials with little or no deformation. It is used for
sectioning run products as well as preparation of various components of the run
assemblies. It contains a set of different holders for samples of different configurations.
Funded by RTI grant from NSERC RTI; was acquired in fall 2007.
11. Lindberg/BlueM Vacuum Oven can be used for drying, outgasing, and curing of starting
mixtures for experiments and experimental run products in the vacuum at temperatures
up to 260 o C.
Funded by LOF CFI, installed and operational since spring 2011.
12. Edwards 5 Vacuum Pump, a dual stage rotary vane mechanical vacuum pump, is
connected and used with the vacuum oven.
Funded by LOF CFI, installed and operational since spring 2011.
13. Gravity Convection Oven is used for storing and drying chemicals used for preparation
of experimental starting materials.
Funded: start-up funds spring 2008
14. Conserve-Air Laboratory Fume Hood is used for storing corrosive chemicals and acids
and work with acids. It was probably built in during the construction of the building. The
fume hood was tested in 2008 and found to be in good shape. However, it may need
replacement in close future.
USERS:
1. My graduate students and I are the primary users of all pieces of the equipment.
2. All undergraduate honors and USRA students working in my lab use petrographic
microscope, stereomicroscope and digital camera; students working on experimental
projects use piston-cylinder apparatus. In the future I plan to train honors students to
work on MultiMode AFM for their research projects.
3. Other Faculty members and their graduate and undergraduate students use the analytical
balance and occasionally some other pieces of equipment.
4. AFM was tested for potential use by Alan Anderson (UStFx) and Jacob Hanley (SMU). One
of Jacob Hanley’s students was also using the piston-cylinder apparatus.
RESEARCH IN PROGRESS:
The main focus of my research is study of kimberlites, the deep-seated magmas that host
diamonds, and study of diamonds. One of the main directions of this work is experimental
investigation of diamond dissolution in various fluids and melts in a large range of conditions. We

systematically study how composition of fluid and the conditions (temperature and pressure)
affect the morphology of surface dissolution features on diamonds. We attempt to understand the
mechanism of diamond resorption and to develop a diamond dissolution model that could be
applicable to natural diamonds parcels. The experiments are conducted using piston-cylinder
apparatus and the run products are investigated using the new AFM. We study parcels of natural
diamond crystals from kimberlite pipes with different geology. We link the dissolution-induced
surface features on diamonds to their internal properties such as content and aggregation of
nitrogen impurities, growth zones on cathodoluminescence images, and carbon isotopes, in order
to discriminate diamond groups from different mantle sources. We then integrate our
experimental results with the observations made for natural diamonds in order to constrain
magmatic fluid in kimberlite magma and metasomatic fluids in different mantle sources of
diamond. In addition we examine hydrogen content of kimberlitic olivine that depends on the
activity of aqueous fluid in kimberlite magma and in the mantle. We analyze natural olivine
crystals and conduct experiments to understand how the hydrogen zoning of olivine grains and
the presence of specific bands on infrared spectra is related to the evolution of fluid in kimberlite
magma. Another direction of my studies is investigation of dissolution of other mantle minerals
hosted by kimberlite magmas (chromite, ilmenite and garnet). This work combines experiments
with investigation of natural mineral grains from different kimberlite pipes. We use AFM to
characterize dissolution features on experimentally and naturally resorbed minerals to develop a
new tool to study evolution of volatiles during magma emplacement. The experimentally derived
kinetics of mineral dissolution will help to constrain crystallization conditions of kimberlite
magma during the ascent and emplacement. Integrated results of individual projects aim to shed
more light on the origin and evolution of kimberlites, processes in the mantle sources of
diamond, and to develop new exploration tools for predicting diamond content and quality in
kimberlite pipes.

DR. SHANNON STERLING’S FACILITY FOR STREAM CHEMISTRY AND HYDROLOGY
DEPARTMENT OF EARTH SCIENCES, DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY
Dr. Sterling’s Facility for Stream Chemistry and Hydrology contains both laboratory and field
infrastructure for research in her Hydrologic Systems Research Group.
FIELD INFRASTRUCTURE
The field infrastructure currently consists of:
Description # Function Date
Acqui
red
YSI6600V2
water
chemistry
sondes
YSI 650 hand
held water
chemistry
sondes
ISCO 6712 full‐
size
Mobile
Environmental
Monitoring
Platform
(MEMP)
3 in situ continuous
monitoring water
chemistry sondes
with probes to
detect pH,
dissolved oxygen,
conductivity,
temperature,
nitrate, chloride
and turbidity
2 hand‐held water
chemistry sondes
with probes to
detect pH,
dissolved oxygen,
conductivity,
temperature,
nitrate, chloride
and turbidity
2 automated
sequential
portable water
samplers
Aug.
2011
Aug.
2011
Aug.
2011
1 See below Oct.
2011
Users Funding Current
Status
Shannon
Sterling,
Danielle
Goodreau
(HSRG
technician),
Environment
Canada
Shannon
Sterling,
Danielle
Goodreau
(HSRG
technician),
Environment
Canada
Shannon
Sterling,
Danielle
Goodreau
(HSRG
technician),
Environment
Canada
Shannon
Sterling,
Danielle
Goodreau
(HSRG
technician),
Environment
Canada
Environment
Canada,
SSHRC CURA
Environment
Canada,
SSHRC CURA
Environment
Canada,
SSHRC CURA
Environment
Canada,
SSHRC CURA
Active,
deployed in
experiment
al
catchment
site
Need space
to store
this
equipment
Pre‐
deploymen
t
Pre‐
deploymen
t calibration
Dr. Shannon Sterling’s Facility for Stream Chemistry and Hydrology, Dalhousie University Oct. 17, 2011
Upgrading
Sondes
required
yearly
maintenance
and about
2000 worth
of upgrades a
year in
broken
probes.

The Mobile Environmental Monitoring Platform (MEMP) was designed by Environment Canada to
address limitations with current event‐based water quality sampling. and has facility for:
o continuous measurement of precipitation, wind speed and direction, air temperature and
relative humidity,
o stream flow measurement through continuous unattended water level monitoring with an
OTT bubbler sensor (CBS)
o capacity for automated sampling of stream water samples via a sequential portable sampler
(ISCO 6712 full‐size)
o refrigeration and freezing of collected water samples
o data logging / programming capability (Campbell Scientific Data logger CR1000)
o advanced communication capabilities such as telemetry through cell phone network,
o mobile field laboratory
o mobile real‐time station to send real‐time weather and water chemistry data to web‐page
o electricity generation through solar panels.
Dr. Sterling has applied to CFI Leaders Opportunity Fund (October 2011) for additional water chemistry
sensors, stream flow sensors, meteorology sensors, a telemetry system and a hydrologic data analysis
system that will become part of the FWCH, should the application be successful.
LABORATORY INFRASTRUCTURE
Rooms 1864, 1868 and 1865 in the basement of the Life Sciences Centre have been allocated to Dr.
Sterling’s Hydrologic Systems Research Group. This laboratory space is needed for: 1) secure storage of
the Dr. Sterling’s field instruments, 2) calibration and maintenance stations for Dr. Sterling’s water
chemistry, meteorology and stream flow infrastructure, 3) stations for analyzing, archiving and
organizing water chemistry grab samples, and 4) a documentation station to carefully monitor sensor
calibration results, maintenance records, and dates and location of field deployment for each piece of
equipment in the requested infrastructure.
Before this space can be used provide Dr. Sterling’s needed laboratory facility, renovations are needed.
Dr. Sterling has applied for funding from CFI Leaders Opportunity Fund for the following upgrades to the
space: a) removal of a block wall, b) removal of a tripping hazard, c) removal of redundant plumbing
fixtures, d) removal of existing flooring and supply of new flooring, and e) installation of internet data
outlets.
Dr. Shannon Sterling’s Facility for Stream Chemistry and Hydrology, Dalhousie University Oct. 17, 2011

Earth Sciences
Response to LSC Space Evaluation (DRKR, July 2010)
August 3, 2011
Prepared by Earth Sciences Space Committee (M.Gibling, T.Duffett, J.Barrett) and submitted to
the Department, July 2011
(Note that all data are in square feet, unless otherwise stated).
Executive Summary
The DRKR report notes that “The Earth Sciences Department is under-allocated and
space should be gained from other departments. The existing space is not well utilized and would
benefit from renovations.” An additional area of 919 square feet was felt to be necessary. We
agree wholeheartedly that the Department badly needs additional space, as noted by every
previous space audit and unit review.
In order to confirm the report assessment, we conducted our own audit, correcting some
errors and omissions in the DRKR report. The report overestimates our LSC space by about 1000
square feet, and we estimate our total at 23,764 square feet. Also, a number of rooms have
different functions than indicated in the report, and we have modified the proportions of our
space assigned to the three major categories of Instructional Space, Research Space, and
Administrative / Office Space. In general, we have more teaching and supporting lab space than
indicated, less research space, and less administrative space. These are modest differences from
the DRKR report.
Diagrams in the report show many of our rooms colour-coded as “unused”, “leftover”
and “questionable” space. The use of these terms may be intended to imply that the space could
be made more effective if redesigned. However, most of the spaces so designated are active
research labs and teaching labs, and all are in full use. The implication that the Department has
underused space is not correct.
The under-allocation of 919 square feet in the report is based on comparison with
guidelines for Dalhousie and other institutions. This small amount implies that Earth Sciences is
only slightly under-allocated. However, the report makes it clear that these guidelines, which
were used as a framework for the DRKR report, provide an inadequate basis for deciding on
space needs. Four of our six university-paid technicians have no office space, and the other two
have inadequate space. The Dalhousie guidelines award no space for retired and emeritus
professors and sessional instructors, and we are currently able to provide very few of them with
office space, even though we have retirees who still hold research grants. Post-doctoral fellows
are assumed to be housed in research labs, but not all can be (for instance, chemical labs or labs
with excessively noisy equipment are not suitable for personnel). Honours students are accorded
a small space requirement in Dalhousie guidelines but not in Ontario guidelines, and some
honours students receive no desk or work space. In reality, space is entirely inadequate for any of
these important personnel groups and inhibits their training. We also need additional research lab
space and space for a teaching core lab and a geochemistry lab. Our assessment is that the
Department immediately needs an additional 6500 square feet of space, an increase of about 27%
over its present space.
In addition to this, we need office space for visiting scholars, as identified in previous
Department plans and reviews. Also badly needed is a central lounge space for assembling the
faculty, staff, and students for informal meetings and coffee; this is badly needed to maintain

esprit d’corps in a department of 16 faculty members who are spread over 7 floors of two
separate wings of the LSC and rarely see each other except during the occasional Department
meeting. These additional items, requiring less than 1000 square feet, would substantially
improve the effectiveness of space use in the Department. In all, we estimate that some 7500
square feet of new space are required for the Department to achieve the level of functionality
enjoyed by other science departments.
Background
In July 2010, Duffus Romans Kundzins Rounsefell (DRKR) submitted a report,
commissioned by Dalhousie University, to evaluate space in the Life Sciences Building (LSC),
as part of planning around renewal of the building. The scope included the “provision of a
Strategic Development Plan to meet the identified needs and create efficient space utilization
within the LSC.” In the report, DRKR evaluated the holdings of each department in the building
under three categories:
� Instructional Space (teaching spaces, storage, preparation areas, cleaning facilities)
� Research Space
� Administrative / Office Space, for faculty, technical and administrative staff, graduate and
post-doctoral students. Under this category, they noted that offices, meeting rooms and
lounges are required, and that additional offices for retired or emeritus faculty and
visiting professors should be available. Also included was lounge space for faculty and
students, which was considered essential.
In order to evaluate how much space each department needs, space entitlement values
were used, based on the Council of Ontario Universities (COU) and Dalhousie Guidelines (DG).
Lab Undergraduate Instructional space requirements were evaluated based on weekly
student contact hours derived from the timetable and calendar, along with class enrollment. This
was multiplied by a space factor. DISP was included with the department in which the teaching
is held.
Research Space requirements were evaluated using a personnel formula. Emeritus and
retired professors were not counted in the formula, although DRKR noted that many have grant
monies and need space. Honours students were allotted some space in the calculations.
Administrative Space requirements were estimated based on an additional 25% of the
total space required for other personnel.
Earth Sciences was assessed to be under-resourced for space in LSC. It was estimated
that an additional 919 sq. ft. would be needed to redress this imbalance (Table 1). The report
noted (p. 40) that Earth Sciences had been shoe-horned into existing space, and is spread
between two towers and across numerous floors. Built-in furniture and sinks hamper use of space
in some rooms, and there is an ongoing need for seasonal storage and mobilization space.
Table 1 Space assessment for Earth Sciences, as estimated by DRKR (p. 25).
Space Currently Assigned 24,875
Total Proposed Space Allocation 25,794
Variation 919 additional needed
Instructional Space for Earth Sciences is considered under-allocated, by comparison with
COU guidelines; DG has no guidelines for this. A need for space to store field equipment was
identified (p. 32). Preparation areas were considered too large, and it was suggested that parts of

them could function for field storage or instructor’s offices. The report recommends that more
space is needed for student labs. Research Space for Earth Sciences was considered underallocated.
In terms of average faculty allocation, Earth Sciences was assessed as under-resourced
compared with Biology and Psychology, but better resourced than Oceanography (Table 2).
Table 2 Research lab allocations in the LSC, from DRKR. “Shared lab allocation” is defined
as space that is part of specialized department labs, storage, and shared resource space (p. 36).
Shared Lab Lowest Faculty Highest Faculty Average Faculty
Allocation Allocation
Allocation
Allocation
Earth Sciences 3915 95 1558 732
Biology 21754 177 2936 879
Oceanography 4688 131 2097 576
Psychology 5419 177 2936 879
Administrative / Office Space for Earth Sciences was considered over-allocated (p. 42).
The report notes that faculty offices are more than twice the size suggested by the guidelines.
DRKR correctly designated on their spreadsheet small interior areas (inset within large room
areas) as office space, reassigning the larger exterior areas as lab space. They noted a need to set
aside small individual offices for sessionals, emeritus and retired faculty, and visiting academics.
The DRKR report recommends that the location of faculty and staff office spaces should
be reviewed in terms of their linkage with research labs. It also recommended an evaluation as to
whether Earth Sciences offices should exceed size guidelines, currently imposed by the inherited
building structure. Administrative space is chopped up and does not work as effectively as it
should. “Students and staff have created offices wherever possible. In some cases, they are
overcrowded, and in others they are taking up more space than the guidelines suggest.” (p. 52).
(We can demonstrate that the latter case occurs rarely). The report noted (correctly) that the
ability of faculty members to obtain grants for research is affected by the quality of the space
available (p. 47).
The report noted that Slowpoke space is currently planned for core storage of Earth
Sciences. (Core storage would be one of several planned sustainable uses of that space).
In the Appendix drawings of the DRKR report, a Visual Presentation of Space showed
rooms with a colour coding:
Red – well used, efficient and in relatively good condition
Green – not well used, not used efficiently and/or appropriately
Yellow – mix of efficiency and useage; exceeds space guidelines or requires upgrades.
On these drawings, many parts of Earth Sciences space are coloured yellow, designated
in the legend as “leftover space and questionable”. These spaces include most of the
department’s research labs. Other spaces coloured green are designated as “unused space”, and
are principally faculty outer office areas, or parts of graduate-student offices.
Department Evaluation
In responding to the report, the Earth Sciences Space Committee decided to assess
department needs and verify the space assessment made by DRKR, but decided to avoid
comparison with other departments, except in very general terms, although in almost any metric
this would support the relative deficit of our space. We have modified some of the space
assignments made by DRKR.

Although broadly correct in terms of area, the DRKR report included some significant
misunderstandings of Earth Sciences space. Some rooms were shown with incorrect areas,
presumably incorrect on the University’s plans. They were re-measured, and our estimates are
used here. Some graduate offices with double occupancy were shown with the area duplicated,
rather than halved. Two corridor areas were attributed to Department space, as was most of the
mobilization area of the Oceanography Loading Dock, which belongs to Oceanography.
Attribution of space to the 3 major categories was not in all cases consistent with present
space usage. The Department’s space holdings are too complex to be understood and assessed
purely on the basis of the three very broad categories of the report. There are also numerous
factors relevant to the Department’s space concerns that were not part of the mandate given to
DRKR, which focused largely on whether existing space was well used.
We divided our space holdings into 8 categories, grouped below into the 3 DRKR
categories (Table 3). A spreadsheet is available with a full room-by-room breakdown. We
discuss each category below.
Table 3 Earth Sciences space divided into 8 categories.
Major Category Sub‐Category Area Total Area
A) Instructional 1) Teaching Lab or Instructional Room 5624.13 7222.15
2) Department Lab 1598.02
B) Research 3) Faculty Research Labs 9941.26 9941.26
C) Administrative and Offices 4) Administrative Offices 869.73 6600.87
5) Faculty Offices 2572.82
6) Technicians Offices 250.68
7) Graduate and PDF Offices 2128.03
8) Lounges 779.61
Subtotal LSC 23764.28
Subtotal Non‐LSC Area (Core Facility) 3407.88 3407.88
TOTAL EARTH SCIENCES SPACE 27251.73
Hallways (Included in Earth Sciences by DRKR) 198.06
A) Instructional Labs (Undergraduate)
1) Teaching Labs
We have 4 undergraduate teaching labs on the B2 level. One lab has received the most
minimal renovations since the building was constructed, and is a high priority for upgrading – it
still has bare concrete walls. A second lab has received only slight renovations, and also badly
needs an upgrade.
To this group we have added the Milligan Room (LSC 8007), which is under
Departmental control. It was considered Administrative space by DRKR, and is recorded as a
lounge on University records. The report guidelines note that lounges may function also for
seminars, presentations and department functions. However, since a major renovation in 2003,
the Milligan Room has been a working lecture and lab room on a daily basis, and numerous
classes and tutorials are booked in there. Additionally, student thesis presentations, graduate

committee meetings, and department meetings and seminars are held there. Although it continues
to have a minor role for social events, it is now fundamentally a classroom. It seems that the
student numbers used in the report as a basis for instructional space requirements have not
considered the 7 courses held during the year in the Milligan Room (ERTH 1030, 3303, 3400,
4153, 6300, 6400), with up to 30 students at a time for lectures, labs and tutorials.
As noted in Appendix Earth Sciences 3 of 7, Earth Sciences provides lab space for DISP
on a bi-weekly basis. Space is also provided for Environmental Science courses in LSC 2012,
and for ERTH 1030 tutorials in LSC 2055. These large uses were not considered in the report
(Appendix, Earth Sciences 3 of 7). As a result of this and Milligan Room usage, we are even
more under-allocated for instructional space than indicated in the report.
A small teaching room (LSC 2020B) is included in this category. DRKR grouped it under
Administrative space. This is used for small classes, reading courses, committee meetings,
microscopy, and short courses. It is the only room in the department suitable for meetings that
involve small groups and for make-up exams – a routine usage for many faculty members.
2) Department Labs
For seven spaces listed by DRKR as research labs, the great majority of their function is
for teaching support. They include the grain-size lab (LSC 1640), the teaching rock-crushing
facility (LSC 1070), a computer service lab (LSC 2707), and the XRD lab (LSC 3214A). Their
raison-d’être and bulk of operations focus around classes, labs, and honours theses, with only a
modest research component.
An area of the Oceanography Loading Dock (LSC 2660) held by Earth Sciences is 535
square feet, and not 2,294 square feet as shown on the plans. This area serves as a workshop
space to repair equipment of all kinds; its function as a workshop is not perhaps immediately
obvious because it is an open area without dividing walls. The space also functions for
mobilization for fieldwork, and occasionally to lay out student sample suites. One of its major
functions is for mobilization of equipment for the annual undergraduate field schools. DRKR
notes (p. 14) that mobilization areas are considered research space under COU guidelines;
however the majority of the operations conducted in LSC 2660 concern general department
teaching activities, not mobilization around research activities.
The Thin-Section Lab (LSC 1612) mainly supports teaching instruction. Microscope
sections of rocks for use in student labs are prepared, along with polished thin sections for
teaching and research use. A priority is the preparation of sections for honours students, whose
work is carried out to a tight schedule. The Lab is fully engaged in these functions with a
technician working 3 days a week. Major renovations are needed to the lab.
The seventh area (LSC 2011) is listed as administrative space. However, it is a storage
area for teaching collections close to the undergraduate labs. A small part (10%) has a desk
which serves as office area for technician Brant Laidler.
B) and 3) Faculty Research Labs
Many individual faculty members occupy small administrative offices inset into a larger
area that is used for research. We agree with DRKR in dividing these space holdings into
administrative and research uses, by area. Thus, faculty research lab space (Table 1) includes
both these “outer offices” and separate lab rooms.
Eleven faculty researchers hold research lab space (Table 4). Earth Sciences "research
labs" include a mix of collective labs (noted below); regional labs that also provide services to

other departments at Dalhousie and to researchers at other universities; single-group labs; and
general-purpose labs, like most of our outer offices. Few faculty actually operate "personal" labs.
These shared spaces cannot readily be reallocated as space for new faculty after retirements.
One research faculty member and four teaching and lab instructors (one with a primary
attribution to DISP) have offices but no lab space. A small office (previously a closet) is
occupied by an emeritus professor (of whom we have four). Additionally, there are 3 sets of
research equipment that serve numerous individual researchers: the Electron Microprobe Lab,
which is formally identified as a regional facility; the Noble Gas Lab which also operates
unofficially as a regional facility; and the Crystal Isolation Facility. In addition, one lab is shared
between Earth Sciences and Oceanography (O-5657).
For the 12 faculty researchers, the average lab size (excluding inner offices) is 673 sq. ft.
If shared research facilities are included, the average lab size is 828 sq. ft. This is slightly higher
than estimated by DRKR but on par with their estimates for Biology and Psychology.
One additional area houses High-Pressure Equipment set up by a retired faculty member
and still used for contract work, which provides a small amount of overhead to the Department.
The lab was built around this bulky equipment, which cannot easily be removed without
demolition and major cost. The space is on a lower level, poorly designed and unrenovated.
Consequently, negotiations have taken place to establish a link with researchers in Engineering
whose research may use this equipment, although no formal arrangements have yet been
concluded.
Numerous personnel are housed in these lab areas. They include four university- and
grant-paid technicians, post-doctoral and undergraduate students, and visiting professors. In
some cases, graduate students are also accommodated there until office space becomes available
for them. However, not all personnel can be accommodated effectively in research labs due to
space and safety limitations. These include prestigious Killam and NSERC post-doctoral fellows,
who are entitled to special space. Additionally, several faculty members have no lab space other
than their outer offices in which such crucial personnel can be housed.
The report notes that storage space in the LSC is widely overrun with old equipment,
broken furniture, and old research files and samples (p. 37). Fortunately, as a consequence of
carving out labs for renovation using CFI funding, virtually all such underused space has been
eliminated within the Department.
DRKR considered under Earth Sciences research space several “specialized” labs – rock
crusher, core storage, GIS room, high-pressure lab, and mobilization area (p. 38). The “rock
crusher” comprises separate teaching and research labs--LSC 1070 (teaching) and 1071
(research))--which we have attributed accordingly. Quaternary core storage is considered
research space of Scott. The mobilization area is grouped with teaching labs, as that is its major
function. We are not sure what the GIS room is: if the B2 level GIS lab, it is a teaching lab, but if
a small “map room” on O4 level is indicated, that is grouped with research.
We note that LSC 5657 has been developed as a cutting-edge research lab, arising from a
major NSERC equipment grant, in conjunction with an Oceanography faculty member. LSC
5658 was made available by Oceanography as part of this development. Geophysics labs are
shared informally by Nedimovic (Earth Sciences) and Louden (Oceanography), and lab and
personnel spaces are similarly shared informally by Jamieson (Earth Sciences) and Beaumont
(Oceanograhy). These are examples of the way in which Department members have worked cooperatively
with colleagues in other departments to overcome space problems.

Table 4 Office and research lab areas for Earth Sciences faculty members.
Faculty Member Office Research
Area Lab Area
Coutand 131.32 1046.25
Grujic 135.63 679.2
Fedortchouk 214.20 584.99
Nedimovic 99.03 673.82
Jamieson 86.11 425.18
Wach 86.11 859.04
Culshaw 212.05 227.12
Scott 196.98 1680.24
Gibling 248.65 0
Plug 204.51 646.89
Gosse 172.47 1152.99
Ryall 91.49 100.1
Medioli (Emeritus) 96.88 N/A
Ryan (Teaching Instructor) 187.29 N/A
Graves (Teaching Instructor) 216.35 N/A
Young (Teaching Instructor) 93.65 N/A
Walls (Teaching Instructor) 100.1 N/A
Thin Section Lab (50% Research) 228.2
Electron Microprobe (Regional Facility) 427.38
Noble Gas Lab 494.06
Crystal Isolation Facility (LSC 1071) 194.83
High‐Pressure Lab 520.97
TOTAL 2572.82 9941.38
Average Office Area (17 faculty) 2573
/17 =
Average Individual Research Lab Area (12
8075.94
research faculty)
/12 =
Average Research Area including communal
9941.38
equipment (12 research faculty)
/12 =
C) Administrative and Office Space
We divided these areas (Table 3) into categories 4 to 8 of administrative offices, faculty
offices, technicians’ offices, graduate student and PDF offices, and lounges. As noted above,
the Milligan Room is primarily a teaching area, and was removed from the lounge category.
Faculty offices are allowed 118 square feet in the report. Our average is somewhat
greater than this at 151 square feet (Table 4).
Many graduate offices are shown on DRKR plans with a minimum office and additional
unused space, based on single occupancy. However, this is an incorrect assessment because the
majority of these offices are occupied by two or more graduate students, with only a few
occupied by single Ph.D. students or PDFs.
Of our 6 university-paid technicians, only 2 have their own small office spaces, and the
other 4 are accommodated between working equipment in research labs, without any identifiable
space of their own. Grant-paid technicians are accommodated in research labs.
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Mentioned in the DRKR report was the lack of space for other personnel. One emeritus
professor occupies a small office, but we have been unable to find office space for 4 other
emeritus or retired professors, some of whom continue to hold research grants. Until late June
2011, one was accommodated in a Biology office area, by courtesy of the Biology Department;
he has now moved to a small lab space that is temporarily vacant, and this move represents his
fifth move in 6 years. Others use desks in working labs. We have numerous sessional appointees
(typically 4 per term), but none have office space, although University rules technically require
that they should be given accommodation in order to facilitate student access. The report notes
that particular offices should be made available for such instructors, to promote efficiency of
usage and collegiality (p. 44). There is no space for visiting scholars.
There is no dedicated space for undergraduate students. Although most are
accommodated in professors’ research labs, there is no space for students whose honours theses
are supervised by the 5 professors and instructors (and on occasions by sessional appointees)
who do not have research labs. These students are forced to work out of their own homes, and
research equipment and samples have in the past been transferred to their dorms or homes so that
they can carry out their research.
As noted in DRKR (p. 15-16), Dalhousie guidelines do not apportion space to emeritus
and retired professors, nor to visiting scholars. The report did factor them in through a “hoteling”
factor, but the report’s authors noted that it was unclear how to deal with them as regards space
(p. 34). This lack of post-retirement space is likely to make senior faculty even less willing to
retire than they already are. Honours students are entitled to study and work space under
Dalhousie guidelines (p. 19). As discussed below, these personnel are very important to the
Department and need particular consideration by the University, even if they are not explicitly
factored in by the Dalhousie guidelines.
The guidelines allow only negligible amounts of space for lounges. A small faculty
“lounge” exists, but to call this a lounge really misrepresents the spirit of the meaning of lounge.
It is an administrative mailroom with a coffee pot, and holds no more than a few people at a
time. An undergraduate room (the Dawson Room) is available. Graduate students have
developed an end-corridor space as an informal lounge, not included on any space audit.
Other Space
Although unusable space and corridors are noted as not included in the report (p. 24), two
small hallways were classified as Earth Sciences space. One houses chillers for adjacent labs.
The other is not usable space with the present configuration of the building. They were taken out
of our space holdings on the spreadsheet.
Not shown in the report, which focused on the LSC, are the “catacombs” area in the
Dunn Building and a core facility adjacent to Oxford Street. The Dunn Building space contains
research samples and is only suitable for material storage. The Oxford Street facility contains
cores that are used for teaching, and numerous labs and demonstrations are held there. Also
stored there are rock and sediment samples for research projects, including project materials for
undergraduate and graduate students. Many of these materials come from remote locations,
including Azores, Bermuda, high Arctic, remote Africa, Antarctica, remote Himalayas, and the
offshore continental shelf, and have high value.
The Oxford Street facility was designed to be a teaching lab, drawing on the stored cores.
Unfortunately, a unilateral decision by Facilities Management removed half the originally

designated space for use as vehicle storage. Consequently, it has not been possible to set up an
efficient working or teaching lab in the overcrowded space remaining.
Overall Comparisons
Table 5 shows our assessments alongside those of DRKR (p. 29). Blue shows standards
as presented by DRKR. Our total holdings are about 1100 sq. ft. less than the estimate made by
DRKR. The space assigned to the three categories differs somewhat between the two
assessments.
Table 5 Comparison of DRKR space assessment with Earth Sciences reassessment.
Category Dal
Standard
COU
Standard
Currently
Assigned
Our
Assessment
% Change, Our
Assessment /
DRKR Report
Instructional Space
(Labs, Undergraduate Teaching)
5401* 7732 4539 7222.15 + 59
Research Space ( Labs, Faculty &
Graduate)
14291 11974 9941.26 ‐20
Office, Academic and Administrative 6105 6094 8365 6600.87 ‐21
Total 24875 23764.28 ‐4.7
* note that the DRKR report included the Milligan Room as a lounge. In fact, as noted
above, it is essentially a classroom with 7 courses formally booked in each year. Several large
DISP, ENVS, and GEOG courses held in LSC 2012 and 2055 were also not included. Thus, the
DRKR assessement of required instructional space greatly underestimates our needs.
Instructional Space
Our instructional holdings are more than estimated by DRKR by 59% but less than the
COU standard. This is due largely to our reassignment, based on actual usage, of some technical
support labs, the Milligan Room, and a small meeting room (LSC 2020B) to instructional space.
Although these holdings are more than the Dal standard, they also accommodate a large number
of students from DISP and Environmental Science. In the case of the Milligan Room, the space
is used daily for classes, and also has widespread use by other university units (Table 5). Thus,
the space is intensively used, and it is barely adequate to accommodate some larger classes. We
consider that the Dal guidelines do not fully take our range of student usage into account, and we
anticipate further growth in the use of our labs for Environmental Science courses and labs and
tutorials in Geography, in particular.
A key issue for these areas is the poor condition of two instructional labs, which have
received minimal renovations since the building was first constructed. Members of the External
Review Committee for the 2004 Unit Review were aghast at the quality of these labs, and
commented specifically on them. As a result of the recent refit, ventilation and lighting are now
greatly improved in the microscope lab (LSC 2020A), which has also been painted since the
2004 report. However, the layout is poor and a complete redesign is urgent. The second lab, LSC
2030, has received only ventilation and lighting improvements, and desparately needs a complete
renovation. The Thin-Section Lab also badly needs renovation.
Research Space
Our holdings are 20% less than estimated by DRKR, and 30.5% less than the COU
standard requirement. The DRKR assessment also noted that we are under-allocated for research.
Our reduction in space assigned by DRKR to this category reflects the transfer of some space to

teaching holdings, especially in the case of the Thin-Section Lab and the workshop area of the
Oceanography Loading Dock.
Office Space
Our holdings are 21% less than estimated by DRKR, but 8% more than the Dal standard.
A crucial point is that, in estimating space requirements on Appendix Earth Sciences 7 of 7,
DRKR assigned no space requirement to post-doctoral fellows, sessional professors, emeritus
and retired professors, and visiting scientists. These personnel constitute a steady and significant
number of people in the life of the department, but few can be accommodated in labs or any
other department space holdings.

Undergraduate Programme Graduates from 2004 to 2011
2004 Graduates (18)
Allen, Tracy (B.Sc. Honours Co‐op in Earth Sciences)
Arnold, Jennifer (B.Sc. Honours in Earth Sciences and Microbiology and Immuology, Certificate in Information Technology ES)
Brittain, Glenn (B.Sc. Advanced Major in Earth Sciences with Minor in Environmental Studies)
Brunt, Rebecca (B.Sc. Honours Co‐op in Earth Sciences)
Crealock, Jonathan (B.Sc. Advanced Major in Earth Sciences with a Minor in Environmental Studies, Cert. Information Technology ES)
Day, Roderick (B.Sc. (20 credit) Major in Earth Sciences)
Goold, Sonja (B.Sc. Advanced Major Co‐op in Earth Sciences with a Minor in Environmental Studies)
Gray, Paul (B.Sc. Honours Conversion Earth Sciences)
Hamilton, Christopher (B.Sc. Honours in Earth Sciences, Certificate in Information Technology ES)
Herzig, Robert (B.Sc. (20 credit) Major in Earth Sciences with a Minor in Business)
Hilchey, Andrew (B.Sc. Honours in Earth Sciences)
Langford, Joshua (B.Sc. Advanced Major in Earth Sciences)
Layman,Adam (B.Sc. Honours in Earth Sciences, Certificate in Information Technology ES)
McCurdy, Matthew (B.Sc. Advanced Major in Earth Sciences with a Minor in Environmental Studies)
Nixon, Glenn (B.Sc. Advanced Major in Earth Sciences)
Ritchie, Laura (B.Sc. Honours in Earth Sciences)
Thebault, Michael (B.Sc. (20 credit) Major in Earth Sciences)
West, Jennifer (B.Sc. Honours)
2005 Graduates (16)
Baxter, Ryan (Bsc. (20 credit) Major in Earth Sciences with a Minor in Environmental Studies)
Brushett, Denise (B.Sc. Honours Conversion: Earth Sciences)
Clough, Michael (B.Sc. Advanced Major in Earth Sciences and Biology with a Concentration in Environmental Science)
Estrop, Cynthia (B.Sc. (20 credit) Major in Earth Sciences)
Gardiner, Jordana (B.Sc. Honours in Earth Sciences)
Gillis, Derek (B.Sc. (15 credit))
Hipwell, David (B.Sc. (20 credit) Major in Earth Sciences)
Lyon, Sheri (B.Sc. Honours Co‐op in Earth Sciences with a Minor in Environmental Studies)
Mawer, Adam (B.Sc. Honours in Earth Sciences)
Mosher, Andrea (B.Sc. Honours Co‐op in Earth Sciences with a Minor in Environmental Studies)
Philippe, Alan (B.Sc. Advanced Major in Earth Sciences)
Samson, Hugh (B.Sc. Honours in Earth Sciences)
Schneider, Reed (B.Sc. Honours in Earth Sciences and Oceanography)
Vigneau, Anne (B.Sc. (20 credit) Major in Earth Sciences and Biology with a Concentration in Environmental Science)
White, Maureen (B.Sc. Honours in Earth Sciences)
Zwicker, Jennifer (B.Sc (15 credit))
2006 Graduates (30)
Arbour, Victoria (B.Sc. Honours in Earth Sciences and Biology)
Archibald, Carl (B.Sc. (20 credit) Major in Earth Sciences with a Minor in Environmental Studies)
Ballantyne, Sheila (B.Sc. Honours in Earth Sciences)
Bourque, Timothy (B.Sc. (15 credit))
Brake, Virginia (B.Sc. Honours in Earth Sciences)

Cook, Ryan (B.Sc. (20 credit) Major in Earth Sciences, Certficate in Information Technology ES)
Doyle, Scott (B.Sc. Honours in Earth Sciences)
Ferguson, Matthew (B.Sc. (15 credit))
Fitzgerald, Liam (B.Sc. Honours in Earth Sciences)
Fountain, Dana (BA Honours in International Dev Studies and Earth Sciences)
Gardner, David (B.Sc. Honours in Earth Sciences, Certficate in Information Technology ES)
Hart, Glenn (B.Sc. Honours in Earth Sciences)
Jones, Samantha (B.Sc. Honours in Earth Sciences)
Keddie, Mary (B.Sc. (20 credit) Major in Earth Sciences)
Kennedy, Jason (B.Sc. (20 credit) Major in Earth Sciences)
Lishman, Carmen (B.Sc. Honours in Biology and Earth Sciences)
Little, Megan (B.Sc. Honours in Earth Sciences)
MacDonald, Colin (B.Sc. (20 credit) Major in Earth Sciences)
Morin, Monique (B.Sc. (20 credit) Major in Earth Sciences)
Morris, Jennifer (B.Sc. (20 credit) Major in Earth Sciences)
Moss, Tamara (B.Sc. Honours in Earth Sciences)
Ng, Vincent (B.Sc Advanced Major in Earth Sciences)
Pelkey, Robert (B.Sc. Honours in Earth Sciences, Certficate in Information Technology ES)
Robichaud, Matthew (B.Sc. Honours in Earth Sciences, Certficate in Information Technology ES)
Scott, Borden (B.Sc. (20 credit) Major in Earth Sciences with a Minor in Environmental Studies, Certficate in Information Technology ES)
Sykes, James (B.Sc. (20 credit) Major in Earth Sciences)
Tobey, Neil (B.Sc. Honours in Earth Sciences)
Tremblay, Laurie (B.Sc. Honours Co‐op in Earth Sciences)
Wilson, Paul (BA (15 credit))
Wrye, Lori (B.Sc. Honours in Earth Sciences and Oceanography)
2007 Graduates (21)
Auerbach, Paul (B.Sc. Honours in Earth Sciences and Oceanography)
Bachiu, Timothy (B.Sc. (20 credit) Major in Earth Sciences)
Cameron, Karen (B.Sc. (20 credit) Major in Earth Sciences)
Campbell, Clarke (B.Sc. Honours in Earth Sciences)
Finlayson‐Bourque, Danielle (B.Sc. (20 credit) Major in Earth Sciences)
Galbraith, Christopher (B.Sc. Honours in Earth Sciences)
Giles, Michael (B.Sc. Honours in Earth Sciences and Oceanography)
Goss, Shawn (B.Sc. Honours in Earth Sciences)
Graham, Kathleen (B.Sc. Honours Co‐op in Earth Sciences and Mathematics)
Haysom, Alana (B.Sc. Honours in Earth Sciences)
Holmes, Michael (B.Sc. (20 credit) Major in Earth Sciences with a Minor in Environmental Studies)
Jackson, Justin (B.Sc. (20 credit) Major in Earth Sciences)
Kelley, Samuel (B.Sc. Honours in Earth Sciences)
Kidston, Arthur (B.Sc. (20 credit) Major in Earth Sciences)
Neilson, Helen (B.Sc. Honours in Earth Sciences)
Page, Leah (20 credit) Major in Earth Sciences)
Parsons, Andrea (B.Sc. Honours in Earth Sciences with a Minor in Environmental Studies)
Rae, Bryan (B.Sc. (20 credit) Major in Earth Sciences)
Sutton, Krista (B.Sc. Honours in Earth Sciences)
Taylor, Seth (B.Sc. (20 credit) Major in Earth Sciences)
Wells, Harold (B.Sc. (20 credit) Major in Earth Sciences)

2008 Graduates (28)
Archibald, Heather (B.Sc. Honours in Earth Sciences)
Butler, Jared (B.Sc. Honours in Earth Sciences)
Chapman, Katerine (B.Sc. (20 credit) Major in Earth Sciences)
Denton, Hugh (BA (15 credit))
Dolor, Tamilia (B.Sc. (20 credit) Major in Earth Sciences)
Fage, Adam (B.Sc. Honours in Earth Sciences)
Francis, Lloyd (B.Sc. (15 credit))
Haider, Daniel (B.Sc. Honours in Earth Sciences)
Hanlon, Rosalie (B.Sc. (15 credit))
Jaggard, Heather (B.Sc. Honours in Earth Sciences)
Leather, Adam (B.Sc. (20 credit) Major in Earth Sciences)
MacDonald, Cody (B.Sc. Honours in Earth Sciences)
MacGillivray, Megan (B.Sc. (20 credit) Major in Earth Sciences with a Minor in Environmental Studies)
MacKay, Alexander (B.Sc. (20 credit) Major in Earth Sciences and Physics)
McEvoy, Jill (B.Sc. (20 credit) Major in Earth Sciences)
McKnight, Christopher (B.Sc. (20 credit) Major in Earth Sciences)
McLean, Lauren (B.Sc. Honours in Earth Sciences and Oceanography)
McLeish, Duncan (B.Sc. Honours in Earth Sciences)
Muth, Tara (B.Sc. Honours in Earth Sciences)
Negulic, Eric (B.Sc. Honours in Earth Sciences)
Nelson, Dawn (B.Sc. Advanced Major Co‐op in Earth Sciences)
Pelley, Drew (B.Sc. Honours in Earth Sciences)
Prinsenberg, Nicole (B.Sc. (20 credit) Major in Earth Sciences)
Raine, Jaffrey (B.Sc. (20 credit) Major in Earth Sciences)
Tress, Naomi (B.Sc. (20 credit) Major in Biology and Earth Sciences)
Walsh, Frederick (B.Sc. Honours in Earth Sciences with a Minor in Environmental Studies)
Yaehne, Sean (B.Sc. Honours in Earth Sciences)
Yakymchuk, Christopher (B.Sc. Honours in Earth Sciences)
2009 Graduates (18)
Blentzas, Andreane (B.Sc. (20 credit) Major in Earth Sciences)
Buckley, Robin (B.Sc. Honours in Earth Sciences)
Compton, Tyler (B.Sc. (20 credit) Major in Earth Sciences)
Devitt, Mark (B.Sc. (20 credit) Major in Earth Sciences)
Dunning, Patrick (B.Sc. (20 credit) Major in Earth Sciences with a Minor in Business)
Finlayson‐Bourque, Danielle (B.Sc. Honours Conversion in Earth Sciences)
Gibson, Riley (B.Sc. (20 credit) Major in Earth Sciences)
Greenop, Sarah (B.Sc. (15 credit))
Hilchie, Luke (B.Sc. Honours in Earth Sciences)
Kliffer, Matthew (B.Sc. (20 credit) Major in Earth Sciences)
Leung, Ka (B.Sc. (20 credit) Major Co‐op in Earth Sciences)
McIsaac, Elizabeth (B.Sc. Honours in Chemistry and Earth Sciences)
Nixon, Randell (B.Sc. (20 credit) Major in Biology and Earth Sciences)
Peters, Nicole (B.Sc. Honours in Earth Sciences)
Pothier, Hayley (B.Sc. Honours in Earth Sciences with a Minor in Environmental Studies)
Quinn, Donald (B.Sc. Honours in Earth Sciences)
Switzer, Dannica (B.Sc. (20 credit) Major in Earth Sciences)
Young, Colin (B.Sc. (20 credit) Major in Earth Sciences with a Minor in Business)

2010 Graduates (14)
Abram, Matthew (B.Sc. Honours in Earth Sciences)
Benteau, Sherry (B.Sc. (20 credit) Major in Earth Sciences)
Brooks, Nathan (B.Sc. (20 credit) Major in Earth Sciences)
Carson, Allison (B.Sc. (20 credit) Major in Earth Sciences)
Doon, Michael (B.Sc. Honours in Earth Sciences)
Fraser, Adam (B.Sc. Honours in Earth Sciences)
Gallacher, Alison (B.Sc. Honours in Earth Sciences)
Goudy, Christina (B.Sc. (20 credit) Major in Earth Sciences)
Kelly, Trevor (B.Sc. (20 credit) Major in Earth Sciences)
Landry, Kyle (B.Sc. Honours in Earth Sciences)
Manning, Joshua (B.Sc. Honours in Earth Sciences)
Nickerson, Jordan (B.Sc. Honours in Earth Sciences)
Walker, Elizabeth (B.Sc. (20 credit) Major in Earth Sciences)
Whynot, Nicholas (B.Sc. Honours in Earth Sciences)
2011 Graduates (16)
Al Silwadi, Saif (B.Sc. Honours in Earth Sciences)
Belanger, Anne (B.Sc. Honours in Earth Sciences)
Chapman, Glenn (B.Sc. Honours in Earth Sciences)
Gallant, Greer (B.Sc. (20 credit) Major in Earth Sciences)
Jacques, Isaiah (B.Sc. Honours in Earth Sciences)
Louis, Bertha (B.Sc. Honours in Earth Sciences)
Newton, Lucia (B.Sc. Honours in Earth Sciences)
Noade, Jennifer (B.Sc. Honours in Earth Sciences)
O'Connor, Darragh (B.Sc. Honours in Earth Sciences)
Rafuse, Christian (B.Sc. (20 credit) Major in Earth Sciences)
Rankin, Archibald (B.Sc. (20 credit) Major in Earth Sciences)
Ratcliffe, Laura (B.Sc. Honours in Earth Sciences with a Minor in Environmental Studies)
Thomas, Melanie (B.Sc. Major Conversion in Earth Sciences)
Whitehead, Maria (B.Sc. Honours in Earth Sciences and Oceanography)
Wilson, Jessica (B.Sc. Honours in Earth Sciences)
Zoeller, Khalhela (B.Sc. Honours in Earth Sciences and Oceanography)

1992
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1994
First Year Enrollment from 1992 to 2011
1995
1996
1997
1998
ERTH 1000 Intro Geology 57 40 67 45 50 49 85 0
ERTH 1001 Beginning Geology 8 4 14 4 11 9 12
ERTH 1010 Intro Geology I 49 57 73 60 77 83
ERTH 1020 Intro Geology II 39 46 61 50 64 66
ERTH 1030 Physiclal Geography 48 40 55 104 102 126 139 137 114 103 103 74
ERTH 1040 Earth & Society I 213 166 174 225 245 253 229 196 131 202 73 117 93
ERTH 1041 Earth & Soc I (no lab) 130 55 54
ERTH 1050 Earth & Society II 94 70 85 107 90 127 96 110 99 98 108 120 84
ERTH 1060 Natural Disasters 102 198 228 261 257 254 203 266 161
ERTH 1080 Geology I 142 136 167 185 182 170 120
ERTH 1090 Geology II 48 64 56 83 74 73 60
ERTH 1091 Geology II (no lab) 25 17 20 11 8 10
GEOG 1030 Physical Geography 131 144 138 154 130 105 122 115 100
GEOG 1035 Human Geography 36 113 178 162 200 221 137
GEOG 1060 Natural Disasters 126 178 136 159 135 99 126 129 104
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2000
Total ERTH 429 320 407 426 446 487 507 394 381 474 476 639 680 569 617 637 647 570 622 415
Total GEOG 257 322 310 426 443 366 448 465 341
Total ERTH + GEOG 896 1002 879 1043 1080 1013 1018 1087 756
Note: ERTH1000 was a full-credit class, all others are half-credit
Last updated 8 August 2011
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Year 1992
Second Year Enrollment from 1992 to 2011
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1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
ERTH 2000 Field School 14 29 15 23 22 30 28 19 28 16 24 23 30 34 25 29 26 27 32 32
ERTH 2001 Earth Matl Science I 29 24 35 18 21 31 31 38 22 32 19 31 32 23
ERTH 2002 Earth Matl Science II 28 21 32 18 25 28 31 35 22 26 18 28 25 19
ERTH 2050 Prin of Geophys 19 11 18 15 20 16 22 17 24 14 25 27 23 25
ERTH 2101 Min & Crystallog 14 20 20 30 26 29
ERTH 2102 Intro Petrog & Petrol 13 21 20 29 22 29
ERTH 2110 Field Geology 14 21 19 28 23 30 30 19 29 15 27 24 32 29 24 29 28 27 28 24
ERTH 2201 Stratigraphy 19 23
ERTH 2202 Earth & Life thru Time 20 25 10
ERTH 2203 Seds & Sed Rocks 20 36 25 36 32 22 32 16 28 27 35 37 20 36 27 29 32 28
ERTH 2204 Life Through Time 15 37 26 36 37 21 31
ERTH 2205 Intro to Paleontology 23 32 30 34 38 19 29 32 33 31 21
ERTH 2270 Intro Appl Geophys 18 8 23 23 27 11
ERTH 2380 Geochemistry 24 34 20 32 29
ERTH 2400 Marine Geology 46 26 29 34 35 25 20 9 14 16 22 21 23 20
ERTH 2410 Environmental Geol 31 22 40 28 60 27 21 23 24 18 33 31 26 16 13 5 26
ERTH 2420 The Dinosaurs 8 29 25 31 58 37 31 65 63 59 62 59 65 60 31
ERTH 2430 Rxs Clocks/Forensic 18 7 32 24
ERTH 2440 Intro to Geomorph 27 16
GEOG 2000 Cartography 25 31
Total (HCE) 176 177 220 280 268 293 219 193 266 146 225 231 342 334 253 284 263 287 276 259
Note: ERTH 2000 Field School had the designation ERTH 0001 from 1992-1994 and ERTH 0010 from 1995-1999
Last updated 8 August 2011
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Third Year Enrollment from 1992 to 2011
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1996
1997
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1999
ERTH 3000 Computing Camp 17 14 20 22 22 25 17 18 15 26 19 25 31 15 26 17 25 25
ERTH 3010 Igneous Petrology 12 18 14 28 17 24 19 14 15 28 18 23 32 15 22 17 32
ERTH 3020 Metamorphic Petrol 9 19 14 20 14 23 28 13 3 24 15 22 27 17 30 13 28
ERTH 3130 General Geophysics 3 5 5 9 8 6 12 4 11 5
ERTH 3140 Structural Geology 17 10 19 11 24 17 23 22 17 14 16 26 18 27 29 19 22 20 25 19
ERTH 3270 Solid Earth Geophys. 2 7
ERTH 3301 Seds & Sed Rocks 15 14 18
ERTH 3302 Quat Sed Environ 13 14 17 13 21 19 19 20 16 16 15 31 18 30 25 15 21 15 30 15
ERTH 3303 Stratigraphy 10 23 29 27 19 30 24 17 22 26 18 19 20 29 23
ERTH 3400 Fund Hydrogeology 12 8 11 11 8 14 14 16 9 9 12 14 10 14 14 15 11 13 14 21
ERTH 3402 Pract Hydrogeology 5 6 10 11 13 5 14 11 10 13 4
ERTH 3410 Enhanced Environ 4 5 5 8 6 6 17 22 6 10
ERTH 3420 Geochem Aqua Env 6 6 6 5 11 6 6 7 14 7 6 7
ERTH 3440 Geomorphology 20 27 23 28 15
ERTH 3500 Geoscience Info Man 20 21 28 37 20 22 26 22 33 14 29 25 39 31 20 38 30
ERTH 3601 Global Biogeochem. 6 10
ENVS 3500 Geoscience Info Man 8 8 5 14 17 18 7 5
GEOG 3440 Geomorphology 3 3 1 1 0
GEOG 3500 Geoscience Info Man 3 3 3 3 4 5 9 7 6
SCIE 3600 Exploring GIS 14 11 14 6 7
ERTH 5600 GIS 8 6 11 8 4 7 8 15 13 13
Total (HCE) 81 61 124 122 176 153 206 175 148 113 145 245 166 251 255 240 177 236 231 244
Note: ERTH 3000 Computing Camp had the designation ERTH 0003 in 1994 and ERTH 0020 from 1995-1999
Last updated 8 August 2011
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Fourth Year Enrollments from 1992 to 2011
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1998
ERTH 4000 Adv Field School 8 10 11 15 15 15 9 11 18
ERTH 4064 Pleistocene Biogeog 1
ERTH 4100 Research Project 2 1 2 4 2 2 1 3 1 2 1 1
ERTH 4110 Intro Geol Oceanog 1 7 3 1
ERTH 4141 Appl Geol Min 5 8 6 9 7
ERTH 4151 Mineral Deposits 7 7 9 6 10 4 5 4 12 6 9 5 14
ERTH 4152 Fossil Fuels 5 6 10 7 11 13
ERTH 4153 Petroleum Geology 13 4 5 9 11 6 12 12 12
ERTH 4156 Pet Geol - Field Meth 9 4 5 7 11 4 3 10 3
ERTH 4200 Honours Thesis 7 8 6 9 8 11 5 11 13 13 10 10 9 14 14 10 6 9 11 15
ERTH 4270 Applied Geophysics 5 6 1 5 2 4 3
ERTH 4280 Marine Geophysics 1 6 3 2 6 2
ERTH 4350 Tectonics 4 3 11 11 15 19 12 23 15 12 16 16 16
ERTH 4351 Cdn Regional Tect 7 5 7 10 13 13 5 11 17
ERTH 4380 Adv Geochemistry 3 3 1 7 4 4 10 3
ERTH 4400 Adv Metamorph Pet 3 1 2
ERTH 4430 Quat Dat & Paleoclim 6 1
ERTH 4440 Geomorph & Land Ev 6 8 2
ERTH 4450 Intro Landscape Sim 5
ERTH 4470 Intro Seismic Imaging 3 7 6
ERTH 4480 Adv Seismic Imaging 2 5 5
ERTH 4502 Micropaleo & Global 3 6 5 6 6 1 6 5 5 4 5 2 4 8 3 5 3
ERTH 4503 Carbonate & Evap Pet 2 2 3
ERTH 4510 Directed Readings 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 0
ERTH 4511 Directed Readings 2 2 2 1 2 1 3 3 4 4 0
ERTH 4520 GIS Appl Env & Geo 5 11 10 15 13 20 15 4 3 6 6 4
ERTH 4530 Env Remote Sensing 7 13 6 6 3
Total (HCE) 38 59 38 59 60 84 44 77 83 78 81 90 75 78 76 87 67 85 88 83
Last updated 8 August 2011
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Canadian Council of Chairs of Earth Science Departments (CCCESD)
summary of data, 1970-2010

Major
+
Honours
Honours
Year 1
Department of
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1080
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1091
1060 1030
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2000
Year 2
CHEM
1011/1012
2001 2002 3010 3020
2203 2205 3303 3302
2110
2430
CHEM
2380
PHYC
1100
2270
2410
2420
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3400
3500
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1011/1012
3420
3402
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4141
4430
4502
3140 4350
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CHEM 1011/1012
3440
4153
4470
4440
4100
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4151
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4530
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Key Curriculum Updates for the 2012 - 2013 Undergraduate Calendar
Noteworthy: The Earth Sciences section of the 2011-2012 Undergraduate Calendar follows.
Page Change
434 New Departmental Requirement at the 2000 level. ERTH 2380.03 Geochemistry or an approved
equivalent
434 PHYC 1100X/Y is now two half credits: PHYC 1280.03 and 1290.03
434 For a combined honours: Earth Sciences and Oceanography – students should start the
Oceanography component by taking OCEA 2000.06 (2011-2012 OCEA 2800.06 listed)
436 Updated Class Description:
ERTH 2000.015: Earth Sciences Field School
This class provides 10 to 11 days of introductory field methods in a broad range of Earth Science
disciplines. A wide variety of Earth materials and geological processes are examined in the field
through thematic excursions throughout southern Nova Scotia led by a variety of Earth Sciences
faculty. Skills taught are soil, sediment and rock classification; note-taking, compass, mapreading
and traversing; and geological analysis and report writing. The class is held at the end of
summer before regular classes in the Fall term and should be taken by those enrolling in
second-year level Earth Sciences classes: ERTH 2001.03, 2002.03, 2110.03, 2203.03.
INSTRUCTOR(S): M. Young
FORMAT: Day-long (8-10 hours) field trips based out of Halifax for the duration of the field
school.
PREREQUISITE: ERTH 1080.03 and one other 1st year ERTH course; ERTH 1090 recommended;
SCIE 1502.21, 1504.27, 1510.33
437 Updated Class Description:
ERTH 2203.03: Sediments and Sedimentary Rocks
The class deals with physical, chemical and biological processes that generate modern
sediments, and their conversion to sedimentary rocks through time. Labs provide a practical
introduction to sediment analysis and to a range of sedimentary structures and rock types.
Fieldwork includes description of beaches and bedrock in the Halifax area.
The Instructor, Format and prerequisite remain as currently published.
438 Updated Class Description:
ERTH 3010.03: Igneous Petrology
Igneous petrology is the study of the field relations, mineralogy, texture, and geochemistry of
volcanic and plutonic rocks. Lectures discuss the classification and graphical representation of
igneous rocks; the production, differentiation, and emplacement of magma in different tectonic
environments. Practical work consists of laboratory petrographic examination and two field
trips. ERTH 2380.03 added as an additional prerequisite.
The Instructor and Format remain as currently published.

438 Updated Class Description:
ERTH 3140.03 Structural Geology
Introduction to the behaviour of rocks during deformation, stressing the geometrical
aspects of rock structures. Students learn: (a) geometrical principles to identify, describe, and
interpret common types of structures in outcrop and hand sample; (b) to interpret the
mechanical properties of rocks based on their microstructure; (c) construction techniques to
calculate and interpret stress and strain in deformed rocks.
The Instructor, Format and prerequisite remain as currently published.
439 Updated Class Description:
ERTH 3601.03: Global Biogeochemical Cycles
We currently face daunting environmental challenges at the global scale that are expected to
worsen in the 21st century, including a global water crisis, climate change and pollution of our
waters and atmosphere; this course examines the science behind these environmental issues
from the multidisciplinary framework of global biogeochemical cycling. With the global scale as
the focus, this course pulls together the many disparate fields that are encompassed by the
broad reach of biogeochemistry. You will learn about the processes that drive the movement of
carbon, water, nitrogen, phosphorus, and sulphur, through the earth system, and the residency
of these elements in the atmosphere, soils, lithosphere, oceans and freshwaters. In the
quantitative and analytical exercises you calculate and compare the effects of industrial
emissions, land clearing, agriculture, and rising population on the processes driving the Earth's
chemical cycles. Weekly journal readings for discussion in laboratory group cover the latest
developments in this exciting and rapidly changing field. This course provides an excellent
framework for those interested in the science of global change.
INSTRUCTOR(S): S. Sterling
Pre-requisites: CHEM 1011.03/ CHEM 1012.03 or equivalent, and one of ENVS 1000.06, SUST
1001.06, ERTH 1080.03, or ERTH 1090.03, or one of SCIE 1502XY.21/SCIE 1504.27/ SCIE
1510XY.33, and completion of 2 years of an undergraduate degree.
439 Updated Class Description:
ERTH 4151 Mineral Deposits
This class is an introduction to the geology of metallic ore and some industrial mineral deposits.
Emphasis is given to the ore formation processes that lead to the economic concentrations of
commodities. The class integrates many Earth Science disciplines. Laboratory work introduces
ore study in reflected light microscopy.
The Instructor, Format, Prerequisite and Cross-Listing remain as currently published.

Earth Sciences
Location: Life Sciences Centre, Room 3006
Halifax, NS B3H 4J1
Telephone: (902) 494-2358
Fax: (902) 494-6889
Email: earth.sciences@dal.ca
Website: http://earthsciences.dal.ca
Dean
Moore, C., BA (Hons) (Cambridge), PhD (Cambridge), Professor
(Psychology)
Chair of Department
Scott, D.B., BSc (Washington), MSc (Washington State), PhD (Dal)
Undergraduate Advisor
Ryall, P.J.C. (494-3465)
Co-op Advisor
Wach, G. (494-8019)
Graduate Coordinator
Culshaw, N. (494-3501)
Professors Emeriti
Cooke, H.B.S., MSc, DSc (Witwatersrand)
Medioli, F.S., PhD (Parma)
Milligan, G.C., MSc (Dal), PhD (Harv)
Reynolds, P.H., BSc (Toronto), PhD (UBC)
Zentilli, M., BSc (Chile), PhD (Queen’s), PGeo
Professors
Gibling, M.R., BA (Oxon), PhD (Ottawa)
Jamieson, R.A., BSc (Dal), PhD, (MUN)
Scott, D.B., BSc (Washington), MSc (Washington State), PhD (Dal)
Wach, G.D., BA (Western Ontario), MSc (South Carolina), DPhil (Oxford)
Associate Professors
Culshaw, N., BA (Keele), PhD (Ottawa)
Gosse, J.C., BSc (MUN), PhD (Lehigh University)
Grujic, D., BSc (Belgrade), PhD (ETH Zurich)
Nedimovic, M., BSc (Belgrade), MSc (Toronto), PhD (Toronto)
Ryall, P.J.C., BSc (Dal), MSc (Alta), PhD (Dal), PGeo
Assistant Professors
Coutand, L., BSc, PhD, (Univ. of Rennes, France)
Fedortchouk, Y., PhD (Univ. of Victoria)
Plug, L., BA (McGill), PhD (Univ. of Alaska - Fairbanks)
Senior Instructors
Graves, M., BSc (Univ of Idaho), MSc (Dal)
Ryan, A. M., BSc (Univ College Dublin), MSc, BEd (Acadia), MEd (Mt. St.
Vincent), PhD (Dalhousie)
Walls, C., BSc, MSc (Dalhousie)
Cross Appointments
Rinham, D., PhD (Ottawa), Major appointment in Environmental
Programs
Sterling, S., PhD (Duke Univ.), Major appointment in Environmental
Programs
Adjunct Professors
Adam, J., Dip in Geology (Univ. of Clausthal), PhD (Tech. Univ. of Berlin),
Dalhousie Univ.
Anderson, A., BSc (Univ. of Windsor), MSc (Manitoba), PhD (Queen’s), St.
Francis Xavier
Barr, S., BSc (UNB), PhD (UBC), Acadia University
Beltrami, H., BSc (Winnipeg), MSc (Queens), PhD (U de Quebec à
Montreal), St. Francis Xavier Univ.
Calder, J., BSc (SMU), PhD (Dal), NS Dept. of Natural Resources
Clarke, B., BSc, MSc (Toronto), PhD (Edinburgh)
Dehler, S., BSc (Calgary), MSc, PhD (UBC), BIO
Deptuck, M., BSc (St. Mary’s Univ.), PhD (Dalhousie) Can-NS Offshore
Bd.
Dostal, J., BSc (Charles), PhD (McMaster), St. Mary’s University
Fensome, R., BSc (Sask), MSc (Sask.), PhD (Nottingham), GSC Atlantic
Godfrey-Smith, D., BA (Calgary), MSc (Simon Fraser), PhD (Simon
Fraser), DRDC
Jutras, P., BSc (Univ de Montréal), MSc (Univ. de Québec à Montréal),
PhD, Univ de Québec à Montréal), St. Mary’s University
Kellman, L., BA (McMaster), MSc (McGill), PhD (Univ. du Quebec à
Montreal), St. Frances Xavier
Kettanah, Y., BSc (Baghdad Univ.), PhD (Southampton Univ. UK),
Dalhousie University
Krezsek, C., BSc, MSc, PhD (Babes-Bolyal Univ. Romania) Chevron
Norway
Laroque, C., BSc (Sask.), MSc, PhD (Univ. of Victoria), Mt. Allison
University
Melchin, M., MSc (Waterloo), PhD (Western), St. Francis Xavier University
Mosher, D.,BSc (Acadia), MSc (Memorial), PhD (Dalhouie) GSC Atlantic
Mukhopadhyay, P.K., PhD (Jadaupur), Global Geoenergy Research
Murphy, J.B., BSc (Dublin), MSc (Acadia), PhD (McGill), St.F.X.
Parsons, M., BSc (Dal), PhD (Stanford), BIO
Pe-Piper, G., BSc (Athens), PhD (Cambridge), Saint Mary’s
Piper, D.J.W., BA (Hons) (St Catharine’s Col, Cantab), MA (Cantab), PhD
(Darwin Col, Cantab), GSC Atlantic
Risk, D., BSc (Toronto), MSc (St. F.X.), PhD (Dal), St. Francis Xavier
Robinson, P.T., BSc (Mich), PhD (Calif)
Rochon, A., BSc, MSc, PhD (U de Quebec à Montreal), BIO
Salisbury, M.H., BSc (MIT), MSc, PhD (Wash), GSC Atlantic
Siddiqui, Q., BSc (Lucknow), MSc (Lucknow), PhD (Leicester).
Stea, R., BSc (Acadia), MSc, PhD (Dal), NS Dept of Natural Resources
Swinden, S., BSc (Dal), MSc, PhD (Memorial), NS Dept of Natural
Resources
Wielens, H., BSc, MSc, PhD (Utrecht State University), GSC Atlantic
Zentilli, M., BA (Univ. of Chile, Santiago), PhD (Queen’s Univ.)
I. Introduction
Earth Science studies the Earth and deals with many questions, such as:
How was the Earth formed? What is its composition? Where do we look
for oil? Or nickel? Or reliable water supplies? What changes the Earth
now? What moves continents? Why are the ages of all the ocean basins less
than one-twentieth the age of the Earth itself? Earth Science is an
intellectually exciting discipline, and its study is of enormous economic
and environmental importance to Canada.
Classes in earth sciences are offered for different types of students. Some
will want to make a career in some aspect of the study of the Earth - as
geologists, geochemists, geophysicists, oceanographers, or teachers - and
work for private industry or government agencies. Some may need
instruction in earth sciences as an aid to other disciplines: for example, a
mining engineer, an environmental scientist interested in groundwater
problems, a marine engineer interested in coastal processes, or a biologist
interested in protozoa. Other students may be interested in an earth
sciences degree before they take a professional qualification such as law or
business administration. Several of our classes emphasize computer
applications; students who choose these may move on to careers in
information technology. Those whose prime interest is the humanities or
social sciences will find that introductory classes in earth sciences
stimulate their awareness of their surroundings, their understanding of
the environment and develop their appreciation of science.
High School Preparation
Students in high school who plan a career in sciences involving the Earth,
such as geology or geophysics, should have Advanced Math or Precalculus
Math, plus Chemistry and Physics. Note that only Mathematics is
a prerequisite, but the others are strongly recommended. The student
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should aim to make up deficiencies in high school preparation in the first
year at Dalhousie.
II. Degree Programs in Earth Sciences
In addition to the departmental requirements listed below, students must
satisfy the requirements outlined in the Degree Requirements section,
page 72 of this calendar.
A. 20-credit BSc or BA Honours Degree in Earth
Sciences
An Honours degree is almost essential for any professional work in earth
sciences, and for graduate study. Students must take the required classes
listed below. See “Degree Requirements” section for complete
information. Dalhousie Integrated Science Program (see separate entry in
this calendar) is an appropriate preparation for entry into the second year
of an Earth Sciences program.
Departmental Requirements
1000 level
Recommended:
• ERTH 1080.03 and any other 1st year ERTH course, ERTH 1090
recommended or SCIE 1502.21 or SCIE 1504.27 or SCIE 1510.33
2000 level
• ERTH 2000.015: Earth Sciences Field School
• ERTH 2001.03: Earth Materials Science I
• ERTH 2002.03: Earth Materials Science II
• ERTH 2110.03 (Prerequisite: ERTH 2000.015): Field Methods
• ERTH 2203.03: Sediments and Sedimentary Rocks
• ERTH 2205.03: Introduction to Paleontology
• ERTH 2270.03: Introduction to Applied Geophysics
3000 level
• ERTH 3000.015: Computing Camp
• ERTH 3010.03: Igneous Petrology
• ERTH 3020.03: Metamorphic Petrology
• ERTH 3140.03: Structural Geology
• ERTH 3302.03: Quaternary Sedimentary Environments
• ERTH 3303.03: Stratigraphy
4000 level
• ERTH 4000.00: Advanced Field School
• ERTH 4200X/Y.06: Honours Thesis
• ERTH 4350.03: Tectonics
• Plus other advanced Earth Science credits for a total of nine credits
beyond the 1000 level.
• Honours Qualifying Examination
Other required classes
• MATH 1000.03
• MATH 1010.03
• PHYC 1100X/Y.06, CHEM 1011.03/1012.03
Other requirements
Two full credits in any subject other than the honours subject (applies to
BA students only).
NOTE: PHYC 1100X/Y.06 and a Mathematics class are prerequisites for
ERTH 2270.03, which fits best into Year II of the program.
Students in the geophysics stream will take ERTH 3270.03.
To satisfy the requirement concerning the Honours Qualifying
Examination, a student will complete a thesis as ERTH 4200X/Y.06,
followed by an oral examination, based on the general subject area of the
thesis. This oral examination combined with ERTH 4000.00 then counts as
the Honours Qualifying Examination.
Theses must be completed by the posted deadline in March of fourth-year.
Students who complete after this date must re-register for the following
academic year in ERTH 4200X/Y.06, pay the fees, and graduate at the
spring convocation of the next academic year.
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Each advanced class in the second, third and fourth year, except electives,
must be passed with a grade of C or better.
In five of the advanced classes, a grade of B or better must be achieved,
and in three additional advanced classes, a grade of B- or better is
required.
A grade of B- or better must be achieved on the Honours Qualifying
Examination.
For First-Class Honours, students must achieve a GPA of 3.70 for classes in
the honours subject. For BA students, a grade of C is also required for the
two credits in a single subject outside the honours subject. A grade of A- or
better is required on the Honours Qualifying Examination.
B. Combined Honours
Students wishing to take combined Honours in Earth Sciences and another
subject, should discuss their program in detail with the undergraduate
advisor. Students must attend the field schools normally taken at the
beginning of second-year (ERTH 2000.015) and third-year (ERTH
3000.015).
Combined Honours: Earth Sciences and Biology
Earth Sciences Honours Program should be followed during Years I-III
and students should take either a Biology class or ERTH 4502.03 in place of
ERTH 3010.03/3020.03. For Biology classes, consult Biology Department.
Combined Honours: Earth Sciences and Physics
Students should follow the Earth Sciences Honours Program in years I to
III, including ERTH 2270.03 and ERTH 3270.03, but should take a Physics
class in place of ERTH 3010.03/3020.03. For Physics classes, consult
Physics Department. MATH 2001.03/2002.03 should also be taken in
either Year II or III, and MATH 3110.03/3120.03 in Year III or IV.
Combined Honours: Earth Sciences and Chemistry
Students should follow the Earth Sciences Honours Program in Years I-III,
but should take 3000 level Chemistry classes in place of ERTH 3302.03/
3303.03 and 2270.03/3270.03. For Chemistry classes, consult Chemistry
Department.
Combined Honours: Earth Sciences and Oceanography
Students should follow the Earth Sciences Honours Program in years one
and two. In year two they should start the Oceanography component by
taking OCEA 2800.06. Students should also take CHEM 1011.03/1012.03
and PHYC 1100.06, preferably in their first year. In the third and fourth
years students will take a combination of ERTH and OCEA classes, with a
minimum of four credits in OCEA, which may include the Honours thesis.
C. Co-op Education in Earth Sciences
Co-operative Education in Science (Science Co-op) is a program where
academic study is combined with paid career related work experience.
Students alternate three to four workterms throughout their academic
study terms and graduate with a Bachelor of Science Co-op. Science Co-op
enables students to apply their knowledge directly while providing them
with work experience that assists in making educated career choices.
Students apply to join Science Co-op before their second year of study. If
accepted into the Science Co-op program, students are required to register
for and attend the Science Co-op Seminar Series (SCIE 2800.00) in the fall
term of the year they join.
See the “Co-operative Education in Science” section of this calendar, or
http://www.sciencecoop.dal.ca, for information on Science Co-op such as
Science Co-op requirements, eligibility, how to apply, deadlines and other
related information.
Co-op Academic Advisor in Earth Sciences: Dr. Wach (494-8019)
Email: grant.wach@dal.ca

D. 20-credit BSc or BA Major in Earth Sciences
Departmental Requirements
1000 level
• ERTH 1080 and any other 1st year ERTH course; ERTH 1090
recommended or SCIE 1502.21 or SCIE 1504.27 SCIE 1510.33
2000 level
• ERTH 2000.015: Earth Sciences Field School
• ERTH 2001.03: Earth Materials Science I
• ERTH 2002.03: Earth Materials Science II
• ERTH 2110.03 (Prerequisite: ERTH 2000.015): Field Methods
• ERTH 2203.03: Sediments and Sedimentary Rock
• ERTH 2205.03: Introduction to Paleontology
3000 level
• ERTH 3000.015: Computing Camp
• One half-credit in Earth Sciences above the 1000 level
• Four (4) additional credits in Earth Sciences beyond the 2000 level
Other required classes
• MATH 1000.03
• MATH 1010.03 or STAT 1060.03
A grade of D in an Earth Sciences class precludes admission to classes for
which the class is a prerequisite. Where several classes are listed as
prerequisites, and a grade of C- or better was not obtained in all, the
instructor’s consent may be the basis for admission. Students must satisfy
the Faculty of Science Writing Requirement and Mathematics
Requirement.
E. 20-credit Major Co-op
Departmental Requirements
Same as for the Major above plus the work described in the Co-op
program section previously stated.
F. 20-credit Double major: Earth Sciences and
Oceanography
Students should follow the requirements for a Combined Honours in
Earth Sciences and Oceanography, but replace the Honours thesis with
other OCEA/ERTH classes.
G. 15-credit BSc or BA with Concentration in Earth
Sciences
Three-year programs with a concentration in Earth Sciences are suitable
for students who intend to take other professional training or to enter
fields where they are likely to need their geological training as
background. A 15-credit degree is of little value as a qualification for a
professional career in the earth sciences. It does not meet requirements for
Professional Registration.
Departmental Requirements
1000 level
• ERTH 1080 and any other 1st year ERTH course; ERTH 1090
recommended or SCIE 1502.21 or SCIE 1504.27 or SCIE 1510.33
2000 level
• ERTH 2000.015: Earth Sciences Field School
• ERTH 2001.03: Earth Materials Science I
• ERTH 2002.03: Earth Materials Science II
• ERTH 2110.03 (Prerequisite: ERTH 2000.015): Field Methods
• ERTH 2203.03: Sediments and Sedimentary Rocks
• ERTH 2205.03: Introduction to Paleontology
3000 level
• ERTH 3000.015: Computing Camp
• Two (2) additional Earth Sciences credits beyond the 2000 level.
ERTH 1080.03/1090.03 must be passed with a grade of B- or better to
continue in the program.
A grade of D in an Earth Sciences class precludes admission to classes for
which the class is a prerequisite. Students must satisfy the Faculty of
Science Writing Requirement and Mathematics Requirement.
H. Minors and Other Programs
Minor programs allow students to develop subject specialities, especially
ones taught outside their main faculty, that complement their major or
honours subjects. Minors are normally added to a four-year major or
concentrated honours program. If a minor is added to a double major or a
combined honours program, students may find that they need to take
more than 20 credits to complete all of their degree requirements.
Combined with a four-year degree program in Earth Sciences, minor
programs are available in the following subject areas.
Minor Subject Areas
• Business (BA or BSc)
• Canadian Studies (BSc only)
• Community Design (BA or BSc)
• Computer Science (BSc only)
• Environmental Studies (BA or BSc)
• Film Studies (BA or BSc)
• Food Science (BSc only)
• Health Studies (BA only)
• Journalism (BA or BSc)
• Law and Society (BA or BSc)
• Management (BA or BSc)
Any student wishing to pursue a minor in these subjects should consult
with the College of Arts and Science Degree Requirements section of the
Undergraduate Calendar, starting on page 69, as well as the particular
subject area of the calendar.
BSc/Engineering or BA/Engineering Concurrent
Programs
Students will normally complete the requirements for a 15-credit BSc or
15-credit BA, and the first two years of engineering studies leading to the
Diploma in Engineering. The concurrent program can be completed in
three years. Details are provided in the College of Arts and Science Degree
Requirements on page 75 of the calendar.
Diplomas, Certificates, and Language Proficiency
Certificates
In combination with a BA or BSc there are certificates or diplomas that can
be obtained to emphasize areas of proficiency. For a complete list and
details refer to the College of Arts and Science Degree Requirements on
page 75 of the calendar.
III. Programs and classes for those whose
Major is not Earth Sciences
These classes are specially designed for those who want to know
something about the Earth, but whose major field of study at Dalhousie
will lie elsewhere, e.g., an economics student concerned with resources, a
history student interested in the role played by Canada’s geological
framework in the development of transportation, a biology student
interested in faunal environments on the seafloor.
A. Elective Classes
• ERTH 1030.03: Introduction to Physical Geography, a class for anyone
who wants to learn more about the Earth, its subsystems and regions
• ERTH 1060.03: Earthquakes, Volcanoes and Natural Disasters, a class
aimed for nonspecialists, investigates these natural disasters.
• ERTH 2410.03: Environmental and Resource Geology, open to those
with the above prerequisite
• ERTH 2420.03: Dinosaurs: Origin, Evolution and Extinction, open to
those with the above prerequisite
• ERTH 2430.03: Forensic and Medical Geology.
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B. Other Programs
Bachelor of Computer Science with Minor in Earth
Sciences.
Students taking a BCS with a minor in Earth Sciences should take: ERTH
1080.03 and ERTH 1090.03 as well as ERTH 2000.015, ERTH 2001.03,
2002.03, 2203.03, 2110.03, either ERTH 2270.03 or 2410.03 and at least 3 half
credits at the 3000-level or higher.
IV. Special Information for Earth Sciences
Programs
A. Field Work
Field excursions are part of many classes and are conducted at appropriate
times during the session. In addition, some optional field excursions may
be held each year. Note that some mandatory field trips may be held on
Saturdays or Sundays. Field Schools are offered for about 10 days in late
August, just before the start of the university Fall term.
B. Professional Registration
Professional Registration of Geoscientists (geologists and geophysicists),
usually in a joint Association with engineers, is in place in Nova Scotia and
across Canada. You should be aware that a program which meets our
degree requirements does not necessarily meet criteria for registration.
The educational requirements for the professional associations is a fouryear
degree with a minimum of 9 geoscience credits after first year. Our
Honours degree meets this requirement. A Major degree can, if 9 Earth
Sciences credits are taken after first year. Students should note that, in
addition to Earth Sciences classes, Registration boards require students to
have taken nine half credits in fundamental science which includes: firstyear
Chemistry, (CHEM 1011.03/1012.03), Calculus (MATH 1000.03 and
1010.03) and Physics (PHYC 1100X/Y.06). For more information, consult
the Earth Sciences Undergraduate Advisor.
C. Certificate in IT (Earth Sciences)
To recognize students who have completed classes with a substantial
Information Technology component, and to provide these students with a
document to present to potential employers who seek graduates with IT
skills, the Department of Earth Sciences will award a Certificate in
Information Technology to students who meet the following
requirements:
• Completion of the 20-credit Major or Honours program in Earth
Sciences;
• Completion of the following classes, with a minimum grade of B,
identified by the Department of Earth Sciences as teaching a set of IT
skills particularly relevant to geoscientists:
• ERTH 2001.03
• ERTH 2270.03 or ERTH 3400.03
• ERTH 3000.03
• ERTH 3500.03
• ERTH 4200.03 or ERTH 4100.03
• ERTH 4520.03 or ERTH 4530.03 or ERTH 4450.03
• CSCI 1100.03 and MATH 2400.03
To register, complete the registration form found under “IT” at the Faculty
of Science URL: http://adminweb.ucis.dal.ca/science/contents.cfm and
send your completed form to Science@Dal.Ca or fax to (902) 494-1123.
V. Class Descriptions
NOTE: Not all classes are offered every year, please check the current
timetable for current class offerings. Note also that some mandatory field
trips may be held on Saturdays or Sundays. Check with Instructor.
ERTH 1030.03: Introduction to Physical Geography.
This non-lab science course examines the nature of weather and climate,
earth's surface features and processes, and internal processes that
contribute to landform development. An integral component of the course
is an exploration of the representation and interpretation of physical
geographic data through the examination of a variety maps.
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NOTE: There are no pre-requisites for this course, and students may take
this class in addition to any other first year Earth Science class.
INSTRUCTOR(S): A.M. Ryan, L. Plug
FORMAT: Lecture-class 3 hours each week and 1 hour tutorial weekly.
Some classes may include map work
CROSS-LISTING: GEOG 1030.03
ERTH 1060.03: Earthquakes, Volcanoes and Natural
Disasters.
Earthquakes, meteorite impacts, rapid climate change, volcanic eruptions,
hurricanes, landslides, solar flares, and floods are natural disasters that
affect our economy, public policy, and safety. Where, why and how
frequently do natural disasters occur? Are predictions possible? Are
media portrayals of risk and damage realistic? This course, aimed at the
nonspecialist, investigates these intriguing questions. Excerpts of “disaster
films”, in conjunction with lectures and discussions are used to identify
the causes, consequences and sometimes erroneous perceptions of natural
hazards. Examples from Atlantic Canada and contemporary disasters are
used to assess local risk and real-time events worldwide.
INSTRUCTOR(S): J. Gosse
FORMAT: Lecture 3 hours
CROSS-LISTING: GEOG 1060.03
ERTH 1080.03: Geology I.
This class focuses on the solid earth (geosphere) and how it evolved
throughout earth's vast history, and continues to evolve today. The
processes involved are recorded in the rocks and minerals of our earth,
and we explore these natural processes and materials as a way to
understanding our earth.
The class meets the needs of students who require a science class with a
lab component, is a required prerequisite class for all Earth Science majors,
and serves as an introduction for all those interested in Earth Science. No
previous knowledge of geology is required.
INSTRUCTOR(S): A.M. Ryan
FORMAT: Lecture 3 hours, lab 3 hours
EXCLUSION: Credit will be given for only one of ERTH 1080, 1010, 1040
or 1041.
ERTH 1090.03: Geology II.
Earth systems introduced in Geology I are explored in greater detail, with
an emphasis on earth resources, and on geologic systems that are
connected to human actions. This course provides a strong background to
pursue further work in the environmental sciences and is the
recommended course for Earth Sciences majors.
INSTRUCTOR(S): A.M. Ryan
FORMAT: Lecture 3 hours; lab 3 hours
PREREQUISITE: ERTH 1080 or permission of the instructor is a pre- or corequisite
for ERTH 1090 or ERTH 1091.
EXCLUSION: credit will only be given for one of ERTH 1090, 1091, 1020,
or 1050
ERTH 1091.03: Geology II.
ERTH 1091 has the same lecture content and lecture time as 1090, but does
not have a corresponding lab session.
INSTRUCTOR(S): A.M. Ryan
FORMAT: 3 hours lecture
PREREQUISITE: ERTH 1080.03 or permission of instructor.
EXCLUSION: Credit will be given for only one of ERTH 1091.03, ERTH
1090.03, ERTH 1020.03 or ERTH 1050.03.
ERTH 2000.015: Earth Sciences Field School.
This class provides 10 to 11 days of concentrated teaching and experiential
learning in geological field methods. A wide variety of rock types are
examined in the field using traverses, viewing cliff sections and outcrops.
Skills taught are rock, mineral and fossil identification, basic geological
map making and report writing. The class is held at the end of summer
before regular classes in the Fall term and should normally be taken by
those enrolling in second-year level Earth Sciences classes: ERTH 2001.03,
2002.03, 2110.03, 2203.03.
INSTRUCTOR(S): I. Coutand
FORMAT: Off-campus at a summer camp, daily field work 10 to 11
continuous days
PREREQUISITE: ERTH 1080 and one other 1st year ERTH course; ERTH
1090 recommended; SCIE 1502.21, 1504.27, 1510.33

ERTH 2001.03: Earth Materials Science I.
Materials from the Earth - including minerals, rocks, and the ore and
petroleum resources they contain - form the basis of our industrial society
and are vital to the Canadian economy. ERTH 2001/2002 introduce
students to the origin, distribution, and chemical and physical properties
of some important Earth materials. Lectures in the fall term focus on
minerals as naturally occurring crystalline materials. Special attention is
paid to the fundamental structure and composition of common rockforming
minerals such as quartz, feldspar, and mica, and to materials with
special value to society, including iron, copper, and gemstones. Labs
include the identification of minerals in hand sample, elements of
crystallography, and an introduction to the use of the petrographic
microscope. Students gain practical experience in the use of instrumental
techniques such as X-ray diffraction and/or electron microprobe analysis
to identify one or more unknown minerals. A weekend field trip may be
included. This class is a prerequisite for ERTH 2002 and most third-year
Earth Science classes. Students who have not already taken CHEM 1010 or
its equivalent are strongly encouraged to take this concurrently.
INSTRUCTOR(S): R. Jamieson
FORMAT: Lecture 3 hours/lab 3 hours/weekend field trip
PREREQUISITE: ERTH 1080 and one other 1st year ERTH course; 1090
recommended; or SCIE 1502.21, 1504.27 or 1510.33, and CHEM
1011.03/1012.03 or CHEM 1021.03/1022.03; Chemistry majors should
consult the department.
ERTH 2002.03: Earth Materials Science II.
This class explores the relationships between minerals and rocks, building
on the knowledge of mineral chemistry, crystal structure, and
identification techniques gained in ERTH 2001. Lectures cover topics such
as simple phase diagrams and their application to mineral chemistry and
texture, crystal defects and their role in deformation of minerals and rocks,
and radioactivity in minerals and its use in geochronology. The use of
mineral assemblages and textures to classify rock types is discussed in
class and labs. In the labs, students use the petrographic microscope to
look at a variety of igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks in thin
section, with an emphasis on gaining familiarity with their constituent
minerals and diagnostic textures. Students are introduced to the use of
reflected light microscopy to identify opaque (ore-forming) minerals. This
class is a prerequisite for some third-year Earth Science classes.
INSTRUCTOR(S): D. Grujic
FORMAT: Lecture 3 hours/lab 3 hours/field trip
PREREQUISITE: ERTH 2001.03
ERTH 2110.03: Field Methods.
This is intended as an introduction to field techniques useful to the
practicing geologist, particularly those concepts essential for the accurate
field description and identification of rocks and the use and construction
of geological maps. Computer techniques and elementary structural
geology are also considered.
NOTE: Attendance at the Field School (ERTH 2000.015) is mandatory prior
to attendance at this class.
INSTRUCTOR(S): N. Culshaw
FORMAT: Lecture 3 hours/ lab 3 hours/ field trips
PREREQUISITE: ERTH 2000.015
ERTH 2203.03: Sediments and Sedimentary Rocks.
This class deals with physical and biological processes which generate
modern siliciclastic, carbonate and evaporite sediments. Materials
associated with Quaternary glacial events are discussed. The formation of
sedimentary rocks is examined and their petrology illustrated using
laboratory techniques. Weekend field trips to selected modern and ancient
sedimentary deposits in Nova Scotia take place in the first month of
classes.
INSTRUCTOR(S): M. Gibling
FORMAT: Lecture 3 hours/lab 3 hours
PREREQUISITE: ERTH 1080 and one other 1st year ERTH course; ERTH
1090 recommended
ERTH 2205.03: Introduction to Paleontology.
This class encompasses an introduction to all the major invertebrate
groups that are important in the fossil record. It begins with introduction
of the first life forms, basic taxonomy and uses of fossils followed by
lectures and laboratories on each major group.
INSTRUCTOR(S): D. Scott
FORMAT: Lecture 3 hours, lab 3 hours, possible field trip
PREREQUISITE: ERTH 2203.03 or permission of the instructor
ERTH 2270.03: Introduction to Applied Geophysics.
An Introduction to using physical principles to explore the Earth's
subsurface, with an emphasis on near-surface applications. Topics include
seismic, gravity, magnetic, electrical, and electromagnetic surveying
techniques, and their application in prospecting, hydrogeology,
environmental assessments, and well-logging. The geophysics field
school, normally conducted during the last week of April, is an integral
part of this class.
INSTRUCTOR(S): M. Nedimovic
FORMAT: Lecture 3 hours, tutorial 2 hours, 3-day field school
PREREQUISITE: First year Mathematics and PHYC 1100X/Y.06 or PHYC
1300x/y
CROSS-LISTING: PHYC 2270.03
ERTH 2380.03: Geochemistry.
An introduction to the principles of chemistry applied to geologic systems,
including an overview of the chemistry of rocks and minerals, isotopes in
the geologic environment, processes that control the release and mobility
of contaminants in the environment, and the use of geochemical data in
solving geologic and environmental problems.
FORMAT: Lecture
PREREQUISITE: ERTH 1080/1090, ERTH 2001 & CHEM 1011/1012 or
equivalent, or permission of the instructor
ERTH 2410.03: Environmental and Resource Geology
I.
Geology underlies many of the environmental problems facing humanity
today. Topics include environmental aspects of energy and mineral
resource, geologic hazards, geologic connections to pollution and waste
disposal, and the role that water plays in its various guises. Canadian
examples are incorporated where appropriate. Approved with Canadian
Studies.
NOTE: This class is not offered every year. Please consult department in
the spring for further information.
INSTRUCTOR(S): Staff
FORMAT: Lecture 3 hours
PREREQUISITE: ERTH 1080 and one other 1st year ERTH course; ERTH
1090 recommended; or SCIE 1502.21, 1504.27 or 1510.33
EXCLUSION: This class is not available for Earth Sciences Majors
ERTH 2420.03: Dinosaurs.
Students will consider the origin, evolution and extinction of non-avian
dinosaurs. What are dinosaurs? Why were some dinosaurs so big? What
did dinosaurs eat? How fast could dinosaurs run? Were dinosaurs good
parents? To answer these questions, we will examine the nature of
evidence gathered from dinosaur fossils and their surrounding rocks.
INSTRUCTOR(S): M. Graves
FORMAT: Lecture 3 hours
PREREQUISITE: ERTH 1080.03 or any two of ERTH 1010, 1020, 1030, 1040,
1041, 1050, 1060, 1090, 1091, or SCIE 1502.21, 1504.27 or 1510.33, or
permission of instructor
ERTH 2430.03: Forensic and Medical Geology.
Designed for non-earth sciences majors, this course explores the evolving
fields within the realm of geosciences. Forensic and medical geology share
a common thread in that both depend upon identifying potential geologic
and geoenvironmental sources of evidence, and applying this information
to solve a larger problem, either legal or health-related.
NOTE: This class is not offered every year. Please consult department in
the spring for further information.
INSTRUCTOR(S): A.M. Ryan
FORMAT: Lecture/tutorial
PREREQUISITE: ERTH 1080 and one other Earth Sciences course or
instructor's permission.
ERTH 3000.015: Computing Camp.
This class is required for BSc Major, and Honours programs and it is
designed to provide the computing skills necessary to meet today's
challenges. These skills are learned through a field-mapping project using
computers to manipulate data and prepare geologic maps. The class is
held the week before classes begin in the third year of a program.
INSTRUCTOR(S): C. Walls, I Coutand
FORMAT: Off Campus, 10 days
PREREQUISITE: ERTH 2000.015, 2001.03, 2002.03, 2110.03, 2203.03,
2205.03
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ERTH 3010.03: Igneous Petrology.
The study of the field relations, mineralogy, texture, and geochemistry of
volcanic and plutonic rocks. Lectures discuss the classification, graphical
representation, means of production, differentiation, and emplacement of
igneous rocks, and their grouping into co-magmatic provinces. Practical
work consists of three field trips and related laboratory investigations.
INSTRUCTOR(S): Y. Fedortchouk
FORMAT: Lecture 3 hours/ lab 3 hours/field trips
PREREQUISITE: ERTH 2001.03 and 2002.03
ERTH 3020.03: Metamorphic Petrology.
Metamorphic petrology is the study of the way in which pre-existing
igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks respond to changes in
pressure, temperature, and geochemical environment. Metamorphic
reactions, deformation and recrystallization, the stability relations of
minerals and mineral assemblages under various physical and chemical
conditions, and the concept of metamorphic facies are discussed. The
relationship of metamorphism to other geological processes is considered.
In the labs, microscopic mineralogy and texture are used to decipher the
metamorphic history of rocks.
INSTRUCTOR(S): R. Jamieson
FORMAT: Lecture 3 hours/ lab 3 hours
PREREQUISITE: ERTH 3010.03
ERTH 3140.03: Structural Geology.
An introduction to the behaviour of rocks during deformation, stressing
the geometrical aspects of rock structures on the scale normally
encountered by the geologist, and their interpretation.
INSTRUCTOR(S): D. Grujic
FORMAT: Lecture 3 hours/ lab 3 hours, possible field trips
PREREQUISITE: ERTH 2001.03, ERTH 2002.03, ERTH 2110.03, ERTH
2203.03, 2205.03
ERTH 3270.03: Solid Earth Geophysics.
An introduction to global geophysics, including the workings of both the
Earth's surface and its deep interior. Starting from plate tectonics, this class
explores the Earth as a unified dynamic system. The class includes
seismology, earthquakes, mantle convection, crustal accretion, isostasy,
the Earth's magnetic field, radioactivity, and the Earth's heat budget.
INSTRUCTOR(S): P. Ryall
FORMAT: Lecture 3 hours, tutorial 2 hours
PREREQUISITE: ERTH 2270.03
CROSS-LISTING: PHYC 3270.03
ERTH 3302.03: Quaternary Sedimentary
Environments.
The class deals with facies models for Quaternary glacial, coastal, deep sea
and alluvial sediment. Emphasis is placed on sedimentation processes
typical of each depositional setting and the geometry of the resulting
deposits. Ancient deposits, including those resulting from glacial events,
are examined, and their association with hydrocarbons, coal and
sedimentary ores discussed. The labs provide practical experience of
techniques used in facies analysis.
INSTRUCTOR(S): D. Scott
FORMAT: Lecture 3 hours/lab 3 hours
PREREQUISITE: ERTH 2203.03, 2205.03
ERTH 3303.03: Stratigraphy.
Stratigraphy is the backbone of the geological sciences; it brings together
sedimentology, paleontology, petrology and structural geology to
reconstruct Earth history. Subtopics include concepts and methods for
investigating bedrock and Quaternary strata (lithostratigraphy), and the
use of fossils and age-dating methods (bio- and chronostratigraphy). We
survey the impact of sea-level change, tectonics and climate on sediment
accumulation, with emphasis on seismic and sequence stratigraphy. Case
studies focus on sedimentary basins across Canada, and practical work
includes laboratory and class exercises, as well as field excursions.
INSTRUCTOR(S): G. Wach
FORMAT: Lecture 3 hours / lab 3 hours
PREREQUISITE: ERTH 2203.03, 2205.03
ERTH 3400.03: Fundamentals of Hydrogeology.
The availability of clean water is absolutely essential for the development
and maintenance of modern societies. This class deals with the
mathematical description of groundwater movement, geophysical and
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geological methods for groundwater exploration, regional occurrence and
chemical quality of groundwater, and the effects of waste disposal on
chemical quality. Laboratory work stresses familiarity with techniques
employed in the assessment and exploration of groundwater resources, as
well as the analysis and interpretation of water quality data.
INSTRUCTOR(S): Staff
FORMAT: Lecture 3 hours/ lab 3 hours
PREREQUISITE: ERTH 2001.03, 2002.03, 2203.03 or permission of
instructor
ERTH 3402.03: Practical Hydrogeology.
This class is designed to build on ERTH 3400.03 to familiarize the student
with the practical aspects of groundwater resources development and
monitoring system installation, including drilling methods, well design,
well hydraulics and aquifer analysis, slug testing, data interpretation, and
introduction to groundwater modelling. Actual case history data and
problem assignments with practical applications are emphasized.
INSTRUCTOR(S): Staff
FORMAT: Lecture 3 hours, lab/tutorial
ERTH 3410.03: Environmental Geology II.
The topics are similar to those of ERTH 2410.03. However, this class is
designed specifically for students with a strong background in geology,
equivalent to that of a third year Earth Sciences major. Selected topics are
explored at greater depth using the accumulated geologic knowledge of
the participants.
NOTE: This class is not offered every year. Please consult department in
the spring for further information. ERTH 3410.03 is the recommended
environmental geology course for Earth Science majors.
INSTRUCTOR(S): A.M. Ryan
FORMAT: Lecture/lab/tutorial 3 hours
PREREQUISITE: ERTH 2002.03 and ERTH 2203.03
EXCLUSION: ERTH 3410.03 is the recommended environmental geology
course for Earth Science Majors. Credit can only be given for ERTH
2410 or ERTH 3410
ERTH 3420.03: Geochemistry of Aquatic
Environments.
Given the abundance of water at the earth’s surface and the wide use both
humans and other organisms make of aqueous environments, it becomes
imperative for environmentally-oriented scientists to understand the
chemistry of natural bodies of water. In particular, we need to
comprehend the processes that lead to the observed composition of
groundwaters, lakes, rivers and oceans. We also need to be aware of how
man’s activities can alter these natural systems. Water is also an agent for
geologic and environmental change, both on short and long time-scales.
Earth and environmental scientists should have an appreciation of these
processes (sources, sinks and transport mechanisms) and the resulting
geological cycles. This class is an introduction to the governing principles
and processes of aquatic geochemistry. Specific topics will include
physical chemistry of natural waters, kinetics (mechanisms & rates) of
geochemical reactions, the hydrologic cycle, the dissolved carbonate
system and pH controls, redox reactions and the influence of life,
rainwater and acid rain, weathering and the formation of soils, mineralsolution
equilibria, controls on the composition of rivers, lakes and oceans,
sediments and their after-burial changes, and the global cycles of carbon,
nitrogen, and sulfur. Students will be taught to approach problems
quantitatively through the principles of mass action (Eh-pH and activitydiagrams)
and of mass balance (box models and conservation equations).
FORMAT: Lecture 3 hours
PREREQUISITE: CHEM 1011.03/1012.03 or equivalent and ERTH 1080/
1090 or ERTH 1010/1020
CROSS-LISTING: OCEA 3420.03
ERTH 3440.03: Geomorphology.
Geomorphology is the quantitative study of Earth’s surface processes and
landforms with applications geology, civil engineering, hydrogeology,
and environmental management. We investigate slope stability,
weathering and soils, sediment production, wind-driven and coastal
environments, tectonic landforms, and river, glacial and permafrost
processes.
INSTRUCTOR(S): Plug, L., Gosse, J.
FORMAT: Lecture 3 hours/lab 3 hours including mandatory field trips
PREREQUISITE: ERTH 1080 and one other 1st year ERTH course: ERTH
1090 recommended; or SCIE 1502.21, 1504,27 or 1510.33 or permission

of instructor AND completion or concurrent enrolment of a 1000-level
mathematics class, a 1000-level physics class and a 1000-level chemistry
class.
CROSS-LISTING: GEOG 3440.03
ERTH 3500.03: Geoscience Information Management.
Geographic Information Systems (GIS), as a tool for the management of
georeferenced data, have become indispensable for disciplines where
location of objects and pattern of processes is important. GIS plays a
significant role a wide range of applications, from modeling, to analysis
and predictions, to decision making. The class is aimed at a broad base of
potential users and draws on examples of the role of GIS in global climate
change, mineral exploration, preservation of biodiversity, coastal zone
management, resource depletion, and many other present and future
environmental issues. The course material will be of interest to those
studying geoscience, environmental science, ecology, marine biology,
oceanography, epidemiology, urban and rural planning, civil engineering,
and any other field involving spatial data.
Laboratory exercises emphasize the principles of raster and vector GIS,
and the integration of databases and GPS (global positioning systems)
data into GIS. Exercises draw on the diversity of GIS applications in a
number of application areas.
INSTRUCTOR(S): C. Walls
FORMAT: Lecture 3 hours, lab 3 hours
PREREQUISITE: Two years of university study or equivalent or
instructor’s permission
CROSS-LISTING: ERTH 5600, GEOG 3500, ENVS 3500
EXCLUSION: Credit will only be given for one of ERTH 3500.03, ERTH
5600.03, GEOG 3500.03, SCIE 3600.03 or ENVS 3500
ERTH 3601.03: Global Biogeochemical Cycles.
We currently face daunting environmental challenges at the global scale
that are expected to worsen in the 21st century, including a global water
crisis, climate change and pollution of our waters and atmosphere; this
course examines the science behind these environmental issues from the
multidisciplinary framework of global biogeochemical cycling. With the
global scale as the focus, this course pulls together the many disparate
fields that are encompassed by the broad reach of biogeochemistry. You
will learn about the processes that drive the movement of carbon, water,
nitrogen, phosphorus, and sulphur, through the earth system, and the
residency of these elements in the atmosphere, soils, lithosphere, oceans
and freshwaters. In the weekly quantitative and analytical exercises you
calculate and compare the effects of industrial emissions, land clearing,
agriculture, and rising population on the processes driving the Earth's
chemical cycles. Weekly journal readings for discussion in laboratory
group cover the latest developments in this exciting and rapidly changing
field. This course provides an excellent framework for those interested in
the science of global change.
ERTH 4000.00: Advanced Field School.
The class is a field excursion of 7 to 14 days duration which is designed to
give the student a regional perspective. Locations visited vary from year to
year. It appears on transcripts and is compulsory for all Honours students.
Attendance and completion of this class is part of the Honours Qualifying
Examination.
FORMAT: Off campus, 7 - 14 days
ERTH 4100X/Y.06: Research Project.
This class allows students who are not in an Honours program to do a
research project.
See class description for ERTH 4200X/Y.06.
NOTE: Credit can only be given for this class if X and Y are completed in
consecutive terms and partial credit cannot be given for a single term.
INSTRUCTOR(S): P. Ryall
FORMAT: Lecture 3 hours
ERTH 4110.03: Geological Oceanography.
This class is intended to give a broad survey of topics in marine geology
and geophysics. The class content covers recent methods and observations
with quantitative applications to an understanding of geophysical and
geological processes. Some topics covered are: plate tectonics and seismic,
heat flow, gravity, and magnetic methods, patterns and processes of
sediment transport and deposition.
NOTE: Some laboratory exercises augment the lectures, including a field
cruise to local beaches. Third year and honours undergraduates will be
admitted by consent of the instructor. No previous background in
Geology or Geophysics is required.
INSTRUCTOR(S): K. Louden
FORMAT: Lecture 3 hours
CROSS-LISTING: OCEA 5110.03, OCEA 4110.03
ERTH 4141.03: Applied Geology, Mineralogy and
Geochemistry.
Note: This class is not offered every year. Please consult department in the
spring for further information.
This class is an introduction to various concepts and techniques used by
geoscientists in the search for and evaluation of mineral concentrations, in
mining and metallurgy, as well as in environmental aspects of these
activities. The successive stages of a mineral exploration project are
analyzed, from reconnaissance through exploration geochemistry, claim
staking, drilling, mining, estimation of reserves, grades and tonnage,
economic aspects, to mine site rehabilitation. Fundamentals of applied ore
microscopy are introduced, with emphasis on metallurgy, and acid rock
drainage (ARD) prevention. The syllabus varies somewhat from year to
year to reflect the interests and backgrounds of the students, and the
availability of visiting lecturers. The labs consist of hands-on exercises,
visits to analytical labs, problem solving, report writing, and seminar
presentations by the students.
INSTRUCTOR(S): Staff
FORMAT: Lecture 3 hours, lab 3 hours
PREREQUISITE: ERTH 2001.03, ERTH 2002.03, ERTH 2110.03, ERTH
2000.015
CROSS-LISTING: ERTH 5141.03
ERTH 4151.03: Mineral Deposits.
Note: This class is not offered every year. Please consult department in the
spring for further information.
This class is an introduction to the geology of metallic ore deposits (e.g.
gold, copper) and some industrial mineral concentrations (e.g. Diamonds,
barite), and the genetic hypotheses used in their exploration. Emphasis is
given to the chemical, mineralogical, physical, structural, tectonic,
igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic processes that lead to economic
concentrations of minerals and their subsequent modification or
destruction. The class integrates many Earth Science disciplines, and
requires extensive reading from the scientific literature, writing, and oral
presentations.
INSTRUCTOR(S): Y. Fedortchouk
FORMAT: Lecture 3 hours/ lab 3 hours
PREREQUISITE: ERTH 3010.03, 3140.03
CROSS-LISTING: ERTH 5151.03
ERTH 4153.03: Petroleum Geology.
The course provides an advance-level introduction to petroleum geology
(gas and oil) with some discussion of alternative energy sources. The
course provides an introduction to petroleum geology and petroleum
system with discussion of basin analysis, source rock evaluation, seismic
and well log sequence stratigraphy, core and outcrop description,
depositional facies analysis, oil sands geology, biostratigraphy, drilling
and completions, petrophysics and well log analysis in addition to other
topics.
INSTRUCTOR(S): G. Wach
FORMAT: Lecture 3 hours, Lab 3 hours
PREREQUISITE: ERTH 2270, ERTH 3140, ERTH 3303
ERTH 4156.03: Petroleum Geology - Field Methods
and Economic Evaluation.
The course provides an advance-level introduction to petroleum geology
(gas and oil) including the areas of coal, oil sands, with some discussion of
alternative energy sources. The course includes an introduction to
petroleum geology, basin analysis, source rock evaluation, seismic and
well log sequence stratigraphy and depositional facies analysis, coal
geology, oil sands geology, biostratigraphy, drilling and completions,
petrophysics and well log analysis in addition to other topics including
alternative energy sources.
INSTRUCTOR(S): G. Wach
FORMAT: Lecture 3 hours, Lab 3 hours plus field seminars
ERTH 4200.06: Honours Thesis.
This class deals with many aspects of written and oral communication of
scientific and technical material. In particular, it covers the scientific
method, the elements of scientific style (clarity, precision, conciseness, and
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objectivity), the logical organization and development of ideas and
arguments, and the acceptable formats for scientific writing. Attention is
also given to techniques of oral presentation.
NOTE: This is a compulsory class for students writing an Honours thesis
in Earth Sciences, but is open to students from other disciplines. Field
work may be part of thesis research. Credit can only be given for this
class if X and Y are completed in consecutive terms.
INSTRUCTOR(S): P. Ryall
FORMAT: Lecture 3 hours
ERTH 4350.03: Tectonics.
This is a required class for Earth Sciences honours students. It is intended
to synthesize the various aspects of geology covered in the third year core
program. The focus of the class is on tectonic processes and the ways in
which these processes create and modify the Earth’s crust. We cover the
fundamental geological, geophysical, and geochemical controls that
operate today, including pate tectonics, and the ways in which these might
have differed in the geological past. The tectonic evolution of specific
orogenic belts is discussed, including both modern and ancient examples
in Canada and other parts of the world.
INSTRUCTOR(S): N. Culshaw
FORMAT: Lecture 3 hours
PREREQUISITE: ERTH 2270.03, 3140.03
CROSS-LISTING: ERTH 5350.03
ERTH 4400.03: Advanced Metamorphic Petrology.
Note: This class is not offered every year. Please consult department in the
spring for further information.
This class deals with selected topics in metamorphism and microtectonics,
chosen to reflect current topics of interest in the disciplines and/or specific
interests of participants. The focus is on the interaction of metamorphism
and deformation, and on the constraints provided by microstructural and
metamorphic data on tectonic processes in general. Examples of topics
that might be covered include: porphyroblast-matrix relationships in
matamorphic rocks; quantitative P-T methods in metamorphism;
geochronology of metamorphic rocks; construction and interpretation of
metamorphic P-T-t paths; intracrystalline deformation, recrystallisation,
and deformation mechanisms in some common rock-forming minerals;
origin and interpretation of lattice-preferred orientation; natural
microgauges. The class is offered as number warrant (4 students
minimum). It is suitable for students who are doing honours or graduate
work in the general areas of metamorphic and/or structural geology and/
or tectonics.
INSTRUCTOR(S): R. Jamieson, D. Grujic
FORMAT: Lecture 3 hours
PREREQUISITE: ERTH 3020.03, ERTH 3140.03 (or equivalent), or
permission of instructors
CROSS-LISTING: ERTH 5400.03
ERTH 4440.03: Geomorphology and Landscape
Evolution.
Note: This class is not offered every year. Please consult department in the
spring for further information.
Ripple-to mountain range-scale landforms evolve under predictable
internal and external forces that are modulated by the physical and
chemical properties of the rock. The purpose of this course is to provide a
thorough examination of the development of landscapes by tectonics and
surficial processes involving weathering, mass wasting, streams, and
glaciers. The concepts of equilibria, climate and vegetation change, and
rock character are recurring themes throughout the course. Dating and
thermochronology methods are discussed in the context of rates of
landscape change. Early classic viewpoints of landform development are
contrasted with the latest numerical simulations of landscape evolution.
The labs are mostly field-oriented with emphasis on Quaternary
stratigraphy, describing and interpreting soils, local geomorphology, and
geomorphometrics.
INSTRUCTOR(S): J. Gosse
FORMAT: Lecture 3 hours/ Lab 3 hours
PREREQUISITE: ERTH 1080 and any 1st year ERTH class; ERTH 1090
recommended. . Must be a 4th year Science student familiar with Excel,
or with instructor’s permission
CROSS-LISTING: ERTH 5440.03, GEOG 4440.03
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ERTH 4450.03: Introduction to Landscape Simulation.
We examine different approaches to numerical modelling of earth-surface
processes such as erosion and landslides, melting permafrost, and braided
rivers. Using class and/or individual projects as examples, the selection of
variables, sensitivity testing, and methods for testing models against
nature are discussed. We use Matlab; programming experience is very
useful but not essential.
INSTRUCTOR(S): L. Plug
FORMAT: Lecture 3 hours
PREREQUISITE: ERTH 3440.03, MATH 1010 or 1400, PHYC 1100X/Y and
three courses at the 3000-level in the physical sciences (chemistry, earth
science, physics) or with consent of instructor
CROSS-LISTING: ERTH 5450, GEOG 4450
ERTH 4470.3: Introduction to Seismic Imaging.
This class teaches the basic techniques of the reflection seismic method for
imaging of earth structures such as those used in hydrocarbon
exploration. Lectures introduce concepts and techniques that are applied
in computer lab to the processing of a multi-channel seismic dataset.
Concepts covered include: source and receiver geometry, digital filtering,
deconvolution, velocity analysis, stacking, and migration.
INSTRUCTOR(S): M. Nedimovic and K. Louden
FORMAT: Lecture, lab
PREREQUISITE: ERTH 3270.03 or consent of instructor
CROSS-LISTING: ERTH 5470.03, OCEA 4470.03, PHYC 4470.03, PHYC
5470.03
ERTH 4480.3: Advanced Seismic Imaging.
Note: This class is not offered every year. Please consult department in the
spring for further information.
This class teaches more advanced techniques of seismic imaging of earth
structures. Lectures introduce techniques that will be applied in the
computer lab to the processing of multi-channel reflection and wide-angle
refraction seismic datasets. Concepts covered include: multiple removal,
pre-stack migration in time and depth, amplitude analysis, velocity
modeling and inversion.
NOTE: This class is not offered ever year. Please consult department in the
spring for further information.
INSTRUCTOR(S): M. Nedimovic and K. Louden
FORMAT: Lecture 3 hours, lab 3 hours
PREREQUISITE: ERTH 4470.03 or consent of instructor
CROSS-LISTING: ERTH 5480.03, OCEA 4480.03, PHYC 4480.03, PHYC
5480.03
ERTH 4502.03: Micropaleontology and Global
Change.
Note: This class is not offered every year. Please consult department in the
spring for further information.
This class provides a systematic study of major groups of microfossils
(principally foraminifera, ostracoda and calcareous nanoplankton).
Particular emphasis is placed on the distribution and ecology of recent
microfossils, and on laboratory techniques for sampling and studying
them. Quaternary paleo-oceanography and faunal distribution is
examined based on knowledge of the tolerances of the living organisms.
INSTRUCTOR(S): D. Scott
FORMAT: Lecture 3 hours/ lab 3 hours
PREREQUISITE: ERTH 3302.03/3303.03
CROSS-LISTING: ERTH 5502.03, OCEA 4115.03
ERTH 4510.03/4511.03: Directed Reading.
This class is intended to permit further study of a specific topic of interest,
or to correct a deficiency in a student's program. The class should be
supervised by a regular faculty member and the class content and marking
scheme must be submitted to and approved by the chairperson in the first
week of classes. Further guidelines for directed reading classes are
available from the undergraduate advisor or the Earth Sciences office.
FORMAT: As required
PREREQUISITE: Permission of Department
ERTH 4520.03: GIS Applications to Environmental
and Geological Sciences.
Note: This class is not offered every year. Please consult department in the
spring for further information.

Geographic information systems (GIS) provide a rich set of new tools to
the geologist and environmental scientist, not only to solve conventional
problems, but also to explore questions not readily answered by other
means. This class builds on the fundamentals of GIS taught in ERTH
3500.03 to explore analytical tools that aid in decision-making processes
encountered in mineral exploration, hydrogeology, site selection,
environmental assessment, and global change analysis. The class
concentrates on case studies and problem solving, including those
requiring multi-criteria and multi-objective decision making processes.
INSTRUCTOR(S): C. Walls
FORMAT: Lecture 3 hours, lab 3 hours
PREREQUISITE: GEOG 3500.03, ENVS 3500, ERTH 3500.03; ERTH 5600,
or SCIE 3600.03; STAT 1060.03
CROSS-LISTING: GEOG 4520.03
ERTH 4530.03: Environmental Remote Sensing.
Note: This class is not offered every year. Please consult department in the
spring for further information.
The goal of this class is to introduce students to the role of remote sensing
as a technique provide environmental and geologic information. Particular
emphasis will be placed on examining the potential and limitations of
remote sensing methods and data in this context. The lectures discuss the
fundamentals of remote sensing with an emphasis on multi-spectral
satellite systems. In the lab, students use computerized techniques of
digital image enhancement and thematic information extraction to process
images derived from optical, radar, and hyperspectral remote-sensing
systems. The integration of remote-sensing information with GIS
(Geographic Information Systems) is stressed in both the labs and lectures.
INSTRUCTOR(S): C. Walls
FORMAT: Lecture 3 hours, lab 3 hours
PREREQUISITE: ERTH 3500.03, GEOG 3500.03, ENVS 3500.03 or ERTH
5600.03 or SCIE 3600.03
CROSS-LISTING: GEOG 4530.03, ERTH 5530.03
VI. Co-op Workterms
Each work-term is a prerequisite of the succeeding work-term. Work-term
registration requires a signature from the Science Co-op Coordinator.
ERTH 8891.00: Work-Term I.
ERTH 8892.00: Co-op Work-Term II.
ERTH 8893.00: Wo-op Work-Term III.
ERTH 8894.00: Co-op Work-Term IV. (optional)
Economics
Location: 6206, 6214 and 6220 University Avenue
Halifax, NS B3H 1X1
Administrative Offices:
6214 University Avenue
Telephone: (902) 494-2026
Dean
Moore, C., BA (Hons) (Cambridge), PhD (Cambridge), Professor
(Psychology)
Chairperson of Department
Osberg, L., BA (Hons)(Queen’s), MPhil, PhD (Yale)
Faculty Advisors
Cyrus, T., Undergraduate Coordinator, Co-op Academic Advisor
(494-6992)
Cross, M., Graduate Coordinator (494-6867)
Professor Emeritus
Sinclair, A., BA (Dal), MA, BPhil (Oxon), PhD (Harvard)
Professors
Burton, P., BSc (Saskatchewan), MA, PhD (UBC)
Dasgupta, S., BA (Calcutta), MA (Delhi), MA, PhD (Rochester)
Iscan, T., BA (Middle East Tech.), MA, PhD (Cornell)
Lesser, B., BComm (Dal), MA, PhD (Cornell)
Osberg, L., BA (Hons) (Queen’s), MPhil, PhD (Yale), McCulloch Professor
of Economics and University Research Professor
Phipps, S.A., BA (Hons) (Victoria), MA, PhD (UBC), Maxwell Chair of
Economics
Xu, K., Dip. (Beijing Teachers’ Univ.), MBA, PhD (Concordia)
Associate Professors
Cross, M.L., AA (Dawson College), BA (Montana), MA (SFU), PhD (Texas
A&M)
Cyrus, T., BA (UCLA), PhD (Berkeley)
Kotlyarova,Y., Dip. Software Eng (Lviv Poly. Inst.), MSc (U of Illinois -
Urbana), PhD (McGill)
Assistant Professors
Adshade, M., BA (Hons) (York), MA, PhD (Queen’s)
Akbulut-Yuksel, M., BS (Middle East Tech.), MA, PhD (Houston)
Giusto, A., Laurea in Economics (Bologna), PhD (Oregon)
Rosenblum, D., BA (Williams College), MA, MPhil, PhD (Yale)
Ward, C., BA (Saskatchewan), MA (Queen’s), PhD (Toronto)
Yuksel, M.,BSc (METU), MA (Bilkent), MA, PhD (Houston)
Adjunct Professors
Amirkhalkhali, S.I., BAHons (Shiraz), MA, PhD (Dal), SMU
Bradfield, F.M., BComm (McMaster), PhD (Brown)
Cornwall, W., BA (MSVU), PhD (Dal), MSVU
Dufour, M., PhD (ABD) (Massachusetts), MA (UBC)
Forsdyke, R., BSc (Hons) Biochemistry, B.Ed., MA (Queen’s), PhD (Simon
Fraser)
Hoddinott, J., BA (Hons) (Tor.), MA (York), MA, DPhil (Oxon)
Huber, P.B., BA, MA, PhD (Yale)
MacDonald, M., BA (Dal), PhD (Boston College), SMU
Marfels, C.T., Diplom-Volkswirt, Dr.Rer.Pol. (Berlin)
McAllister, R.I., MA (Oxon), MA (Cantab)
Rankaduwa, W., BA, MSc (Sri Lanka), MA, PhD (Dal), UPEI
Sinclair, A.M., BA (Dal), MA, BPhil (Oxon), PhD (Harvard), Professor
Emeritus
Economics 441
Faculty of Science

Earth Sciences Curriculum Mapping Exercise, 2011-12 (in progress)
In a series of meetings in the winter and spring of 2011, Earth Sciences faculty identified
programme-level learning outcomes for Years 2-4, prepared Knowledge and Skills sheets for
each course and/or set of related courses (streams), and formulated learning outcomes for
each of these courses. In the fall of 2011 work began to identify progressions, linkages,
overlaps, and omissions within each course, stream, and the programme as a whole. In October
2011 we also identified a set of overarching themes that will be linked to programme-, stream-,
and course-level learning outcomes. The curriculum mapping exercise for years 2-4 is still in
progress, and has only just started for first-year and service classes.
A) Themes (October 2011)
time, space, materials, processes, measurements
These will be developed and linked to learning outcomes, knowledge, and skills during the
2011-12 academic year.
B) Programme-Level Learning Outcomes (June 2011)
1. Identify, describe, measure, and classify earth materials, structures and features in the
context of earth processes in space and over time.
2. Perform common, and sometimes specific, measurements involved in collecting data about
the earth and describe the results in visual representations appropriate to Earth Sciences.
3. Carry out fieldwork, collect material and data in the field, as well as perform laboratory
analyses including sample selection and preparation.
4. Read, write, critically evaluate, and communicate maps, articles, and earth sciences reports
for professional and general audiences.
5. Evaluate an earth sciences problem from a scientific, professional, and socially responsible
perspective and make recommendations for action.
6. Meet the knowledge requirements to register for the Professional Geologist designation on
successful completion of the prescribed course work.
7. Appreciate and be able to communicate the importance and specific contributions of Earth
Sciences to global scientific, economic, and social endeavour.
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C) Knowledge, Skills, and Learning Outcomes:
Material submitted from the following sets of classes is attached:
Field Methods
ERTH 2000 - Introductory Field School
ERTH 2110 - Field Methods
ERTH 3000 - Intermediate Field School
ERTH 4000 - Advanced Field School
Geochemistry
ERTH 2380 - Geochemistry
ERTH/ENVS 3601 - Global Biogeochemical Cycles
GIS
ERTH/ENVS/GEOG 3500 – Geographic Information Management
ERTH/GEOG 4520 – GIS Applications to Environmental and Geological Sciences
ERTH4530 – Environmental Remote Sensing
Mineralogy - Petrology
ERTH 2001 - Earth Materials Science 1
ERTH 2002 - Earth Materials Science 2
ERTH 3010 - Igneous Petrology
ERTH 3020 - Metamorphic Petrology
ERTH 4151 - Mineral Deposits
ERTH 4400 - Metamorphism & Microtectonics
Petroleum Geoscience and Geophysics
ERTH 2270 Introduction to Applied Geophysics
ERTH 3270 Solid Earth Geophysics
ERTH 4470 Introduction to Seismic Imaging
ERTH 4480 Advanced Seismic Imaging
ERTH 4153 Petroleum Geoscience
ERTH 4131 Advance Petroleum Geoscience
ERTH 4156 Petroleum Geoscience Field Methods
Sedimentology, Stratigraphy, Paleontology, and Quaternary Environments
ERTH 2203 Sediments and Sedimentary Rocks
ERTH 2205 Introduction to Paleontology
ERTH 2420 Dinosaurs
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ERTH 3302 Quaternary Sedimentary Environments
ERTH 3303 Stratigraphy
ERTH 4502 Micropaleontology and Global Change
Structure and Tectonics
ERTH 3140 - Structural Geology
ERTH 4350 - Tectonics
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Proposed Restructuring of Field Program
Field Program Curriculum Committee: Charlie, Isabelle, Nick, Grant, Djordje, Mike
Notes from Meetings on March 11 and March 14, 2011.
The Field Curriculum Committee is proposing changes to the Field Program based on the assumptions
that:
1. the Honours Field Trip is not rigorous enough to meet the requirements of an Advanced Field
School at the 4 th year level, and
2. field courses should be designed to allow students to consolidate the skills and knowledge
learned in the classroom in practical field based exercises (i.e. timing is of the essence).
Year Course When Where Main Objectives
Between
1 and 2
2000 (1/4
credit)
2 2110 (1/2
credit)
Between
2 and 3
Between
3 and 4
3000 (1/4
credit)
4000 (0
credit;
proposed
½ credit)
Aug-Sept
10 days
4-5 Field
trips out
of Halifax
• Introduce students to:
o A variety of rock types and tectonic settings (e.g.
Meguma, Carboniferous, Triassic/Jurassic) in the
field
o Field experience, orienteering, field safety
• Cartography:
o lectures and exercises on cartography
• Independent Field Work leading into term project in
ERTH 2110.
o Give a number of sites around Halifax (on bus route)
for students to collect field data
Fall Term Classroom • Introduce field methods through:
o Geological maps and sections
o Map analysis
o Introductory structural geology
o GIS mapping project around Halifax region (follows
Prior to
3 rd year
(May or
Sept) 10
days
May (3
weeks)
Antigonish
(stay at
Geddy)
Whitefish
Falls or
SW US
from 2000)
• Put into practice the skills and knowledge gained
during 2110, 2001/2002, 2203/2205, 2380
• Culminate with semi-independent mapping exercise of
Moydart to Knoydart section and field report
• 2 day intensive GIS compilation exercise back at the
university. No computers at camp.
• Put into practice the skills and knowledge gained
during 2 nd year and 3010/3020, 3140, 3303 (3302,
3440)
• Begin with 4-6 modules (April) looking at advanced
map analysis and thematic studies. Also introduce
students to region with literature search on regional
and thematic geology of field area.
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3 or 4 4156 (1/4
credit)
Feb (7
days)
• Largely independent and advanced mapping project.
o 2 phase: simple and guided exercise to begin, then
advanced and independent map, section and report
o Field trips to sites of interest and mineral deposit
localities
• Requirements
o Outside of Nova Scotia
o Well exposed and geologically diverse region
o Increment the complexity of the geological problem
through the field school
o Integrate a practical aspect (economic or
environmental)
o Rudimentary base camp or tent camp. No motels or
restaurants.
Trinidad Limited enrolment; depends on funding and subject to
instructor’s approval
Summary
• ERTH2000 consists of field trips, field experience, some independent field work, cartography and
leads into a map and GIS term project in 2110 (Charlie and Mike to assist Nick)
• ERTH2110 remains largely unchanged except for some GIS exercises following on from 2000
• ERTH3000 combines the best of the previous ERTH2000 & 3000 camps focusing on the Moydart
to Knoydart section and include the James River area as a correlation exercise
• ERTH4000 runs at one place out-of-province and involves independent mapping exercises
• Upgrade ERTH 4000 to ½ credit
• Field Trips similar to the current honours field trip will become a student-run optional trip,
similar to the grad trip
Educational goals these proposed changes will accomplish:
• Introduce students to a wide array of tectonic settings and interesting rocks at the beginning of
second year
• Better preparation for an excellent section from Moydart to Knoydart
• More effective preparation for a culminating independent mapping project
• ERTH 4000 will give a level of field experience not achieved under the present program and
comparable with other schools
• Retains GIS training and builds on the skills in multiple courses
• Potentially reduces the overall cost for students and allows us to target fundraising at a single
site field school (especially if mineral deposit emphasis)
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ERTH 2380 - GEOCHEMISTRY - DRAFT Knowledge, Skills, Learning Outcomes
1. Contributing Faculty
Ryan, Anne Marie
2. Significance in the overall programme
This class introduces students to the rudimentary concepts of geochemistry as they relate to
mineralogical, petrological, and environmental principles and processes. Students develop a
basic understanding of geochemical classification and behaviour of elements, their isotopic
systems, and element associations, in relation to a variety of geologic environments, with an
emphasis on geochemical thinking and reasoning, real-world considerations, and graphical
representation and interpretation of data.
3. Related Courses
Prerequisites include first year Earth Sciences requirements, ERTH 2001, and first-year
Chemistry (can be concurrent). This course is a prerequisite for Igneous Petrology (as of Sept
2012), and is a required course for Earth Sciences majors.
4. Professional Registration
One of the “Additional Foundation Geoscience” requirements for the Geology and
Environmental Geosceince streams.
5. Skills
* prediction of element behaviour in the geologic environment based on periodic table and
geochemical periodic table
* determination of reliability and validity of data
* interpretation of whole rock (major, trace, REEs) data analysis and graphic representation
using excel, and other geochemical plotting programs, as appropriate
* water chemistry data analysis and graphic representation
* interpretation of Eh-pH diagrams
* problem-solving using radiogenic and stable isotope data
* graphic representation and interpretation of isotopic data
* read, interpret, synthesize, and present technical geochemistry paper
6. Knowledge and Concepts
* chemical make-up of earth’s abiotic reservoirs
* periodic table and geochemist’s periodic table - element patterns
* significance of chemistry to mineralogy and petrology
* geologic associations and the different ways of classifying elements
* introduction to chemistry of igneous and sedimentary rocks - major and trace element
behaviour
* introduction to geochemistry of weathering, including soils
* introduction to geochemistry of freshwater
* redox chemistry in geologic environments - Eh - pH data
* introduction to environmental geochemistry, in particular, geogenic contaminants
* introduction to radiogenic isotopes and geochronology
* introduction to stable isotopes and application to petrological and environmental problems
* linking field data, mineralogical data, and chemical data of rocks and other earth materials
* application of trace element data to petrologic and environmental problems
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* quality control and sampling protocols
* overview of modern analytic techniques
* overview of thermodynamics and introduction to phase diagrams
* ethical principles of geochemical analysis, data processing, and reporting
7. LEARNING OUTCOMES (Preliminary)
Identify and describe the key chemical aspects of geology, in particular, the significant inorganic
and physical chemical principles of geologic relevance
Problem-solve using geochemistry as it applies to petrology, mineralogy, resource evaluation,
and environmental geology
Analyze a given set of geochemical data, interpret as to possible rock, water, or soil type, and
possible processes involved
Identify and evaluate assumptions, sources of error, and limitations on geochemical data
interpretation
Think like a geochemist, and communicate geochemical information effectively and ethically
using appropriate terminology
8. Assessment
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ERTH/ENVS 3601: Global Biogeochemical Cycles
Draft Learning Objectives
Shannon Sterling June 1, 2011
After participating in this course, the student will be able to:
1. Describe and explain the composition and transport of major biogeochemical elements in and
among the global reservoirs
a. Focusing on carbon, nitrogen, sulphur, phosphorus and water
b. Encompassing the reservoirs of atmosphere, lithosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere and
land surface (pedosphere)
2. Describe the processes and reactions that regulate the transport of key chemical agents
between reservoirs and transformations within reservoirs using mathematical and chemical
equations.
3. Describe and explain how the global cycles have changed in Earth’s history, and explain the
events leading to current abundance of elements at the Earth’s surface, biosphere, and
atmosphere.
4. Explain the sensitivity and resilience of the global biogeochemical cycles, in context with other
planets, and with temporal and spatial patterns and variability in the cycles.
5. Explain the role of life on the chemistry of the Earth and the impact of humans in altering the
chemistry of the global environment. Critically evaluate the connections between human
alteration of these cycles and the global change issues we currently face.
6. Describe the limitations and strengths of methods used to estimate the occurrence and transfer
of these elements through the global reservoirs, and how humans may be altering these cycles
(e.g., satellite technology, computer modeling, scaling-up of plot studies, isotopes, catchment
studies).
Transferrable concepts (among others)
• Ability to mathematically describe residence times and stock dynamics of elements in reservoirs
in a steady and non-steady state (using differential equations)
• Carbon cycling: NPP, biomass, decomposition, photosynthesis
• Gibbs free energy, phase diagrams
• Denitrification, nitrification, microbial transformations in oxic and anoic environments
• cation exchange capacity
• Applications of chemical concepts such as stoichiometry, pH, dissociation constants, Henry’s
law, Redox Potential
• Isotopes
• Direct Human impacts on the planet through land cover change, waste production, agriculture,
urbanization, consumption of net primary productivity, and Secondary human impacts via
changes to rates of processes, chemical composition, etc.
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GIS Classes
Contributing faculty/instructors:
Charlie Walls
Significance in overall program
ERTH 3500 is the main course in the departmental computer instruction program and fulfils many of the
requirements of the Certificate in Information Technology in Earth Sciences. A Faculty of Science GIS
certificate is in the planning stage.
Courses involved
ERTH3500 – Geographic Information Management (cross listed as ENVS 3500 and GEOG 3500)
ERTH4520 – GIS Applications to Environmental and Geological Sciences (cross listed as GEOG 4520)
ERTH4530 – Environmental Remote Sensing
Related Courses
ERTH 3000 – Field school
ERTH 2110 – Field Methods
Professional registration
These courses would contribute to professional registration under item 2C - Other Geoscience
Learning Outcomes ERTH/ENVS/GEOG 3500
• Identify important aspects of geographic data as used in maps and GIS
• Construct GIS datasets based on common vector and raster data models
• Apply and explain GIS analysis tools when solving spatial problems.
• Design cartographic models to solve simple spatial problems following detailed instructions and
independently
• Evaluate the reliability of both individual or project solutions
• Explain the operation of the GPS, including an appreciation of errors
• List basic principles of remotely sensed data collection
Learning Outcomes ERTH 5600
As above, plus
• Complete a significant independent GIS data analysis project
Learning Outcomes ERTH 4520/5520
• Explain the underlying mathematics of a limited number of advanced GIS operations and apply
these operations to GIS scenarios
• Assess and solve complex spatial problems independently
• Investigate in detail an advanced topic in GIS
Learning Outcomes ERTH 4530/5530
• List and describe the basic principles of Remote Sensing (RS)
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• List and describe common RS data collection systems
• Explain common operations to correct, enhance and extract information from RS data
• Apply these operations to sample data in a variety of scenarios
• Independently investigate a specific application of RS data and analysis
Learning outcomes of the GIS program
• Solve computer-based spatial problems
• Collect and analyse computer-based spatial data
Relationship to Earth Sciences Learning Outcomes
These courses, together with ERTH 3000 (Computer Camp), provide Earth Sciences students with the
computer skill which are related to all of the general Earth Sciences learning outcomes.
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Summary for set of classes:
Curriculum Mapping, Mineralogy-Petrology Classes
1. Contributing faculty / instructors
Jamieson, Grujic, Fedortchouk, Ryan, Cox
2. Significance in the overall programme
These classes introduce students to "the stuff of the Earth" (mainly rocks and minerals) in terms of
identification, classification, analytical methods, and interpretation, and provide essential background
material for many other Earth Science classes.
3. Courses involved
ERTH 2001 F Earth Materials Science 1 (Jamieson; Cox starting fall 2011)
ERTH 2002 W Earth Materials Science 2 (Grujic);
ERTH 3010 F Igneous Petrology (Fedortchouk);
ERTH 3020 W Metamorphic Petrology (Jamieson);
ERTH 4151 W Mineral Deposits (Fedortchouk)
ERTH 4400 W Metamorphism & Microtectonics (Jamieson, Grujic -
offered only as numbers warrant)
First year ERTH classes (DISP or 1080/1090) and first-year Chemistry (can be concurrent) required for
ERTH 2001
ERTH 2001 with C- minimum grade required for ERTH 2002
ERTH 2001 & 2002 required for ERTH 3010; all three required for ERTH 3020
All four classes required for ERTH 4151 or 4400.
4. Related courses
ERTH 2000 Revised 2nd year field school; some field trips linked to ERTH 2001/2002
ERTH 2380 Geochemistry (requires ERTH 2001, concurrent with ERTH 2002)
ERTH 3000 Revised 3rd year field school; rock and mineral identification skills essential
ERTH 3140 Structural Geology (requires ERTH 2001, 2002; concurrent with ERTH 3020)
ERTH 4000 Revised 4th year field school; petrological skills essential
ERTH 4350 Tectonics (requires ERTH 3010, 3020)
ERTH 6400 Geochronology (requires ERTH 2001, 2002, 3010, 3020 or equivalents)
5. Professional registration / honours
For Geology: ERTH 2001, 2002, 3010, 3020 required for both
For Environmental Geology: ERTH 2001, 2002 (one of ERTH 3010/3020?)
6. Learning outcomes for group of classes as a whole
1. Use a petrographic microscope (transmitted and reflected light) to identify and classify minerals, rocks,
and associated textures;
2. Use appropriate analytical techniques (e.g., EMP, XRD) to study earth materials;
3. Collect, compile, interpret, and present laboratory data in oral and written form;
4. Use appropriate phase diagrams and analytical data to interpret the origin and evolution of igneous and
metamorphic rocks and mineral deposits;
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5. Interpret the tectonic settings of magmatic and metamorphic systems based on petrological, analytical,
and field criteria;
6. Classify and interpret mineral resources and their tectonic and petrological settings based on
mineralogical, analytical, and field criteria.
7. Relationship to program-level learning outcomes (in progress, preliminary version summarised
below)
Particularly relevant to points 1 and 2 but these classes contribute to all the listed points
Graduates of the BSc (Majors) program in Earth Sciences will be able to:
• Identify, describe, measure, and classify earth materials, structures and features in the context
of earth processes in space and over time.
• Perform common, and sometimes specific, measurements involved in collecting data about the
earth and describe the results in visual representations appropriate to Earth Sciences.
• Read, write, critically evaluate, and communicate maps, articles, and earth sciences reports for
professional and general audiences.
• Carry out fieldwork, collect material and data in the field, as well as perform laboratory analyses
including sample selection and preparation.
• Evaluate an earth sciences problem from a scientific, professional, and socially responsible
perspective and make recommendations for action.
• Meet the knowledge requirements to register for the Professional Geologist Designation if they
have successfully completed the prescribed course work.
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ERTH 2001 Earth Materials Science 1
1. Contributing faculty / instructors
Jamieson, Cox
2. Significance in the overall programme
This class introduces students to the systematic identification of minerals in hand sample and thin
section, use of the petrographic microscope, and basic principles of crystal chemistry and crystal
structure, including symmetry and XRD methods. The students work in groups to identify an unknown
mineral using physical properties and XRD, write a formal report, and present their results to the
department.
3. Related courses
Prerequisites include ERTH 1080/1090 and first-year Chemistry (can be concurrent)
ERTH 2002 requires this class (minimum grade C-) as a prerequisite
4. Professional registration / honours
Required for both
5. Skills
Perform standard physical tests for identification of minerals in hand sample
Perform standard optical tests to identify minerals using a petrographic microscope
Recognise symmetry operations in ideal crystal forms (models and diagrams)
Use Miller indices to index crystallographic planes and axes
Represent mineral compositions in graphical form
Read and interpret chemical formulas of minerals
Read and understand descriptions of minerals in standard textbooks
Know how to prepare a sample for XRD analysis and how to interpret the results
Identify an unknown mineral from XRD and physical properties; write and present a report on the
results.
6. Knowledge & Concepts
Basic principles of symmetry
Basic principles of crystal chemistry
Basic principles of crystal structure
Classification of minerals based on crystal structure and chemical composition
Relationship of physical and optical properties to underlying crystal structure and composition
Categories of earth materials and mineral resources
Identification of minerals based on physical properties
Identification of minerals based on optical properties
Chemical formulas of minerals
Interaction of light with minerals
Principles of X-ray microanalysis, with specific reference to XRD
Types and distribution of mineral resources and how they are used
Environmental issues associated with use of earth materials
7. Learning outcomes (preliminary)
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Use physical properties to identify minerals in hand sample.
Use a petrographic microscope to identify minerals based on their optical properties.
Apply principles of crystal chemistry and crystallography to classify minerals
Use appropriate methods to identify an unknown mineral and write a report on the results.
Distinguish different categories of earth materials and mineral resources and the ways in which they are
used.
8. Assessment
Knowledge & Concepts Skills
Final Exam 25% Lab Exercises / Quizzes 25%
Mid-Term 10% Lab Tests (2) 20%
XRD Report (written) 15%
XRD Report (oral) 5%
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ERTH 2002 Earth Materials Science 2
1. Contributing faculty / instructors
Grujic, Cox
2. Significance in the overall programme
This class introduces students to crystallisation processes and post-crystallisation changes in minerals, to
systematic identification of rocks in hand sample and thin section using the petrographic microscope,
and to basic principles of rock classification. The students identify an unknown mineral using electron
microprobe data, write a formal report, and present their results to the class.
3. Related courses
Prerequisites include ERTH 1080/1090 and first-year Chemistry (can be concurrent)
ERTH 2001 is a prerequisite (minimum grade C-)
ERTH 3010 and ERTH 3020 require this class (minimum grade C-)
4. Professional registration / honours
Required for both
5. Skills
Use of petrographic microscope to study rock texture
(From winter 2012, use reflected light micropscopy to study opaque minerals)
Represent rock textures in graphical form
Calculate and interpret chemical formulas of minerals from chemical microanalysis
Understand links between chemical data and physical properties
Read and understand descriptions of minerals in standard textbooks
Conventions for reporting chemical data of minerals
Write a formal report including chemical data
Prepare a PowerPoint presentation
6. Knowledge & Concepts
Growth and deformation of minerals
Read and interpret scientific diagrams (e.g., isograds, phase diagrams: PT and binary).
Identification of rocks based on associations of minerals.
Principles of rocks classification based on formation processes and bulk composition
Interpretation of rock texture, at hand sample and microscopic scale
Principles of mineral microanalysis, with specific reference to electron microprobe
Introduction to isotopes in minerals
Development of research skills
Environmental issues associated with use of earth materials
7. Learning outcomes (preliminary)
Use petrographic microscope and mineral identification to describe and classify rocks.
Apply the understanding of three basic types of rocks to differentiate geological settings.
Calculate chemical formulas of minerals using electron microprobe data
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Write reports about mineralsand rocks
Use micro-analytical methods common in Earth, Environmental and Materials Sciences.
Collect, compile, interpret and present laboratory findings in written and oral form in front of peers.
Interpret and link geological features observed at microscopic to hand sample to regional scale, and
interpret in terms of formation processes and applications.
8. Assessment
Knowledge Skills
Mid-Term Exam 10% EMP Report (written) 20%
Final Exam 35% Lab Exercises / Quizzes 35%
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ERTH 3010 Igneous Petrology
1. Contributing faculty / instructors
Fedortchouk
2. Significance in the overall programme
This course integrates skills and knowledge from introductory geology classes and Earth Materials class
to learn about igneous rocks. In particular, students apply skills for mineral identification learned in
Earth Materials to investigate and interpret composition, textures and origin of igneous rocks. A
significant focus is on the linkage between the composition of igneous rocks and the tectonic
environment and ore formation. The concepts of Igneous Petrology are important for Metamorphic
Petrology, Mineral Deposits and Tectonics classes.
3. Related courses
Prerequisites include ERTH 2001,2002, 2380 and first-year Chemistry
ERTH 3020 (Metamorphic Petrology) requires this class
ERTH 3140 (Structural Geology) covers related material
ERTH 4151 (Mineral Deposits) requires this class
ERTH 4350 (Tectonics) requires this class
4. Professional registration / honours
Required for honours; recommended for professional registration
5. Skills
Identify igneous rocks in the field, in hand samples, and in thin sections
Use mineral assemblage to classify igneous rocks and determine the composition of the magma
Use the textures to interpret the crystallization history
Make field observations and prepare a written field report
Use geochemical data (major, minor and trace elements, and isotopes) to classify igneous rocks,
interpret their origin and tectonic setting
Plot geochemical data in variation, isotope, REE, and spider diagrams
Use phase diagrams to determine melting and crystallization path of a rock
Interpretation of geochemical plots from scientific publications
Develop research skills by compilation different types of data describing an igneous rock (petrography,
geological setting, geochemistry, isotopes) into a presentation
6. Knowledge & Concepts
Principles of classification of igneous rocks (physical/chemical/structural)
Origin of magmas in the Earth, magma generation and magma diversification processes
Accretion, differentiation and bulk composition of the Earth and methods for investigation of the Earth’s
interior
Use of analytical and experimental methods to study igneous rocks
Behaviour of chemical elements in magmas during melting, differentiation and crystallization
Associations of igneous rocks in different tectonic settings
Principles of thermodynamics as applied to igneous rocks
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Physical properties of magmas and volcanic hazards
Evolution of Earth’s magmatism through time
7. Learning Outcomes:
Identify volcanic and plutonic rocks in the field at various degree of alteration, describe their field
relationships, and use the proper analytical techniques (microscopic, geochemical) to classify the rock
Plot and interpret different types of geochemical data to learn about the origin, source and tectonic
environment of the magma formation
Apply phase diagrams and variation diagrams to investigate crystallization paths of sequences of
volcanic rocks
Link formation of igneous rocks to the tectonic processes using the mineralogy and chemical
composition of the rock
Compile geological, petrographical and geochemical data to interpret crystallization history of the rock,
concentration of certain chemical elements during melting and crystallization, and formation of ore
deposits
8. Assessment
Theory (50%)
Final Exam 25 %
Lecture Quizzes 15 %
Theory Assignments
Laboratory work (45%)
10 %
Lab Assignments 25 %
Lab Project 5 %
Final Lab Exam 15 %
Field Trips and Field Projects 5 %
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ERTH 3020 Metamorphic Petrology
1. Contributing faculty / instructors
Jamieson, Cox (from winter 2012)
2. Significance in the overall programme
This course requires integration of skills and concepts from many other fields of geology. In particular,
students apply petrographic skills learned in Earth Materials and Igneous Petrology classes and extend
these to metamorphic rocks. A significant focus is on the interaction of deformation and metamorphism,
integrating principles of Structural Geology and Petrology, and on tectonic settings and controls of
metamorphism, which is essential background for Tectonics.
3. Related courses
Prerequisites include ERTH 2001,2002, 3010 and first-year Chemistry
ERTH 3140 (Structural Geology) covers related material; can be taken concurrently
ERTH 4151 (Mineral Deposits) requires this class (can be concurrent)
ERTH 4350 (Tectonics) requires this class
4. Professional registration / honours
Required for honours; recommended for professional registration
5. Skills
Recognise and describe metamorphic mineral assemblages and textures in hand sample and thin section
Determine metamorphic grade from mineral assemblages (facies or zones)
Classify metamorphic rocks using current nomenclature
Determine deformation history from metamorphic fabrics (S1, S2 etc)
Determine sequences of fabric development and porphyroblast growth
Use mineral assemblages and textures to interpret metamorphic histories (information needed to
construct P-T-t-d path)
Write a short report on a suite of metamorphic samples (observation + some literature review)
Conduct EMP analysis; recast data into structural formulas (conventional format) using Excel
Use EMP data to calculate P & T using specified thermobarometers; write a report on the results
Plot mineral data and mineral assemblages in standard chemographic diagrams (ACF, AFM).
6. Knowledge & Concepts
Controls of metamorphism (e.g., temperature, pressure, deformation)
Types of metamorphism (e.g., contact, regional, burial)
Metamorphic processes (e.g., deformation, reactions, metasomatism)
Ductile deformation mechanisms (e.g., diffusive mass transfer, dislocation slip and creep)
Thermodynamic equilibrium and mineral assemblages
Thermodynamics of metamorphic reactions
Metamorphic facies and facies series
Progressive metamorphism of metabasites, pelites, and calcareous rocks
Mixed volatile equilibria and high T fluid-rock interaction
Principles of thermobarometry
Geochronology of metamorphic rocks
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Pressure-temperature-time-deformation paths
Tectonic settings of metamorphism
Introduction to geodynamics as applied to tectonics of metamorphic belts
7. Learning Outcomes
Identify, describe, and interpret metamorphic mineral assemblages and textures to identify protolith
and reconstruct metamorphic history
Apply principles of thermodynamics to interpret metamorphic reactions and phase diagrams
Interpret metamorphic grade in terms of appropriate metamorphic facies or zones and spatial
distribution of metamorphic isograds
Calculate and interpret P-T conditions of metamorphism using microprobe data and petrographic
observations
Link metamorphic pressure-temperature-time-deformation paths to processes and tectonic settings of
metamorphism
8. Assessment
Knowledge & Concepts Skills
Final Exam 25% Lab Assignments 20%
Mid-Term 15% Lab Exercises / Quizzes 15%
EMP/P-T Exercise 10%
Lab Exam 15%
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ERTH 4151 Mineral Deposits
1. Contributing faculty / instructors
Fedortchouk
2. Significance in the overall programme
This course integrates skills and knowledge from many classes in the Earth Sciences program. We now
use knowledge of mineralogy, geochemistry, petrology, structural geology, tectonics and other
disciplines to put it in the context of concentrating of different chemical elements through various
Earth’s processes and formation of mineral deposits. In particular, students master their skills of mineral
and rock identification, interpretation of rock textures, and at the same time learn reflected light ore
microscopy techniques. This class prepares the students for future work in mining and exploration, but
also aims to provide a synthesis of different concepts, methods and skills they have learned in previous
years.
3. Related courses
Prerequisites include ERTH 3010, 3140
ERTH 3020 (Metamorphic Petrology) covers related material
ERTH 4350 (Tectonics) covers related material
4. Professional registration / honours
Recommended for professional registration
5. Skills
Identification of the most common ore minerals in hand samples and in polished sections under
reflected light
Interpretation of ore textures (in hand samples and thin sections) to interpret the ore-forming
processes, distribution of the ore, and the sequence of ore-forming events.
Use of geochemical (isotopes, trace elements) and thermodynamic (phase diagrams, geothermometry,
geobarometery) data to investigate the origin of a mineral deposit
Integration of different types of geological data to propose and substantiate a model of formation of a
mineral deposit
6. Knowledge & Concepts
Different approaches for classification of mineral deposits and processes of ore concentration,
Classification of ore bodies (morphological, structural, chemical) and the factors that determine the
economic importance of an ore deposit
Geochemical principles of distribution, concentrating, and transportation of chemical elements in the
Earth’s crust
Ore-forming processes (magmatic, hydrothermal, sedimentary, and metamorphic)
Classification, evolution and properties of fluids in the earth crust, their role in ore-forming processes
Global distribution of ore deposits, metallogeny in the frame of the global tectonic and the evolution of
the Earth’s crust through time
7. Learning Outcomes:
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Evaluate the geological, economical, geographical and other factors affecting the prospectively of a
deposit
Identify ore minerals and interpret ore textures and alteration assemblages
Identify the geological processes involved in concentrating the commodity in a particular deposit
Interpret and apply stable and radiogenic isotope data, trace element data, and thermobarometery
methods in evaluating the model of a mineral deposit
Identify types of ore-forming fluids, their properties, and capacity to form economic concentrations
Link the type of a mineral deposit to the tectonic setting
8. Assessment
Theory (60%)
Final Exam 40 %
Lecture Quizzes 10 %
Theory Assignments
Laboratory work (40%)
10 %
Lab Assignments 20 %
Lab Project 5 %
Lab Test 15 %
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ERTH 4400 Metamorphism and Microtectonics
Offered only as numbers warrant (4 or more students); co-taught with ERTH 5400
From time to time offered as a directed studies class to 1-3 students
Topics are tailored to the particular needs of the students and review of current literature is required.
Examples include:
- Thermobarometry methods (various, including winTWQ and Thermocalc)
- Fluid-rock interaction during metamorphism
- Metamorphic crystallisation/recrystallisation processes and interpretation of textures
- Deformation mechanisms
- Preferred orientations, including measurement and interpretation
- Geochronology of metamorphism and deformation (if ERTH 6400 or equivalent not offered)
Assessment typically includes a major report with a laboratory component, and a take-home exam
requiring literature review.
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Group:
Petroleum Geoscience and Geophysics Concentration/Programme
Grant Wach, Pat Ryall, Mladen Nedimovic, Keith Louden
Programme Significance:
Petroleum Geoscience and Geophysics courses provide the theoretical and applied knowledge
for subsurface investigation of the Earth for geological processes, mineral and hydrocarbon
exploration and development, natural hazards and climate change studies, and geologic
sequestration of CO2.
Relevant Courses:
ERTH 2270 Introduction to Applied Geophysics
ERTH 3270 Solid Earth Geophysics
ERTH 4470 Introduction to Seismic Imaging
ERTH 4480 Advanced Seismic Imaging
ERTH 4153 Petroleum Geoscience
ERTH 4131 Advance Petroleum Geoscience
ERTH 4156 Petroleum Geoscience Field Methods
Professional Accreditation:
ERTH 2270 is required for graduation with an Honours degree in Earth Sciences. You cannot be
registered as Professional Geoscientist in Canada without a geophysics class. We do not have
the necessary geophysics/physics classes for registration as a Professional Geophysicist
Courses for Programme:
The following courses can be considered elements of a programme or concentration in Petroleum and
Geophysics. Geophysics can also be a distinct concentration without the addition of Petroleum.
ERTH 2270 Introduction to Applied Geophysics and Geophysics Field School
Description:
An introduction to using physical principles to explore the Earth’s subsurface, with an emphasis on nearsurface
applications. Topics include seismic, gravity, magnetic, electrical, and electromagnetic surveying
techniques, and their application in prospecting, hydrogeology, environmental assessments, and welllogging.
The geophysics field school, normally conducted during the last week of April, is an integral
part of this class.
Learning Outcomes and Skills:
Survey design for seismic reflection, seismic refraction, resistivity, gravity, magnetics and GPR
investigations.
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Direct experience in collecting seismic reflection, seismic refraction, gravity, magnetics and GPR data.
Computer analysis of seismic reflection, seismic refraction, resistivity, gravity, magnetics and GPR data.
Interpretation of the produced models.
Knowledge/ Prerequisites:
First year math and physics
ERTH 3270.03 Solid Earth Geophysics
Description:
An introduction to global geophysics, including the workings of both the Earth’s surface and its deep
interior. Starting from plate tectonics, this class explores the Earth as a unified dynamic system. The
class includes seismology, earthquakes, mantle convection, crustal accretion, isostasy, the Earth’s
magnetic field and the Earth’s heat budget.
Students will acquire a comprehensive basis on which to build an understanding of the solid Earth.
Learning Outcomes and Skills:
Students will be able to:
Analyze data to determine plate motions on a sphere.
Reconstruct plate motions based on magnetic reversals.
Determine the thickness of layers of the Earth using reflection and refraction seismology.
Use gravity data to determine the thickness of the Earth’s crust, and changes with time.
Use data on radioactivity to calculate the age of geological terranes.
To calculate heat flow in the Earth in order to explain the flow of material, and changes in lithospheric
structure over time.
Knowledge/ Prerequisites:
ERTH 2270.03
ERTH 4470 Introduction to Seismic Imaging
Description:
Investigation of basic techniques of the reflection seismic method for imaging of earth
structures [such as used in hydrocarbon exploration]. Class lectures introduce concepts
and techniques that are applied in computer lab to the processing of a multi-channel
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seismic dataset. Concepts covered are: source and receiver geometry, digital filtering,
deconvolution, velocity analysis, stacking, and migration.
Learning Outcomes and Skills:
In-depth practical understanding of basic seismic reflection imaging, from raw data to a stacked
section, as applied to multichannel seismic data collected at sea.
Knowledge/ Prerequisites:
ERTH2270
ERTH 4480 Advanced Seismic Imaging
Description:
Investigation of more advanced techniques of seismic methods for imaging of earth structures. Class
lectures introduces techniques that are applied in computer lab to the processing of multi-channel
reflection and wide-angle refraction seismic datasets. Concepts covered are: multiple removal, pre-stack
migration in time and depth, amplitude analysis, velocity modelling and inversion.
Learning Outcomes and Skills:
In-depth practical understanding of advanced seismic reflection imaging techniques including
demultipling and migration, as applied to a multichannel seismic dataset collected at sea.
In-depth knowledge of the amplitude variation with offset technique as applied to 2D and 3D
multichannel seismic data collected on land.
Knowledge/ Prerequisites:
ERTH4470
ERTH 4153 Petroleum Geoscience
Description:
The Petroleum System (Source, Reservoir, Trap and Seal) is the framework for the study of conventional
and unconventional hydrocarbons and the geologic sequestration of CO2. Class lectures and labs are
combined with a 3 day field trip, sponsored by Shell, to investigate modern and ancient analogues of
petroleum systems.
Learning Outcomes:
• The students will learn the elements of petroleum systems and risk analysis of those
elements
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Skills:
• Field evaluations and risk analysis
• Seismic interpretation
• Cuttings description with binocular microscopes
• Petrophysics (Well log analysis)
• Outcrop and core description and logging
• Recognition and Integration of physical and biogenic sedimentary structures
• Log correlation
• Biostratigraphy
• Sequence Stratigraphy
• Geophysics and Seismic Processing
• Source Rock, Geochemistry and Basin Modelling
• Conventional and unconventional resources, Oil Sands, Shale Gas
• Geologic CO2 Storage
• Enhanced Oil Recovery
• Carbonates and Chalk
• Outcrop Gamma Ray (Scintillometer) and Porosity measurements (Tiny Perm)
• Vibracoring and auguring or Recent sediments
• Alt and Well Cad outcrop and core logging
• Reservoir Characterization, Diagenesis, Porosity and Permeability, Net to Gross,
Fractured Reservoirs and Reservoir Compartmentalization
• Introduction to shallow geophysical techniques (e.g. Ground Penetrating Radar- GPR)
Knowledge/ Prerequisites:
ERTH 2270 Principles of Geophysics I and Geophysics Field School
ERTH 3303 Stratigraphy
ERTH 3140 Structural Geology
ERTH 4131 Advanced Petroleum Geoscience
Description:
This is a specialised, advanced course for senior undergraduates in petroleum geoscience
applications and interpretation for basin/prospect evaluation. This course is very applied and is
an excellent example of Dalhousie`s efforts at promoting more experiential learning
opportunities for our students. The students work as a team. They will spend 4 weeks at the
beginning of the semester learning advanced petroleum geoscience techniques. At the end of 4
weeks they will receive a dataset comprising well and seismic. They will have 8 weeks to work
to interpret the dataset and propose prospects for oil and gas exploration. They will present their
findings and recommendations in oral presentations to a panel of judges. The students will have
the opportunity to compete against other universities in Calgary, sponsored by the American
Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG). The final analysis will be submitted by the team
as a written report. This course is cross-listed as 5131.
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Learning Outcomes:
• The students will spend the term completing an evaluation of the dataset using advanced
geoscience software and specialised workstations with geoscience software e.g.
Schlumberger Petrel; SMT Kingdom Suite.
• The course will provide advanced competency in the latest techniques of geoscience
interpretation including 2D and 3D seismic reflection seismology, well log analysis and
core description.
• This course will provide the students with advanced technical skills to prepare them for
careers in Industry, Government Geological Surveys or Academia.
• This course will train students how to evaluate prospects for petroleum exploration from
project design and workflow, to prospect delineation and evaluation.
Skills:
The students will acquire the following skills:
• Teamwork- The students will work as a team on an advanced comprehensive geoscience
dataset comprising, 2D/3D seismic and well data.
• Develop competency with specialised workstations and advanced geoscience software
e.g. Schlumberger Petrel; SMT Kingdom Suite.
• Understanding of Petroleum systems including, Source rock and maturation, Migration
pathways, Reservoirs, Trap formation, and Seals.
• Using the Petroleum Systems framework to understand Play concepts and Prospect
identification, evaluation of Risk analysis and economic factors important in the
Commercialization of a hydrocarbon opportunity.
Knowledge/ Prerequisites:
ERTH 4153 Petroleum Geoscience
ERTH 4156 Petroleum Geoscience Field Methods
Description:
The Petroleum Geology Field Methods Course is intensive project-based course that studies the
Petroleum Systems of the Trinidad basins. Trinidad is the best place in the world to teach students about
Petroleum Systems. Exposed oil reservoirs, the Pitch Lake, oil seeps, mud volcanoes, analogous outcrop
exposures of linked fluvial-estuarine, shelf margin delta and deepwater depositional systems makes this
an extraordinary area to use as a laboratory for students, with direct analogues to the basins offshore Nova
Scotia. Access to subsurface datasets from producing onshore and offshore fields provides ample
opportunity for students to conduct research into fields and reservoirs. The course comprises over 90
hours of field, laboratory and classroom study.
Learning Outcomes:
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The students are introduced to the following in the both the field and classroom:
• Overview of Caribbean basin tectonics and regional seismicity
• Transect of the Northern Range and overview of Trinidad geology
• HSE (Health, Safety and Environment) lectures
• Modern fluvial and deltaic settings, mangrove ecosystems
• Accommodation space and basin fill
• Source rock and fluid migration
• Fluvial-estuarine reservoirs, shelf margin delta and slope reservoir characterization
• Outcrop and core description and gamma ray (scintillometer) and porosity logging
• Sequence stratigraphy (Integration of seismic, well log and core data)
• Evaluation exercises (log correlation, structure and isopach mapping)
Skills:
The students meet for several weeks prior to the actual field course, select research and safety topics on
the relevant petroleum system elements and write individual reports that form the basis of a
comprehensive report of background information prior to leaving for the field. In addition the students are
required to make three formal reviews and presentations of their course of study.
This course is an excellent training opportunity for our students and helps to develop them for careers in
the Petroleum Industry.
Knowledge/ Prerequisites:
Permission of Instructor; ERTH 4153 Petroleum; Industry work experience
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“Soft Rock” Concentration
Sedimentology, Stratigraphy, Paleontology and Quaternary Environments
Group: Martin Gibling, Milton Graves, Dave Scott and Grant Wach
Programme Significance:
Sedimentology, Stratigraphy, Paleontology and Quaternary Environments provide the theoretical
and applied knowledge for investigation of the Earth’s geological processes and provide the
framework for ordering the layers of the Earth and relative dating and interpretation of past
environments and climate through the study of fossils.
Relevant Courses:
ERTH 2203 Sediments and Sedimentary Rocks
ERTH 2205 Introduction to Paleontology
ERTH 2420 Dinosaurs
ERTH 3302 Quaternary Sedimentary Environments
ERTH 3303 Stratigraphy
ERTH 4502 Micropaleontology and Global Change
Professional Accreditation:
ERTH 2203 Sediments and Sedimentary Rocks, ERTH 2205 Introduction to Paleontology,
ERTH 3303 Stratigraphy and ERTH 3302 Quaternary Sedimentary Environments are required
for graduation with a Major or Honours in Geology.
Course overlap:
There is a tendency for students to maintain that they have not covered some subject matter in
subsequent courses, for example, deltas. It takes valuable class and lab time to review these building
blocks. One approach to address this was to devise a hand-out of Depositional Environments that is
distributed as part of the material in the students first field school (ERTH 2000). This provides students
and lecturers with a template to refer to when they are describing depositional systems, for example
deltas. This material is also compiled in the Stratigraphy 3303 Class Reader.
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ERTH 2203 Sediments and Sedimentary Rocks
Description
This class deals with physical and biological processes which generate modern siliciclastic, carbonate and
evaporite sediments. Materials associated with Quaternary glacial events are discussed. The formation
of sedimentary rocks is examined and their petrology illustrated using laboratory techniques. Weekend
field trips to selected modern and ancient sedimentary deposits in Nova Scotia take place in the first
month of classes.
Learning Outcomes
• Familiarity with a broad a range of sedimentary materials, both from a theoretical viewpoint and
from practical experience in the lab and the field; students should be capable of making a
comprehensive description and a provisional interpretation of a modern sediment area, a
Quaternary outcrop, and a bedrock sedimentary outcrop
• Ability for problem-solving around practical questions such as beach erosion and flood dynamics
• Awareness of the importance of sedimentary geology for addressing energy and resource
evaluation, and for assessing and remediating the effects of global and environmental change
Knowledge
Skills
• Knowledge about modern siliceous, carbonate and evaporite sediments: their grain size and
texture, the fluids that transported and deposited them, including sediment gravity flows, and
important chemical and biochemical processes
• Preliminary knowledge of the cycles of erosion, weathering and soil formation that create the
main siliceous sediment types
• The major bedforms created by interaction with fluids, and the corresponding sedimentary
structures that are preserved in the sedimentary record
• Knowledge about the main groups of sedimentary rocks (conglomerate, sandstone, shale,
carbonate, evaporites, coal, oil shale, ironstone, chert): their composition, and the processes
involved in converting sediments into rocks (diagenesis)
• Ability to describe the composition, texture and fabric of sediments and sedimentary rocks, and to
classify sedimentary materials
• Recognition of the main sedimentary structures in hand specimens and outcrops
• Knowing the key measurements that need to be made to describe sedimentary materials in
outcrops, and the ability to make them
• Sufficient familiarity with sedimentary rocks under the binocular and petrographic microscope to
link with Earth Materials courses
• Ability to use basic knowledge in tackling practical questions, such as assessing
paleoenvironment, making site assessments, and judging the suitability of sediments and rocks as
aquifers, hydrocarbon reservoirs and mineral sources
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• Familiarity with sedimentary materials in the field, through course field excursions, building on
student experience at the end-First Year field school
ERTH 2205 Introduction to Paleontology
Description
This class encompasses an introduction to the time scale from which then leads into the study of all the
major invertebrate groups that are important in the fossil record. This starts with the introduction of the
first life forms, basic taxonomy and uses of fossils followed by lectures and laboratories on each major
group.
Learning Outcomes
• Familiarity with a wide range of fossils and experience in working with them in the lab and field
• Understanding of the practical uses of fossils for age determination and as indicators of
environmental change
• Appreciation of the extraordinary nature of the fossil record and paleobiology, along with an
understanding of the importance of the fossil record in the history of science and for practical
assessment (e.g., causes of extinction; biodiversity; isotopic records in establishing glacial
history)
Knowledge
Skills
• Knowledge of the taxonomy of the main invertebrate and microfossil groups found in the fossil
record: the main features and terms used to describe them, their place within biological
classifications for the groups, and their ecology and evolutionary history
• Knowledge of key biological topics relevant to the fossil record, including preservation of fossils,
natural variation, the species concept in paleontology, systematics, evolution, extinction,
functional morphology, paleoecology and biostratigraphy
• Knowledge of the history of life from the earliest Precambrian to the recent, with familiarity with
some of the most significant fossil sites linked to evolution, including vertebrate, plant and
hominid sites
• Knowledge of the geological timescale
• Ability to recognize, describe and classify fossils using both well preserved specimens and
fragmental material in rocks
• Ability to use fossils to assess the geological age of strata, based on knowledge of their age range
in Earth history
• Ability to assess the environment of deposition using the types of fossils present in an
assemblage, their geochemistry, and the nature of their preservation
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ERTH 2420 Dinosaurs
Description
This class covers the origin, evolution, and extinction of non-avian dinosaurs. What are dinosaurs?
What did dinosaurs eat? How fast could dinosaurs run? Did dinosaurs have feathers? Were dinosaurs
good parents? In attempting to answer these apparently simple questions, we will investigate the
nature of the evidence gathered over the last 200 years from the fossil record reconstruct not only the
physiology of these surprisingly modern organisms but also less tangible characteristics of their
behaviour. Lectures are supplemented by assignments and a term project.
Learning Outcomes
• Empowerment to follow developments in dinosaur science in the scientific literature. Students
will be able to follow their curiosity to successfully retrieve relevant papers and comprehend their
major findings and scientifically evaluate popular press and popular culture references to
dinosaurs
• Appreciation of the importance of museum collections, preparation, and curation in our growing
global knowledge of dinosaurs and to be a knowledgeable visitor to dinosaur museum galleries
• Appreciation of the role dinosaur science and natural history to the development of
macroevolution
• Distinguish speculation from deduction and to recognize primary evidence hopefully beyond
direct application to the science of dinosaurs
Knowledge/ Prerequisites
• Students should take Erth1080 before this class and have a basic knowledge of geological
time and sedimentary rocks and environments.
• Knowledge of the origin, evolution, diversification, and extinction of non-avian dinosaurs
• Knowledge of the main clades of dinosaurs and their place within the 3 main dinosaur
lineages
• Knowledge of sufficient dinosaur anatomy to understand the main points of the modern
dinosaur literature
• Knowledge of modern macroevolution and its application to dinosaurs
Skills
• Ability to find, read, and extract the main scientific importance of current papers in the dinosaur
scientific literature
• Ability to summarize and present a brief oral account of something of interest to them found in
the scientific literature
• Ability to explain basic knowledge about modern dinosaur science to their peers
• Ability to use cladograms to illustrate the relationships between clades of organisms and
the importance of geological time in constraining their utility in tracking evolutionary
trends
• Ability to argue from evidence in short written reports in both technical and popular
formats.
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ERTH 3302 Quaternary Sedimentary Environments
Description
This class covers all the major Quaternary environments in the present day world, from the
deep sea to deserts. Unlike the second year class this class focuses more on the
environment of each system as opposed to the physical aspects (e. g. sedimentology). There
are laboratory exercises each week plus term papers.
Learning Outcomes
-understanding the controlling factors of both the major and less well known Quaternary
environments worldwide, from the deepest oceans to the deserts.
-since 50% of the world’s populations live within 70km of a coastline, the students will become
aware of the many ways that these areas are becoming degraded and will learn how many of the
problems can be mitigated by knowing the physical environmental parameters that cause the
damage.
Skills
-learn many techniques for studying these environments: seismics, coring, mapping, modelling,
facies models, beach profiling and using an array of instruments we have for mapping
Quaternary features
Knowledge/ Prerequisites
Students should take 2203 before this class plus 2205 to be able to use fossils to help identify
environments based on fossil remains (e.g., some beds of rock may resemble each other, but the
fossils may tell you whether it was marine, freshwater or terrestrial, unless they have been
reworked).
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ERTH 3303 Stratigraphy
Description
Stratigraphy is the fundamental building block for geology. Class lectures and labs are
designed to address the theoretical and applied concepts of stratigraphy for example the
stratigraphic controls on levee failure and flooding of New Orleans, and the stratigraphic
distribution of economic ore deposits in Nova Scotia.
Class lectures and labs are supplemented with two 1-day field trips to apply the stratigraphic
concepts:
Field Trip 1- Cambridge Cove- braid channel depositional systems, stratigraphy, outcrop
logging and correlation, unconformities, faulting
Field Trip 2- Joggins- meanderbelt fluvial systems, transgression and regression cycles, salt
withdrawal basins, accommodation space and sequence stratigraphy, paleoclimate and
fossil forests
Learning Outcomes
The students will begin with the concepts and history of stratigraphic thought, depositional environments,
transgression and regressive cycles, sediment accumulation and gaps in the stratigraphic record, sequence
and seismic stratigraphy, basin analysis application of stratigraphy to geotechnical and environmental
analysis.
Skills
The students are introduced to the following in the both the field and classroom:
• Depositional environments and analysis
• Accommodation space and basin fill
• Outcrop and core description
• Introduction to well logs
• Sequence stratigraphy- seismic and well log correlation
• Outcrop and core description and logging
• Compass work- tectonic and sedimentary structure
• Recognition and Integration of physical and biogenic sedimentary structures
• Analysis of strata
Knowledge/ Prerequisites
ERTH 2203 Sediments and Sedimentary Rocks
ERTH 2205 Introduction to Paleontology
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ERTH 4502 Micropaleontology and Global Change
Description
This course is largely lab based with one 2 hr lecture per week which will cover the taxonomy, life styles,
environments, and geologic ranges of each group and 3 hours of laboratory per week to work with a
binocular microscope looking at microfossils from several types of environments-freshwater, salt
marshes, coastal and deep sea fossils. Labs will be based mostly on foraminifera but lectures will cover
all microfossil groups.
Learning Outcomes
This class will aid students to use a low power microscope first of all, followed by 3 hrs/week of
examining groups of microfossils (mostly foraminifera) from shallow to deep water faunas of
modern material. Also they will get an overview of the basics for each microfossil group from
the weekly 3hr lectures. Additionally they will do a term paper on one specific group of
microfossils and a presentation from the paper to the class as a whole.
Skills
Learn how to use a binocular microscope, how to identify the major groups of microfossils, why
these organisms are so important for paleo-environmental determinations, especially in aquatic
environments, and different applications of microfossils-e.g sea-level determinations, climate
changes, environmental shifts, pollution studies such as the one from Halifax Harbour.
Knowledge/ Prerequisites
The 2205 (invertebrate paleontology); 3302 (Quaternary environments, with some geochemistry -low
temperature stable isotopes);3303 Stratigraphy to understand the physical environments that fossils are
found in.
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ERTH 3140 Structural Geology:
Skills
Measurement and presentation of structural data
Conventions for recording and reporting structural data
Physical test of mechanical properties of rocks
Petrographic microscope (rock texture, graphical representation,
Graphically represent data (2D diagrams)
Read and interpret scientific diagrams
Write report on structural data,
Knowledge(concepts):
Physical properties of rocks
Mechanics of rocks fracturing
Mechanics of ductile rock deformation
Link structural data to physical properties (field and laboratory analyses)
Principles of thermodynamics as applied to rock deformation
Identification of faults
Mechanics and Geohazard from Earthquakes
Principles of fault classification
Principles of fold classification
Principles of rock texture analysis
Development of research skills
Learning Outcomes
Use geometrical principles to identify, describe, and interpret common types of structures in outcrop
and hand sample.
Apply basic construction and plotting techniques to calculate and interpret stress and strain in deformed
rocks. Generalize large sets of structural measurements and observations and infer first-order features
Apply modern techniques to asses structures (from hand sample to regional scale), discuss their
geohazard, and write a technical report on the results.
Associate different categories of structures to geological settings of their formation. Examine the
relation of structures to localisation of resources or geohazard.
Research and evaluate the geohazard (in particular seismic risk) and past and current major seismic
events.
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ERTH 4350 Tectonics
Learning Outcomes:
Be able to identify and describe tectonic environments in terms of such specifics as rock
assemblage, geophysics, metamorphism, and structural geology. To describe and explain
processes in such environments. To locate on world map active and ancient examples of same.
Being grounded in plate tectonics principles, be able to recognize elements of plate tectonic
environments encountered in the course of field work and/or dur- ing study of maps or
reports.
Have an overview knowledge of the techniques used in ascertaining processes and properties
of the mantle and lithosphere of Earth
To read, synthesise and critically appraise (in spoken and written form) technical literature
which is specifically tectonic in content or contains elements of a tectonic nature.
To exhibit familiarity with examples of the major past and present tectonic environments likely
to be encountered in a professional geologist’s career. A knowledge of tectonic environment
and process is often vital background for decision making.
Students should appreciate and be able to express the interrelatedness of all of the subdisciplines
of geology as part of a single Earth system - a viewpoint is essential to a modern
approach to global problem-solving.
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Summary of graduate student information 2004‐2011
Department of Earth Sciences
Dalhousie University
Sptember 27, 2011

M.Sc.
Earth Sciences Graduate Students 2004‐2011 1
NAME
Earth Sciences
Supervisor
Non‐Earth Sci.
Non‐Dal
Non‐Can
Bachiu, Tim Ryan B.Sc. M.Sc. 9 2008 9 2010 2 yrs. 0 mo.
Baker, Sophie Gosse y B.Sc. M.Sc. 9 2002 5 2005 2 yrs. 9 mo.
Brake, Viginia Wach B.Sc. M.Sc. 9 2006 3 2009 2 yrs. 6 mo.
Campbell, Clark Adam B.Sc. M.Sc. 7 2007 8 2010 3 yrs. 2 mo.
Cribb, Johnathan Adam B.Sc. M.Sc. 9 2006 8 2009 2 yrs. 10 mo.
Forde, Tanya Nedimovic B.Sc. M.Sc. 5 2010 1 yrs. 1 mo.
Foster, John B.Sc. M.Sc. 9 2010 0 yrs. 9 mo.
Foster, John Culshaw B.Sc. M.Sc. 9 2005 0 yrs. 3 mo.
Gagne, Simon Jamieson B.Sc. M.Sc. 9 2001 5 2004 2 yrs. 9 mo.
Gibb, Olivia Scott B.Sc. M.Sc. 9 2007 9 2009 2 yrs. 0 mo.
Giles, Michael Wach B.Sc. M.Sc. 9 2007 6 2010 2 yrs. 9 mo.
Goss, Shawn Wach y B.Sc. M.Sc. 1 2007 12 2009 2 yrs. 10 mo.
Griffith, Julie Scott B.Sc. M.Sc. 9 2008 11 2011 3 yrs. 3 mo.
Hawken, Jane Mosher B.Sc. M.Sc. 5 2011 0 yrs. 1 mo.
Hawkes, Andrea Scott B.Sc. M.Sc. 1 2002 5 2004 2 yrs. 5 mo.
Hilchie, Luke Fedortchouk B.Sc. M.Sc. 9 2009 1 yrs. 9 mo.
Huppertz, Tammo Piper y B.Sc. M.Sc. 9 2005 12 2007 2 yrs. 3 mo.
Imbarek, Omar Wach y B.Sc. M.Sc. 9 2005 9 2008 3 yrs. 0 mo.
Kennedy, Kirsten Gibling B.Sc. M.Sc. 9 2009 2 yrs. 0 mo.
Landry, Kyle Coutand B.Sc. M.Sc. 9 2011 0 yrs. ‐3 mo.
Layman, Adam Anderson B.Sc. M.Sc. 9 2004 2 yrs. 3 mo.
Lee, Sharon Culshaw B.Sc. M.Sc. 9 2000 4 2005 4 yrs. 7 mo.
Louis, Bertha Coutand B.Sc. M.Sc. 9 2011 0 yrs. ‐3 mo.
McDonald, Cody Adam B.Sc. M.Sc. 1 2008 11 2009 1 yrs. 11 mo.
McIntosh, Jennifer Plug B.Sc. M.Sc. 9 2004 12 2006 2 yrs. 3 mo.
Negulic, Eric Louden B.Sc. M.Sc. 9 2008 11 2010 2 yrs. 3 mo.
Newton, Simon Wach B.Sc. M.Sc. 9 2003 11 2005 2 yrs. 3 mo.
Novak, Anthony Gosse y B.Sc. M.Sc. 9 2009 1 yrs. 3 mo.
O'Brien, Kelsey Rainham B.Sc. M.Sc. 9 2010 0 yrs. 9 mo.
O'Connor, Darragh Wach B.Sc. M.Sc. 9 2011 0 yrs. ‐3 mo.
Scallion, Kara‐Lynn Jamieson B.Sc. M.Sc. 9 2008 5 2010 1 yrs. 9 mo.
Simon, Karen Beaumont B.Sc. M.Sc. 9 2004 1 2007 2 yrs. 4 mo.
Simpson, Kent Wach B.Sc. M.Sc. 9 2002 4 yrs. 3 mo.
Steenkamp, Holly Jamieson B.Sc. M.Sc. 5 2010 5 2012 1 yrs. 1 mo.
Vaughan, Kevin Godfrey‐Smith B.Sc. M.Sc. 9 2001 5 yrs. 3 mo.
Walsh, Frederick Wach B.Sc. M.Sc. 9 2008 2 yrs. 9 mo.
Williams, Gwen Wach B.Sc. M.Sc. 9 2008 7 2010 1 yrs. 10 mo.
Entered with
Final degree
Start Mo
Start Yr
End Mo
End Yr
M.Sc. continuing
M.Sc. complete

Ph.D.
Earth Sciences Graduate Students 2004‐2011 2
NAME
Earth Sciences
Supervisor
Non‐Earth Sci.
Non‐Dal
Non‐Can
Entered with
Final degree
Aghaei, Omid Nedimovic y M.Sc. Ph.D. 9 2007 3 yrs. 9 mo.
Akram, Farouk Wach y M.Sc. Ph.D. 9 2005 1 yrs. 3 mo. W
Allen, Janice Beaumont M.Sc. Ph.D. 5 2010 1 yrs. 1 mo.
Antinao, Jose Gosse y M.Sc. Ph.D. 9 2003 10 2008 5 yrs. 1 mo.
Barresi, Tony Dostal B.Sc. Ph.D. 9 2004 6 yrs. 9 mo.
Bashforth, Arden Gibling M.Sc. Ph.D. 9 2005 8 2010 4 yrs. 10 mo
Braid, Jamie Murphy cM.Sc.Ph.D. 1 2007 12 2010 3 yrs. 10 mo M.Sc. to Ph.D.
Butler, Jared Jamieson cM.Sc.Ph.D. 1 2008 3 yrs. 6 mo. M.Sc. to Ph.D.
Campbell, Calvin Mosher M.Sc. Ph.D. 2007 4 yrs. 6 mo.
Chakungal, Joyia Jamieson cM.Sc.Ph.D. 5 2002 12 2006 4 yrs. 7 mo. M.Sc. to Ph.D.
Cullen, Janette Louden y M.Sc. Ph.D. 9 2004 6 yrs. 9 mo.
Diochon, Amanda Beltrami M.Sc. Ph.D. 9 2003 2 2009 5 yrs. 6 mo.
Dolansky, Eva M.Sc. Ph.D. 9 2006 0 yrs. ‐9 mo. W
Eliuk, Lesley Wach M.Sc. Ph.D. 9 2006 4 yrs. 9 mo.
Erdmann, Sakia Clarke y M.Sc. Ph.D. 9 2003 10 2006 3 yrs. 1 mo.
Evangelatos, John Mosher M.Sc. Ph.D. 1 2012 0 yrs. ‐7 mo.
Frail, Jennifer Scott M.Sc. Ph.D. 1 2010 1 yrs. 6 mo.
Gabriel, Carrie‐Ellen Kellman M.Sc. Ph.D. 9 2009 1 yrs. 9 mo.
Gerlings, Joanna Louden y M.Sc. Ph.D. 1 2006 5 yrs. 6 mo.
Gradmann, Sofie Beaumont y M.Sc. Ph.D. 9 2005 5 yrs. 9 mo.
Grist, Alexander Zentilli M.Sc. Ph.D. 9 1999 8 2004 4 yrs. 10 mo
Hidy, Alan Gosse y cM.Sc.Ph.D. 9 2006 4 yrs. 9 mo. M.Sc. to Ph.D.
Ings, Steven Beaumont cM.Sc.Ph.D. 9 2002 11 2006 4 yrs. 3 mo. M.Sc. to Ph.D.
Kellett, Dawn Grujic M.Sc. Ph.D. 1 2007 8 2010 3 yrs. 8 mo.
King, Stephen Grujic M.Sc. Ph.D. 5 2005 0 yrs. 7 mo. W
Kressall , Ryan Fedortchouk M.Sc. Ph.D. 1 2012 0 yrs. ‐7 mo.
Kuehn, Harold Nedimovic y M.Sc. Ph.D. 9 2011 0 yrs. ‐3 mo.
Loxton, Jason Melchin cM.Sc.Ph.D. 9 2005 5 yrs. 9 mo. M.Sc. to Ph.D.
Margreth, Annina Gosse y M.Sc. Ph.D. 9 2009 1 yrs. 9 mo.
Mohamed, Saad Scott y M.Sc. Ph.D. 9 2007 3 yrs. 9 mo.
Nickerson, Nicholas Risk M.Sc. Ph.D. 9 2009 1 yrs. 9 mo.
Orozco, Alberto Dostal y M.Sc. Ph.D. 9 2003 3 yrs. 3 mo. W
Paige, Krista Myers M.Sc. Ph.D. 9 2003 1 yrs. 3 mo. W
Papoutsa, Angeliki Pe‐Piper y M.Sc. Ph.D. 9 2011 0 yrs. ‐3 mo.
Risk, David Kellman M.Sc. Ph.D. 9 2002 7 2006 3 yrs. 10 mo
Ryan, Anne‐Marie Zentilli M.Sc. Ph.D. 9 1996 8 2006 9 yrs. 10 mo
Rygel, Michael Gibling y M.Sc. Ph.D. 9 2001 5 2005 3 yrs. 9 mo.
Sherwood, Owen Scott M.Sc. Ph.D. 1 2003 6 2006 3 yrs. 6 mo.
Sikaneta, Sakalima Plug cM.Sc.Ph.D. 9 2007 12 2009 2 yrs. 3 mo. M.Sc. to Ph.D.
Simard, Renee‐Luce Dostal cM.Sc.Ph.D. 9 2001 5 2005 3 yrs. 9 mo. M.Sc. to Ph.D.
Skilliter, Deborah Wach M.Sc. Ph.D. 5 2004 7 yrs. 1 mo.
Stevens, Michael Beltrami M.Sc. Ph.D. 1 2007 4 yrs. 6 mo.
Utting, Daniel Gosse M.Sc. Ph.D. 1 2004 1 yrs. 10 mo W
van Hengstum, Peter Scott M.Sc. Ph.D. 9 2008 11 2010 2 yrs. 3 mo.
Vincent, Hasley Wach y M.Sc. Ph.D. 9 2004 7 2008 3 yrs. 10 mo
Willenbring, Jane Gosse y M.Sc. Ph.D. 9 2001 9 2005 4 yrs. 0 mo.
Wu, Yu Louden y M.Sc. Ph.D. 9 2000 11 2007 7 yrs. 3 mo.
Zhang, Zhiang Fedortchouk y M.Sc. Ph.D. 1 2010 1 yrs. 6 mo.
Start Mo
Start Yr
End Mo
End Yr
Ph.D. continuing
Ph.D. complete
Withdrawn
M.Sc. to Ph.D.

Earth Sciences Graduate Students 2004‐2011 3
Summary
Total Ph.D. and M.Sc. 85 Av. time to Ph.D. (yrs.) 4.41
Ph.D. complete 19 Av. time to M.Sc. (yrs.) 2.60
M.Sc. complete 21
Ph.D. ongoing 29 M.Sc. Ph.D. T New
M.Sc. ongoing 16 1997 19 10 29
M.Sc. to Ph.D. 9 1998 16 12 28
Non‐Canadian 23 1999 15 8 23 6
Withdrawn 11 2000 14 10 24 5
Scholarships 46 2001 17 12 29 8
ES supervisors 57 2002 18 12 30 4
Dal non‐ES supervisors 10 2003 16 11 27 7
Non‐Dal supervisors 16 2004 11 15 26 9
2005 13 19 32 9
2006 12 20 32 6
2007 14 19 33 9
2008 20 18 38 7
2009 17 14 31 6
2010 16 21 37 7
2011 11 23 34 9

Earth Sciences Graduate Students 2004‐2011 4
DEPARTMENT OF EARTH SCIENCES
GRADUATE STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS, AWARDS & PRIZES (2004‐2010)
National NSERC Post Graduate Scholarships
Renne‐Luce Simard (2001‐2005)
Steven Ings (2002‐2007)
David Risk (2002‐2004)
Owen Sherwood (2002‐2005)
Amanda Diochon (2003‐2006)
Kent Simpson (2004)
Tony Barresi (2005‐2006)
Arden Bashforth (2005‐2009)
Lila Dolansky (2006‐2007)
Dawn Kellett (2006‐2008)
Jared Butler (2007‐2010
James Braid (2008‐2009)
Kara‐Lynn Scallion (2008)
Michael Stevens (2008‐2010)
Carrie‐Ellen Gabriel (2009‐2010)
Luke Hilchie (2009)
Nicholas Nickerson (2009‐2010)
Peter Vanhengstum (2008‐2009)
Jennifer Frail‐Gauthier (2010)
Kirsten Kennedy (2010)
NSERC Visiting Fellowship in Canadian Government Laboratories Program
Owen Sherwood (2006)
Government of Canada Award
Sofie Gradmann (2006
Dalhousie Killam Scholarships
Michael Rygel (2003‐2005)
Saskia Erdmann (2003‐2006)
Jane Willenbring (2002‐2005)
Steven Ings (2004‐2006)
Tony Barresi (2005‐2008)
Arden Basthforth (2006‐2009)
Sofie Gradmann (2005, 2007‐2008)
James Braid ((2008)
Dawn Kellett (2008)
Governor's Gold Medal
Sophie Baker (2006)
Dalhousie Student Travel Grant
Owen Sherwood (2005)
President's Award
Michael Stevens (2008)
Peter Vanhengstum (2008)
Nicholas Nickerson (2009‐2010)
Jared Butler (2010)
Jennifer Frail‐Gauthier (2010)
Carrie‐Ellen Gabriel (2010)
Departmental L. King Award
Michael Giles (2007‐2009)
Tanya Forde (2010)

Earth Sciences Graduate Students 2004‐2011 5
Regional Pengrowth Scholarship
Virginia Brake (2006‐2008)
Clarke Campbell (2007‐2009)
Jonathan Cribb (2007‐2009)
Michael Giles (2007‐2009)
Cody MacDonald (2007‐2009)
New Brunswick Museum George Frederic Matthew Research Fellowship in Geology
Arden Bashforth (2008)
Regional Graduate Scholarship (eastern Canada), Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists
Steven Ings (2005)
Indian Brook Funding
Cody MacDonald (2008‐2009)
US Geological Society of America Research Grants:
Sophie Baker (2003, 2004)
Saskia Erdmann (2004, 2005)
Owen Sherwood (2004)
Hasley Vincent (2005)
Arden Bashforth (2007)
AAPG
Hasley Vincent (2006)
Geological Society of America, John Montagne Award
Jane Willenbring (2002)
P.E.O. Scholar Award
Jane Willenbring (2004)
International Commonwealth Scholarship
Hasley Vincent (2004‐2008)
Omar Imbarek (2006‐2008)
CONYCET (Mexican Government Scholarship)
Alberto Orozco‐Garza (2006)
Government of Egypt Award
Saadabd Mohamed (2007‐2010)
Miscellaneous The Linnean Society and The Systematics Association ‐ Systematics Research Fund
Arden Bashforth (2007)
Alexander R. Cameron Award, Canadian Society for Coal Science and Organic Petrology
Arden Bashforth (2006)
Best Student Paper Award, Geological Association of Canada ‐ Geophysics Division
Steven Ings (2005)

Enrolments
Enrolments
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
International Graduate Students, Faculty of
Science
BIOL
0
2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012
Year (Dec 1 Data)
120
100
80
60
40
20
Total Graduate Students,
Faculty of Science
0
2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012
Year (Dec 1 Data)
CHEM
ECON
ERTH
MATH
NESC
OCEA
PHYC
PSYO
STAT
BIOL
CHEM
ECON
ERTH
MATH
NESC
OCEA
PHYC
PSYO
STAT

Key Curriculum Updates for the 2012 ‐ 2013 Graduate Calendar
Noteworthy: The Earth Sciences section of the 2011‐2012 Graduate Calendar follows.
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113 Updated Class Description:
ERTH 6400.0: Geochronology and Thermochronology
Researchers across the whole spectrum of earth science use chronometers, which provide
information about the rates of geological processes in areas as diverse as the deep crust and
modern surface environments. This is a required class (half‐year, half‐credit) for all new
graduate students in the Department of Earth Sciences, and focuses on a major teaching and
research strength of this department. Experience will be attained on a wide range of
chronometers including U‐Th‐Pb, Ar‐Ar, Apatite Fission Track, and (U‐Th)/He
thermochronology, cosmogenic and nuclide exposure dating, luminescence dating, and
radiocarbon dating. The structure and content of the course will vary with instructor and
student interests, but will feature lectures, seminars, workshops, laboratory work, and
computation.
The Instructor, Format, and Prerequisites remain as currently published.

CSCI 7900X/Y.06: Directed Doctoral Research Project.
This class provides doctoral students with an opportunity to conduct a
research project under the supervision of a faculty member leading to the
research aptitude examination. Regular meetings between the student and
the supervising faculty will be held. A project report and oral defense to a
committee are required.
NOTE: Students taking this class must register in both X and Y in
consecutive terms; credit will be given only if both are completed
consecutively.
CSCI 9000.00: Master's Thesis.
CSCI 9530.00: Doctoral Thesis.
Earth Sciences
Location: Life Sciences Centre, Room 3006
1355 Oxford Street
Halifax, NS B3H 4J1
Telephone: (902) 494-2358
Fax: (902) 494-6889
Email: earth.sciences@dal.ca
Website: http://earthsciences.dal.ca
Chair of Department
Scott, D.B., BSc (Wash), MSc (Wash State), PhD (Dal)
Graduate Co-ordinator
Culshaw, N.
Professors Emeriti
Cooke, H.B.S., MSc, DSc (Witwatersrand)
Medioli, F.S., PhD (Parma)
Milligan, G.C., MSc (Dalhousie), PhD (Harvard)
Reynolds, P.H., BSc (Toronto), PhD (UBC)
Zentilli, M., BSc (Chile), PGD (Queen’s), PGeo
Professors
Gibling, M.R., BA (Oxon), PhD (Ottawa). Sedimentology and sequence
stratigraphy of alluvial and coastal strata, Atlantic Canada; Coal and oil
shale; Quaternary rivers
Jamieson, R.A., BSc (Dal), PhD (MUN). Metamorphic geology and
tectonics: P-T-t paths with Appalachian and Grenville applications;
metamorphism, structure, geochemistry of gneiss associations,
Grenville Province
Scott, D.B., BSc (Wash), MSc (Wash State), PhD (Dalhousie).
Micropaleontology and marine geology: microfossils for use in
environmental geology of coastal areas; deep- sea paleo-oceanography
Wach, G.D., BA (UWO), MSc (South Carolina), PhD (Oxford). Petroleum
geology, sequence strategraphic, seismic well log, basin analysis,
sedimentology, depositional environments
Associate Professors
Culshaw, N.G., BA (Keele), PhD (Ottawa). Structural geology and
tectonics: Grenville Province; Meguma terrane, Nova Scotia; Makkovik
Province, Labrador
Gosse, J.C., BSc (MUN), PhD (Lehigh Univ.). Cosmic nuclide dating,
surficial processes, landscape evolution, quaternary paleoclimatology,
glacial geology, tectonic geomorphology
Grujic, G., BSc (Belgrade), PhD (ETHZurich). Tectonics, meta morphism,
magmatism, thermochronology, analogue modelling, geodynamics,
convergent margins, Himalayas
Nedimovic, M., BSc (Univ. of Belgrade), MSc, PhD (Toronto). Seismic
reflection; Seasmic imaging of the ocean crust off Eastern Canada
Ryall, P.J.C., BSc (Dal), MSc (Alta), PhD (Dal). Geophysics: magnetic
properties of ocean crust; gravity surveys
Assistant Professors
Coutand, I., BSc, PhD (Univ of Rennes, France). Structural geology, lowtemperature
thermochronology, mountain range development,
interactions. Tectonics, climate-erosion, Himalaya, Andes.
Fedortchouk, Y., MSc (Moscow State Univ.), PhD (Victoria). Petrology and
geochemistry of igneous rock
Plug, L.J., BA (McGill), PhD (Alska-Fairbanks). Surface processes, pattern
formation, nonlinear depramics, climate change
Research Associates
Brown, D., BSc (Dalhousie) Canada-NS, Offshore Petroleum Board
Clair, T., BSc (Mt. Allison), MSc (Ottawa), PhD (McMaster)
Grist, A., BSc (Dalhousie), MSc (Dalhousie), PhD (Dalhousie)
Earth Sciences 111

Jansa, L., BSc, MSc (Masaryk State U, Czechoslovakia), PhD (Charles
Univ., Prague)
Jones, P.E., BSc, MSc, PhD (UBC), BIO
Kosters, E., BSc (Groningen), MSc (Univ of Amsterdam & Utrecht), PhD
(Louisiana State Univ)
Kronfeld, J., BA (Queens College, NY), MSc (Florida State), PhD (Rice) Tel
Aviv University
Mudie, P.J., BSc (Cape Town), BSc (Leicester), PhD (Dal), GSC Atlantic
Ruffman, A., MSc (Dal), Geomarine Associates Ltd.
Shaw, J., BSc (Queen’s Univ, Belfast), MSc, PhD (The New Univ of Ulster),
GSC Atlantic
Shimeld, J., B.Applied Sci (Waterloo), MSc (Dalhousie)
Stockli, D., BSc, MSc (Swiss Federal Inst. of Tech, Eth), PhD (Stanford
Univ), Univ of Kansas
Utting, D., BSc (Calgary), MSc (Simon Fraser), NS Dept. of Natural
Resources
Waldron, J., BA (Cambridge), PhD (Edinburgh), University of Alberta
Webster, T.
White, C., BSc (Acadia), MSc (Dalhousie), PhD (Dalhousie), NS Dept. of
Natural Resources
Williams, G., BSc (London), PhD (Sheffield), GSC Atlantic
Adjunct Professors
Adam, J., Dip.m Geology, (Univ. of Claushal), PhD (Tech. Univ. of Berlin),
Dalhousie.
Anderson, A., BSc (Univ. of Windsor), MSc (Manitoba), PhD (Queen’s), St.
Francis Xavier University
Barr, S., BSc (UNB), PhD (UBC), Acadia University
Beltrami, H., BSc (Winnipeg), MSc (Queen's), PhD (U du Quebec à
Montreal), St. Francis Xavier University
Calder, J., BSc (Saint Mary's), PhD (Dal), NS Natural Resources
Clarke, B., BSc, MSc (Toronto), PhD (Edinburgh)
Dehler, S., BSc (Calgary), MSc, PhD (UBC), BIO
Deptuck, M., BSc (ST. Mary’s), PhD (Dalhousie)
Dostal, J., BSc (Charles), PhD (McMaster), Saint Mary's University
Fensome, R., BSc, MSc (Sask), PhD (Nottingham) GSC Atlantic
Hanley, J., BASc, MSc, PhD (Toronto), St. Mary’s University
Jutras, P., BSc (Univ. de Montréal), MSc (Univ. du Québec à Montréal),
PhD (Univ. du Québec à Montreal), St. Mary’s University
Kellman, L., BA (McMaster), MSc (McGill), PhD (U du Quebec à
Montreal), St. Francis Xavier University
Kettanah, Y., BSc (Baghdad Univ), PhD (Sorethampton Univ., UlK.),
Dalhousie University
Krezsek, C., BSc, MSc, PhD (Babes-Bolyai Univ., Romania)
Laroque, C., BSc (Sask), MSc, PhD (Univ of Victoria), MT. Allison
University
Melchin, M., MSc (Waterloo), PhD (Western), St. Francis Xavier University
Mosher, D., BSc (Acadia), MSc (Memorial), PhD (Dalhousie)
Murphy, J.B., BSc (Dublin), MSc (Acadia), PhD (McGill), St. Francis Xavier
University
Parsons, M., BSc (Dal), PhD (Stanford), BIO
Pe-Piper, G., BSc (Athens), PhD (Cambridge), Saint Mary's University
Piper, D.J.W., BA(Hons) (St Catharine's Col, Cantab), MA (Cantab), PhD
(Darwin Col, Cantab), GSC Atlantic
Reynolds, P., BSc (Toronto), PhD (UBC)
Risk, D., BSc, (Toronto), MSc (St. Francis Xavier University), PhD
(Dalhousie), St. Francis Xavier University
Robinson, P.T., BSc (Mich), PhD (Calif)
Rochon, A., BSc, MSc, PhD (U du Quebec à Montreal), BIO
Salisbury, M.H., BSc (MIT), MSc, PhD (Wash), GSC Atlantic
Siddiqui, Q., BSc (Lucknow), MSc (Lucknow), PhD (Leister)
Stea, R., BSc (Acadia), MSc, PhD (Dal), NS Dept of Natural Resources
Swinden, S., BSc (Dalhousie), MSc, PhD (Memorial), NS Department of
Natural Resources
Zentilli, M., BA (Univ, of Chile, Santiago), PhD (Queen's Univ.), Dalhousie
I. Introduction
Students with degrees in any of the sciences or mathematics who wish to
study some aspect of the earth are welcome. Graduate work leading to the
degrees of MSc and PhD is possible in a number of different fields. These
include for example: marine geology and geophysics, Appalachian
geology, isotope geology, economic geology, petrology, geochemistry and
112 Earth Sciences
mineralogy, geophysics, sedimentology, micropaleontology and coastal
sedimentation, structural geology, metamorphism, and tectonics.
Interdisciplinary studies are encouraged, and there is active cooperation
among the science departments (including Oceanography) at Dalhousie
University. Students are urged to take full advantage of the opportunities
this affords. Research, on scientific problems of mutual interest to
Dalhousie and government laboratories such as the Nova Scotia
Department of Natural Resources, and the GSC Atlantic at the Bedford
Institute of Oceanography, is often done. Members of these laboratories
frequently serve on supervisory committees.
The complex of departments and laboratories in Halifax and Dartmouth
concerned with various aspects of the Earth make graduate study in Earth
Sciences very attractive.
II. Admission Requirements
Candidates must satisfy general requirements for admission to the Faculty
of Graduate Studies. Candidates seeking financial support should ensure
that their applications are complete by January 31.
III. Degree Programs
A. MSc Degree Program
The minimum time for completion of the MSc degree is 12 months of fulltime
study (see Faculty of Graduate Studies regulations, Section 1.3.1,
page 21). Experience has shown that most students take at least 24 months
to complete their work. Financial support is available for no more than 24
months.
Part-time study is also possible. Conditions for admission to this program
are the same as those for full-time students. Financial support is not
normally available for part-time study.
Research leading to the preparation and oral defence of a thesis is
required.
The equivalent of five graduate classes is required, of which the thesis
normally counts as three.
Graduate students are expected to attend the Earth Sciences seminars.
ERTH 6300.03 and ERTH 6350.03 are compulsory. A grade of A or better is
required in these two classes to transfer to PhD.
B. PhD Degree Program
The minimum time required to complete this program is two years from
an MSc; normally three years are required (see Section 1.3.2, page 21 in the
Faculty of Graduate Studies regulations).
The preliminary examination (see Faculty of Graduate Studies
regulations) is an integral part of the compulsory classes, ERTH 6300.03
and 6350.03. A grade of B+ or better is required in these two classes.
Attendance at the Earth Sciences seminars is expected.
Research leading to the preparation and oral defence of a thesis is
required.
IV. Class Descriptions
A. Required Graduate Classes
ERTH 6300.03: Research Design and Scientific
Presentation.
This is a required class (full-year, half-credit) for all new graduate students
(MSc and PhD) in the Department of Earth Sciences. It is intended to
introduce students to the essential features of good research design, and to
give them extensive practice in presenting their research to their peers.
Topics covered include the scientific method, critical reading, analysis of
error and uncertainty, effective technical writing, effective scientific
presentations (oral and written), effective research proposal design, and
ethical issues in research. Other topics may be covered depending on
students' interests and/or current issues in the field. A series of written

and oral assignments takes students through the process of designing,
writing, and presenting a short (10-page) formal research proposal,
generally (but not necessarily) closely related to the thesis topic, which is
then presented and defended before the entire department. Extensive
feedback is given on both written and oral work throughout the year; all
oral presentations and one written assignment involve an element of peer
review.
INSTRUCTOR(S): R.A. Jamieson, J.C. Gosse
PREREQUISITE: Students must be registered in a graduate programme
(MSc or PhD) in Earth Sciences, which normally requires a B.Sc.
(Honours) in Earth Science or its equivalent; other students may be
admitted with the permission of the instructors.
CO-REQUISITE: Students should also be enrolled in ERTH 6350
(Graduate Module class) although in unusual situations the classes
may be taken in consecutive years.
ERTH 6350.03: Research Topics in Earth Sciences.
This class consists of three or more modules that present topics of interest
to students coming into the graduate programme from a variety of
backgrounds. The Geology of Nova Scotia Module is given each year and
consists of lectures given by invited speakers and illustrative field
excursions. The content of the other modules may change from year to
year. Past and potential future topics include: Uranium Series
Disequilibria, Mars Surface Processes, Radiometric Dating, Origin of
Orogens, Basics of Basins, P-T-t Data From Orogenic Belts, Heat Flow,
Granites - Physical and Chemical Processes, Mantle Petrology -
Peridotites, Eclogites etc., Abnormal Fluid Pressures in Geology,
Environmental Monitoring in Coastal Areas, Quaternary Geology of Nova
Scotia, Chemical Weathering, Tectonic Geomorphology, Applications of
Cosmogenic Isotopes.
Consult website at www.dal.ca/~es for a list of modules offered in current
sessions.
INSTRUCTOR(S): N. Culshaw
PREREQUISITE: Students must be registered in a graduate programme
(MSc or PhD) in Earth Sciences, which normally requires a BSc
(Honours) in Earth Science or its equivalent; other students may be
admitted with the permission of the instructors.
CO-REQUISITE: Students should also be enrolled in ERTH 6300 (Research
Design and Scientific Presentation) although in unusual situations the
classes may be taken in consecutive years.
ERTH 9000.00: MSc Thesis.
Students in the MSc Programme must be registered in this class in every
term.
ERTH 9530.00: PhD Thesis.
Students in the PhD Programme must be registered in this class in every
term.
B. Other Graduate Classes
The following classes are designed specifically for graduate students. They
are offered when required, and their content is designed to suit the
interests of individual students.
ERTH 6100.03: Seminar in Sedimentology and
Stratigraphy.
ERTH 6110.03: Research Topics in
Micropaleontology.
ERTH 6120.03/6220.03: Seminar in Mineralogy,
Petrology and Geochemistry.
ERTH 6131.03: Advanced Petroleum Geoscience.
This is a specialised, advanced course in petroleum geoscience
applications and interpretation for basin/prospect evaluation. The course
is designed to provide advanced competency in the latest techniques of
geoscience interpretation including 2D and 3D seismic reflection
seismology, well log analysis and core description.
INSTRUCTOR(S): G. Wach
FORMAT: Lectures, Project, Report and Presentation
PREREQUISITE: ERTH 4153 or permission of instructor
ERTH 6250.03: Directed Studies.
ERTH 6400.03: Geochronology and
Thermochronology.
Researchers across the whole spectrum of earth science use chronometers,
which provide information about the rates of geological processes in areas
as diverse as the deep crust and modern surface environments. This is a
required class (half-year, half-credit) for all new graduate students in the
Department of Earth Sciences, and focuses on a major teaching and
research strength of this department. Experience will be attained on a
wide range of chronometers including U-Th-Pb, Ar-Ar, Apatite Fission
Track, and (U-Th)/He thermochronology, cosmogenic and nuclide
exposure dating, luminescence dating, and radiocarbon dating. The
structure and content of the course will vary with instructor and student
interests, but will feature lectures, seminars, workshops, laboratory work,
and computation.
FORMAT: Lectures, seminars, workshops and labs
PREREQUISITE: Students must be registered in a graduate programme
(MSc or PhD)in Earth Sciences, which normally requires a BSc
(Honours) in Earth Sciences or its equivalent. Other participants may
be admitted with permission of the instructors.
ERTH 6500.03: Graduate Seminar in Tectonics.
C. Cross-Listed Graduate/Undergraduate Classes
The following classes are designed primarily for undergraduates in their
final year; they may be taken by graduate students for general interest,
because the material is needed to help in their research, or because the
student's background may be inadequate. PLEASE NOTE: Not all classes
are offered every year; please consult the current timetable.
ERTH 5141.03: Applied Geology, Mineralogy and
Geochemistry.
This class is an introduction to various concepts and techniques used by
geoscientists in the search for and evaluation of mineral concentrations, in
mining and metallurgy, as well as in environmental aspects of these
activities. The successive stages of a mineral exploration project are
analyzed, from reconnaissance through exploration geochemistry, claim
staking, drilling, mining, estimation of reserves, grades and tonnage,
economic aspects, to mine site rehabilitation. Fundamentals of applied ore
microscopy will be introduced, with emphasis on metallurgy, and acid
rock drainage (ARD) prevention. The syllabus will vary somewhat from
year to year to reflect the interests and backgrounds of the students, and
the availability of visiting lecturers. The labs will consist of hands-on
exercises, visits to analytical labs, problem solving, report writing, and
seminar presentations by the students.
INSTRUCTOR(S): Staff
FORMAT: Lecture 3 hours, lab 3 hours
PREREQUISITE: ERTH 2001.03, ERTH 2002.03, ERTH 2110,03, ERTH
2000.015
ERTH 5151.03: Mineral Deposits.
This class is an introduction to the geology of metallic ore deposits (e.g.
gold, copper) and some industrial mineral concentrations (.e.g. diamonds,
barite), and the genetic hypotheses used in their exploration. Emphasis is
given to the chemical, mineralogical, physical, structural, tectonic,
igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic processes that lead to economic
concentrations of minerals and their subsequent modification or
destruction. The class integrates many Earth Science disciplines, and
requires extensive reading from the scientific literature, writing, and oral
presentations.
INSTRUCTOR(S): Staff
FORMAT: Lecture 3 hours, lab 3 hours
ERTH 5270.03: Applied Geophysics.
The application of geophysical methods to petroleum and mineral
exploration as introduced in 2050.03 is here treated at a more advanced
level with an emphasis on seismic techniques. Assignments involve the
student in interpretation of industry geophysical data and modelling on
workstations.
INSTRUCTOR(S): P.J.C. Ryall
FORMAT: Lecture 3 hours
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ERTH 5280.03: Marine Geophysics.
The application of the various geophysical techniques to the study of the
sea floor and the principal results obtained are examined. The processes
involved in the creation, evolution and destruction of ocean basins and the
implications of the experimental observations are also considered.
INSTRUCTOR(S): K. Louden
FORMAT: Lecture 3 hours, lab
ERTH 5350.03: Tectonics.
This is a required class for Earth Sciences Honours students. It is intended
to synthesize the various aspects of geology covered in the third year core
program. The focus of the class is on tectonic processes and the ways in
which these processes create and modify the Earth’s crust. We will cover
the fundamental geological, geophysical, and geochemical controls that
operate today, including plate tectonics, and the ways in which these
might have differed in the geological past. The tectonic evolution of
specific orogenic belts will be discussed, including both modern and
ancient examples in Canada and other parts of the world.
INSTRUCTOR(S): N. Culshaw
FORMAT: Lecture 3 hours
ERTH 5380.03: Advanced Geochemistry.
A basic understanding of Geochemistry is essential to a professional
geoscientist who must deal with earth materials, igneous, metamorphic,
and hydrothermal processes that take place under the surface of the earth
and other planetary bodies, and on the minerals, rocks, fluids, and mineral
deposits resulting from these processes. Equally important is a familiarity
with the geochemistry of weathering, acid rock drainage (ARD) and the
cycles of environmentally significant elements in ground and surface
waters. This class begins with an overview of atoms, ions, and isotopes,
and the principles that govern their distribution on the Earth and other
planets. This will be followed by a discussion of high- and lowtemperature
aqueous geochemistry, and the applications of chemistry to
igneous and metamorphic systems. A section on mineral deposits will
examine the formation of hydrothermal ore deposits, and geochemical
exploration methods. The latter half of the term will concentrate on lowtemperature
geochemistry, with an emphasis on processes that control the
release, mobility, and fate of contaminants in the environment. Computer
models and case studies will be used to illustrate the importance of
geochemical data for solving real-world environmental problems.
Students will also be introduced to a number of closely-related disciplines
including surface science, geomicrobiology, and medical geology.
INSTRUCTOR(S): Staff
FORMAT: Lecture 3 hrs, seminars, workshops, student presentations
CROSS-LISTING: ERTH 4380.03
ERTH 5400.03: Advanced Metamorphic Petrology.
This class deals with selected topics in metamorphism and microtectonics,
chosen to reflect current topics of interest in the disciplines and/or specific
interests of participants. The focus is on the interaction of metamorphism
and deformation, and on the constraints provided by microstructural and
metamorphic data on tectonic processes in general. Examples of topics
that might be covered include: porphyroblast-matrix relationships in
metamorphic rocks; quantitative P-T methods in metamorphism;
geochronology of metamorphic rocks; construction and interpretation of
metamorphic P-T-t paths; intracrystalline deformation, recrystallisation,
and deformation mechanisms in some common rockforming minerals;
origin and interpretation of lattice-preferred orientation; natural
microgauges. The class is offered as numbers warrant (4 students
minimum). It is suitable for students who are doing honours or graduate
work in the general areas of metamorphic and/or structural geology and/
or tectonics.
INSTRUCTOR(S): R. Jamieson, D. Grujic
FORMAT: Lecture 3 hours
PREREQUISITE: ERTH 3020.03, ERTH 3140.03 or equivalent, or
permission of instructor
CROSS-LISTING: ERTH 4400.03
ERTH 5450.03: Introduction to Landscape Simulation.
We examine different approaches to numerical modelling of earth-surface
processes such as erosion and landslides, melting permafrost, and braided
rivers. Using class and/or individual projects as examples, the selection of
variables, sensitivity testing, and methods for testing models against
nature are discussed. We use Matlab; programming experience is very
useful but not essential.
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FORMAT: Lectures, seminars
PREREQUISITE: ERTH 3440.03 PHYC 1100X/Y.06 or PHYC 1300X/Y.06,
MATH 1000.03 and MATH 1010.03
CROSS-LISTING: ERTH 4450.03, GEOG 4450.03
ERTH 5470.03: Introduction to Seismic Imaging.
This class teaches the basic techniques of the reflection seismic method for
imaging of earth structures such as those used in Hydrocarbon
exploration. Lectures introduce concepts and techniques that are applied
in computer lab to the processing of a muti-channel seismic dataset.
Concepts covered include: source and receiver geometry, digital filtering,
deconvolution, velocity analysis, stacking, and migration.
INSTRUCTOR(S): M. Medimovic, K Louden
FORMAT: Lecture, Lab
PREREQUISITE: Consent of instructor
CROSS-LISTING: ERTH 4470.03, OCEA 4470.03, OCEA 5470.03, PHYC
4470.03, PHYC 5470.03
ERTH 5480.3: Advanced Seismic Imaging.
Note: This class is not offered every year. Please consult department in the
spring for further information.
This class teaches more advanced techniques of seismic imaging of earth
structures. Lectures introduce techniques that will be applied in the
computer lab to the processing of multi-channel reflection and wide-angle
refraction seismic datasets. Concepts covered include: multiple removal,
pre-stack migration in time and depth, amplitude analysis, velocity
modeling and inversion.
NOTE: This class is not offered ever year. Please consult department in the
spring for further information.
INSTRUCTOR(S): M. Nedimovic and K. Louden
FORMAT: Lecture 3 hours, lab 3 hours
PREREQUISITE: ERTH 4470.03 or consent of instructor
CROSS-LISTING: ERTH 4480.03, OCEA 4480.03, PHYC 4480.03, PHYC
5480.03
ERTH 5502.03: Micropaleontology and Global
Change.
This class provides a systematic study of major groups of microfossils
(principally foraminifera, ostracoda and calcareous nanoplankton).
Particular emphasis is placed on the distribution and ecology of recent
microfossils, and on laboratory techniques for sampling and studying
them. Quaternary paleo-oceanography and faunal distribution is
examined based on knowledge of the tolerances of the living organisms.
INSTRUCTOR(S): D.B. Scott
FORMAT: Lecture 3 hours, lab 3 hours
ERTH 5520.03: GIS Applications to Environmental
and Geological Sciences.
Geographic information systems (GIS) provide a rich set of new tools to
the geologist and environmental scientist, not only to solve conventional
problems, but also to explore questions not readily answered by other
means. This class builds on the fundamentals of GIS taught in ERTH
3500.03 to explore analytical tools that aid in decision-making processes
encountered in mineral exploration, hydrogeology, site selection,
environmental assessment, and global change analysis. The class
concentrates on case studies and problem solving, including those
requiring multi-criteria and multi-objective decision making processes.
INSTRUCTOR(S): C. Walls
FORMAT: Lecture 3 hours, lab 3 hours
PREREQUISITE: ERTH 3500.03 or SCIE 3600X/Y.06, STAT 1060.03, or
permission of Instructor
ERTH 5530.03: Environmental Remote Sensing.
This class introduces remote-sensing techniques that provide
environmental and geoscience information. The potential and limitations
of remotely sensed data are stressed. Lectures discuss the fundamentals
with an emphasis on multi-spectral satellite systems. Laboratory exercises
include digital image enhancement and thematic information extraction
on optical, radar, and hyperspectral data. Remote-sensing information and
GIS techniques are integrated throughout the course.
INSTRUCTOR(S): C. Walls
FORMAT: Lecture 3 hours, lab 3 hours
PREREQUISITE: ERTH 3500.03 OR ERTH 5600.03 OR SCIE 3600.03
CROSS-LISTING: ERTH 4530.03

ERTH 5600.03: Exploring Geographic Information
Systems.
Geographic Information Systems (GIS), as a tool for the management of
georeferenced data, have become indispensable for disciplines where
location of objects and pattern of processes is important. GIS plays a
significant role in a wide range of applications, from modeling, to analysis
and predictions, to decision making. The class is aimed at a broad base of
potential users and draws on examples of the role of GIS in global climate
change, mineral exploration, preservation of biodiversity, coastal zone
management, resource depletion, and many other present and future
environmental issues. The course material will be of interest to those
studying geoscience, environmental science, ecology, marine biology,
oceanography, epidemiology, urban and rural planning, civil engineering,
and any other field involving spatial data. Students are expected to
complete and present a GIS project related to their field of research.
Laboratory exercises emphasize the principles of raster and vector GIS,
and the integration of databases and GPS (global positioning systems)
data into GIS. Exercises draw on the diversity of GIS applications in a
number of application areas..
INSTRUCTOR(S): C. Walls
FORMAT: Lecture 3 hours, lab 3 hours
CROSS-LISTING: ERTH 3500.03, GEOG 3500.03
EXCLUSION: Credit will only be given for one of the ERTH 3500.03,
ERTH 5600.03, GEOG 3500.03 OR SCIE 3600.03
Economics
Location: 6214 University Avenue
Halifax, NS B3H 3J5
Telephone: (902) 494-2026
Fax: (902) 494-6917
Website: http://www.economics.dal.ca
Chairperson of Department
Osberg, L.
Faculty Advisor
Cross, M., Graduate Coordinator (494-2026)
Professor Emeritus
Sinclair, A.M., BA (Dal), MA, BPhil (Oxon), PhD (Harvard)
Professors
Burton, P., BSc (Sask), MA, PhD (UBC)
Dasgupta, S., BA (Calcutta), MA (Delhi), PhD (Rochester)
Iscan, T.B., BA (METU), MA, PhD (Cornell)
Lesser, B., BComm (Hons)(Dal), MA, PhD (Cornell)
Osberg, L., BA (Hons) (Queen's), MPhil, PhD (Yale), McCulloch Professor
of Economics and University Research Professor
Phipps, S., BA (Hon) (Victoria), MA, PhD (UBC), Maxwell Professor of
Economics
Xu, K., MBA, PhD (Concordia)
Zhao, Y., BSc (Anhui, China), MSc (Western Kentucky), PhD (British
Columbia)
Associate Professors
Cross, M.L., AA (Dawson College), BA (Hons) (Montana), MA (SFU), PhD
(Texas A&M)
Cyrus, T., BA (UCLA), PhD (Berkeley)
Kotlyarova, Y., Dip. Software Eng (Lviv Poly. Inst.), MSc (U of Illinois-
Urbana), PhD (McGill)
Assistant Professors
Adshade, M., BA (Hons) (York), MA, PhD (Queen’s)
Akbulut-Yuksel, M., BSc (METU), PhD (Houston)
Giusto, A., Laurea in Economics (Bologna), PhD (Oregon)
Rosenblum, D., BA (Williams), MA, M. Phil., PhD (Yale)
Ward, C., BA (Hons) (Sask.), MA (Queen’s), PhD (Toronto)
Yuksel, M., PhD (Houston)
Adjunct Professors
Amirkhalkhali, S., BAHons (Shiraz), MA, PhD (Dal), Saint Mary's
University
Bradfield, F.M., BComm (McMaster), PhD (Brown), Dalhousie (retired)
Clark, S., BA (Guelph), MSc (Saskatchewan), PhD (North Carolina), Nova
Scotia Agricultural College
Cornwall, W., BA (MSVU), PhD (Dal) (retired)
Dufour, M., BA (Laval), MA (British Columbia), PhD Candidate
(Massachusetts), Dalhousie
Forsdyke, R., BSc (H) Biochemistry, B.Ed, MA (Queen’s), PhD (Simon
Fraser)
Hoddinott, J., MA (York), MA, DPhil (Oxon)
Huber, P.B., BA, MA, PhD (Yale) Dalhousie (retired)
MacDonald, M., BA (Dal), PhD (Boston College), Saint Mary's University
Marfels, C., Diplom-Volkswirt, Dr Rer Pol (Berlin), Dalhousie (retired)
McAllister, R.I., MA (Oxon), MA (Cantab), Dalhousie (retired)
Rankaduwa, W., BA, MSc (Sri Lanka), MA, PhD (Dal), UPEI
Sinclair, A.M., BA (Dal), MA, BPhil (Oxon), PhD (Harvard), Dalhousie
(Professor Emeritus)
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Appendix 9:
Summary of required actions identified by 2004 Unit Review, with summary of actual actions taken
(as of 1 November, 2011)
A9.1. Actions at Faculty Level
1. Faculty replacements are needed for both Godfrey‐Smith (resigned but on leave of absence until
April 2005) and Zentilli (retiring in summer 2005). These are needed to maintain critical mass of
faculty and to cover core teaching in the undergraduate programme.
Neither was replaced directly. Coutand (spousal appointment, 2009), with research interests in
thermochronology, is now upgrading Zentilli’s fission track laboratory. The situation became worse
with the retirement of Reynolds in 2006; there is now an urgent need for a state‐of‐the‐art noble‐
gas lab not only at Dalhousie, but in Canada as a whole.
2. Stable, long‐term teaching positions are needed for Ryan (who coordinates the 1 st year
programme and teaches much of it) and Graves (largely in DISP). Both of them are currently on 3‐
year Limited Term Appointments, and the 1 st year programme depends critically on their skill and
enterprise.
Ryan is now a full time senior instructor; Graves holds a 50% instructor appointment in Earth
Sciences and a 50% Faculty appointment as DISP class co‐ordinator.
3. Our administrator, Jane Barrett, needs to be 100% time, instead of the present 75% time. She is
carrying a full‐time workload, but is receiving only 75% pay.
Done only this year. Jane Barrett retired in June 2011, still at 75%. Her replacement, Ann Bannon,
holds a 100% appointment (started 8 August 2011).
4. Administering the Geomatics M.Sc. programme for the university as a whole (as requested by
the university administration) will require a part‐time administrator.
Not done, but our leadership in this field has been strengthened by the substantial increase in
undergraduate and graduate (cross‐faculty) enrolment in courses we offer, and considering we
have only one instructor dedicated to this, the present situation is unsustainable.
5. Considerable extra space is required, probably within the framework of the CIMS initiative, as
well as contiguous space within LSC. These needs are a consequence of our very limited and
scattered space holdings.
Not done. The CIMS initiative was shelved and ultimately replaced by the OEC project now
underway. See Section 2.5 and Appendix A5.
6. New microscopes are urgently needed for the Petrography Lab (Faculty of Science providing
assistance with fund‐raising activities). Our teaching set is currently ~35 years old, and they are
now the most antiquated of any department in Atlantic Canada.
Done in 2007‐08, largely from donations, with some input from the Faculty.
7. Ventilation is required in the rock‐crushing room (A&R proposal submitted, Fall 2004). This is a
safety concern.
New Crystal Isolation Facility opened in 2006, with improved ventilation and cleaning systems.
Ventilation upgrades throughout the LSC done in 2010‐11.
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8. Upgraded lighting is needed in all undergraduate teaching labs (A&R proposal submitted, Fall
2004).Being without windows, the quality of light greatly affects student morale.
Done as part of LSC retro‐fit, 2010‐11.
9. General renovations are needed to the Petrography Lab, including fixing of leaking overhead
toilet.
Painted in 2005; lighting and ventilation improved in 2010‐11; overhead toilet still leaks ‐a drip pan
and drainpipe have been installed.
10. Storage cabinets are needed in all undergraduate labs (future application expected through
teaching equipment funds).
The first‐year lab (LSC 2055) was renovated in 2008. Requests are in to renovate two other labs but
no other action has been taken.
11. Two windows are needed in the 1 st year lab. This is our only teaching lab with outside walls.
No windows were installed during renovations to lab.
12. Core Analysis Lab needs a tracked storage system capable of holding safely large volumes of
core and other rock materials, as well as toilet and phone. (A& R proposal submitted, Fall 2004, for
parts of this, as a safety concern).
Not yet done.
13. Petroleum Lab needs funds in order to be setup (Faculty of Science providing assistance).
Basin Research lab was set up in 2007‐08.
A9.2. Actions at Department Level
1. The Department is contributing actively to the CIMS initiative for a new Science building, in the
interests of furthering scientific collaboration and resolving space concerns.
CIMS building shelved. New Oceans Excellence Centre is now under construction, but will not have
space for Earth Science people or labs.
2. Painting of undergraduate teaching labs and the adjacent 2 nd floor corridor will take place in
summer 2005, using Department funds.
Corridors and LSC 2020A (Petrology lab) painted using funds from donations. Painting of LSC 2030
(Sedimentology lab) not possible until renovations take place.
3. A comprehensive review of the undergraduate curriculum will commence in December 2004.
This will fine‐tune the curriculum to take into account recent developments in science, student
employment, and the Department’s current and probable future personnel.
Discussions took place, but no consensus about major changes resulted. Some modifications
expected as a result of Curriculum Mapping, 2011.
4. An Undergraduate Student Handbook will be produced in summer 2005.
Done, on website.
5. A Graduate Student Handbook will be produced in winter 2005.
Done, on website.
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6. A new module class on Geochronology for graduate students will be given in Winter term 2005
to increase class offerings for graduate students.
This was offered in 2006, but is not compulsory, owing to resistance from the graduate‐student
body. In 2010 it was offered again, and extended to include honours students (by permission). It is
likely to be offered again in 2012‐13.See further comments under graduate programme (section
2.4.2.)
7. Earth Materials classes ERTH 2001/2002 have been revised following a transition to a new class
format in 2003‐4.
Done.
8. ArcGIS software is now being used in our GIS programme, following the recent adoption of a
university‐wide site licence.
Done.
9. Department representatives are exploring a closer linkage of teaching and research with
Environmental Programmes and Engineering.
Discussions are continuing. One ENVS faculty member (S. Sterling) transferred into Earth Sciences in
August 2011, but continues to do her teaching in ENVS. Another (D. Rainham) is cross‐appointed.
Other Earth Sciences faculty members contribute some classes to ENVS and A.M. Ryan leads some
field excursions for ENVS. Further co‐operation is expected as a result of the ENVS curriculum
review now underway.
One faculty member (Plug) has a 33% cross‐appointment in Sustainability.
There is some co‐operation with Engineering through the petroleum geosciences programme.
10. The Chair will remind faculty members at the start of each term of the need to submit class
outlines and grade procedures.
Organised directly from Faculty of Science.
11. The Department will look into the best means of coordinating assignments and field excursions
to avoid overlap and conflict.
No systematic progress with this, but curriculum mapping and new field school structure (2011)
may address some of the issues.
12. Requirements for Professional Registration for Geoscientists will be placed on our website,
which is being revamped.
Done, link from our website.
13. The Co‐op programme information will be updated on the Department website.
Some information is now posted on our website.
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Faculty CV's
Coutand, Isabelle
Cox, Richard
Culshaw, Nicholas
Fedortchouk, Yana
Gibling, Martin
Gosse, John
Graves, Milton
Grujic, Djordje
Jamieson, Rebecca A.
Nedimovic, Mladen
Plug, Lawerence
Ryan, Anne‐Marie
Scott, David
Sterling, Shannon
Wach, Grant
Walls, Charlie
Young, Michael

Isabelle COUTAND
Current rank and years in department: Assistant Professor, 2 ½ years
E-mail: icoutand@dal.ca
Mailing Address: Department of Earth Sciences,
Life Science Centre 3015
PO BOX 15000
Halifax, NS B3H 4R2
Office Location: LSC 3015
Telephone: 902-494-7827
Homepage: http://www.earthsciences.dal.ca/people/coutand/coutand_i.html
Groups: Thermochronology Research Group, Dalhousie Geochronology Centre,
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Education
1999 Université de Rennes I, France Ph.D.
1995 Université de Rennes I, France Master
1994-1999 Université de Rennes I, France Postgraduate studies
1994 Université de Nantes, France B.Sc.
1989-1994 Université de Nantes, France Undergraduate studies
Teaching
While assistant professor at Université de Lille 1 (Jan. 2002- Dec. 2008)
L3, Geodynamics, 2004-2005-2006
L3, Geology of France, 2004-2005-2006
L3, Mapping Field School (Jura mountains), 2005-2006-2007
M4, Sedimentary Basins, 2004-2005
M4, Tectonic Geomorphology, 2004-2005
M4, Thermochronology, 2004
M5, Advanced Field School (Alps mountains), 2006
On sabbatical leave in 2007-2008
While assistant professor at Dalhousie University (since Jan. 2009)
ERTH1080, Introduction to Geology 1, Winter 2009, Winter 2010, Fall 2010
ERTH2000, Field School, Fall 2010
ERTH3000, Computing Camp, Fall 2011
ERTH4000, Advanced Field School (Swiss Alps), Fall 2009
ERTH6400, Geochronology and Thermochronology, Winter 2010

Grants Held / Currently Applied for: (2004-present)
2011 Canadian Foundation for Innovation (CFI), Leaders Opportunity Funds (infrastructure):
“Low-Temperature Thermochronology Laboratory” (PI)
Matching funds pending CAN$ 312,200
2011-2013 Natural Sciences & Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), Geomapping for
Energy and Minerals (GEM): “Thermochronologic Approaches For Fundamental Energy
Exploration (TAFFEE) in Arctic Canada” (Co-PI) CAN$ 300,000
2010-2014 Natural Sciences & Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), Discovery Grant:
“Relations between tectonics, climate and erosion in an active orogen: case study of the
eastern Himalaya in Bhutan and India” (PI) CAN$ 85,000
2010 Geological Survey of Canada (GEM): “Thermal history of sedimentary basins as
documented by detrital thermochronology; application to Arctic basins” (PI)
CAN$ 20,000
2009 Dalhousie University, Faculty of Science, Start-up funds CAN$ 40,000
2007-2008 France-Stanford Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Collaborative Projects: “Links
between tectonics, climate and erosion in an active orogen: case study of the eastern
Himalaya (Kingdom of Bhutan)” (PI) US$ 30,000
2007 Fulbright Foundation: “Links between tectonics, climate and erosion in an active orogen:
case study of the eastern Himalaya (Kingdom of Bhutan)” (PI) US$ 28,000
2005-2006 Institut National des Sciences de l’Univers (INSU), Reliefs de la Terre: “Reconstitution
des taux de denudation de basins versants à partir de l’analyse thermochronologique de
socle et de sables de rivières actuelles: application aux Himalayas” (PI) EUROS 27,000
Research Interests:
I study the factors that control the uplift and crustal exhumation of mountain belts through their
life cycle, over millions of years. In order to quantify dynamic relationships between climatic and tectonic
factors and their impact on the topographic development of mountain ranges, my students and I use a
wide variety of tools including field mapping, structural geology, (U-Th)/He and fission-track
thermochronometry, and numerical modeling. We collect data from bedrock samples from the current
landscape, river sands from the modern fluvial network and ancient deposits from sedimentary basins.
During the last ten years, I have been working in a variety of places including the austral and central
Andes (Argentina), the Pamirs/ Tien Shan (Kyrgyzstan), the Eastern Himalaya (Sikkim, Arunachal
Pradesh and Bhutan), the Hellenides (northern Greece), and more recently, the Arctic Canada (Bylot
Island, Nunavut and Mackenzie Mountains, Northwest Territories).
Publications: (2004-2011 inclusive)
Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles
2010 Hilley, G.E., Coutand, I., Links between topography, erosion, rheological heterogeneity,
and deformation in contractional settings: Insights from the central Andes, Tectonophysics,
doi:10.1016/j.tecto.2009.06.017.
2009 Strecker M.R., Alonso R., Bookhagen B., Carrapa B., Coutand I., Hain M.P., Hilley G.E.,
Mortimer E., Schoenbohm L., and Sobel E.R., Does the topographic distribution of the
central Andean Puna Plateau result from climatic or geodynamic processes?, Geology, doi:
10.1130/G25545A.1.
2007 Biswas S., Coutand I., Grujic D, Hager C., Stockli D., and Grasemann B., Exhumation and
uplift of the Shillong plateau and its influence on the eastern Himalayas: new constraints

from apatite and zircon (U-Th-[Sm])/He and apatite fission track analyses, Tectonics, v.
26, TC6013, doi:10.1029/2007TC002125.
2007 Mortimer E., Carrapa B., Coutand I., Schoenbohm L., Sobel E.R., Strecker M.R., Sosa
Gomez J. : Fragmentation of a foreland basin in response to out-of-sequence basement
uplifts and structural reactivation: El Cajon-Campo del Arenal basin, NW Argentina,
Geological Society of America Bulletin, v. 119, n° 5/6, p. 637-653, doi: 10.1130/B25884.1.
2006 Coutand I., Carrapa B., Deeken A., Schmitt A., Sobel E.R., and Strecker M.R.:
Propagation of orographic barriers along an active range front: Insights from sandstone
petrography and detrital apatite fission-track thermochronology in the Intramontane
Angastaco basin, NW Argentina. Basin Research, v. 18, p. 1-26, doi : 10.1111/j.1365-
2117.2006.00283.x.
2006 Grujic D., Coutand I., Bookhagen B., Bonnet S., Blythe A., and Duncan C.: Climatic
forcing of the erosion, landscape and tectonics in the Bhutan Himalayas. Geology, v. 34, n°
10, p. 801-804, doi: 10.1130/G22648.1.
2006 Deeken A., Sobel E.R., Coutand I., Haschke M., Riller U., and Strecker M.R.:
Development of the southern Eastern Cordillera, NW-Argentina, constrained by AFTthermochronology:
from early Cretaceous extension to middle Miocene shortening.
Tectonics, v. 25, TC6003, doi:10.1029/2005TC001894.
2006 Alonso, R.N., Carrapa B., Coutand I., Haschke M., Hilley G.E., Sobel E.R., Strecker M.R.,
and Trauth M.H. (2006), Tectonics, climate, and landscape evolution of the southern
central Andes: The Argentine Puna Plateau and adjacent regions between 22 and 28 S lat,
in The Andes: Active Subduction Orogeny, Frontiers Earth Sci., edited by O. Oncken et
al., pp. 265 – 283, Springer, New York.
Published Abstracts (2009-11 inclusive)
2011 Kellett, D., Grujic, D., Cottle, J. and Coutand, I. (2011) South Tibetan detachment system in
Sikkim: stuck between a massif and a cross-structure. Abstract volume and program, 26 th
Himalaya-Karakoram-Tibet Workshop, 2011
Journal of H im alayan E arth S cienc es, 44 (1), 39.
2010 Coutand I., Chanier F., Ferrière J., Reynaud J.Y., and Whipp Jr. D.M.: Late Tertiary exhumation
and uplift of the Olympus-Ossa massif (Internal Hellenides, northern Greece) as documented by
apatite fission-track thermochronology, Abstract volume and program, Thermo2010, 12 th
International Conference on Thermochronology, 236 p.
2010 Doon, M., Grujic, D., Coutand, I. and Whynot, N., (2010) Detrital muscovite thermochronology
of the Rangit Window, Sikkim Himalaya., in Leech, M.L., and others, eds., Proceedings for the
25th Himalaya-Karakoram-Tibet Workshop: U.S. Geological Survey, Open-File Report 2010-
1099, 2 p. [http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2010/1099/doon/].
2010 McQuarrie, N., Long, S.P., Tobgay, T., Reiners, P., and Coutand, I., 2010, Tracking burial,
displacement and exhumation in the Lesser Himalayas, eastern Bhutan: Eos Trans., American
Geophysical Union, 91(55), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract T43B-2198.
Supervision: (2004-2011)
Mathew Kliffer Technician and Manager of the Mineral Separation Laboratory, Dalhousie
University (since 2009)
Kyle Landry Honours Student, Dalhousie University (2009-2010)
Pliocene cooling of the Trumsing La area (Bhutan) as documented by (U-Th)/He
thermochronometry

Master student, Dalhousie University (starts September 2011)
Late Tertiary exhumation of the Sikkim Himalaya (India) as documented by (U-
Th)/He thermochronometry and thermo-kinematic numerical modeling (Pecube)
Bertha Louis Master student , Dalhousie University (starts September 2011)
Cooling history of the Mackenzie Mountains (Northwest Territories, Arctic
Canada)) using apatite fission-track thermochronometry and thermal modeling
(HeFty)
Ghoorchi Maliheh Visiting PhD student, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran, (09/2011-02/2012)
Exhumation of the Halak Habad granitoid (NE Iran) using apatite fission-track
thermochronology
Duncan Campbell Honours Student, Dalhousie University (2010-2011/not completed)
Displacements along the South Tibetan Detachment as documented by apatite
fission-track thermochronology, Sikkim and Bhutan Himalaya
Michael Doon Honours Student, Dalhousie University (2009-2010/completed)
Detrital thermochronology ( 40 Ar/ 39 Ar) of the Rangit window, Sikkim Himalaya
Maria Helga
Gundmundsdottir Summer Student, Stanford University (2008)
Sampling of modern river sands for Terrestrial Cosmogenic Nuclides dating,
Sikkim Himalaya
Now Master candidate at Stanford University
Subrata Biswas Post-Doctoral Researcher (2007)
Exhumation and uplift of the Shillong Plateau
Now working in Oil Industry
Gressier Jean-Baptiste Honours Student, Université de Lille (2004-2005/completed)
Analogue modeling of landscape response to climate change
Now PhD candidate at Université du Mans (France)
Beaudouy Lucie Master student, Université de Lille (2004-2005/completed)
Shallow gravity-driven deformation by fluid overpressure
Now PhD candidate at the University College of Dublin (Ireland)
Joanne Cathy Master student, Université de Lille (2003-2004/completed)
Structure of the Hikurangi margin accretionnary prism (New Zealand)
Now Post-Doctoral Researcher at Géosciences Azur (France)
Professional Activities:
Administration
2002-2006 Member of the recruiting committee, University of Lille 1, France.
2005-2009 Member of the recruiting committee, University of Picardie, France.
2009-2010 Member of PhD thesis committee – Dawn Kellett, PhD candidate, Dalhousie
University.
2011-2012 NSERC Undergraduate Research Committee, Dalhousie University, Department of Earth
Sciences Representative at the Faculty of Sciences.
Meeting and session organization
2007 Session “Detrital Records in Active Mountain Belts” at American Geophysical Union
(AGU) Fall Meeting, San Francisco (co-chaired by B. Bookhagen, UC Santa Barbara).

2011 Co-organizer (Abstracts) of the 26 th Himalaya-Karakorum-Tibet Workshop, Canmore,
Canada.
Reviews
- Basin Research
- Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems (G 3 )
- Geological Society of America Bulletin
- Geology
- GSA Today
Memberships
- AGU American Geophysical Union
- EGU European Geophysical Union
- GAC Geological Association of Canada
- Journal of South American Earth Sciences
- Journal Of Structural Geology
- Tectonics
- Tectonophysics
- Terra Nova

Curriculum Vitae
Dr. Richard Cox
Senior Instructor
Department of Earth Sciences
Dalhousie University
1459 Oxford Street, PO BOX 15000
Halifax, Nova Scotia , Canada , B3H 4R2
Phone Number: (902) 494-2358 Fax Number: (902) 494-6889
Personal Information
Current UK citizen and Canadian permanent resident.
Languages; English (native) and French.
Higher Education
1994-1999 Memorial University of Newfoundland, Ph.D. in Earth Sciences (Geology)
Thesis Title: Eclogite facies metamorphism of mafic & ultramafic rocks in the
Tshenukutish terrane, Manicouagan Imbricate Zone, eastern Grenville Province.
1992-1994 University of Glasgow, M.Sc. in Geology
Thesis Title: Controls on the development & distribution of K-feldspar megacrysts:
Evidence from the Shap granitoid.
1987-1992 University of Glasgow, B.Sc. (Honours) in Geology & Applied Geology
Thesis Title: Mapping Volcanic & Intrusive sequences, Ben More, Isle of Mull, Scotland.
Scholarships & Awards
2001 Fellow of the School of Graduate Studies, Memorial University.
1998 Paul Odense Award, Microscopical Society of Canada.
1994-1997 Memorial University of Newfoundland, School of Graduate Studies Scholarship.
1993-1994 Industrial sponsorship (Lochbank Ltd.) for M.Sc. studies.
Fellowships & Memberships in Academic Societies
2000-pres. Fellow of the Geological Association of Canada.
2003-pres. Member of the American Geophysical Union.
2006-pres. Member of the Mineralogical Association of Canada.
Employment Experience
August 2011-pres. Senior Instructor, Department of Earth Sciences, Dalhousie University.
August 2008-July2011. Assistant Professor, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Ottawa.
June 2004 – August 2008 Professeur Chercheur Sous Octroi, Université du Québec á Chicoutimi, Sciences
Appliqueés.
January 2003-May 2004 Research Associate (ICP-MS Lab Manager), University of Victoria, School of Earth and
Ocean Sciences.
June 2000-December 2002 Post-doctoral Research Fellow, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Department of
Earth Sciences
May-September 1991 Curator for the Biostratigraphy Department, Datavault (Glasgow) Ltd., contracted to BP
Exploration, Glasgow.
May-September 1990 Grade IV operative (site maintenance, mapping drainage systems), Highland Regional
Council, Department of Water Resources.
Teaching Experience
Full and part courses taught (Fr* = taught in French)
September 2011 Earth Materials Science I (Level II), Dalhousie University
September 2011 Natural Disasters (Level I – assignments only), Dalhousie University
January 2011 Analytical Methods in Mineralogy (Level II), University of Ottawa
January 2011 (Fr*) Méthodes analytiques en minéralogie (Level II), University of Ottawa
September 2010 (Fr*) Introduction à la minéralogie (Level II), University of Ottawa
September 2010 Introduction to Mineralogy (Level II), University of Ottawa
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August 2010 Advanced Igneous Petrogenesis (Level V), University of Ottawa
January 2010 Analytical Methods in Mineralogy (Level II), University of Ottawa
January 2010 (Fr*) Méthodes analytiques en minéralogie (Level II), University of Ottawa
September 2009 (Fr*) Introduction à la minéralogie (Level II), University of Ottawa
September 2009 Introduction to Mineralogy (Level II), University of Ottawa
January 2009 Analytical Methods in Mineralogy (Level II), University of Ottawa
January 2009 (Fr*) Méthodes analytiques en minéralogie (Level II), University of Ottawa
September 2008 Introduction to Mineralogy (Level II), University of Ottawa
May 2008 (Fr*) Special topics in Material Sciences (Graduate), Université du Québec á Chicoutimi.
January 2008 (Fr*) Minéralogie Optique (Level II), Université du Québec á Chicoutimi
September 2007 Materials Characterization (Graduate), Université du Québec á Chicoutimi.
January 2004 (part) Radiometric Dating Methods (Level II), University of Victoria.
September 2003 (part) Isotope Geochemistry (Level III), University of Victoria.
Feb-March 2001 (part) Mineralogy (Level II), Memorial University of Newfoundland.
Oct-Dec 2000 Petrogenesis of Igneous Rocks (Level IV), Memorial University of Newfoundland.
September 2000 Introduction to Field Geology (Level II), Memorial University of Newfoundland.
Short courses, special topic lectures, additional teaching experience (F* = taught in French)
March 2008 (Fr*) Lecturer in Sedimentary Geochemistry, Université du Québec á Chicoutimi
April 2007 (Fr*) Lecturer in Geochemistry, Université du Québec á Chicoutimi
December 2006 (Fr*) Lecturer in Metamorphic Petrology, Université du Québec á Chicoutimi.
January 2005 (Fr*) Lecturer in Metamorphic Petrology, Université du Québec á Chicoutimi.
1999-2000 Lecturer in Igneous & Metamorphic Petrology, Memorial University of Newfoundland.
1994-1999 Teaching Assistant, Memorial University of Newfoundland.
1992-1994 Laboratory Demonstrator, University of Glasgow.
Post-doctoral Supervision and Training (italics describe role in training)
Dr. Micelle Nugent (Post Doctoral Research Fellow). Anticipated start date May 2010. Trace-element and isotopic
analysis of minerals in house dust.
Project Co-supervisor.
Dr. Nadage Tollari, (Post Doctoral Research Fellow). November 2007-July 2008. The record of crustal growth in
the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region of the Grenville Province: trace-element and Hf-isotope in zircon.
Project Supervisor.
Students Supervised and Trained (italics describe role in training)
Brianna Sejourné, (M.Sc. University of Ottawa). September 2010-pres. Constraints on the paragenesis of migmatite
in the Otter Lake-Danford area, Quebec. Project Supervisor.
Rita Dali (Research Assistant and B.Sc. Hons. student, University of Ottawa) May-Aug 2010: Field
and lab assistant studying metamorphic rocks in the Gatineau region. From September 2010-pres: Age
relations of partial melting in the Otter Lake-Danford region, Quebec (honors project). Project Supervisor.
Zaida Hernandez (B.Sc. Hons. University of Ottawa) Aug 2010-pres: An examination of fluid-melt
immiscibility using hydrogen isotopes in hydrous silicate phases. Project Supervisor.
Dylan Wales (B.Sc. Hons, University of Ottawa).Sept 2010-pres: Investigation geochemical changes
and deformation in TTG suites from Northern Ontario. Project Supervisor.
Drew Stavinga (B.Sc. candidate, University of Ottawa).Sept 2010-pres: Investigation of carbonate
sequences from Anticosti Isalnd using CL and trace-element analysis. Project Co-supervisor.
David Ryan (M.Sc. candidate, University of Ottawa).April 2010-pres: Investigation of fluid rock
interaction and mineral reactions during carbon sequestration experiments. Project Co-supervisor.
Johnathan Bachtel (M.Sc. University of Ottawa). August 2008-June 2010. Depth profiling of hydrothermal zircon
using LA-ICP-MS. Project Co-supervisor.
Danielle Denis, (NSERC summer scholarship, University of Ottawa). May-August 2009. Formation of skarn in the
Gatineau marbles, Quebec. Project Supervisor.
Leigh Allen, (Research Assistant and honours student, University of Ottawa). May 2009-pres. Characterization of
migmatites in the Otter Lake-Danford region, Quebec. Project Supervisor.
Stephanie Lavaue (Ph.D student). Controls on melting of orthgneisses, N. Australia. Co-supervisor (supervisory
committee only).
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Joëlle Guerin, (Edudiant de Maistrese, Université du Québec á Chicoutimi). Januray 2008-pres. The biogeochemical
record of fish stock migration in the St. Lawrence and Saguenay rivers. Project Co-supervisor.
Julie Maltais, (Undergraduate Research Assistant). May 2007 - December 2007. Assistant for field and lab based
research. Project Supervisor.
Dany Savard, (Edudiant de Maistrese, Université du Québec á Chicoutimi). June 2005-pres. Noble metal and
metalloid element distribution in high-temperature geologic rock systems. Supervised during ICP-MS
training.
Hélène Saintier, (Étudiant de BAC, Ecole National Superieure de Geologie). June - August 2005. Honours Student.
LA-ICP-MS trace-element analysis of detrital zircon. Project Supervisor.
Maxime Kaplan-Gouplet, (Étudiant de maîtrise, McGill University). June -September 2004. Honours student
LA-ICP-MS trace-element analysis of high-pressure garnet. Project Supervisor.
Heather Paul (M.Sc. University of Victoria) March -December 2003. Supervised sample preparation and ICP-MS
analysis of altered basalts for trace-element analysis and CL imaging of carbonate amygdules.
Cathrine Channing (M.Sc. University of Victoria). March - December 2003. Supervised student during sample
preparation and both solution and LA-ICP-MS analysis for REE concentrations in Mn-oxide crusts, seafloor
basalts and basaltic glasses.
Nicole Smith (M.Sc. University of Victoria). March -April 2004. Solution and LA-ICP-MS analysis for traceelement
concentrations in archeaological artefacts from the Queen Charlotte Islands, BC.
Adrian Clarke (M.Sc. University of Northern British Columbia). August - March 2004. Supervised student during
LA-ICP-MS analysis for trace-element concentrations in ullichon and scalpin otoliths.
Jennifer Dyke (B.Sc. (honours) University of Victoria). September - April 2004. Honours Student. Interviewed,
hired and supervised student during Dept. of Fisheries and Oceans project using LA-ICP-MS to detect Srmarked
salmon otoliths.
Industry Funded Projects
July 2005 Cabri Consulting Inc., Ottawa, Ontario
LAM-CC-ICP-MS analysis of trace-element in Au-bearing pyrite.
May 2005. ALCAN Industrial Research Grant. Trace-element distribution in bauxite ores.
Université du Québec á Chicoutimi.
August 2004 INCO Co. Ltd., Sudbury, Ontario.
LAM-CC-ICP-MS analysis of PGE, Ag, Au and Pb concentrations in
pentlandite from McCreedy East deposit.
August 2002 Voisey’s Bay Nickel (INCO) Co. Ltd., St. John’s, Newfoundland.
Characterization of the Voisey’s Bay massive sulphide (Ovoid) via XRF,
petrographic, microprobe and LAM ICP-MS analysis.
September 1996 Geoscott Ltd., St. John’s, Newfoundland.
Petrographic study of samples from a layered mafic intrusion, central Labrador.
July 1995 RAM Exploration, Vancouver.
Senior geologist, South Voisey’s Bay property, Labrador.
Research Grants Awarded
August 2008. University of Ottawa Faculty of Science start-up grant ($15,000). Micropetrology
and the characterization of high-T processes.
July 2006. CFI Leaders Opportunity Fund – co-applicant with S.J. Barnes and E. Sawyer
($389,629 CFI – with matching funds from Province and 20% industry and
University contributions. Total funds awarded ~$922,000).
Earth's Materials Laboratories, Université du Québec á Chicoutimi.
June 2006. UQAC Pair 2 – Volet Demarrage ($3000). Continued development of sulfide
reference materials for LA-ICP-MS. Université du Québec á Chicoutimi.
June 2006. Diversification de l’Exploration Minérale au Québec (DIVEX) grant ($15,000).
Selenium isotopes as a tool in the exploration for sulphide ores. Université du
Québec á Chicoutimi.
March 2006. NSERC Discovery grant - individual ($19,900/year for 3 years). Accessory
mineral geochemistry in high-T systems. Université du Québec á Chicoutimi.
March 2006. NSERC Research tools and instruments – category 1 ($51,843).
Cathodoluminescence imaging of minerals. Université du Québec á Chicoutimi.
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June 2005. UQAC Pair 1 – Volet Demarrage ($3000). Development of metalloid reference
materials for LA-ICP-MS. Université du Québec á Chicoutimi.
April 2004. Diversification de l’Exploration Minérale au Québec (DIVEX) grant ($16,000).
Laser-ablation ICP-MS analysis of mantle garnets: Single-mineral thermometry
and geospeedometry applied to diamond exploration. Université du Québec á
Chicoutimi.
Consultations and invited presentations
September 2007 Consultant to the INRS Québec. Set-up of a 213nm laser ablation ICP-MS
system for trace-element and Pb-isotope analysis.
October 2006 – present Consultant to The Field Museum of Chicago. Development of a 266nm laser
ablation system and cell for analysis of large archeological artifacts.
March 2006 Invited lecture at l’Université Laval: ―Laser ablation ICP-MS characterization of
trace-elements in minerals: Calibration, analyses and applications‖.
Other Academic and Outreach Activities
February 2008 Micro-analyse appliquée en Sciences de La terre: le nouveau Laboratoire de
recherches des matériaux terrestres à l’UQAC (Applied micro analysis in the
Earth Sciences: the new Earth Materials Research Laboratory at UQAC)
CONSOREM invited lecturer, UQAC, Feb 27th, 2008.
April 2007 A presentation of new of facilities and application to the earth and material
sciences. Carrefour, UQAC, April 4th, 2007.
February 2005, 2006, 2007 Présentations des FODAR. Presentation of current research and analytical
facilities to the UQAC alumni association.
June 2004-present Université du Québec á Chicoutimi alumni presentations of new technology and
applications in the geochemistry laboratory (average 2 presentations per year).
January 2004 – present Graduate supervisory and examination committees, UQAC.
Currently serving on two Ph.D. committees.
January 2004 – present Reviewer of article submissions to Precambrian Research, Canadian
Mineralogist, Mineralogy and Petrology, Chemical Geology and JALCOM,
(average 3 reviews per year).
July 2000, 2001 and 2002 Peel Summer Academy lecturer, Memorial University of Newfoundland.
Special Sessions Convened
August 2008 Co-convener for special session ―Coordinated imaging and high resolution insitu
analyses at the micron scale‖. Goldschmidt Conference SS-20e, Vancouver,
July 13th-18th 2008.
May 2008 Joint convener for special session ―The development and application of new
geochemical techniques for ore deposits modeling and exploration‖. GACMAC
SS-20, Quebec City, May 26th-28th 2008.
May 2006 Joint convener for special session ―Recent developments and applications of
ICP-MS with emphasis on methods of sample introduction‖. GACMA SS-14,
UQAM, Montreal, May 17th 2006
Presentations & Abstracts
Indares, A., Dunning, G.R., Cox, R.A. (1995): The Manicouagan Shear Belt: An update. Abitibi-Grenville
Lithoprobe Report, 49, 43-44.
Cox, R.A., Dunning, G.R., Indares, A. (1997): Growth of zircon linked to P-T conditions in eclogite & amphibolite
facies metagabbros. GAC/MAC Abstract Vol. 22, A-32.
Cox, R, Indares, A., Dunning, G.R. (1997): P-T-t data from the eclogite bearing Tshenukutish Domain, eastern
Grenville Province; examples of "hockey-stick" exhumation paths. Terra abtracts, 9, 7.
Indares, A., Dunning, G., Cox, R.A., Gale, D., Connelly, J.M. (1997): High-PT rocks from the base of imbricated
continental crust: a Grenvillian example. Terra abstracts, 9, 16.
Indares, A., Dunning, G.R., Cox, R.A. (1998): Crust-mantle interactions & the role of extension in a Grenvillian
continental collision setting: Manicouagan Imbricate Zone, Canadian Shield. GSA Abstracts with
programs, A-394.
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Indares, A., Dunning, G., Cox, R.A. (1999): Tectono-thermal evolution of deep crust in a Mesoproterozoic
continental collision setting: the Manicouagan example. Lithoprobe Workshop I, Abstract Volume.
Indares, A., Dunning, G., Cox, R.A. (1999): Formation & exhumation of high-PT rocks from the Manicouagan
Imbricate Zone, NE Grenville Province. Geol. Soc. London, Abstract Volume, 42.
Cox, R.A., Kosler, J., Sylvester, P., Hodych, J. (2000): Apatite Fision-Track (FT) Dating by LAM-ICP-MS
Analysis. Goldschmidt J. Conf. Abs., 5 (2), 322.
Kosler, J., Cox, R.A., Sylvester, P., Wilton, D., Stein, H., Schersten, A. (2000): Laser-ablation analysis of
Molybdenites-Implicatiosn of Re-Os geochronology. Goldschmidt J. Conf. Abs., 5 (2), 601.
Cox, R.A., Hodych, J.P., Kosler, J., Sylvester, P.J. (2001): LAM FT-dating of apatite from the Newark Supergroup
basins. In: Eleventh Annual V.M. Goldschmidt Conference, Abs. #3572. LPI cont. No. 1088, Lunar &
Planetary Inst., Houston (CD-ROM).
Cox, R. A., Rivers, T., Tubrett, M. (2001): Laser-ablation Microprobe (U-Pb) zircon ages from reworked basement
Gneiss and supracrustal metasediment, Gaganon Terrane, Grenville Province. In: Eleventh Annual V.M.
Goldschmidt Conference, Abs. #3792. LPI cont. No. 1088, Lunar & Planetary Inst., Houston (CD-ROM).
Cox, R.A., Hodych, J.P., Kosler, J., Sylvester, P.J. (2001): LAM FT-dating and thermal history of apatite from the
Newark Supergroup basins. GAC/MAC Abstract Vol. 26, 301.
Cox, R.A., Sylvester, P.J. (2001): Polymetamophic garnets from the Manicougan Imbricate Zone: Evidence for two
separate high-PT metamorphic events. GAC/MAC Abstract Vol. 26, 31-32.
Gutiérrez-Alonso, G., Cox, R. A., Fernández-Suárez, J., Jenner, G.A (2001): LAM U-Pb dating of detrital zircon
from the Amorican Quartzite. GAC/MAC Abstract Vol. 26, 56.
Kosler, J., Sylvester, P., Cox, R.A., Tubrett, M., Wilton , D.H. (2001): Laser Ablation ICP-MS measurements of
Re/Os ratios in geological samples and implications for Re–Os dating of molybdenite. GAC/MAC Abstract
Vol. 26, 79.
Tubrett, M., Kosler, J., Cox, R.A., Sylvester, P. (2001): Applying a common Pb correction in the dating of accessory
minerals by Laser Ablation - ICP-MS. GAC/MAC Abstract Vol. 26, 151-152.
Cox, R.A., Rivers, T., Mapani, B., Tembo, F, DeWaele, B. (2002): New U-Pb data for the Irumide Belt: LAM
ICPMS
results for Luangwa terrane. Technical meeting program and excursion guide, IGCP 418 and 440
meeting, Windhoek, Namibia.
Evans-Lamswood, D., Cox, R., Wilton, D., Sylvester, P. Wheeler, R., Lee, D. (2003): Textural and chemical
variations in the ovoid ore-body, Voisey’s Bay, Labrador. Atlantic Geology.
Rivers, T., Ketchum, J. Cox, R.A. (2004): Mid-crustal granulite-facies crystallization of zircon in Grenvillian
eclogites – evidence from a CL and SHRIMP study. GAC/MAC Abstract # SS21-08.
Hodych, J. Cox, R.A., Kosler, J. (2004): Palaeolatitude of Laurentia at 550 Ma: Grenvillian inherited zircons dated
in the Skinner Cove volcanics of western Newfoundland. EOS Trans. AGU 85, 17, Abstract# GP24A-04.
Crowley, J.L., Myers, J.S., Sylvester, P.J., Cox, R.A. (2004): Detrital zircons from the Jack Hills and Mount Narryer
metasedimentary belts, Western Australia: Geochronological, morphological and geochemical evidence for
diverse >4000 Ma source rocks. EOS Trans. AGU 85, 17, Abstract# V12B-03.
Cox, R.A., Hodych, J.P. (2005): LA-ICP-MS zircon dating of the Lac Matapédia and Mt. St.-Anselme basalts,
Quebec: support for a protracted mantle plume event during the opening of Iapetus. GAC/MAC Abstract
vol. 2005.
Cox, R.A., Barnes, S.J. (2005): In-situ analysis of Os and Pb isotope ratios using laser ablation and collision-cell
quadrupol ICP-MS. Geochimimca Cosom Acta, Goldschmidt conference vol. 2005.
Barnes, S.J., Cox, R.A., Zientek, M.L. (2005): Co, Au & PGE distributions in zoned sulfide droplets from the
Medvezy Creek Mine, Noryl’sk, Russia. 10th Annual Platinum Symposium. J. Ext. Abs., vol. 1., 43-46.
Cox, R.A., Barnes, S.J. (2005): A method for in–situ analysis of trace-element variations in sulfides using LA-
HEXICP-
MS. 10th Annual Platinum Symposium. J. Ext. Abs., vol. 2, 62-65.
Cox, R.A., Barnes, S.J., Peregoedova, A. (2006): A method for in–situ analysis of trace-element variations in
sulfides using HEX-LA-ICP-QMS and matrix matched reference materials. GAC/MAC Abstract vol. 2006.
Cox, R.A., Higgins, M., Saintier, H. (2006): Identifying source lithologies using detrital zircons in quartzites from
the central Grenville Province. GAC/MAC Abstract vol. 2006.
Bédard, P., Guérin, J., Cox, R.A. In-situ selenium determination in sulfide and glass with LA-ICPMS and collision
cell. GAC/MAC Abstract vol. 2006.
Barnes, S.J., Cox, R.A. (2006): The Concentration of Highly Siderophile and Chalcophile Elements in Sulphide
Minerals Associated with PGE Ores. Proceedings of the 3rd International Workshop on highly siderophile
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elements.
Cox, R.A., Barnes, S.J., Bédard, P. (2006): Optimized trace-element microanalysis of sulfide minerals by LA-
ICPMS:
a multi-stage low-volume approach. Proceedings of the 3rd International Workshop on highly
siderophile elements.
Tollari, N., Barnes, S.-J., Nabil, H., Cox, R.A. (2007): Trace Elements concentrations in apatites from the Sept-Îles
Intrusive Suite – Implications for the genesis of nelsonites. Goldschmidt Conference J. of Conf. Abs.,
August 2007.
Barnes S-J., Prichard, H.M., Cox, R.A., Fisher, P.C., Godel, B. (2007): Highly siderophile elements in
platinumgroup
element ore deposits. Goldschmidt Conference J. of Conf. Abs., August 2007.
Cox, R.A. (2007): An Investigation of Growth and Reaction Textures in K-Feldspar from Granitic Rocks. Frontiers
in Mineral Sciences 2007 J. of Conf. Abs, June 2007.
Cox, R.A., Bédard, L.P., Barnes, S.-J., Constantin, M. (2007): Selenium distribution in magmatic sulfide minerals.
DIVEX meeting, Abitibi-Timiskiming, September 2007.
Lafrance, N., Barnes, S.-J., Cox, R., Maier, W.D., (2008): Trace element concentrations in orthopyroxene,
clinopyroxene and plagioclase of the lower and lower critical of Bushveld Complex, South Africa.
GACMAC conference abstracts. May 2008.
Cox, R.A. (2008): An investigation of the La Baie Granite, Saguenay, Quebec: syn-tectonic versus anorogenic
emplacement. GACMAC conference abstracts. May 2008.
N. Tollari, R. A. Cox (2008): Zircon Hf isotope and trace element study of plutonic rocks of the Saguenay-Lac-
Saint-Jean, Grenville Province, Québec, Canada: Implications for terrane provenance and assembly during
the Grenville orogen. GACMAC conference abstracts. May 2008.
Cox, R.A. (2008): Micro X-ray Florescence (μXRF): A new analytical method for non-destructive mineral analysis.
Goldschmidt Meeting, Vancouver, July 2008.
Cox, R.A. and Denis, D. (2011): The geochemistry, mineralogy and D/H isotope variations between amphibolite and
marble from the Gatineau Region, Québec. GACMAC meeting, Ottawa, May 2011.
Sejourne, B. and Cox, R.A. (2011): Zircon growth in migmatites and controls on final granitic rock compositions.
Examples from the Otter Lake-Danford region, Québec. GACMAC meeting, Ottawa, May 2011.
Hernadez, Z. And Cox, R.A. (2011): Fluid-mineral interactions in hybrid granitic rocks. Geochermical and D/H
isotope variations from the Strontian granite, Scotland. GACMAC meeting, Ottawa, May 2011.
Published Papers and Articles
Cox, R.A., Dempster, T.J., Bell, B.R., Rogers, G. (1996): Crystallization of the Shap Granite: evidence from zoned
K-feldspar megacrysts. J. Geol. Soc. London, 153, 625-635.
Cox, R.A., Dunning, G.R., Indares, A. (1996): Thermochronometry applied to metagabbros from the eastern
Grenville Province. Electronic Geology, 2, 14-15.
Cox, R.A., Dunning, G.R., Indares, A. (1998): Petrology and U-Pb geochronology of mafic, high-pressure
metamorphic coronites from the Tshenukutish domain, eastern Grenville Province. Precam. Res., 90, 59-
83.
Indares, A., Dunning G.R., Cox, R.A., Gale, D., Connelly, J.M. (1998): High-pressure, high-temperature rocks from
the base of a thick continental crust: Geology & age constraints from the Manicouagan Imbricate Zone,
eastern Grenville Province. Tectonics, 12, 426-440.
Cox, R.A. (1999): Cathodoluminescence microscopy applied to high-pressure & temperature rocks from the eastern
Grenville Province. Bull. Micro. Soc. Canada, 27, 35-36.
Cox, R.A., Indares, A. (1999): High-pressure & high-temperature metamorphism of the mafic & ultramafic Lac
Espadon suite, Manicouagan Imbricate Zone, eastern Grenville Province, Quebec. Can. Min., 37, 335-357.
Cox, R.A., Indares, A. (1999): Transformation of Fe-Ti gabbro to coronite, eclogite & amphibolite in the Baie du
Nord segment, Manicouagan Imbricate Zone, eastern Grenville Province. J. Meta. Geol., 17, 537-555.
Indares, A., Dunning, G., Cox, R.A. (2000): Tectono-thermal evolution of deep crust in a Mesoproterozoic
continental collision setting: the Manicouagan example. Can. J. Earth Sci., 37, 325-340.
Fernández-Suárez, J., Gutiérrez-Alonso, G., Cox, R. A., Jenner, G.A (2002): Birth of the Armorica microplate: a
strike-slip terrane deliver? Evidence from U-Pb ages of detrital zircons. J. of Geol., 110, 619-626.
Cox, R.A., Indares, A., Dunning, G.R. (2002): Temperature-time paths in the high-P Manicouagan Imbricate Zone,
eastern Grenville Province: Evidence for two metamorphic events. Precam. Res., 117, 225-250.
Gutiérrez-Alonso, G. Fernández-Suárez, J., Jeffries, T. Jenner, G., Tubrett, M., Cox R., Jackson. S. (2003): Terrane
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accretion and dispersal in the northern Gondwana margin. An Early Paleozoic analogue of a long-lived
active margin. Tectonophysics, 365, 221-232.
Cox, R.A., Wilton D., Kosler, J. (2003): Laser Abaltion U-Th-Pb dating of zircon and allanite: An example of insitu
dating from the October Harbour Granite, Southern Labrador. Can. Min., 41, 273-291.
Kosler, J., Simonetti, A., Sylverster, P., Cox, R., Tubrett, M., Wilton, D. (2003): Laser ablation ICP-MS
meaurements of Re/Os ratios in molybdenite and implications for Re-Os dating. Can. Min., 41, 307-320.
Jolivet M., Dempster T.J., Cox R.A. (2003): Uranium and Thorium zoning in apatites: implications for (U-Th)/He
and fission tracks thermochronology. C.R. Géosciences Paris, Vol.335, pp. 899-906
Hodych, J., Cox, R.A., Kosler, J. (2004): Laser ablation U-Th-Pb geochronology of zircon from the Skinner Cove
Formation, western Newfoundland: Implications for the palaeolatitude of the Laurentian margin. Precam.
Res., 129, 93-113.
Cox, R.A. (2004): Cathodoluminescence and Laser-ablation ICP-MS analysis of topaz crystals. Microscopy and
Analysis, 18, 5-7.
Crowley, J.L., Myers, J.S., Sylvester, P.J., Cox, R.A. (2005): Detrital Zircon from the Jack Hills and Mount Narryer,
Western Australia: Evidence for Diverse >4.0 Ga Source Rocks. J. Geol., 114, 239-264.
Nafisi, S. Cox, R.A., Ghomashchi, R. (2005): Laser ablation ICP-MS investigation of solute element distributions
during Al–Si solidification. J. Alloys & Compounds, 415, 99-105.
Barnes, S.-J., Cox, R.A., Zientek, M. (2006): Platinum-group element, Gold, Silver and Base Metal distribution in
compositionally zoned sulfide droplets from the Medvezky Creek Mine, Noril’sk, Russia. Contrib. Min.
Pet., 152, 187-200.
Cox, R.A., Wilton D. (2006): U-Th-Pb dating of perovskite by LA-ICP-MS: An example from the Oka carbonatite,
Quebec, Canada. Chem. Geol., 235, 21.
Hodych, J., Cox, R.A. (2007): Ediacaran U-Pb zircon dates for the Lac Matapédia and Mt. St.-Anselme basalts of
the Quebec Appalachians: support for a long-lived mantle plume during the rifting phase of Iapetus
opening. Can. J. Earth Sci., 44, 565-581.
Barnes, S.J., Prichard, H.M., Cox, R.A., Fisher, P.C., Godel, B. (2008): The location of the chalcophile and
siderophile elements in platinum-group element ore deposits (a textural, microbeam and whole rock
geochemical study): Implications for the formation of the deposits. Chem. Geol. (in press).
Tollari, N., Barnes, S.J., Cox, R.A., Nabil, N. (2008): Trace element concentrations in apatites from the
Sept-Îles Intrusive Suite, Canada — Implications for the genesis of nelsonites. Chem. Geol., 252, 180-190.
Eccles, R.D., Schmidberger, S.S., Cox, R.A. (2010): New insights into the Taltson magmatic zone,
northeastern Alberta: evidence of a 1.5 Ga tectonothermal event from garnet pyroxenite and
mafic granulite xenoliths. Precam. Res., 177, 339-354.
Cox, R.A., Rivers, T. (2012): Laser ablation ICP-MS ages of reworked Archean basement and Paleoproterozoic
supracrustal rocks, Gagnon Terrane, Grenville Province, Quebec. Precam. Res. (accepted).
Book Chapters
Cox, R.A. (2003): Morphological, chemical and geochronological techniques for characterizing detrital zircon. In:
―Geochemistry of Sediments and Sedimentary Rocks: Evolutionary Considerations to Mineral Deposit-
Forming Environments.‖ (D. Lenz, eds). Geological Association of Canada GEO Text No. 4, 115-120.
Professional Reports
Cox, R. A. and Barnes, S.J. (2005): LA-ICP-MS analysis of garnet: Trace-element characterization and
singlemineral
thermometry applied to diamond exploration. DIVEX report SC-18, April 2005.
Cox, R.A., Bedard, L.P., Barnes, S.J. Constantin, M. (2007). Selenium distribution in magmatic sulfide minerals.
DIVEX report SC-26, July 2007.
Papers Submitted in Preparation
Cox, R.A and Denis, D.: The chemical fluxes recorded by granulite facies skarns in the Gatineau region, Québec.
Precam Res. (Precam Res. submitted)
Cox, R.A., Souders, K.A., Sylvester, P.J.: An investigation of syn-metamorphic textures in the
LaBaie granite, Saguenay, Québec using LA-ICP-MS analysis of trace-element and Pb-isotope
zoning patterns. Chem. Geol (in prep).
Cox, R.A., Rivers, T., Krogh, T., Krauss, J.: Zircon and monazite LA-ICP-MS and single grain ID-TIMS ages from
within a zone of dynamic recrystallization and deformation: an example from the Grand Lake Shear Zone,
Labrador. Contrib. Min. Petrol. (in prep).
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Cox, R.A., Rivers, T., Mapani, B.S., Tembo, F. Katongo, C.: Zircon and monazite LA-ICP-MS U-Th-Pb dating of
protoliths and metamorphic events from the Eastern Irumide and Mozambique belts, Zambia. J. Geol. Soc.
London. (in prep).
Cox, R.A., Hodych, J., Sylvester, P.J.: LA-ICP-MS U-Pb ages, trace-element signatures and Hf-isotope ratios from
zircons in the Chickshock basal conglomerate, Lac Cascapédia, Quebec Appalachians. (in prep).
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Nicholas Culshaw
Current rank: Associate Professor, hired 1986
E‐mail: culshaw@dal.ca
Telephone: 902 494 3501
Office Location: LSC 2636
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Education: Ph.D. Ottawa 1983
Teaching:
ERTH 2110 Field Methods (25 yrs.)
ERTH 4350 Tectonics (15 yrs.)
ERTH 6350 Geology of Nova Scotia (10 yrs.)
Departmental responsibilities:
Graduate Coordinator for the past 12 years.
Other:
External Graduate Faculty, University of Maine, appointed March 2010.
Grants Held / Currently Applied for:
Have been supported continuously by NSERC since hiring
NSERC Discovery Grant 2005‐2011 (deferred one year at NSERC request) $34,000
NSERC Discovery Grant 2011‐2016 $22,000
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Research Interests:
As mountains develop, the lower parts of the thickened continental crust may flow, analogous to a very
slow moving fluid. My primary project uses field studies and lab analyses to discover how the
architecture, and thus the strength, of the lower crust changes during such flow. The work is based in a
part of the Canadian Shield, the Grenville Province, that exposes the deep roots of an ancient mountain
belt. A second project uses geochronological and geochemical studies to illuminate the history of the
rocks were before they were incorporated into the mountain belt.
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Publications: (2004‐2011 inclusive)
Peer‐Reviewed Journal Articles
Marsh, J.H., Gerbi, C., Culshaw, N.G., and Clark, C. In press. New in‐situ zircon ages from
the southern Parry Sound Domain, Grenville Province, Ontario, Canada: Constraints on the timing of
metamorphism, dike emplacement, and shearing along the Twelve Mile Bay shear zone. Submitted
13/9/2010 Precambrian Research.
Culshaw, N.G., Mosonyi, E., and Reynolds, P. 2011. New 40 Ar/ 39 Ar laser single grain‐ages of
muscovites of mylonitic schists from the Rodna Mountains Eastern Carpathians, Romania. Accepted
6/5/2011, International Journal of Earth Sciences; doi: 10.1007/s00531‐011‐0674‐y.

Marsh, J.H., Gerbi, C., Culshaw, N.G., Potter, J., Longstaffe, F., and Johnson, S.E. 2011. Initiation
and development of the Twelve Mile Bay Shear Zone: The low viscosity sole of a Grenvillian thrust sheet.
Journal of Metamorphic Geology, 29: 167‐191.
Culshaw, N.G., Gerbi, C., Marsh, J.H., and Plug, L. 2011. Heterogeneous amphibolite facies
deformation of a granulite facies layered protolith: Matches Island Shear System, Parry Sound Domain,
Grenville Province, Ontario, Canada. Journal of Structural Geology, 33: 875‐890; doi: 10.1016/j.jsg.
2011.03.005.
Culshaw, N.G., Gerbi, C., and Marsh, J. 2010. Softening the Lower Crust: Modes of Syn‐Transport
Transposition Around and Adjacent to a Deep Crustal Granulite Nappe, Parry Sound Domain, Grenville
Province, Ontario, Canada. Tectonics, 29; doi: 10.1029/2009TC002537.
Gerbi, C., Culshaw, N.G., and Marsh, J.H., 2010. Magnitude of weakening during crustal‐scale
shear zone development. Journal of Structural Geology, v. 32, p. 107‐117.
Culshaw, N.G., and Clarke, D.B. 2009. Structural History and Styles of Granitoid Emplacement in
the Rottenstone Domain during Closure of the Trans‐Hudson Orogen, Davin Lake, northern
Saskatchewan. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 47: 287‐306; doi:10.1139/E09‐021.
Slagstad, T., Culshaw, N.G., Daly, J.S., and Jamieson, R.A. 2009. Western Grenville Province holds
key to midcontinental Granite‐Rhyolite Province enigma. Terra Nova, doi: 10.1111/j.1365.3121.
2009.00871.x
Jamieson, R. A., Beaumont, C., Nguyen, M. H., and Culshaw, N. G. 2007. Synconvergent ductile
flow in variable‐strength continental crust; numerical models with application to the western Grenville
Orogen, Tectonics, 26, TC5005.
Culshaw, N.G., Beaumont, C., Jamieson, R.A. 2006. The orogenic superstructure‐infrastructure
concept: Revisited, quantified, and revived. Geology, 34: 733‐736.
Culshaw, N.G., and Lee, S.K.Y. 2006. The Acadian Fold Belt in the Meguma Terrane, Nova Scotia:
Cross sections, fold mechanisms and tectonic implications. Tectonics, TC3007; doi: 10.1029/ 2004T
C001752.
Culshaw, N.G., Purves, M., Reynolds, P.H., and Stott, G. 2006. Post‐collisional upper crustal
faulting and deep crustal flow in the eastern Wabigoon subprovince of the Superior Province, Ontario:
evidence from structural and 40Ar/39Ar data from the Humboldt Bay High Strain Zone. Precambrian
Research: 145, 272‐288.
Culshaw, N.G. 2005. Buckle folding and deep‐crustal shearing of high‐grade gneisses at the
junction of two major high strain zones, Central Gneiss Belt, Grenville Province, Ontario. Canadian
Journal of Earth Sciences, 42: 1907‐1926.
Slagstad, T., Jamieson, R.A., and Culshaw, N.G. 2005. Formation, crystallisation, and migration of
melt in the mid‐orogenic crust: Muskoka domain migmatites, Grenville Province, Ontario. Journal of
Petrology, 46: 893‐919.
Slagstad, T., Hamilton, M.A., Jamieson, R.A., and Culshaw, N.G. 2004. Timing and duration of
melting in the mid orogenic crust: Constraints from U‐Pb (SHRIMP) data, Muskoka and Shawanaga
domains, Grenville Province, Ontario. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, 41: 1339‐1365.
Other Peer‐Reviewed Items:
Rivers, T., Culshaw, N., Hynes, H., Indares, A., Jamieson, R., and Martignole, J. In press. The
Grenville Orogen. Accepted ~May 2010. Book Chapter in Variations in Tectonic Styles Revisited: a
Lithoprobe Perspective; Cook, F., CLowes, R., and Percival, J. (eds).
Gibling, M.R., Culshaw, N., & Pascucci, V. 2008. The Maritimes Basin of Atlantic Canada: Basin
Creation and Destruction in the Collisional Zone of Pangea. In “Basins of North America” (Elsevier Basin
Atlas series), ed. A.D. Miall.

Slagstad, T., Culshaw, N.G., Jamieson, R.A., and Ketchum, J.W.F. 2004. Early Mesoproterozoic
tectonic history of the southwestern Grenville Province, Ontario: Constraints from geochemistry and
geochronology of high‐grade gneisses. in Tollo, R.P., Corriveau, L., McLelland, J., and Bartholemew, M.J.,.
(eds), Proterozoic tectonic evolution of the Grenville orogen in North America: Boulder, Colorado,
Geological Society of America, Special Paper, 197, 209‐241.
Map output:
Culshaw, N. G., D. Corrigan, J. W. F. Ketchum, P. Wallace, N. Wodicka, and R. M. Easton (2004),
Georgian Bay geological synthesis, Grenville Province; explanatory notes for preliminary maps P.3548 to
P.3552 28 pp.
Culshaw, N.G., Corrigan, D., Ketchum, J.W.F., Wallace, P., and Wodicka, N. 2004. Precambrian
geology, Penetanguishene area; Ontario Geological Survey, Preliminary Map P. 3552, scale 1:50 000.
Culshaw, N.G., Corrigan, D., Ketchum, J.W.F., Wallace, P., and Wodicka, N. 2004. Precambrian
geology, Sans Souci area; Ontario Geological Survey, Preliminary Map P. 3551, scale 1:50 000.
Culshaw, N.G., Corrigan, D., Ketchum, J.W.F., Wallace, P., and Wodicka, N. 2004. Precambrian
geology, Parry Sound area; Ontario Geological Survey, Preliminary Map P. 3550, scale 1:50 000.
Culshaw, N.G., Corrigan, D., Ketchum, J.W.F., Wallace, P., and Wodicka, N. 2004. Precambrian
geology, Naiscoot area; Ontario Geological Survey, Preliminary Map P. 3549 scale 1:50 000.
Culshaw, N.G., Corrigan, D., Ketchum, J.W.F., Wallace, P., and Wodicka, N. 2004. Precambrian
geology, Key Harbour area; Ontario Geological Survey, Preliminary Map P. 3548, scale 1:50 000.
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HQP Supervision: (2004‐2011)
Co‐supervision with Chris Gerbi (University of Maine, Orono):
Jeff Marsh (U Maine PhD, graduated 2010); faculty replacement Colby College, 2010‐11;
post‐doc U Texas (Austin), start Aug 2011.
Deborah Schulman (U Maine PhD candidate, started fall 2010).
MSc Dalhousie:
Sharon Lee (graduated 2005); currently with the Manitoba provincial survey.
John Foster (MSc Dalhousie); left 2006 under financial duress, returned 2010.
Each year I serve on graduate student supervisory committees (three on average).
Honours theses:
Duncan McLeish (graduated 2008); currently MSc candidate at U Vic.
Heather Archibald (graduated 2008); currently involved in gold exploration.
Laura Ratcliffe (graduated 2010); recently involved in gold exploration (resigned).
Peter Regan (ongoing)
I have provided several students with field‐based research experience in the Grenville Province as
field assistants. Training aspects included:
i) field geology in high grade terrains (McLeish (2006‐7 & 9); Laura Ratcliffe (2009‐10;
honours thesis); Luke Hilchie (2007) and Jared Butler (2005), respectively MSc and PhD
students; Peter Regan (2010).
ii) detailed mapping with differential GPS and field logistics in hard‐of ‐ access terrains
(McLeish (2006‐7 & 9); Ratcliffe (2009‐10); Regan (2011)).

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Public Awarenness / Outreach:
Appeared in segment of “Great Lakes” episode of CBC series “Geologic Journey” illustrating and
explaining geological processes in the Central Gneiss Belt of the Grenville Province in Georgian Bay. This
series has been repeatedly shown on CBC as well as other channels (e.g. Discovery Channel). There has
been significant direct feedback and indirectly via clients and staff at Georgian Bay National Park.
Society‐sponsored (2004) and informal post‐GAC‐MAC (2004 and 2009) field trips and other informal
field trips for guest non‐Dalhousie faculty and students. The informal post‐meeting trips were organized
when near unsurmountable insurance‐related red tape blocked trips involving boat transport.
Professional Activities:
Requests for review of manuscripts and applications from (journals; organisations):
Tectonics, Journal of Structural Geology, Precambrian Research, Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences,
Earth and Planetary Scientific Letters;
NSERC, Czech National Science Foundation.

Assistant Professor, four years
Yana Fedortchouk
University Faculty Award (UFA) four years
E-mail: yana@dal.ca
Mailing Address: Department of Earth Sciences
1459 Oxford Street, Dalhousie University
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, B3H 4R2
Office Location: LSC 3050
Telephone: (902) 494-8432
Homepage: http://myweb.dal.ca/yn840545/
http://earthsciences.dal.ca/people/fedortchouk/fedortchouk_y.html
Groups: Institute of Research in Materials
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Education:
Ph.D. University of Victoria, Canada (2006)
Diploma (M.Sc.) Moscow State University, Russia (1993)
Teaching: (2004-present)
ERTH 3010, Igneous Petrology, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011
ERTH 2001, Earth Materials I, 2008
ERTH 4151/5151, Mineral Deposits, 2010
ERTH 4000, Advanced Field School, 2010
ERTH 4511, Directed Studies, 2010
Grants Held / Currently Applied for: (2004-present)
Investigator(s) Agency (Type of Grant) Title Amount Dates of
per year Tenure
Y. Fedortchouk NSERC (Discovery) “The nature of kimberlitic and 22,300 2007 -
mantle fluid and diamond preservation”
2013
Y. Fedortchouk NSERC (Research Tools and Instruments) “Piston-
Cylinder Apparatus”
85,330 2007-2008
Y. Fedortchouk CFI – Leaders Opportunity Fund (equipment)
“Imaging and Experimental Equipment for Diamond
Studies”
105,902 2009
Y. Fedortchouk The Nova Scotia Research and Innovation Trust
(NSRIT) CFI matching funds
105,902 2009
Y. Fedortchouk, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (under SINED) 13,560 2009-2010
W.LeBarge “Identification of primary sources of placer platinum:
mineralogical study of heavy mineral concentrates
from several gold placers in Yukon”
Y. Fedortchouk, Department of Energy, Mines and Resources, 18,029 2008-2009
W.LeBarge Government of Yukon (Contribution Agreement)
“Alluvial Diamond Potential in Yukon”
Y. Fedortchouk, Department of Energy, Mines and Resources, 4,500 2007-2008
W.LeBarge Government of Yukon (Contribution Agreement)
“Alluvial Diamond Potential in Yukon”

Research Interests:
My main interests are the origin and evolution of the deepest Earth’s magmas, kimberlites, that
transport diamond to the surface of the Earth; what processes in the mantle lead to the formation of
these magmas; and how can we use the information recorded in diamond to learn about it. Volatiles,
especially aqueous fluid, play an important role in the formation and emplacement of kimberlites. I
use surface features on diamond crystals and other mantle minerals to constrain fluid history in
different mantle reservoirs of diamonds and in diamond-bearing magmas. I integrate high-pressuretemperature
experiments on diamond dissolution with studies of natural diamond parcels. Using
Atomic force microscopy I am working on the development of quantitative model of diamond
morphological transformations that can be applied to natural samples to constrain fluid system in
kimberlite magma and in mantle. The results of my work demonstrated high H2O:CO2 ratio in
kimberlitic fluid and allowed to derive the relationship between the diamond morphology and the
geological features of kimberlite pipes. I proposed the criteria for distinction between diamond
dissolution features developed during interaction with kimberlite magma and during the earlier events
happening in the deep mantle source and now I am revising the morphological classification of
diamond aiming to constrain fluid history in both reservoirs. My work also demonstrated the
importance of retaining aqueous fluid by the magma for predicting diamond preservation and quality
in a kimberlite pipe and its relationship with the surface features on other mantle minerals, the
methods that have importance for diamond exploration.
Current and Recent Research Projects: (2004-present)
1. Experimental study of diamond dissolution as a function of temperature, pressure and fluid
composition
2. Study of surface features on natural diamond crystals and water content in olivines from several
Ekati Mine kimberlites to test how the composition of fluid affects the geology of kimberlite pipe
3. Development of a resorption-base classification of diamond morphology aimed to use diamond
surface features for investigation of mantle and magmatic fluids
4. Investigation of surface features on diamond using Atomic Force Microscopy in order to
understand the mechanism of diamond interaction with different fluids
5. Hydrogen zoning in kimberlitic olivine, the nature of specific OH bands in the olivine FTIR
spectra, and their relationship with the kimberlite emplacement rate and diamond preservation
6. Dissolution features and dissolution kinetics of mantle minerals in kimberlite magmas: application
to derivation of crystallization conditions of kimberlites and development of exploration tools
7. Study of magmatic sources of placer platinum in gold placer deposits in Yukon (with Yukon
Geological Survey)
8. Integrated Study of Olivines and Diamonds in Pristine Kimberlites (with University of Hawaii)
9. Development of Diamond Geological Portal – an electronic compilation of morphological and
surface diamond forms (with University of California, San Diego)
Publications: (2004-2011 inclusive) (boldface indicates students who are co-authors on the listed
contributions)
Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles
Published or accepted
1. Fedortchouk Y., Manghnani M.H., Hushur A., Shiryaev A., Nestola F. (2011) An atomic force
microscopy study of diamond dissolution features: the effect of H2O and CO2 in the fluid on
diamond morphology, American Mineralogist in press
2. Fedortchouk Y., Zhang Z. (2011) Diamond resorption: link to metasomatic events in the mantle or
record of magmatic fluid in kimberlite magma? The Canadian Mineralogist, vol. 49 (3), 707-
719.

3. Nestola F., Nimisa P., Ziberna L., Longo M., Marzoli A., Harris J.W., Manghnani M.H. and
Fedortchouk Y. (2011) First crystal-structure determination of olivine in diamond: Composition
and implications for provenance in the Earth's mantle, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 305,
249-255.
4. Fedortchouk Y., LeBarge W., Barkov A.Y., Fedele L., Bodnar R., and Martin R. (2010) Platinum –
Group Minerals from a placer deposit in Burwash Creek, Kluane area, Yukon, Canada,
Canadian Mineralogist, v.48, no. 3, 583 - 596.
5. Fedortchouk Y., Matveev S., and Carlson J.A. (2010) H2O and CO2 in kimberlitic fluid as recorded
by diamonds and olivines in several Ekati Diamond Mine kimberlites, Northwest Territories,
Canada, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 289, 549-559.
6. Fedortchouk Y. and Canil D. (2009) Diamond oxidation at atmospheric pressure: development of
surface features and the effect of oxygen fugacity. European J. Mineral., 21, 623-635.
7. Fedortchouk Y. and LeBarge W. (2008) Sources of placer platinum in Yukon: provenance study from
detrital minerals. Can. J. Earth Sci., 45, 879-896.
8. Barkov A.Y., Martin R.F., LeBarge W. and Fedortchouk Y. (2008) Grains of Pt-Fe alloy and
inclusions in a Pt-Fe alloy from Florence creek, Yukon, Canada: Evidence for a mobility of Os
in a Na-H2O-Cl-rich fluid. The Canadian Mineralogist, 46: 343-360.
9. Barkov A.Y., Martin R.F., Shi L., LeBarge W. and Fedortchouk Y. (2008) Oscillatory zoning in
stanniferous hematite and associated W- and Bi-rich minerals from Canadian creek, Yukon,
Canada. Canadian Mineralogist, v. 46; no. 1, 59-72.
10. Fedortchouk Y., Canil D., Semenets E. (2007) Mechanisms of diamond oxidation and their bearing
on the fluid composition in kimberlite magmas, American Mineralogist, 92, 1200-1212.
11. Fedortchouk Y., Canil D., Carlson J.A. (2005). Dissolution forms in Lac de Gras diamonds and their
relationship to the temperature and redox state of kimberlite magma. Contributions to
Mineralogy and Petrology, 150, 54-69.
12. Fedortchouk Y., Canil D. (2004). Intensive variables in kimberlite magmas, Lac de Gras, Canada
and implications for diamond survival, Journal of Petrology, 45, 9, 1725-1745.
13. Gurney J.J., Hildebrand P.R., Carlson J.A., Fedortchouk Y. and Dyck D.R. (2004). The
morphological characteristics of diamonds from the Ekati property, Northwest Territories,
Canada, Lithos, 77, 1-4, 21-38.
Submitted and in preparation
18. Fedortchouk Y. and McIsaac E. (XXX). Chromite dissolution features developed in kimberlite
magma: an experimental study. Submitted to Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology
19. Zhang Z. and Fedortchouk Y. (XXX) Morphology of diamonds recording mantle metasomatism.
To be submitted to Lithos.
Other Peer-Reviewed Articles (book chapters, special volumes, conference proceedings etc.)
20. Fedortchouk Y., LeBarge W., Barkov A.Y., Fedele L., and Bodnar R.J. (2009) Major- and traceelement
composition of platinum group minerals and their inclusions from several Yukon
placers, Yukon Exploration and Geology, Government of Yukon, Whitehorse, YT, Canada, pp.
185-196.

21. Fedortchouk Y. and Canil D. (2006). What determines the morphology of a resorbed diamond?
Gems and Gemology, vol. 42, no. 3, pp.146, 4 th International gemological symposium and GIA
Gemological research conference, San Diego, CA, United States, Aug. 26-29, 2006
Other:
22. Fedortchouk Y. (2007) Yukon placer diamonds: possible sources. In LeBarge, W.P. and Welsh, C.S.
(compilers). Yukon Placer Mining Industry 2003-2006. Yukon Geological Survey, 235 p.,
Placer Report paper 2007
Published Abstracts (2009-11 inclusive); (boldface indicates students who are co-authors on the listed
contributions)
Fedortchouk Y., Hilchie L., and McIsaac E. The importance of fluid behavior in kimberlite magma for
diamond survival: an experimental study of mineral dissolution morphology. 10 th International
Kimberlite Conference, Bangalore, India, February 2012
Zhang Z. and Fedortchouk Y. Morphology of diamonds recording mantle metasomatism. 10 th
International Kimberlite Conference, Bangalore, India, February 2012
Fedortchouk Y. and Zhang Z. Diamond record of metasomatism. Goldschmidt 2011 Conference,
Prague, Czech Republic, August 2011
Hilchie L., Zhang Z., and Fedortchouk Y. A temporal link between mantle metasomatism and
kimberlite magmatism: evidence from olivine Mg-Fe diffusion profiles in metasomatized
peridotite xenoliths, Jericho kimberlite, Northwest Territories. Atlantic Geoscience Society –
37 th Colloquium and Annual General Meeting. Fredericton, NB, Canada, 2011.
Fedortchouk Y., Manghnani M., Hushur A., Nestola F. An atomic force microscopy study of diamond
dissolution features: the effect of H2O and CO2 in the fluid on diamond morphology. EGU
annual meeting, Vienna, Austria, May 2010.
Fedortchouk Y., LeBarge W., Barkov A. Yu., Fedele L., and Bodnar R.J. Major- and trace-element
composition of Platinum-Group Minerals and their inclusions from a placer deposit in Burwash
creek, Kluane area, Yukon: search for the source rock of placer platinum. Yukon Geoscience
Forum, Whitehorse, YT, Canada, November 2009.
Fedortchouk Y. and Matveev S. Diamond surface as a window into composition of diamond-destructive
fluids in different mantle reservoirs. In: Morales-Ruano S., Carrillo-Rosua F.J., Estepa-Molina
C., Bagur-Gonzalez M.G. (Ed.), European current research on fluid inclusions; fluid and melt
inclusions; using bubbles to decode the Earth, vol. 20, pp.87-88, Proceedings of the Conference
on European Current Research on Fluid Inclusions (ECROFI), Granada, Spain, September 2009.
Fedortchouk Y. Diamond Morphology: Link to Metasomatic Events in the Mantle or Record of
Evolution of Kimberlitic Fluid? Eos Trans. AGU, 90(22), AGU-GAC-MAC Joint Assembly
Suppl., Abstract MA71C-01, Toronto, Canada, May 2009
Hilchie, L. and Fedortchouk, Y. An Experimental Study of Diamond Dissolution in Cl--H2O Systems:
Implications for Mechanisms of Diamond Oxidation and Kimberlitic Fluids, Eos Trans. AGU,
90(22), AGU-GAC-MAC Joint Assembly Suppl., Abstract MA73B-05, Toronto, Canada, May
2009

McIsaac E. and Fedortchouk Y. Experimental Study of Surface Dissolution Features on Kimberlite
Indicator Minerals, Eos Trans. AGU, 90(22), AGU-GAC-MAC Joint Assembly Suppl., Abstract
MA73B-04, Toronto, Canada, May 2009
Fedortchouk, Y. and Matveev, S. Surface features on diamonds and water content of olivine from
kimberlite as indicators of fluid systems in kimberlite magma. In Atlantic Geology, vol. 45,
pp.28, Atlantic Geoscience Society Colloquium and annual general meeting, Moncton, NB,
Canada, Feb. 6-7, 2009
Hilchie, L. and Fedortchouk, Y. An experimental investigation of diamond oxidation in Cl-H (sub 2) O
fluids; implications for kimberlitic fluid composition. In Atlantic Geology, vol. 45, pp.32,
Atlantic Geoscience Society Colloquium and annual general meeting, Moncton, NB, Canada,
Feb. 6-7, 2009
Fedortchouk Y., LeBarge W., Barkov A.Y., Fedele L., and Bodnar R.J. Major- and trace-element
composition of Platinum-Group Minerals and their inclusions from a placer deposit in Burwash
creek, Kluane area, Yukon: search for the source rock of placer platinumYukon. Geoscience
Forum, Whitehorse, YT, Canada, November 2008.
Supervision: (2004-2011)
PhD
Zhihai Zhang (2010 – present), China Scholarship Council (CSC) scholarship
Topic “Mantle metasomatism: constraints from diamond resorption”
Ryan Kressall (to start January 2012), NSERC PGS D scholarship
Possible topic “Dissolution of mantle minerals in kimberlite magmas and modeling of emplacement
conditions of kimberlite magmas”
MSc
Luke Hilchie (2009 – present, defended in August 2011), 1 st year MSc -NSERC Alexander Graham Bell
Canada Graduate Scholarship, 2 nd year MSc - Mineralogical Association of Canada Foundation
scholarship ($5000)
Thesis title “Refining of the new methods for study of magmatic water in kimberlites”
• Graduate Student Research Grant (Geological Society of America) ($3600)
• Honorable Mention for the Sandra Barr Award (Atlantic Geoscience Colloquium), Fredericton 2011
• Received NSERC PGS D scholarship to do his PhD at UBC (planning to start in September 2011)
BSc
Honors thesis
Randy Campbell (2011 – 2012)
Topic “Study of the Platinum Group Minerals (PGMs) Associated with the Maracas Vanadium
Deposit, Bahia, Brazil”
Natalie Paterson (2011 – 2012)
Topic “Compositional variation of groundmass minerals and their relationship to the behavior of
volatiles in kimberlite magmas”
Darragh O’Connor (2010 – 2011)
Thesis title “Petrogenesis of nepheline syenites and phonolites from the Lofdal intrusive complex,
Kunene region, Namibia”

• Starting MSc with Grant Wach in September 2011
Luke Hilchie (2008 – 2009)
Thesis title “Diamond oxidation experiments in Cl-H2O fluids: implications for kimberlitic and
mantle fluid compositions”
• NSERC-APICS (Atlantic Provinces Council on the Science) Award for oral presentation “Chloride in
kimberlites? Constraints from diamond oxidation experiments” at Atlantic Universities Geological
Conference (AUGC) October 23-25, 2008, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, NB
• Travel award from American Geophysical Union (AGU) to present the results of his BSc thesis at
AGU-GAC-MAC Joint Assembly in Toronto, May 2009
• Best Honours Thesis Award, Department of Earth Sciences, Dalhousie University
• Started MSc under my supervision in 2009
Elizabeth McIsaac (2008 – 2009)
Thesis title “Experimental Study of Surface Dissolution Features on Kimberlite Indicator Minerals”
• Travel award from American Geophysical Union (AGU) to present the results of her BSc thesis at
AGU-GAC-MAC Joint Assembly in Toronto, May 2009
• The skills in experimental petrology field obtained during the work on BSc thesis allowed EM to be
accepted for Misasa International Student Intern Program 2009 at the Institute for study of the Earth’s
Interior, Okayama University, Misasa, Tottori, Japan, in summer 2009, and this work resulted in
scientific publication
• EM gave a presentation of her BSc thesis results at HACTO: Research Group of Physics of the
Earth's Interior at the Institute for Study of the Earth's Interior, Okayama University when doing the
internship program in Japan (July 2009).
• Went to Dalhousie University Law School combined with Public Administration program with a goal
to work in Natural Resources sector of Federal Government. After her first year, she got summer job
at Indian and Northern Affairs in Ottawa working on an evaluation of the International Polar Year
program
D. Morgan Quinn (2008 – 2009) co-supervised with Jacob Hanley (SMU)
Thesis title “Mineralogy and chemistry of alteration styles at the Afton Cu-Au(-Pd) deposit
Kamloops, BC: constraints on fluid temperature, composition and origin”
• Imperial Oil Poster Award for poster “Mineralogical and chemical characteristics of alteration in the
Afton copper-gold porphyry, Kamloops, British Columbia” at Atlantic Universities Geological
Conference (AUGC) October 23-25, 2008, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, NB
• working in mining industry
Research Projects
Kurtis Ball (2009 – incompl)
Thesis title “Investigation of volcanic rocks in Florence creek area, Yukon, as a possible source of
placer platinum”
• working in mining industry first in Canada in British Columbia, at present in Australia
USRA
Luke Hilchie (summer 2008 and summer 2009)
Title “Diamond oxidation in H2O-CO2-Cl fluids” (2009)
Title “Diamond dissolution in chlorine-rich fluids: an experimental study” (2008)

Summer and work students
Riley Gibson (summer 2009) – processing heavy mineral concentrate samples from Yukon gold placer
deposits, mineral selection and preparation for analytical work
• at present has job not related to geology and applying to few places for MSc program
Matthew K. Halliday (2007 – 2008) - processing heavy mineral concentrate samples from Yukon
Professional Activities:
Society membership:
• American Geophysical Union
• Mineralogical Society of America
• Society of Economic Geologists
• Atlantic Geoscience Society
Review manuscripts upon request for: American Mineralogist, Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences,
Earth and Planetary Science Letters, European Journal of Mineralogy, Lithos, Mineralogy and
Petrology
Review grant proposals for NSERC ~ 2/yr
Professional Presentations:
Invited lectures at Acadia University, Saint-Mary’s University, and University of New Brunswick as an
APICS (Atlantic Provinces Council of the Sciences) - AGS (Atlantic Geoscience Society)
Distinguished Speaker tour for 2010-2011
Invited talk at Institute for Research in Materials Annual General Meeting and Research Day “Diamond
surface – what can it tell us about the Earth’s interior?” June 18, 2010
Invited talk “Diamond placers in Yukon” at Yukon Geological Survey Placer Workshop during the
Yukon Geoscience Forum, Whitehorse, Yukon, November 26, 2009
Invited presentation at DeBeers office in Toronto “New methods for evaluation the effect of kimberlitic
fluids on diamond quality “, March 2009
Presentation at Yukon Geological Survey, Whitehorse, “PGE indicator minerals and tectonic setting of
mafic-ultramafic intrusions” June 2007
Presentation at Yukon Geological Survey, Whitehorse, “Where to look for diamonds in Yukon?” March
2007
Honours and Awards: (2004-present)
- The Léopold Gélinas Medal (gold) for PhD Thesis, Geological Association of Canada, May 2008
- NSERC University Faculty Award (2007 – 2013)
- NSERC Postgraduate Scholarship PGS-B (2003 – 2006)
- University of Victoria President’s Scholarship (2004)

MARTIN R. GIBLING
Professor, at Dalhousie University since 1981
Department of Earth Sciences, Dalhousie Univ. Halifax, N.S. B3H 4R2, Canada
Office LSC 3612; mgibling@dal.ca
Tel (902) 494-2355
Education
1978 Ph.D., University of Ottawa
1973 B.A. (Honours), Balliol College, Oxford University, U.K.
Teaching (2004 – present)
ERTH 2203.03 Sediments and Sedimentary Rocks 2004-present
ERTH 1030.03 Introduction to Physical Geography 2009-10
ERTH 2205.03 Introduction to Paleontology 2009-10
ERTH 4200/4100.06 Honours Thesis / Project 2011-
(Reduced teaching load while Department Chair, 2002-2008)
Grants Held
2009-2014 $385,000 NSERC Discovery Grant ($77,000 per year)
2008-9 $3987. Dalhousie University, Sabbatical Research Grant
2004-9 $218,000. NSERC Discovery Grant ($43,600 per year)
Research Interests
The Paleozoic “greening” of the terrestrial surface as vascular plants colonized the
landscape was among the most profound evolutionary changes in all of Earth history. Oceanic
and atmospheric events during the early to mid Paleozoic have been widely linked to the spread
of land vegetation, which decreased atmospheric CO2 , promoted global cooling, increased the
runoff of nutrients to the oceans, and caused marine organisms to become extinct. Surprisingly,
however, Paleozoic rivers and landscapes barely feature in these discussions, even though early
terrestrial plants colonized many river plains. The major part of my research programme since
2007 has been to document river deposits around the world through the crucial Cambrian to
Carboniferous interval (540 to 300 million years ago), comparing the timing of events and
changes in fluvial style with what is known about the first appearances and abundance of early
plants. Following from literature compilations, studies of river deposits and some of the world’s
earliest plant assemblages are carried out at selected sites in North America and Europe,
including most recently the Campbellton Formation of New Brunswick. In younger
Carboniferous rocks, we are studying the plants of river basins within mountain belts and in the
Joggins Fossil Cliffs (UNESCO World Heritage Site), in order to assess when plants spread into
challenging inland and dryland areas. The research group is also exploring microbial
contributions to ancient river plains and log jams that promoted channel switching once plants
were sufficiently large and abundant.
I am also in the early stages of developing projects (in collaboration with Norm Smith at
Univ. of Nebraska) in the Saskatchewan River Delta, related to channel and wetland dynamics
and the long-term health of the delta in the face of hydro dams, water removal for irrigation, and
climate change.

Current and Recent Research Projects (2004-present)
• Evolution of Paleozoic fluvial style and landscapes during the rise of terrestrial
vegetation
• Sedimentology and plant/fish fossils of the Campbellton Formation, Early Devonian, NB
• Stratigraphy of the Joggins Formation, Pennsylvanian, NS, and links between fluvial
systems and vegetation at Joggins UNESCO World Heritage Site
• Quaternary history of the Ganges River Plains, India, and relation to changes in
monsoonal precipitation; includes studies of paleoclimate at archeological sites
• Recent coastal history of NS and PEI based on ground penetrating-radar profiles
• Changes in channel profiles in the Saskatchewan River Delta since the establishment of
large dams in the 1950s
Publications (2004-2011); HQP authors in italics (not including HQP with whom I have worked
but who were formally supervised by others)
Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles
Davies, N.S. & Gibling, M.R. 2011. The co-evolution of fixed-channel alluvial plains and
Carboniferous vegetation: Nature Geoscience, Nature Geoscience,
DOI:10/1083/NGEO1237.
Roy, N.G., Sinha, R. & Gibling, M.R. Aggradation, incision and interfluve flooding in the Ganga
Valley over the past 100,000 years: Testing the influence of monsoonal precipitation:
Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, revisions accepted 15 August 2011.
Kennedy, K. & Gibling, M.R., 2011. The Campbellton Formation, New Brunswick, Canada:
paleoenvironments in an important Early Devonian terrestrial locality: Canadian Journal
of Earth Sciences, revisions accepted, 19 August 2011.
Davies, N.S., Rygel, M.C. & Gibling, M.R. 2011. Marine influence in the Juniata Formation
(Upper Ordovician, Potters Mills, Pennsylvania): Implications for the history of life on
land: Reply (to Discussion by G.Retallack): Palaios, in press.
Poursoltani, M.R. & Gibling, M.R. 2011. Composition, porosity, and reservoir potential of the
Middle Jurassic Kashafrud Formation, northeast Iran: Journal of Marine and Petroleum
Geology, v. 28, p. 1094-1110. doi:10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2010.11.004
Davies, N.S., Gibling, M.R. & Rygel, M.C. 2011. Alluvial facies evolution during the
Palaeozoic greening of the continents: Case studies, conceptual models and modern
analogues: Sedimentology, v. 58, p. 220-258.
Allen, J.P., Fielding, C.R., Gibling, M.R. & Rygel, M.C. 2011. Fluvial response to paleoequatorial
climate fluctuations during the Late Paleozoic Ice Age: Geological Society of
America Bulletin, published online 11 Feb 2011, doi 10.1130/B30314.1
Quann, S.L., Young, A.B., Laroque, C.P., Falcon-Lang, H.J. & Gibling, M.R. 2010.
Dendrochronological dating of coal mine workings at the Joggins Fossil Cliffs, Nova
Scotia, Canada: Atlantic Geology, v. 46, p. 185-194.
Sinha, R., Tandon, S.K., & Gibling, M.R. 2010. Shallow sub-surface stratigraphy of the Ganga
basin, Himalayan Foreland: Present status and future perspectives: Quaternary
International, v. 227, p. 81-86.
Dolby, G., Falcon-Lang, H.J. & Gibling, M.R. 2011. A conifer-dominated palynological
assemblage from Pennsylvanian (late Moscovian) alluvial drylands in Atlantic Canada:

implications for the vegetation of tropical lowlands during glacial phases: Journal of the
Geological Society, v. 168, p. 571-584. doi: 10.1144/0016-76492010-061
Bashforth, A.R., Drábková, J., Opluštil, S., Gibling, M.R., & Falcon-Lang, H.J. 2010. Landscape
gradients and patchiness in riparian vegetation on a Middle Pennsylvanian braided riverplain
prone to flood disturbance (Nýřany Member, Central and Western Bohemian Basin,
Czech Republic): Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology, v. 163, p. 153-189.
Falcon-Lang, H.J., Gibling, M.R. Miller, R.F., Benton, M.J., & Bashforth, A.R. 2010. Diverse
tetrapod trackways in the Early Pennsylvanian Tynemouth Creek Formation, southern
New Brunswick, Canada: Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, v. 296, p.
1-13.
Davies, N.S., Rygel, M.C. & Gibling, M.R. 2010. Marine influence in the Juniata Formation
(Upper Ordovician, Potters Mills, Pennsylvania): Implications for the history of life on
land: Palaios, v. 25, p. 527-539.
Bashforth, A.R., Falcon-Lang, H.J. & Gibling, M.R. 2010. Vegetation heterogeneity on a Late
Pennsylvanian braided-river plain draining the Variscan Mountains, La Magdalena
Coalfield, northwestern Spain. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, v.
292, p. 367-390.
Gibling, M.R., Bashforth, A.R., Falcon-Lang, H.J., Allen, J.P. & Fielding, C.R. 2010. Log jams
and flood-sediment buildup caused channel abandonment and avulsion in the
Pennsylvanian of Atlantic Canada: Journal of Sedimentary Research, v. 80, p. 268-287.
Davies, N.S. & Gibling, M.R. 2010. Paleozoic vegetation and the Siluro-Devonian rise of fluvial
lateral accretion sets: Geology, v. 38, p. 51-54.
Davies, N.S. & Gibling, M.R. 2010. Cambrian to Devonian evolution of alluvial systems: The
sedimentological impact of the earliest land plants: Earth-Science Reviews, v. 98, p. 171-
200.
Catuneanu, O. Abreu, V., Bhattacharya, J.P., Blum, M.D., Dalrymple, R.W., Eriksson, P.G.,
Fielding, C.R., Fisher, W.L., Galloway, W.E., Gibling, M.R., Giles, K.A., Holbrook,
J.M., Jordan, R., Kendall, C.G.St.C., Macurda, B., Martinsen, O.J., Miall, A.D., Neal,
J.E., Nummedal, D., Pomar, L., Posamentier, H.W., Pratt, B.R., Sarg, J.F., Shanley,
K.W., Steel, R.J., Strasser, A., Tucker, M.E., & Winker, C. 2009. Reply to the comments
of W.Helland-Hansen on “Towards the Standardization of Sequence Stratigraphy: Earth-
Science Reviews, v. 94, p. 98-100.
Fielding, C.R., Allen, J.P., Alexander, J., & Gibling, M.R. 2009, Facies models for fluvial
systems in the seasonal tropics and subtropics: Geology, v. 37, p. 623-626.
Sinha, R., Kettanah, Y., Gibling, M.R., Tandon, S.K., Jain, M., Bhattacharjee, P., Dasgupta, A. &
Ghazanfari, P. 2009, Craton-derived alluvium as a major sediment source in the
Himalayan Foreland Basin of India. Geological Society of America Bulletin, v. 121, p.
1596-1610.
Catuneanu, O. Abreu, V., Bhattacharya, J.P., Blum, M.D., Dalrymple, R.W., Eriksson, P.G.,
Fielding, C.R., Fisher, W.L., Galloway, W.E., Gibling, M.R., Giles, K.A., Holbrook,
J.M., Jordan, R., Kendall, C.G.St.C., Macurda, B., Martinsen, O.J., Miall, A.D., Neal,
J.E., Nummedal, D., Pomar, L., Posamentier, H.W., Pratt, B.R., Sarg, J.F., Shanley,
K.W., Steel, R.J., Strasser, A., Tucker, M.E., & Winker, C. 2009. Towards the
Standardization of Sequence Stratigraphy: Earth-Science Reviews, v. 92, p. 1-33.
Gibling, M.R., Sinha, R., Roy, N.G., Tandon, S.K., & Jain, M. 2008. Quaternary fluvial and
eolian deposits on the Belan River, India: paleoclimatic setting of Paleolithic to Neolithic

archeological sites over the past 85,000 years: Quaternary Science Reviews, v. 27, p.
391-410.
Sinha, R., Kumar, R., Sinha, S., Tandon, S.K., & Gibling, M.R. 2007. Late Cenozoic fluvial
successions in northern and western India: an overview and synthesis: Quaternary
Science Reviews, v. 26, p. 2801-2822.
Sinha, R., Bhattacharjee, P.S., Sangode, S.J., Gibling, M.R., Tandon, S.K., Jain, M., & Godfrey-
Smith, D.I.. 2007. Valley and interfluve sediments in the southern Ganga Plains, India:
Exploring facies and magnetic signatures: Sedimentary Geology, v. 201, p. 386-411.
Poursoltani, M.R., Moussavi-Harami, R., & Gibling, M.R. 2007. Jurassic deep-water fans in the
Neo-Tethys Ocean: the Kashafrud Formation of the Kopet-Dagh Basin, Iran. Sedimentary
Geology, v. 198, p. 53-74.
Falcon-Lang, H.J., Fensome, R.A., Gibling, M.R., Malcolm, J., Fletcher, K.R., & Holleman, M.
2007. Karst-related outliers of the Cretaceous Chaswood Formation of Maritime Canada.
Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, v. 44, p. 619-642.
Sinha, R., Tandon, S.K., Sanyal, P., Gibling, M.R., Stuben, D., Berner, Z. & Ghazanfari, P.
2006. Calcretes from a Late Quaternary interfluve in the Ganga Plains, India: Carbonate
types and isotopic systems in a monsoonal setting. Palaeogeography, Palaeoceanography,
Palaeoecology, v. 242, p. 214-239.
Rygel, M.C., & Gibling, M.R. 2006. Natural geomorphic variability recorded in a highaccommodation
setting: fluvial drainage networks in the Pennsylvanian Joggins
Formation of Atlantic Canada: Journal of Sedimentary Research, v. 76, p. 1230-1251.
Gibling, M.R. 2006. Width and thickness of fluvial channel bodies and valley fills in the
geological record: a literature compilation and classification. Journal of Sedimentary
Research, v. 76, p. 731-770.
Jain, M., Bøtter-Jensen, L., Murray, A.S., Denby, P.M., Tsukamoto, S. & Gibling, M.R. 2005.
Revisiting TL: Dose measurement beyond the OSL range using SAR. Ancient TL, v. 23,
p. 9-24.
Davies, S.J., Gibling, M.R., Rygel, M.C., Calder, J.H. & Skilliter, D.M. 2005. The Pennsylvanian
Joggins Formation of Nova Scotia: sedimentological log and stratigraphic framework of
the historic fossil cliffs. Atlantic Geology, v. 41, p. 115-142.
Gibling, M.R., Tandon, S.K., Sinha, R. & Jain, M. 2005. Discontinuity-bounded alluvial
sequences of the southern Gangetic Plains, India: Aggradation and degradation in
response to monsoonal strength. Journal of Sedimentary Research, v. 75, p. 369-385.
Sinha, R., Gibling, M.R., Tandon, S.K., Jain, V., & Dasgupta, A.S., 2005, Quaternary
stratigraphy and sedimentology of the Kotra section on the Betwa River, Southern Gangetic
Plains, Uttar Pradesh: Journal of the Geological Society of India, v. 65, p. 441-450.
Sinha, R., Tandon, S.K., Gibling, M.R., Bhattacharjee, P.S., & Dasgupta, A.S. 2005. Late
Quaternary geology and alluvial stratigraphy of the Ganga basin: Himalayan Geology, v.
26, p. 223-240.
Rygel, M.C., Gibling, M.R., & Calder, J.H. 2004. Vegetation-induced sedimentary structures
from fossil forests in the Pennsylvanian Joggins Formation, Nova Scotia. Sedimentology,
v. 51, p. 531-552.
Falcon-Lang, H.J., Rygel, M.C., Gibling, M.R., & Calder, J.H. 2004. An early Pennsylvanian
waterhole deposit and its fossil biota in a dryland alluvial plain setting, Joggins, Nova
Scotia. Journal of the Geological Society of London, v. 161, p. 209-222.
Other Peer-Reviewed Articles

Gibling, M.R., Fielding, C.R. & Sinha, R., Alluvial valleys and alluvial sequences: Towards a
geomorphic assessment: In From River to Rock Record: The Preservation Of Fluvial
Sediments And Their Subsequent Interpretation, edited S.Davidson, S.Leleu, and
C.North, SEPM Special Publication 97, p. 423-447.
Fielding, C.R., Allen, J.P., Alexander, J., Gibling, M.R., Rygel, M.C., and Calder, J.H. Fluvial
systems and their deposits in the seasonal tropics and subtropics: modern and ancient
examples. In From River to Rock Record: The Preservation Of Fluvial Sediments And
Their Subsequent Interpretation, edited S.Davidson, S.Leleu, and C.North, SEPM Special
Publication 97, p. 89-111.
Tandon, S.K., Sinha, R., Gibling, M.R., Dasgupta, A.S., & Ghazanfari, P. 2008. Late Quaternary
evolution of the Ganga Plains: Myths and misconceptions, recent developments and
future directions: In Gupta, H. & Fareeduddin (Eds.), Recent Advances in Earth System
Science, Golden Jubilee Memoir of the Geological Society of India, No. 66, p. 259-299.
Gibling, M.R. & Rygel, M.C. 2008. Late Paleozoic cyclic strata of Euramerica: Recognition of
Gondwanan glacial signatures during periods of thermal subsidence. In Fielding, C.R.,
Frank, T.D. and Isbell, J.L. (Eds), Resolving the Late Paleozoic Ice Age in Time and
Space, Geological Society of America Special Publication 441, p. 219-233.
Gibling, M.R., Culshaw, N., Rygel, M.C., & Pascucci, V. 2008. The Maritimes Basin of Atlantic
Canada: Basin Creation and Destruction in the Collisional Zone of Pangea. In A.D.Miall
(Editor) “The Sedimentary Basins of the United States and Canada” , Elsevier, p. 211-
244.
Tandon, S.K., Gibling, M.R., Sinha, R., Singh, V., Ghazanfari, P., Dasgupta, A., Jain, M. & Jain,
V. 2006. Alluvial valleys of the Gangetic Plains, India: Timing and causes of incision. In
Incised Valleys in Time and Space, SEPM Special Publication 85, Dalrymple, R.D.,
Leckie, D.A. and Tillman, R., eds., p. 15-35.
Pascucci, V., Gibling, M.R. & Sandrelli, F. 2006. Valley formation and filling in response to
Neogene magmatic doming of Elba Island, Tuscany, Italy. In Incised Valleys in Time and
Space, SEPM Special Publication 85, Dalrymple, R.D., Leckie, D.A. and Tillman, R.,
eds., p. 327-343.
Rygel, M.C., Calder, J.H., Gibling, M.R., Gingras, M. & Melrose, C.S.A. 2006. Forested
Tournaisian swamps in the Horton Group of Atlantic Canada. In Wetlands Through
Time, Greb, S.F. & DiMichele, W.A., eds, Geological Society of America Special Paper
399, p. 103-126.
Calder, J.H., Gibling, M.R., Scott, A.C., Davies, S.J. & Hebert, B.L. 2006. A fossil lycopsid
forest succession in the classic Joggins section of Nova Scotia: paleoecology of a
disturbance-prone Pennsylvanian wetland: In Wetlands Through Time, Greb, S.F. &
DiMichele, W.A., eds, Geological Society of America Special Paper 399, p. 169-195.
Sinha, R., Gibling, M.R., Jain, V., & Tandon, S.K., 2005, Sedimentology and avulsion patterns
of the anabranching Baghmati River in the Himalayan foreland basin, India, in Blum, M.,
and Marriott, S., eds., Fluvial Sedimentology VII: International Association of
Sedimentologists, Special Publication 35, p. 181-196.
Gibling, M.R., Saunders, K.I., Tibert, N.E. & White, J.A. 2004. Sequence sets, highaccommodation
events and the coal window in the Carboniferous Sydney Coalfield,
Atlantic Canada. In: Sequence Stratigraphy, Paleoclimate, and Tectonics of Coal-bearing
Strata, Pashin, J.C. & Gastaldo, R.A., eds., AAPG Studies in Geology 51, p. 169-197.

Other
Falcon-Lang, H.J., Gibling, M.R., & Grey, M. 2010. Classic localities explained: Joggins, Nova
Scotia. Geology Today, 26: 108-114.
Calder, J.H., Gibling, & Rygel, M.C. (with contributions from S. J. Davies and H.J. Falcon-
Lang), 2005, The Joggins Section, Nova Scotia: Charles Lyell’s Galapagos. Excursion B2,
GAC/MAC Joint Annual Meeting, Halifax, Nova Scotia, 2005, 44 p.
Falcon-Lang, H.J., Gibling, M.R., Rygel, M.C., Calder, J.H., & Davies, S.J., 2004. A dance to the
music of time. Geoscientist, v. 14, p. 4-9.
Nanson, G.C. & Gibling, M.R. 2004. Rivers and Alluvial Fans. Major article for “Encyclopedia
of Sediments and Sedimentary Rocks”, ed. G.Middleton, Kluwer, p. 568-583.
Nanson, G.C. & Gibling, M.R. 2004. Anabranching Rivers. Minor article for “Encyclopedia of
Sediments and Sedimentary Rocks”, ed. G. Middleton, Kluwer, p. 9-11.
Nanson, G.C. & Gibling, M.R. 2004. Anabranching Rivers. Minor article for “Encyclopedia of
Geomorphology”, ed. A. Goudie, p. 21-25.
Published Abstracts (2009-2011)
Gibling, M.R., Sinha, R. & Roy, N.G. 2011. Response of the Ganges River of India to
monsoonal changes since the Last Glacial Maximum. American Geophysical Union, San
Francisco, Dec. 2011 (Invited Presentation).
Gibling, M.R. & Davies, N.S. 2011. The Paleozoic rise of avulsive fluvial systems as terrestrial
vegetation evolved. Geological Society of America, Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, Oct.
2011.
Davies, N.S. & Gibling, M.R. 2011. Pennsylvanian emergence of anabranching fluvial deposits:
the parallel rise of arborescent vegetation and fixed-channel deposits. European
Geophysical Union (EGU), Vienna, April 2011.
Kennedy, K. & Gibling, M.R. 2011. Paleoenvironments of Early Devonian plants and fish in the
Campbellton Formation, New Brunswick, Canada: invasion of the land at a classic
locality. European Geophysical Union (EGU), Vienna, April 2011.
Davies, N.S. & Gibling, M.R. 2010. Alluvial facies evolution during the Paleozoic greening of
the continents. Joint Meeting of AASP (The Palynological Society), Geological
Association of Canada Paleontology Division, and Canadian Association of
Palynologists, Dartmouth, NS, Oct. 2010.
Quann, S.L., Young, A.B., Laroque, C.P., Falcon-Lang, H.J. & Gibling, M.R. 2010.
Dendroarchaeological investigations of coal mine workings at the Joggins Fossil Cliffs,
Nova Scotia, Canada: 22 nd Annual Meeting, Atlantic Division of Canadian Association of
Geographers, Oct. 1-3, St. John’s, Newfoundland. Program and Abstracts, p. 12-13.
Gibling, M.R., Bashforth, A.R., Falcon-Lang, H.J., Allen, J.P. & Fielding, C.R. 2010. Log jams
in Pennsylvanian braided-river deposits of Atlantic Canada, and the timing of the world’s
earliest log jams: 8 th European Palaeobotany – Palynology Conference, Budapest,
Hungary, 6-10 July 2010.
Davies, N.S. & Gibling, M.R. 2010. How the earliest land plants transformed river landscapes:
8 th European Palaeobotany – Palynology Conference, Budapest, Hungary, 6-10 July
2010.
Bashforth, A.R., Drábková, J., Opluštil, S., Gibling, M.R., & Falcon-Lang, H.J. 2010. Patchiness
in riparian vegetation on a disturbance-prone braided-river plains: insight from the
Middle Pennsylvanian Nyřany Member, Czech Republic: 8 th European Palaeobotany –

Palynology Conference, Budapest, Hungary, 6-10 July 2010.
Kennedy, K. & Gibling, M.R. 2010. Sedimentology and paleobiological importance of the
Campbellton Formation, New Brunswick: Atlantic Geoscience Society Annual Meeting,
Wolfville, Feb. 2010.
Davies, N.S., Rygel, M.C. & Gibling, M.R. 2010. Not the oldest evidence for complex life on
land: the Juniata Formation (Upper Ordovician, Pennsylvania): Atlantic Geoscience
Society Annual Meeting, Wolfville, Feb. 2010.
Gibling, M.R. & Davies, N.S. 2010. Rooted vegetation and the Siluro-Devonian expansion of
meandering rivers: Atlantic Geoscience Society Annual Meeting, Wolfville, Feb. 2010.
Gibling, M.R. & Davies, N.S. 2009. Rivers and Plants: Evolving fluvial systems through the
Paleozoic: International Association of Sedimentologists Meeting, Alghero, Italy, Sept.
2009 (Keynote Address).
Gibling, M.R., Davies, N.S., Bashforth, A.R. & Allen, J.P. 2009. Invasion of the plants: the
evolving terrestrial landscape of the Late Palaeozoic: Lyell Meeting 2009, “Late
Palaeozoic terrestrial habitats and biotas: The effect of changing climates”, Burlington
House, London, May 21, 2009 (Keynote Address).
Gibling, M.R., Sinha, R., Tandon, S.K. & Jain, M. 2009. Monsoon-generated fluvial sequences:
Climatic control in the Ganga Plains of India over the past 130,000 years. CANQUA-
CGRG Biennial Meeting, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, 3-8 May, 2009
Davies, N.S. & Gibling, M.R. 2009. Lower Palaeozoic Alluvial Systems: The Sedimentological
Impact of Evolving Vegetation in Terrestrial Environments. EGU Annual Meeting,
Vienna, April 2009.
Gibling, M.R., Bashforth, A.R. & Falcon-Lang, H.J. 2009. Log jams caused braided-channel
abandonment and avulsion in the Pennsylvanian South Bar Formation, Sydney Basin,
Nova Scotia. Atlantic Geoscience Society Annual Meeting, Moncton, Feb. 2009.
Gibling, M.R. 2009. Estimating width and thickness of fluvial channel bodies: a pragmatic
approach from the rock record. Keynote presentation, “From Rivers to Rock Record”,
Aberdeen, UK, Jan. 2009.
Gibling, M.R., Sinha, R., Tandon, S.K. & Jain, M. 2009. Monsoon-generated fluvial sequences:
Climatic control on alluvial architecture in the Himalayan Foreland Basin of India during
the late Quaternary. “From Rivers to Rock Record”, Aberdeen, UK, Jan. 2009.
Supervision (2204-2011)
Research Associates
Neil Davies, 2009-2011, Changes in fluvial style from Cambrian to Carboniferous, as terrestrial
vegetation evolved; funded from NSERC Discovery Grant
Yawooz Kettanah, 2008, Petrographic signatures of alluvium at the cratonic margin of the
Himalayan Foreland Basin; funded from NSERC Discovery Grant
Post-doctoral Fellows
Neil Davies, 2007-2009, as above, funded from NSERC Discovery Grant
Ph.D.
Arden Bashforth, graduated 2010, Pennsylvanian dryland vegetation in eastern Canada, Spain
and Czech Republic; funded from NSERC Canada Fellowship and Killam Graduate
Fellowship; GSA Student Award 2007, US$1800, Linnean Society Award 2007,

CAD$1750, NB Museum Research Grant 2008, CAD$1000.
Michael Rygel, graduated 2005, Sedimentology of the Joggins Formation, NS; funded from
Killam Graduate Fellowship; CSPG Best Ph.D. Thesis Award, 2006, Dalhousie Faculty
of Graduate Studies Best Ph.D. Thesis, 2005, GSA Student Award, History of Geology
section, 2004, GSA Student Award, 2003, AAPG Student Award, 2001, A.L.Medlin
Scholarship, GSA Coal Division, 2000
M.R. Poursoltani, graduated 2008 (Mashhad University, Iran; 1 year of Ph.D. studies at
Dalhousie, Sedimentology of the Kashafrud Formation, Jurassic of Iran; funded from
Government of Iran
M.Sc.
Kirsten Kennedy, defence August 2011, Sedimentology and plant habitats of the Campbellton
Formation, Devonian, NB; funded from NSERC Graduate Fellowship; GSA Student
Award, 2010
Heidi McDonald, graduated 2004, Sedimentology of the Morien Group in the Morien Bay area,
Cape Breton, NS; funded from funded from NSERC Discovery Grant; AAPG Annual
Meeting, 4 th place Award, student presentations, 2002
B.Sc.
Chinemerem Dennar, in progress, Trees on the margins of fluvial channels, Joggins Formation,
NS
Derrick Midwinter, in progress, Sedimentology of the Triassic Bjorne Formation, Ellesmere
Island, Arctic Canada
Saif Al-Silwadi, 2011, Log jams in the Boss Point Formation, Joggins Fossil Cliffs, NS
Fiona Gallacher, 2010, Stromatolites and microbial mats in the Horton Bluff Formation,
Wolfville, NS; award for highest Honours Thesis mark, 2010 class
Daniel Haider, 2008, Sedimentology of the Banff Group, Devonian, Alberta; best Student
Presentation, Atlantic Universities Geological Congress, 2007
Scott Doyle, 2006, Sedimentology of Cretaceous strata, near Edmonton, Alberta
Liam Fitzgerald, 2005, Sedimentology of Pennsylvanian strata in the Debert-Kemptown
coalfield, NS
Jordana Gardiner, 2005, Pedogenic aggregates in the Boss Point Formation, Joggins, NS
Keri Fletcher, 2004, Cretaceous strata near Avondale, NS
Summer students
Zabrina Prescott, 2011, Microbial mats through time: a literature survey, and a study of
microbial mats in a fluvial channel, Joggins World Heritage site; funded by Shell
Experiential Learning Fund, Dalhousie
Professional Activities
Invited Presentations
2011 Invited Presentation on “History of the Ganges Plains since the Last Glacial
Maximum”, AGU, San Francisco, Dec. 2011
2011 Invited Presentation on “Lost Rivers”, Faculty of Science Seminar Series, Sept

2011
2010 Invited Presentation on “Invasion of the Plants”, University of New Mexico,
Albuquerque, Nov 2010
2010 Invited Presentation on “Invasion of the Plants”, University of Toronto, May 2010
2009 Keynote Address at IAS European Meeting, Alghero, Sardinia
2009 Kenote Address at Fluvial geomorphology conference, Aberdeen.
2007 Invited Presentation at Colby College, Maine (Nov. 2007)
2007 Keynote Address at 17 th INQUA Conference, August 2007, “Rivers from the
northern Indian Craton: a major sediment supplier to the Himalayan Foreland
Basin in the late Quaternary; in Fluvial Archives session
2007 Invited Presentation at Institute of Geophysics, Prague, Czech Republic, July
2007, “The Quaternary Record of the Ganges Plains of India: Climatic Controls in
the Himalayan Foreland Basin”.
2007 Invited Speaker for Mylan T. Stout Lecture Series, University of Nebraska on
“Alluvial Architecture of the Himalayan Foreland Basin, India”, and “Rivers: A
Classification for the Rock Record” (March 2007)
2005 Keynote Address, Geological Society of America, Annual Meeting, Salt Lake
City, session on “Gondwanan Glaciation and Equatorial Responses”, Oct. 2005
Convenor of Conference Sessions
2009 Co-convener (with Ellen Wohl) of Fluvial Session, IAS International Meeting,
Alghero, Italy
2005 Co-Convenor (with Rob Rainbird) of Special Session on Big Rivers, Geological
Association of Canada Annual Meeting, Halifax, May 2005.
2004 Co-convenor (with M. Aldonucci) of Special Session on Sequence Stratigraphy of
Continental and Coastal Deposits, International Geological Congress, Florence,
August 2004.
Member of Research Groups
Member of FLAG (Fluvial Archive Group), 2006-
Member IGCP Research Group 449, Paleobotany, 2006-9
Member of Sequence Stratigraphy Commission, Stratigraphic Code, 2006-
External Examiner
External Examiner of 9 Ph.D. and 6 M.Sc. students at universities in Canada (Western Ontario,
Guelph, McMaster, Ottawa, Acadia 2, Memorial Univ., Lakehead) and Australia (Univ. of
Wollongong 2, Univ. of Queensland), 1986 to 2007; plus T.J.Ralph (Ph.D., Macquarie Univ.,
NSW, 2008); S.van Asselen (Ph.D., Utrecht University, Netherlands, 2010); O.Akinpelu (Ph.D.,
Univ. of Toronto, 2010); J.McLeod (M.Sc., St. Mary’s Univ., Halifax, 2010); A.S Das Gupta
(Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India, 2010).
Scientific Editing
Associate Editor, Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, 2005-6
Associate Editor, Journal of Sedimentary Research, 2000-
Associate Editor of Atlantic Geology, 1993-

Guest Editor
Sinha, R, Tandon, S.K. & Gibling, M.R. (Guest Editors), 2010. Shallow sub-surface stratigraphy
of the Ganga Basin, India: Approaches and implications for fluvial processes, climate
change and active tectonics in the late Quaternary. Quaternary International, v. 227,l issue
2, 15 Nov. 2010.
External Reviewer
External Reviewer for Department of Geology, St. Francis Xavier Univ., NS (scheduled for Fall
2011)
External Reviewer for Department of Geology and Geological Engineering, Queen’s University,
Kingston, Ontario, Nov. 2004.
External Reviewer for Promotion of Faculty Members:
Univ. of Washington 2006; Univ. of Texas 2008; Simon Fraser Univ., 2011.
Reviews of many manuscripts for international journals and refereed symposium volumes.
Reviews of many grant applications on behalf of NSERC (several each year); NSF (2010);
Netherlands Granting Agency (2006, 208); UKIERI – India/UK partnerships (2007), NERC
(2008).
External Reviewer for Report on Carbon Storage Onshore in Nova Scotia, April 2011
Society Memberships
International Association of Sedimentologists
Society of Economic Paleontologists and Mineralogists (SEPM)
Atlantic Geoscience Society
Consulting
Occasional consulting activities and leading of field excursions for oil companies, as requested
Leader of Field Excursions
Joggins, NS, for conferences GAC 2005, AAPG 2011
Shell Experiential Learning Fund, Dalhousie Univ., 2006, 2007, 2008 (in Nova Scotia)
Public Awareness / Outreach Activities
Member, Scientific Advisory Committee, Joggins UNESCO World Heritage Site, 2009-
Contributor to books “The Last Billion Years” (1999) and “The Geology of Canada” (2011)
Talk at Highland Park Junior High School, Halifax, on careers in geosciences, April 2011
Banquet Address on Fieldwork in India, Geoscientists of NS, Professional Association, March
2010.
“Ancient reptile tracks found in N.B.”, reported in numerous media outlets July 30, 2010,
including Vancouver Sun, Calgary Herald, Winnipeg Free Press, and Global News
“If not for plants, could rivers bend?” American Scientist, v. 98 (3), p. 200, May/June 2010, .
“How plants transformed rivers”, Frontiers in Ecology”, Feb 2020, p. 62
“An evolutionary curveball”, Dal News, v. 4, no. 5, 7/02/2010
Neil Davies interviewed on German radio about the rise of plants and rivers, 18/01/2010
“Rise of deep-rooted plants threw curve at ancient rivers”, Leader Post, Regina, 11/01/2010
“Canadian scientists unlock ancient mystery of river flows”, Vancouver Sun, 11/01/2010
Nature India features our study of craton sands, with interview with R.Sinha (published in GSA

Bulletin 2009), 29/12/2009
Appeared on CBC TV movie on coal strip-mining in Cape Breton, 2006
Honours and Awards (2004-present)
2011 Earth Sciences Professor of the Year, Dalhousie Univ.
2010 Earth-Science Reviews lists Cataneanu et al. (2009) as 3 rd and Davies & Gibling (2010)
as 14 th in their most accessed papers from all publication years, for Oct 2009 to Sept 2010
academic year.
Palaios features Davies et al. (2010) on their BioOne site for September 2010, with open
access content.
2010 Earth-Science Reviews lists Davies & Gibling (2010) as 2 nd in a list of their 25 hottest
papers for Jan to March 2010, and Cataneanu et al. (2009) as 7 th .
2007 Rygel et al. (2004) listed as 6 th most cited paper published in Sedimentology in 2004
(with 6 citations), out of 63 papers published in the journal that year.
2006 Davies & Gibling (2003) listed in top 20 in Sedimentology citation list, including papers
from 1979 onwards (Sedimentology website)
2004 Killam Professor, Dalhousie Faculty of Science (5 year award)

Associate Professor, 2001-
E-mail: john.gosse@dal.ca
Mailing Address: 31 Allison Dr.
Dartmouth, NS
B2V 1P8
Office Location: 4616 Oceanography Wing, LSC
Telephone: 902 494 6632
John C. Gosse
Homepage: http://geochronology.earthsciences.dal.ca
Groups: Dalhousie Geochronology Centre; CRONUS-Earth (cosmogenic nuclide group); Canadian
Geomorphological Research Group
____________________________________________________________________________________
Education: B.Sc. (Hon) Earth Sciences, Memorial University, St. John’s, NF 1984-1990
Ph.D. Geological Sciences, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA 1990-1994
Post-doc, EES-1, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Las Alamos, NM 1994-1996
Teaching: (2004-present)
ERTH/GEOG 1060 Earthquakes, volcanoes, and other natural disasters, every autumn 2004-
ERTH/GEOG 4200 Honours field trip (2004 with L. Plug, and 2011 with M. Young)
ERTH/GEOG 4440/5440 Tectonic geomorphology and landscape evolution, 2005
ERTH 4510 Directed Readings, 2005 Tectonics of the southern central Andes (for S. Baker)
ERTH 4510 Directed Readings, 2011 Cosmogenic nuclides and Panamint Valley tectonics (for S. Ma)
ERTH 6350 Research Design, every year since 2004-
ERTH 6400 Geochronology, 2005, 2009-2010
Grants Held / Applied for: (2004-present)
Title PI Source Total to Dal Years Successful?
CRC Earth Systems Evolution Dalhousie, Gosse Canada Research
$1,000,000 2001- yes
Chairs (Tier 2)
2011
Atlantic Cosmogenic nuclide Gosse ACOA-Atlantic
$1,100,000 2002- yes
extraction facility
Innovation Fund
2006
Atlantic Cosmogenic nuclide Gosse CFI-CRC $225,000 2002- yes
extraction facility
2006
Contracts and collaborative Gosse with others Various $250,000 2002- yes
research, through service fees
2012
A helium isotope mass
spectrometer and extraction
system for (U-Th)/He dating
Reynolds (Dal
Earth Sciences)
NSERC-RTI $145,495 2003-
2004
yes
Landscape evolution in the
southern central Andes
Gosse NSERC-DG $33,000 2004 yes
Landscape evolution with
cosmogenic nuclides
Gosse NSERC-DG $105,000 2005-
2008
yes
Catastrophic slope movements
in the Canadian Cordillera:
Quantifying hazard and risk in
Canada’s landslide hotspot
Evans (U.
Waterloo)
NSERC-Networks -- 2006-
2011
no
Low-background vacuum Gosse NSERC-RTI $148,842 2006- yes
extraction and graphitisation
system for 14C
2007
TCN, grain sizes, and the Pazzaglia (Lehigh NSF-EAR-
$20,000 2006- yes
processes of erosion
U.)
Geomorphology ($30,000US) 2007
Canadian Cosmogenic Nuclide Gosse NSERC-MRS $225,000 2007- yes

Exposure Dating Facility 2012
Landscape evolution in the Gosse NSERC-Northern
$325,000 2008- yes
Arctic
Supplement
2013
Late Cenozoic of the Canadian Gosse NSERC-DG $200,000 2008- yes
Arctic archipelago and the
southern central Andes
2013
Paleoecology of the Beaufort Rybczynski (Can. Polar Continental
$0 2008- yes
Fm, High Arctic Canada
Mus. Nature) Shelf Program
($70,000+) 2010
Phylogeography constraints on Ruzzante (Dal National Geographic $20,000 2008- yes
landscape evolution
Biology)
Research Fund
2009
Canadian Accelerator Mass Clark (U. Ottawa) CFI (LEF) $169,457 2009- yes
Spectrometer
($8,409,245) 2014
Canadian Accelerator Mass Gosse Nova Scotia RTF $169,457 2009- yes
Spectrometer
2014
CFI operating funds Gosse CFI/U Ottawa ~$50,000 2009-
2014
yes
Cosmogenic nuclide exposure
dating...Cumberland Peninsula
Gosse NRCAN-GSC/-GEMS
program
$200,000 2009-
2011
yes
New approaches to erosion Gosse Yukon Geological
$16,332 2009- yes
history and placer gold
development, Klondike
exposure dating pilot study
Survey/SINED
2010
Innovations in the chronology Lamothe (UQAM) CFI (NIF) $0
of global changes
($839,188) 2009- yes
2010
Glacial dynamics on Hall Ross (U.
NSERC-CRD /
$40,000
Peninsula, Baffin Island
Waterloo) Peregrine Diamonds ($50,000) 2011- yes
2012
Collaborative Research:
Wegmann (N. NSF-Continental
unknown 2011- yes
Intracontinental deformation
and surface uplift-Geodynamic
evolution of the Hangay Dome,
Mongolia, Central Asia
Carolina St. U) Dynamics
($2,485,000US) 2013
CAPSNet: Canada Arctic Polar Drummond (Dal Networks of Centres unknown 2012- applied
Science Network
Physics)
of Excellence
($25,000,000)
Total to Gosse (including grants active in 2004) $4,442,583
Research Interests:
I am interested in the processes that influence change in landscapes over years to millions of years,
with emphasis on active tectonics (in the southern Central Andes, in the southwestern USA, and
Tibet), and responses of landscapes to climate change, with particular interests in glacial dynamics (in
Arctic and Eastern Canada), and fluvial and alluvial fan sedimentation (in the Andes and southwestern
USA). All of my research interests involve some application of geochronology involving cosmogenic
isotopes or He-low temperature thermochronology, or the developments of those methods.
Current and Recent Research Projects: (2004-present)
Projects for which I have been the PI:
1. Lab development at Dalhousie: 36 Cl in 2006; 14 C in 2011; ICP-OES in 2012
2. Improvements in the cosmogenic nuclide exposure dating method (forest effects, atmospheric
effects, and contributions to production rates and muonic interactions through the CRONUS-Earth
project.
3. Landscape evolution in the southern Central Andes (glacial geology, dating of faulted surfaces for
slip history, dating of folded strath terraces, dating of raise pediments in the Malargue fold and thrust
belt, shortening rates across the Andes at the latitude of Mendoza, Arg; geomorphometric analysis of
the topography around the steep slab / shallow slab transition, and the role of landslides and climate
change in the evolution of the western Cordillera Principal.
4. Large scale landscape evolution of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago and dating of the
paleoecology records in the Beaufort Formation, an incised Pliocene clastic wedge
5. Various projects on the glacial geology in Atlantic and Arctic Canada, glacial dynamics, and the
production, transportation, and deposition of till in complex polythermal basal regimes.
Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles-Published

1. Laabs, B.J.C., Marchetti, D.W., Munroe, J.S., Refsnider, K.A., Gosse, J.C., Lips, E.W., Becker,
R.A., Mickelson, D.M., Singer, B.S. (2011) Chronology of latest Pleistocene mountain glaciation
in the western Wasatch Mountains, Utah, U.S.A. Quaternary Research, 76, 272-284.
2. Hewitt, K., Gosse, J., Clague, J., Yang, G., Finkel, R. (2011) Rock avalanches and the pace of late
Quaternary development of river valleys in the Karakoram Himalaya. GSA Bulletin.
doi:10.1130/B30341.1
3. Hidy, A., Gosse, J.C, Pederson, J., Mattern, P., Finkel, R. (2010). A constrained Monte Carlo
approach to modeling exposure ages from profiles of cosmogenic nuclides: an example from
Lees Ferry, AZ. Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems. 11. Q0AA10,
doi:10.1029/2010GC003084
4. Evenson, E.B., Gosse, J.C., Baker, G., Burkhart, P., Jackofsky, D.S., Meglioli, A., and Dalziel, I.
(2009) Enigmatic boulder trains, supraglacial rock avalanches, and the origin of “Darwin’s
Boulders” – Tierra del Fuego. GSA Today. December, 2009. 19 , 12, doi:
10.1130/GSATG72A.1
5. Gold R. D., Cowgill, E., Arrowsmith, J.R., Gosse, J., Chen, X, Wang, X.-F. (2009), Riser
diachroneity, lateral erosion, and uncertainty in rates of strike-slip faulting: A case study from
Tuzidun along the Altyn Tagh Fault, NW China, J. Geophys. Res., 114, B04401,
doi:10.1029/2008JB005913.
6. Lee, J., Garwood, J, Stockli, D.F., Gosse, J. (2009). Quaternary faulting in Queen Valley,
California-Nevada: Implications for kinematics of fault-slip transfer in the eastern California
shear zone–Walker Lane belt GSA Bulletin, 121: 599 - 614.
7. Antinao, J.-L., Gosse, J. (2009). Large rockslides in the Southern Central Andes of Chile (32-
34.5� S): Tectonic control and significance for post-Miocene landscape evolution.
Geomorphology. 144: 117-133
8. Baker, S.E., Gosse, J.C., McDonald, E., Evenson, E.B., Martinez, O. (2009). Quaternary history
of the piedmont reach of the Rio Diamante, Mendoza, Argentina. Journal of South American
Earth Sciences. 28:54-73.
9. Mangerud, J, Gosse, J., Matiouchkov, A., Dolvik, T. (2008), Glaciers in the Polar Urals, Russia,
were not much larger during the Last Global Glacial Maximum than today. Quat Sci Rev. 27,
1047-1057
10. Ruzzante, D. Walde, S. Gosse, J. Cussac, Habit, Zemlak, Adams. (2008). Climate control on
ancestral population dynamics: insight from Patagonian fish phylogeography. Molecular Ecol.
17, 2234-2244.
11. Belmont, P., Pazzaglia, F., Gosse, J. (2007). Cosmogenic 10Be as a tracer for hillslope and
channel sediment dynamics. Earth and Planetary Science Letters.
12. Utting, D J; Gosse, J C; Hodgson, D A; Trommelen, M S; Vickers, K J; Kelley, S E; Ward, B.
2007 Report on ice-flow history, deglacial chronology, and surficial geology, Foxe Peninsula,
southwest Baffin Island, Nunavut; Geological Survey of Canada, Current Research 2007-C2,
2007; 13 pages
13. Ward, B.C., Bond, J.D., Gosse, J.C., 2007. Evidence for an MIS-4 (Early Wisconsinan) advance
of the Cordilleran Ice Sheet, Yukon Territory, Canada. Quaternary Research.
14. Plug, L., Gosse, J., West, J., Bigley, R. 2007 Attenuation of cosmic ray flux in temperate forest.
Journal of Geophysical Research. 112, F02022, doi:10.1029/2006JF000668.
15. Osborn, J., Spooner, I., Gosse, J., Clarke, D.,2007. Alpine glacial geology of the Tablelands,
Gros Morne National Park, Newfoundland. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 44, 819-834.
16. Staiger, J., Gosse, J., Toracinta, R., Oglesby, R., Fastook, J., Johnson, J. 2007, Atmospheric
scaling of cosmogenic nuclide production: the climate effect. Journal of Geophysical
Research—Solid Earth. 112, B02205, doi:10.1029/2005JB003811.
17. Staiger, J., Gosse, J., Little, E., Utting, D. Finkel, R., Johnson, J., Fastook, J.2006. Glacial
erosion and sediment dispersion from detrital cosmogenic nuclide analyses of till. Quaternary
Geochronology. 1, 29-42.
18. Webster, T.J. , Murphy, B., Gosse, J., Spooner, I. 2006. Coupling LIDAR-derived landscape
metrics and surface processes: An example from the Fundy Basin, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing. 32, 173-193.
19. Pederson J.L., Anders, M.D., Rittenhour, T.M., Sharp,W.D., Gosse, J.C.,Karlstrom, K.E. 2006.
Using fill terraces to understand incision rates and evolution of the Colorado River in eastern
Grand Canyon, Arizona, J. Geophys. Res., 111, F02003, doi:10.1029/2004JF000201.

20. Briner, J., Gosse, J. Bierman, P., 2006, Applications of terrestrial cosmogenic nuclides on the
history of the Laurentide Ice Sheet, North America. in Siame, L.L., Bourlès, D.L., and Brown,
E.T., eds., Application of cosmogenic nuclides to the study of Earth surface processes: The
practice and the potential: Geological Society of America Special Paper 415, p. 29–41, doi:
10.1130/2006.2415(03)
21. Webster, T., Murphy, B., Gosse, J. 2006, Mapping subtle structures with light detection and
ranging (LIDAR): flow units and phreatomagmatic rootless cones in the North Mountain Basalt,
Nova Scotia Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, 43, 157-176.
22. Anders, M.D., Pederson, J.L., Rittenour, T.M., Sharp, W.D., Gosse, J.C., Karlstrom, K.E.,
Crossey, L.J., Goble, R.J., Stockli, L., Yang, G. 2005. Pleistocene geomorphology and
geochronology of eastern Grand Canyon: linkages of landscape components during climate
changes, Quaternary Science Reviews. 24, 2428-2448.
23. Staiger, J. W., Gosse, J. C., Johnson, J., Fastook, J., Gray, J. T., Stockli, D., Stockli, L., and
Finkel, R., invited, 2005, Quaternary relief generation by polythermal glacier ice: a field
calibrated glacial erosion model: Earth Surface Processes and Landforms. 30. 1145-1159.
{INVITED}
24. Benson, L., Madole, R., Landis, G., and Gosse, J., 2005, Late Pleistocene glaciation in the
western U.S.—New data from southwestern Colorado and Wyoming: Quaternary Science
Reviews, 24, 49-65.
25. Marquette, G. C., Gray, J. T., Gosse, J. C., Courchesne, F., Stockli, L., Macpherson, G., and
Finkel, R., 2004, Felsenmeer persistence through glacial periods in the Torngat and Kaumajet
Mountains, Quebec-Labrador, as determined by soil weathering and cosmogenic nuclide
exposure dating: Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, 41, p. 19-38
Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles-Submitted or accepted
1. Bachiu, T.P., Clair, T.A., O’Beirne Ryan, A-M., Gosse, J.C., (near submission). Identifying
sources of chloride in stream water using chlorine stable isotopes: southwestern Nova Scotia,
Canada. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences.
2. Antinao, J.-L., Gosse, J.C., Caffee, M. (near submission). Climatically-paced, tectonically
powered erosion of the southern Central Andes. Nature Geosciences.
3. Taylor, M.H., Gosse, J.C., Horton, B., Al-Zayer, Y., Styron, R., Yang, G., Caffee, M. (accepted
pending revisions) Neotectonic shortening rate across the Montecitos Range, Jocoli, Mendoza,
Argentina: Implications for eastward growth of the Andes. Geophysical Journal International.
Other Peer-Reviewed Articles (book chapters, special volumes, conference proceedings etc.)
1. Chan, M., Gosse, J., Cerling, T., Netoff, D. (in print) Weathering of Jurassic Sandstones:
Cosmogenic nuclide dating of geomorphic surfaces in Southern Utah. Grand Staircase
Escallante National Monument Book.
2. Gosse, J. (in print) Dating techniques for surfaces and Quaternary sediments. Ed. C. Busby.
“Recent advances in Tectonics of Sedimentary Basins”, eds. C. Busby and A. Azor Perez, John
Wiley and Sons. ISBN 13: 9781405194655. 480 p. {INVITED}
3. Kosar, K., Ross, M., Gosse, J. 2011. Subglacial sediment-landsystems analysis of a corridor of
streamlined ridges, Southampton Island, Nunavut: Implications for drift prospecting. Geohydro
2011. 7 p.
4. Easterbrook, D., Gosse, J., Evenson, E., Sherwood, C. (2011). Global implications of evidence of
the Younger Dryas cooling event in the Sawtooth Range, Idaho. In Evidence Based Climate
Science. Elsevier.
5. Gosse, J.C., Reuther, A., and 12 others. (2007). Conference report: Atlantic Canada Ice
Dynamics (ACID-3) Workshop October 16-17, 2006. Geoscience Canada. 34, 2-6.
6. Gosse, J.C., Lal, D., Schaeffer, J., Ivy-Ochs, S., Granger, D. (2006). Terrestrial cosmogenic
nuclide exposure methods. In. The Encyclopedia of Quaternary Science. Ed. S. Elias.
Blackwell Publishers. 3460 p. {INVITED}
7. Gosse, J. Editorial. (2006) Quaternary Geochronology. 1,1, 2-3.
8. Gosse, J.C., Bell, T., Gray, J., Klein, J., Yang, G., and Finkel, R., (2006). Using cosmogenic
isotopes to interpret the landscape record of glaciation: Nunataks in Newfoundland Glaciers and

Earth’s Changing Environment. Ed. P. Knight. Blackwell Publishers. 442-446. ISBN:
1405100184
9. Gosse, J.C. (2005). The contribution of cosmogenic nuclides to unraveling alpine paleoclimate
histories. Ed. U. Huber, H. Bugmann, and M. Reasoner, In Global Change and Mountain
Regions – A State of Knowledge Overview., MRI, Zurich; Kluwer Academics. Springer. The
Netherlands. pp. 39-50. {INVITED}
Published Abstracts (2009-11 inclusive); identify HQP co-authors and note any invited or keynote
presentations; last 2 years only
1. Gosse, J., Rybczynski, N., Davies, N., 2011. Stratigraphic and environmental significances of the Pliocene Beaufort
Formation and equivalent high terraces, Canada High Arctic. AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco. {INVITED}
2. Gosse, J., Phillips, F., 2011 Terrestrial cosmogenic nuclide dating: Taming elephants in the room, GSA Annual Meeting,
Minneapolis. {KEYNOTE, PARDEE Symposium}
3. Ritasse, W., Walker, J.D., Kirby, E., McDonald, E., Gosse, J., Kerr, D. 2011. Importance of reconciling paleoseismic,
average rupture displacement, and geological slip rate data for the Garlock Fault, California. GSA Annual Meeting,
Minneapolis.
4. Rybczynski, N., Ballantyne, A.P., Csank, A.Z., Sinninghe Damste, J.S., Gosse, J.C., Greenwood, D.R., Tripati, A.K. 2011.
Deciphering results of the Arctic Pliocene climate change experiment. IPY Workshop,
5. Gosse, J.C., Hidy, A., Koziol, C., McDonald, E., Yang, G., Kirby, E., Walker, J. D., Rittase, W., Taylor, M.T., Lee, J.
2011 Elusive TCN geochronology on alluvial fan strain markers. INQUA, Bern. {INVITED}
6. Margreth, A., Gosse, J.C., Dyke, A., Tarasov, L. 2011. Maximum extent and late glacial decay of the Laurentide Ice Sheet
on Cumberland Peninsula, Baffin Island, INQUA, Bern
7. Baker, S., Gosse, J.C., McDonald, E., Drysdale, J. 2011 Geochemical and mineralogical investigation of a recently
exposed saprolite profile in the Chilean Coastal Range. INQUA, Bern
8. McDonald, E.; Kirby, E., Gosse, J.; Hoffman, W.; Rittase, W.; Walker, J. D. 2011. On the utility of integrating soil
stratigraphy with radiometric dating in the study of active faults in desert regions: an example from eastern California,
U.S.A. INQUA, Bern.
9. Hidy, A., Gosse, J., Blum, M., Froese, D. 2011, Cosmogenic 10 Be measurements of Quaternary and Pliocene sedimentation
rates from non-glaciated catchments. (INVITED) INQUA Bern.
10. Ward, B.C., Bond, J.D., Turner, D.G., Jensen, B.J.L., Gosse, J., Froese, D. 2011. Comparison of MIS 4 and 6 glaciations,
Yukon Territory, Canada. Geological Association of Canada Annual Meeting, Ottawa.
11. Clark, I.D., Kieser, W.E., Hannington, M., Allard, M., Gosse, J. 2011. A new facility for AMS, stable isotope and
geochemical research in the earth and environmental sciences at the University of Ottawa. Geological Association of
Canada Annual Meeting, Ottawa.
12. Margreth, A., Gosse J.C. 2011. Arctic coastal landscape evolution influenced by polythermal ice coverage on Cumberland
Peninsula, Baffin Island. Geological Association of Canada Annual Meeting, Ottawa.
13. Gosse, J., Yaehne, S., Young, M., Taylor, K., Stubner, K., Margreth, A., Hidy, A., Novak, A., Stockli, D., Centeno, J.,
Rybczynski, N. 2011. Landscape evolution of the Eastern Arctic Rim, Canada. Geological Association of Canada Annual
Meeting, Ottawa.
14. Margreth, A.M., Gosse, J.C., Dyke, A.S., 2011. Testing the concept of altitudinal weathering zones on Cumberland
Peninsula, Baffin Island, using terrestrial cosmogenic nuclide (TCN) exposure dating. Atlantic Geoscience Society Annual
Meeting.
15. Hidy, A.J., Gosse, J.C., Froese, D.G. 2011. Burial dating of Klondike and Upper White Channel gravels confirms a
Pliocene age for the earliest advance of the Cordilleran Ice Sheet. Atlantic Geoscience Society Annual Meeting.
16. Rittase, W.M., Walker, J.D., Kirby, E., McDonald, E., Gosse, J., Spencer, J.Q. 2010. Late Cenozoic N-S shortening across
the central Garlock fault in Pilot Knob Valley, California—Implications for structural and kinematic relations with the
Panamint Valley fault system. AGU Fall Meeting, T33B-2232.
17. Novak, A., Saint-Ange, F., Piper, D.J., Gosse, J. 2010. Evidence and significance of major meltwater events between H1
and H2 along the eastern Canadian margin. AGU Fall Meeting. PP21B-1683.
18. Gosse, J., McDonald, E. 2010. The OIS-4 glacial-alluvial dichotomy. Geological Society of America Abstracts with
Programs, Vol. 42, No. 5, p. 74 {INVITED}
19. Kirby, E., McDonald, E., Gosse, J., Ritasse, W., Hoffman, W., Walker J.D. 2010. On the utility of integrating soil
characteristics with radiometric dating in the study of active faults: an example from eastern California. Geological
Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Vol. 42, No. 5, p. 522
20. Turner, D.G., Ward, B.C., Bond, J.D., Gosse, J.C., Jensen, B.J., Froese, D.G., Telka, A.M. 2010. Glacial limits and
paleoenvironmental reconstructions of the northern Cordillera over the last 200 ka, Yukon Territory, Canada. Geological
Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Vol. 42, No. 5, p. 310

21. Laabs, B., Marchetti, D.W., Munroe, J.S., Gosse, J., Refsnider, K.A., Mickelson, D.M. 2010. Cosmogenic 10 Be exposureage
limits on terminal moraines in the western Wasatch Mountains, Utah, USA. Geological Society of America Abstracts
with Programs, Vol. 42, No. 5, p. 363.
22. Ward, B.C., Bond, J., Turner, D., Gosse, J., Jensen, B., Froese, D. 2010. Comparison of MIS 4 and 6 glaciations, Yukon
Territory, Canada. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Vol. 42, No. 5, p. 75
23. Hidy, A.J., Froese, D.G., Gosse, J.C., Bond, J. 2010. 26 Al/ 10 Be burial dating of Klondike and Upper White Channel
Gravels supports a Gauss Age for the earliest advance of the Cordilleran Ice Sheet. Geological Society of America
Abstracts with Programs, Vol. 42, No. 5, p. 361
24. Taylor, M.H., Mora, A., Tenson, E., Gosse, J., Stockli, D., Walker, J.D., Mocek, B. 2010. Along-strike shortening rates
across the eastern foothills of the Colombian Andes: examples from the Llanos Basin. Geological Society of America
Abstracts with Programs, Vol. 42, No. 5, p. 523
25. Rittase, W., McDonald, E., Walker, J.D., Kirby, E., Gosse, J., Spenser, J. 2010. Combining absolute dating of alluvial fans
with soil characteristics to investigate spatial and temporal variability of slip along the central Garlock Fault—Pilot Knob
Valley, California. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Vol. 42, No. 5, p. 522
26. Bachiu, T., O’Beirne Ryan, A-M., Gosse, J., Clair, T. 2010. Investigating the use of chlorine stable isotopes to identify
sources of chloride in stream water. AGS Annual Meeting.
27. Gold, R.D., Cowgill, E., Arrowsmith, R., Chen, X., Gosse, J., Sharp, W. D., Cooper, K. M., Wang, X. 2009 Late
Quaternary slip history of the central Altyn Tagh Fault, NW China, derived from faulted terrace risers, Eos Trans. AGU,
Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract T11F-05.
28. Hoffman, W., Kirby, E., McDonald, E., Walker, J.D., Gosse, J. 2009. Late Pleistocene slip rates along the Panamint Valley
fault zone, Eastern California. GSA Annual Meeting, Portland.
29. Ward, B., Bond, J., Gosse, J., Turner, B., Jenson, B., Froese, D., Telka, A. 2009. Marine oxygen isotope stage 4 and 6
glaciations and Late Pleistocene paleoenvironmental reconstructions of the northern Cordilleran Ice Sheet, Yukon Territory,
Canada. GSA Annual Meeting, Portland.
30. Hidy, A.J., Gosse, J. 2009 A constrained Monte Carlo approach to modeling profiles of cosmogenic nuclides. GSA
Annual Meeting, Portland.
31. Evenson, E.B., Gosse, J., Baker, G., Burkhart, P., et al. 2009. The giant boulder trains of Tierra del Fuego and the origin of
“Darwin’s Boulders”, GSA Annual Meeting, Portland.
32. Gosse, J.C., Karlstrom, K., Pederson, J., Yang, G., and Finkel, R. 2009. Muddying the waters: Quaternary incision of the
Grand Canyon, USA. AGS Annual Meeting, Moncton
33. Hewitt, K., Gosse, J., Clague, J.J. 2009 TCN ages, geomorphic markers and developments in landslide-interrupted river
valleys, Upper Indus Basin, Northern Pakistan. CANQUA Annual Meeting, Vancouver
34. Coulthard, R.D., Utting, D., Gosse, J.C. 2009. Retreat of the Barnes Ice Cap, North-central Baffin Island, based on
terrestrial cosmogenic nuclide dating. CANQUA Annual Meeting, Vancouver
35. Hidy, A., Gosse, J.C. 2009. Cosmogenic 10Be-derived sediment yields to the western Gulf of Mexico over multiple
glacial-interglacial cycles. CANQUA Annual Meeting, Vancouver
36. Gosse, J., Rybczynski, N., 2009. Cosmogenic nuclide burial dating of the Late Cenozoic Beaufort Formation and
equivalent deposits in western and high Canadian Arctic. CANQUA Annual Meeting, Vancouver {INVITED}
37. Hewitt, K, Clague, J.J., Gosse, J. 2009. TCN ages of Holocene rock avalanches and some related developments in the
Karakoram Himalaya, northern Pakistan, European Geophysical Union Annual Mtg, Vienna
38. Gosse, J. 2009. Secrets in your backyard boulders. Atlantic Geosciences Society & Nova Scotia Museum of Natural
History Beyond “The Last Billion Years” Lecture Series {INVITED}
Supervision: (2004-2011)
Students:
Supervisor role:
J. McIntosh Hons Dalhousie U. 2004 completed M.Sc., Dal, now consulting
A. Hilchey Hons Dalhousie U. 2004 employed in mineral industry
D. Brushett Hons Dalhousie U. 2005 graduate school at Dalhousie U.
H. Neilson Hons. Dalhousie U. 2006 research assistant, GSC-Atlantic, NS
S. Kelley Hons. Dalhousie U. 2007 graduate school at U. Maine
S. Yaehne Hons. Dalhousie U. 2008 mining company
L. Brown Hons. Dalhousie U. present testing TCN for studying deformable bed rheology
B. Maguire DISP Dalhousie U. 2009 low temperature thermochronology
H. Semotiuk DISP Dalhousie U. 2009 low temperature thermochronology
J. Hinch DISP Dalhousie U. 2009 low temperature thermochronology
N. Marshall DISP Dalhousie U. 2010 low temperature thermochronology
C. Sampson DISP Dalhousie U. 2010 low temperature thermochronology
S. Ma USRA Dalhousie U. 2011 undergraduate student
A. Novak M.Sc. Dalhousie quit health reasons cited

T. Bachiu M.Sc. Dalhousie current Cl conc and isotopes in rain, fog, streams
S. Baker M.Sc. Dalhousie U. 2005 research scientist, Desert Research Inst.
J. Willenbring/Staiger Ph.D Dalhousie U. 2005 assistant prof, UPenn starting 2010
J.-L. Antinao Ph.D Dalhousie U. 2009 post-doc, Desert Research Inst.
A. Hidy Ph.D. Dalhousie current stream sediment fluxes during Plio-Quat
A. Margreth Ph.D. Dalhousie current subglacial processes under polythermal ice
D. Utting Ph.D. Dalhousie quit Alberta Geological Survey
Thesis committee role:
T. Hundret M.Sc. Dalhousie U. 2004 research scientist, GSC-Atlantic
J. McIntosh M.Sc. Dalhousie U. 2006 environmental consulting
C. Sherard M.Sc. Western Wash U. 2007 environmental consulting
J. Griffiths M.Sc. Dalhousie U. 2010 unknown
K. Kosar M.Sc. U. Waterloo current glacial dynamics on Southampton Is.
K. Landry M.Sc. Dalhousie U. current low temp thermochronology in Himalaya
P. Belmont Ph.D. Lehigh U. 2008 Assoc Prof, Utah State
T. Webster Ph.D. Dalhousie U. 2006 Instructor, Centre of Geographic Systems
O. Sherwood Ph.D. Dalhousie U. 2007 PetroCanada
S. Sakalima Ph.D. Dalhousie U. 2010 Post Doc, Max Planck Inst
P. van Hengstum Ph.D. Dalhousie U. 2010 Post Doc, WHOI
J. Schroeder Ph.D. Kansas U. current Slip rates on the Fish Lake Valley fault zone
Training for cosmogenic isotope geochemistry:
Technicians/Post-docs:
G. Yang 2002 Dalhousie U. Cosmogenic nuclide laboratory manager
L. Stockli 2001 Kansas U. Cosmogenic nuclide laboratory manager
A. Reuther 2006-2007 Dalhousie U. science outreach in Boulder, CO
Researchers visiting for training or facilities setup:
T. Lakeman 14 days, 2011 Alberta student, TCN sample prep
S. Hall 1 day, 2009 McGill assist. prof, establishing lab at McGill
T. Tremblay 2 days, 2009 C-NGO surficial manager, strategies for Arctic
R. Gold weeks, 2007 U. California student, TCN training
J. Pederson week, 2007 Utah St. U assist. prof, strategies for Grand Canyon
B. Ward 2005-2006 Simon Fraser U. Sabbatical, assoc. prof, TCN training
J. Doupe 1 day 2005 U. Alberta consultation for establishing lab at U. Alb
P. Belmont weeks, 2006 Lehigh U. student, TCN training
E. Evenson 2004 Lehigh U. Sabbatical, prof, TCN training
A. Hidy weeks, 2005 Utah State U. student, TCN training
O. Martinez month, 2003 Ud. Patagonia collaborator, TCN training
A. Reuther month, 2003 Ut. Regensberg student, TCN training
Undergraduate student hourlies
(excluding students listed above or students working in lab for course credit or honours)
P. Hempt, K. Peterson, A. Czank, J. Kidston, B. Rae, S. Gould, A. Blentzas, A. Belanger, J. Nott
Professional Activities since 2004:
American Geophysical Union (member)
Canadian Quaternary Association (member)
Canadian Geomorphological Research Group (councilor 2004-2008)
Canadian Geophysical Union (member)
Geological Association of Canada (councilor 2007-2010)
Geological Society of America (elected Fellow since 2004)
Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division of GSA (board member 2004-2006)
Associate Editor, GSA Bulletin (2007 to 2012)
Co-editor of new journal: Quaternary Geochronology (Elsevier) 2006-2008
Editorial Board for Environmental Geology, 9/1997 – 2005
Invited editor for Encyclopedia of Quaternary Geology, Ed. S. Elias (2004-2005)
Appointed to the NSERC Evaluation Committee for Geosciences, 2009-2012

Public Awarenness / Outreach Activities:
Average 2 HRM school visits (half day each) per year, at grade 4 or grade 7 earth sciences components
Geological Survey of Canada-Atlantic, GSC-Atlantic Science Hour lecture series, 4/2011
Natural hazards around Bermuda, Bermuda Alumni Public Lecture (5, 2010)
Nova Scotia Prospectors Association Public Lecture, 2/2010
AGS Last 4 billion years- public lecture, Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History, 02/2009
Polar Perspectives IPY Speaker Series, public lecture, Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History, 11, 2008
News interviews with: Global TV (Haiti EQ), Dal News (Haiti, Chile, and Japanese EQ), CBC Radio
French (Japan Tsunami and EQ), Chronical Herald (Japan Tsunami and EQ), US Marines (Icelandic
volcanism), and average of 0.5 requests per year for information regarding documentaries,
Honours and Awards: (2004-present)
W.W. Hutchison Medal, Geological Association of Canada, 2005
Kirk Bryan Award, from Geological Society of America, 2005
Petro-Canada Young Innovators award, 2004
Killam Prize, from Killam Trusts, 2004
23 Invited lectures or short courses since 2004
Canada Research Chair, Earth Systems Evolution 2001-2011

Milton Charles Graves
Current rank and years in department Senior Instructor
E-mail: mgraves@dal.ca
Mailing Address:
Office Location: LSC 2015
Telephone: 902-494-7018
Homepage:
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Education: M.Sc. (Geology) 1976 Dalhousie University (Halifax, NS, Canada)
B.Sc. (Geology) 1972 Univ. of Idaho College of Mines (Moscow, ID, USA)
Teaching: (2004-present) –
SCIE15xx (Earth and Environmental Science portion of the Dalhousie Integrated Science Program (12-
11; 11-10; 09-08; 08-07; 07-06; 06-05; 05-04; 04-03; Class Coordinator 2002-present; Acting
Director 2009-10)
Erth1080 (Geology I 2011, 08, 07, 07, 06) as Erth1040 (Earth and Society 2005, 04)
Erth2420 (Dinosaurs 201, 09, 08, 07, 06, 05)
Grants Held / Currently Applied for: (2004-present) Senior Instructor 2009-present; teaching contracts
2004-2009; restricted from research activity.
Educational Leave grant 2009-2010 for expenses in (1) visits to other integrated science programs in
Canada, (2) visits to Canadian museum collections to study dinosaur dentition and to dinosaur field trips
in southern England, and (3) to visit Montserrat to study the interaction of the population with a
continually active explosive volcano.
Research Interests:
Trained as an economic geologist. Engaged in research on mineral deposits throughout the western
hemisphere previous to current teaching career mainly in contract research. Current interests are
research projects assisted by undergraduate students. I am interested in geology without field expense
in the urban geology of Halifax. Since taking over the dinosaur class in 2005, I have also been
interested in research on the dentition of dinosaurs in support of my teaching. I am also interested in
how students learn science at the undergraduate level.
Current and Recent Research Projects: (2004-present)
Source and weathering of building stones in Halifax and determining urban weathering rates from
gravestones.
How do ornithischian dinosaurs eat.
Teaching and learning science in university, with specific focus on the integrated science setting.
Publications: (2004-2011 inclusive)
Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles
Arbour, VM and Graves, MC (2008) An Ornithischian Dinosaur from the Sustut Basin, north-central
British Columbia, Canada. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, 45, 457-463.
Other Peer-Reviewed Articles (book chapters, special volumes, conference proceedings etc.)

Other: Non-reviewed technical reports, conference proceedings; books, monographs
Published Abstracts (2009-11 inclusive); identify HQP co-authors and note any invited or keynote
presentations; last 2 years only
Supervision: (2004-2011)
DISP research projects – winter term integrated research projects with first year science students:
2004 (1. Effect of road salt as applied to roads on Dal campus on plant growth - 3 students; 2. Clam
shell trace metal composition as a proxy for pollution in Halifax Harbour and nearby estuaries - 4
students)
2005 (1. Point Pleasant Park - response of wildlife to Red Spruce Beetle management - 5 students; 2. The
use of salt on roadways and sidewalks on Dalhousie Campus - 2 students; 3. Visual Illusions and
reaching movements - effects of training on reaction time - 3 students)
2006 (1. Airborne pollution in snow from Tufts Cove theral electricity plant - 2 students; 2. Clam shell
differential growth as a proxy for pollution in Halifax Harbour and nearby estuaries - 3 students; 3.
Non-earthquake signals of urban activity on the Dalhousie seismograph records - 4 students)
2007 (1. Clam shell differential growth and tidal range - 3 students; 2. Weathering rates of gravestones in
urban and rural Nova Scotia - 4 students)
2008 (1. Clam and Mussel shell differential growth and response to urban marine habitat - 5 students; 2.
Non-earthquake signals of urban activity on the Dalhousie seismograph records - 2 students)
2009 (1. (with John Gosse) Determining the age of the Haughton Crater - 3 students; 2. The effects of raw
sewage on mussels in Point Pleasant Park - 3 students)
2010 (educational leave - no projects supervised)
2011 (1. Building Stone in Downtown Halifax - 2 students; 2. Learning University Science in an
integrated setting - 2 students)
BSc Honours Project supervision
Victoria Arbour (2006) An ornithischian dinosaur from the Sustut Basin, northern British Columbia,
Canada. Victoria is currently an PhD student with Phil Currie at the University of Alberta.
Professional Activities:
Dalhousie Earth Sciences representative on Atlantic Geosciences Society Council 2009-present;
Dalhousie Earth Sciences representative on Science Atlantic (was APICS) 2009-present
Faculty of Science
Member: Society of Vertebrate Paleontologists; Atlantic Geoscience Society; Society for Teaching and
Learning in Higher Education
Public Awarenness / Outreach Activities:
EdGeo – AGS-sponsored summer field education experience for teachers in the Nova Scotia public
school system 2009 and 2010
Honours and Awards: (2004-present)
A job!

Djordje Grujic
Fellow of The Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR) 2000-2010
Associate Professor, 11 years
E-mail: dgrujic@dal.ca
Mailing Address: Department of Earth Sciences, 1459 Oxford Street, Dalhousie University, Halifax
Office Location: LSC 3045
Telephone: 494 2208
Homepage: http://earthsciences.dal.ca/people/grujic/grujic_d.html
Groups: Structural Geology and Tectonics, Dalhousie Geochronology Centre
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Education: university degrees, where, when
1992 ETH Zürich, Geologisches Institut, Switzerland. Ph.D.
1988-1992 ETH Zürich, Geologisches Institut, Switzerland. Postgraduate studies
1983 University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Yugoslavia. B.Sc.
1978-1983 University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Yugoslavia. Undergraduate studies
Teaching: (2004-present)
ERTH 6400 Geochronology (20 %) (2010)
ERTH 4510 Directed Readings (2010)
ERTH 4400/5400 Advanced metamorphic petrology and microtectonics, 50% (2004, 2006)
ERTH 4000 Honours Field Trip, 50% (2009)
ERTH 3120 Structural Geology, WS, (since 2001)
ERTH 2002 Earth Materials Science II, WS, (since 2004)
Grants Held / Currently Applied for: (2004-present)
1. Natural Sciences & Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), Discovery Grants:
2009-2014: “Coupling between crustal superstructure, infrastructure and surface processes: Test along the
Himalayan orogenic front” CAN $ 165,000
2. Natural Sciences & Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), Discovery Grants:
2004-2009: “Ductile extrusion as an exhumation process” CAN $ 178,050
3. National Geographic Society, Committee for Research & Exploration
2007: “The nature and efficiency of the coupling between erosion, climate and tectonics in an active
orogen: the eastern Himalaya (Kingdom of Bhutan)” US $ 24,000
4. Blaustein Visiting Professor, Stanford University, Stanford, California
2006: US $ 24,000
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Research Interests:
My long-term research program addresses how the tectonics and surface processes in active
collision orogens interact to shape the physical evolution of the lithosphere at all spatial and temporal
scales. I have selected several of these processes and a world-class field example to study the natural
conditions. The goal of my investigations is twofold: (a) Determine how rocks from the base of the crust
or from lithospheric mantle become rapidly exhumed in a convergent orogen without regional tectonic
denudation. (b) Provide field tests for the numerical and analogue model predictions on the influence of
climate on the tectonic evolution of mountain belts. Combined the findings of my research student over
the past few years indicate that the metamorphic core of the Himalaya (at least in its eastern part) formed
as a stack of units which experienced different exhumation histories following the attainment of a variety
of peak temperature conditions. The youngest unit is the hottest and is derived from the base of the up to
80 km think crust underneath southern Tibet. These units experienced a common cooling history after ca.
11–10 million years. The final exhumation of these rocks and the formation of the landscape in the
eastern Himalaya were modulated by synoptic and local climate changes. Together these geological
activities have shaped the recent earthquake activities in the area.
Current and Recent Research Projects: (2004-present)
1. Syn-convergence exhumation of crustal eclogites: combination of structural geology,
metamorphic petrology, dating of zircon and monazite and trace element geochemistry on these
minerals.
2. Testing and further development of the channel flow hypothesis: combination of structural
geology, metamorphic petrology, dating of zircon and monazite and trace element geochemistry
on these minerals.
3. Spatiotemporal changes of precipitation, erosion, sedimentation and deformation in an
orogenic foreland: combination of structural geology, sedimentary petrology, low temperature
thermochronology, stable isotope geochemistry.
4. Development of trace element geothermometers (especially Ti-in-quartz geothermometry):
structural geology, microtectonics and trace element geochemistry of quartz mylonites
5. Salt system dynamics: scaled analogue experiments with layered brittle and ductile materials
were used to simulate the development of structures during gravitational spreading of a passive
margin sedimentary wedge detached on salt.
Publications: (2004-2011 inclusive)
Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles (* student)
Kellett, D. A.* , Grujic, D. (in review) New insight into the South Tibetan detachment system: not a
single progressive deformation. Submitted to Tectonics, June 2011
Grujic, D., Warren, C.J.* , Wooden, J. (in revision) Syn-convergent exhumation of elusive Himalayan
crustal eclogites. Lithosphere, August. 2011.
Warren, C. J.* , Grujic, D., Cottle, J., Rogers, N. W. (in press) Constraining cooling histories: rutile and
titanite chronology and diffusion modelling in NW Bhutan. Journal of Metamorphic Geology.
Long, S.P., McQuarrie, N., Tobgay, T.* , Grujic, D., Hollister, L., Geologic Map of Bhutan, (in press)
Journal of Maps.
Long, S.P., McQuarrie, N., Tobgay, T.* , Rose, C.V., Gehrels, G., and Grujic, D. (2011)
Tectonostratigraphy of the Lesser Himalaya of Bhutan: Implications for the stratigraphic
architecture of the northern Indian margin. Geological Society of America Bulletin, 123, 1406-
1426, doi:10.1130/B30202.1
Long, S.P., McQuarrie, N., Tobgay, T.* and Grujic, D. (2011) Geometry and crustal shortening of the
Himalayan fold-thrust belt in Bhutan: Geological Society of America Bulletin, 123, 1427-1447,
doi:10.1130/B30203.1
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Frehner, M., Exner, U* , Mancktelow, N.S., and Grujic, D., 2011: The not-so-simple effects of boundary
conditions on models of simple shear, Geology, 39, 717–722, doi:10.1130/G31957.1.
Grujic, D., Stipp, M. and Wooden, J. L. 2011: Thermometry of Quartz Mylonites: Importance of
dynamic recrystallization on Ti-in-quartz re-equilibration. Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems
(G
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3 ) 12, Q06012, doi:10.1029/2010GC003368.
Warren, C, J.* Grujic, D., Kellett, D* , Cottle, J., Jamieson, R. A., Ghalley. K.S. (2011) Probing the
depths of the India-Asia collision: U-Th-Pb monazite chronology of granulites from NW Bhutan.
Tectonics, 30, doi:10.1029/2010TC002738.
Kellett, D. A* , Grujic, D., Warren, C* , Cottle, J., Jamieson, R. and Tenzin, T* (2010) Metamorphic
history of a syn-convergent orogen-parallel detachment: The outer South Tibetan detachment
system, eastern Himalaya. Journal of Metamorphic Geology, doi:10.1111/j.1525-
1314.2010.00893.x
Loiselet, C., J* , Braun, L. Husson, C. Le Carlier de Veslud, C. Thieulot, P. Yamato, and D. Grujic
(2010), Subducting slabs: Jellyfishes in the Earth's mantle, Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems
(G 3 ) 11, Q08016, doi:10.1029/2010GC003172
Chakungal, J.*, Dostal, J., Grujic, D., Duchêne, S. and Ghalley, K. S. (2010) Provenance of the Greater
Himalayan Sequence: evidence from mafic granulites and amphibolites in NW Bhutan.
Tectonophysics, 480, 198-212.
Kellett, D.*, Grujic, D., Erdman, S. (2009) Miocene structural reorganization of the South Tibetan
detachment, eastern Himalaya: Implications for continental collision. Lithosphere, 1, 5, 259-281.
McQuarrie, N., Robinson, D., Long, S., Tobgay, T.*, Grujic, D., Gehrels, G. and Ducea, M.: (2008)
Preliminary stratigraphic and structural architecture of Bhutan: Implications for the along strike
architecture of the Himalayan system. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 272, 105-117.
Velasco, A. A., Gee, V. L., Rowe, C. Grujic, D., Hollister, L.S., Hernandez, D., Miller, K.C., Tobgay,
T.*, Fort, M., and Harder, S. (2007): Using small, temporary seismic networks for investigating
tectonic deformation: brittle deformation and evidence for strike-slip faulting in Bhutan.
Seismological Research Letters, 78, 446-453.
Krézsek, C.*, Adam, J.*, Grujic, D., (2007) Mechanics of fault and expulsion rollover systems
developed on passive margins detached on salt: insights from analogue modelling and optical strain
monitoring. In: Jolley, S. J., Barr, D., Walsh, J. J. & Knipe, R. J. (eds) Structurally Complex
Reservoirs. Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 292, 103–121. DOI:
10.1144/SP292.6.
Biswas, S.*, Coutand, I., Grujic, D., Hager, C.*, Stöckli, D. and Grasemann, B.: (2007) Exhumation and
uplift of the Shillong plateau and its influence on the eastern Himalayas: New constraints from
apatite and zircon (U-Th-[Sm])/He and apatite fission track analyses. Tectonics, 26, TC6013,
doi:10.1029/2007TC002125.
Grujic, D. (2006) Channel flow and continental collision tectonics: an overview. In: Law, R. D., Searle,
M. P. & Godin, L. (eds) Channel Flow, Extrusion, and Exhumation in Continental Collision Zones.
Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 268, 25–37.
Godin, L., Grujic, D., Law, R. D. and Searle, M. P. (2006) Channel flow, extrusion, and exhumation in
continental collision zones: an introduction. In: Law, R. D., Searle, M. P. & Godin, L. (eds)
Channel Flow, Extrusion, and Exhumation in Continental Collision Zones. Geological Society,
London, Special Publications, 268, 1-23.
Hollister, L. S. and Grujic, D. (2006) Pulsed channel flow in Bhutan. In: Law, R. D., Searle, M. P. &
Godin, L. (eds) Channel Flow, Extrusion, and Exhumation in Continental Collision Zones.
Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 268, 415–423.
Jamieson, R.A., Beaumont, C., Nguyen M.H. & Grujic, D. (2006) Provenance of the Greater Himalayan
Sequence and associated rocks: Predictions of channel flow models. In: Law, R. D., Searle, M. P.
& Godin, L. (eds) Channel Flow, Extrusion, and Exhumation in Continental Collision Zones.
Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 268, 165–182.

Grujic, D., Coutand, I., Bookhagen, B., Bonnet, S., Blythe, A. and Duncan, C. (2006): Climatic forcing
of erosion, landscape and tectonics in the Bhutan Himalayas. Geology, 34, 801–804; doi:
10.1130/G22648.1.
Seward, D., Grujic, D., Schreurs, G. (2004) An insight into the breakup of Gondwana: Identifying events
through low-temperature thermochronology from the basement rocks of Madagascar. Tectonics, 23,
TC3007, doi:10.1029/2003TC001556.
Timar-Geng, Z.*, Grujic, D., Rahn, M. (2004) Deformation at the Leventina-Simano nappe boundary,
Central Alps, Switzerland. Eclogae geologicae Helvetiae, 97/2, 265-278.
Other Peer-Reviewed Articles (book chapters, special volumes, conference proceedings etc.)
Grujic, D. (2006) Coupling between tectonics and surface processes: Linking mid-crustal channel flow
and extrusion by focused surface erosion. Comptes Rendus des Séances de la Société Serbe de
Géologie, Belgrade, pour les années 2004 et 2005, 41-50.
Other:
Adam, J.* Campbell, C.*, Cribb, J.*, MacDonald, C.*, Grujic, D., Nedimovic, M., Wach, G. (2008) 4D
Physical Simulation of Basin-Scale Salt Tectonic Processes and Coupled Depositional Systems
from the Rift Basin to Modern Continental Margin. Touch Briefings, Exploration & Production -
Oil & Gas Review, 6(II): 94-97.
Published Abstracts (2009-11 inclusive);
Kellett, D.*, Grujic, D., Cottle, J. and Coutand, I. (2011) South Tibetan detachment system in Sikkim:
stuck between a massif and a cross-structure. Abstract volume and program, 26 th Himalaya-Karakoram-
Tibet Workshop, 2011
Journal of H im alayan Earth Sciences, 44 (1), 39.
Stübner, K.*, Grujic, D., Lünsdorf, K., Parrish, P. and Ahmad, T. (2011) Himachal Himalaya: shallowest
and oldest exposure of the orogenic metamorphic core. Abstract volume and program, 26 th Himalaya-
Karakoram-Tibet Workshop, 2011
Journal of H im alayan Earth Sciences,
 44 (1), 81.
Warren, C. J.*, Grujic, D., Cottle, J. M. and Rogers, N. W. (2011) Constraining the cooling history of the
Greater Himalayan Sequence in NW Bhutan. Abstract volume and program, 26 th Himalaya-Karakoram-
Tibet Workshop, 2011
Journal of H im alayan Earth Sciences,
 44 (1), 85.
Grujic, D. (2011) Invited: Lincoln Hollister’s research in the Bhutan Himalaya "A Celebration of the
Life and Work of Lincoln Hollister", Princeton University, 30 April 2011.
Grujic, D. (2010) Invited: Rapid syn-convergence exhumation of the lower crust: Insights from the
elusive Himalayan eclogites. Workshop: Strength and Composition of the Lower Continental Crust and
Mantle Lithosphere, Organized by the Institute for the Study of the Continents (INSTOC) and the
Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca NY. September 25, 2010.
Adam, J.*, MacDonald, C.*, Campbell, C.*, Cribb, J.*, Nedimovic, M., Krezsek, C. *and Grujic, D.
(2010) Basin-scale salt tectonic processes and post-rift basin history of the North-Central Scotian Slope
and Deepwater Basin. Salt Tectonics, sediments and prospectivity, The Geological Society, London.
Burlington House, London, UK. January 20-22, 2010.
Exner U.,* Frehner M., Mancktelow N. S. and Grujic, D. (2010) Why homogeneous boundary conditions
lead to heterogeneous internal strain in analogue simple shear experiments – explained by numerical
modeling. Geophysical Research Abstracts. Vol. 12, EGU2010-0, 2010 EGU General Assembly 2010.
Adam, J.*, MacDonald, C.,* Campbell, C.*, Cribb, J.*, Nedimovic, M., Krezsek, C.* and Grujic, D.
(2010) Basin-scale salt tectonic processes and post-rift basin history of the North-Central Scotian Slope
and Deepwater Basin. AAPG Annual Conference & Exhibition. New Orleans, USA. April 11-14, 2010.
Campbell, C.*, MacDonald, C.*, Cribb, J.*, Adam, J.*, Nedimovic, M., Krezsek, C.* and Grujic, D.
(2010) The salt tectonic evolution of the North-Central Socian Margin: Insights from 2D regional
seismic data and 4D physical experiments. AAPG Annual Conference & Exhibition. New Orleans, USA.
April 11-14, 2010.
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Doon, M.*, Grujic, D., Coutand, I. and Whynot, N.*, (2010) Detrital muscovite thermochronology of the
Rangit Window, Sikkim Himalaya., in Leech, M.L., and others, eds., Proceedings for the 25th
Himalaya-Karakoram-Tibet Workshop: U.S. Geological Survey, Open-File Report 2010-1099, 2 p.
[http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2010/1099/doon/].
Grujic, D., Warren, C.* and Wooden, J.L., 2010, Tertiary Eclogite Facies Metamorphism in the Greater
Himalayan Sequence: Evidence from Zircon U-Pb Geochronology and Trace Element Geochemistry, in
Leech, M.L., and others, eds., Proceedings for the 25th Himalaya-Karakoram-Tibet Workshop: U.S.
Geological Survey, Open-File Report 2010-1099, 1 p. [http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2010/1099/grujic/].
Kellett, D.A.*, Grujic, D., Warren, C.*, Cottle, J. and Jamieson, R., 2010, Pressure-temperature-time
paths of tectonites from the South Tibetan Detachment System, Bhutan Himalaya, in Leech, M.L., and
others, eds., Proceedings for the 25
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th Himalaya-Karakoram-Tibet Workshop: U.S. Geological Survey,
Open-File Report 2010-1099, 1 p. [http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2010/1099/kellett/].
Whynot, N.*, Grujic, D., Long, S. and McQuarrie, N., 2010, Apparent Temperature Gradient across the
Lesser Himalayan Sequence: Raman Spectroscopy on Carbonaceous Material in the Eastern Bhutan
Himalaya, in Leech, M.L., and others, eds., Proceedings for the 25th Himalaya-Karakoram-Tibet
Workshop: U.S. Geological Survey, Open-File Report 2010-1099, 1 p.
[http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2010/1099/whynot/].
Grujic, D., Key Note (2010): Dating high-grade deformation: What is actually being dated?
Goldschmidt2010 - Earth, Energy and the Environment, June 13 - 18 in Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
Grujic, D. Invited (2010): Rapid syn-convergence exhumation of the lower crust: Insights from the
elusive Himalayan eclogites Strength and Composition of the Lower Continental Crust and Mantle
Lithosphere, September 25, 2010. Organized by the Institute for the Study of the Continents (INSTOC)
and the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences (EAS), Cornell University (Ithaca, USA).
Grujic, D., Warren C. J.*, Kellett D. A.*, & Wooden J. L. Invited (2010): Syn-collisional exhumation of
the continental lower crust 8 th Swiss Geoscience Meeting, Fribourg (Switzerland), 19th – 20th
November 2010.
Loiselet, C., J*. Braun, L. Husson, C. Le Carlier de Veslud, C. Thieulot, P. Yamato, and D. Grujic
(2010), Subducting slabs: Jellyfishes in the Earth's mantle. Abstract DI31A-1952 presented at 2010 Fall
Meeting, AGU, San Francisco, Calif., 13-17 Dec.
Kellett, D. A.* and Grujic D. (2010) Syn-convergent orogen-parallel low-angle normal-sense faults: one
process or several? Abstract T53D-02 presented at 2010 Fall Meeting, AGU, San Francisco, Calif., 13-
17 Dec.
Long, S. P., McQuarrie, N., Tobgay, T.*, Grujic D. and Hollister, L. S. A new 1:500,000-scale geologic
map of Bhutan: a detailed view of eastern Himalayan stratigraphy and structural geometry. Abstract
T43B-2176 presented at 2010 Fall Meeting, AGU, San Francisco, Calif., 13-17 Dec.
Loiselet, C.,* Grujic D., Braun, J., Fullsack, P., C. Thieulot, C. and Yamato, P. (2009) The temporal
evolution of a subducting plate in the lower mantle. EGU General Assembly 2009, Geophysical
Research Abstracts, Vol. 11, EGU2009-7401-1, 2009.
Grujic D., Stipp, M. and J. L. Wooden, J. L. (2009) Thermometry of Quartz Mylonites.
Goldschmidt2009 - "Challenges to Our Volatile Planet", Davos, June 21 - 26, 2009.
Long, S. P., McQuarrie, N., Tobgay, T.* and Grujic D. (2009) Crustal Shortening in the Himalayan Fold-
Thrust Belt, Eastern and Central Bhutan. Eos Trans. AGU, 90 (52), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract T43C-
2125.
Grujic D. Stipp; M., and Wooden J. (2009) Thermometry of Quartz Mylonites. Eos Trans. AGU, Fall
Meet. Suppl., Abstract MR33A-1658.
Grujic D. (Invited) (2009) Eastern Himalaya; their oddities, geologic causes and implications. Eos Trans.
AGU, 90 (52), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract T42A-01.
Warren, C. J.*, Grujic, D., M. Cottle, J. M. and Kellett, D. A.* (2009) Dating the depths of the India-Asia
collision: U-(Th)-Pb chronology of amphibolite and granulite-grade rocks in NW Bhutan. Eos Trans.
AGU, 90 (52), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract T42A-02.

Kellett, D.A.*, Grujic, D. and Warren, C. J.* (2009) Geochronological constraints on Miocene structural
reorganization of the South Tibetan Detachment, eastern Himalaya. Eos Trans. AGU, 90 (52), Fall
Meet. Suppl., Abstract T43C-2127.
Supervision: (2004-2011)
Juergen Adam Research Associate (2003-2006), Senior Researcher (2006-2007)
Analogue modelling on salt system dynamics
Senior Lecturer
Geological Department, Royal Holloway University of London
Konstanze Stübner, PDF (2007-2009)
Tectonics of the western Himalaya (Beas valley, India)
Research fellow
Geoscience Center, University of Göttingen (Göttingen, Germany)
Clare Warren PDF (2006-2007)
Thermobarometry and monazite geochronology of granulite facies rocks in Bhutan
NERC Advanced Postdoctoral Fellow
The Open University, MK7 6AA, Milton Keynes, UK
Csaba Krézsek, PDF (2005-2006)
Analogue modelling on salt system dynamics
Dawn Kellett, PhD (2007-2010)
Tectonic evolution of the South Tibetan detachment system, Bhutan Himalaya.
2011 “Jack Henderson Best PhD thesis award” by the Structural Geology &
Tectonics Division of the Geological Association of Canada.
2009 Mineralogical Assoc. of Canada Student Research Grant $ 1,200
2008‐2011 Killam Predoctoral Scholarship $25,000/yr
2008 EURISPET short course, Canberra, Australia expenses
2007‐2008 NSERC Canadian Graduate Scholarship (Ph.D.) $35,000/yr
2007 President’s Award, Dalhousie University $ 2,000
2007 Geological Society of America Student Research Grant $ 2,500
2007 Mineralogical Assoc. of Canada Student Research Grant $ 600
Research Scientist, Natural Resources Canada (Ottawa, Ontario)
Joyia Chakungal, PhD (2002-2006)
Geochemistry and Metamorphism of Metabasites and Spatial Variation of P-T Paths
across the Bhutan Himalaya: Implications for the Exhumation of the Greater
Himalayan Sequence
2004 Geological Society of America Student Research Grant $ 2,500
Exploration Geologist. Ryan Gold Corp.
Beth Cowan Summer research student (2011), Honours Student (2011-12)
Stratigraphy of the Siwaliks formation in the eastern Himalaya (work in progress)
Ella Goldberg Honours Student (2011-12)
Historic seismicity in Atlantic Canada (work in progress)
Nicolas Whynot Honours Student (2010)
Inverted metamorphic gradient across the Lesser Himalayan Sequence in eastern
Bhutan: Raman spectroscopy on carbonaceous material
Project Geologist, Premier Gold Mines Ltd. (Ontario, Canada)
Michael Doon Honours Student (2010)
Detrital thermochronology ( 40 Ar/ 39 Ar) of the Rangit window, Sikkim Himalaya.
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Conrad Koziol Honours Student (2010) (University British Columbia)
Strain localization and bulk strength variation in partially molten rocks: insight from
analogue experiment of poliphase materials
KEGS (The Canadian Exploration Geophysical Society) Foundation Scholarship
University British Columbia
Tara Muth Honours Student (2008)
Geological Mapping in Northwest Bhutan Using ASTER Remote Sensing Data
Geologist. Territory Uranium Company (Winnellie, NT, Australia)
Sheila Ballantyne Honours Student (2006)
Analogue Models of Salt Dynamics and Sedimentary Basin Evolution on Passive
Margins: Implications for Offshore Nova Scotia Hydrocarbon Exploration
Laura Ritchie Honours Student (2004)
Tectonic history of the sole and roof of the Greater Himalayan Sequence: structural
and metamorphic observations of garnet-staurolite schists from the Bhutan Himalaya
David Moyneham Summer research Student (2004)
Thermobarometry and microstructure of metapelites from Bhutan
PhD student, University of Calgary
Professional Activities:
Administration:
� Editorial board, Geology, since 2008
� Editorial board, Annales Géologiques de la Péninsule Balkanique since 2006
� Review of research grant applications for: J. S. Guggenheim Memorial Foundation (USA),
Rockefeller Foundation (USA), Fonds zur Förderung der wissenschaftlichen Forschung (Austria),
National Science Foundation (USA), Swiss National Science Foundation, National Geographic
Society (USA), Natural Sciences & Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC).
� Assessment of faculty positions: The University of Texas El Paso; Swiss National Science
Foundation; Queen's University (Kingston, Canada).
� Co-convener of symposia at the: “The Himalayan-Tibetan Orogen: A Natural Earth Systems
Laboratory” at the: Earth System Processes 2, 2005, Calgary, Canada; 16 th DRT, Milano, 2007; AGU
Fall Meeting, 2007.
Reviews
� Annales Géologiques de la Péninsule
Balkanique
� Basin Research
� Eclogae geologicae Helvetiae
� Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems (G 3 )
� Geological Society of America Bulletin
� Geological Magazine
� Geological Society of America Memoir
� Geological Society, London, Spec. Publication
� Geologische Jahrbuch
� Geosphere
Memberships
� AGS Atlantic Geoscience Society
� AGU American Geophysical Union
� GAC The Geological Association of Canada Atlantic
� GSA Geological Society of America
� Geology
� Gondwana Research
� Journal of the Geological Society
� Journal of Geology
� Journal of Geophysical Research
� Journal of Metamorphic Petrology
� Journal of Nepal Geological Society
� Journal of Structural Geology
� Lithosphere
� Tectonics
� Tectonophysics
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� IASTG International Association of Structural/Tectonic Geologists
� SGS Serbian Geological Society
Public Awareness / Outreach Activities:
3 interviews at the CTV and CBC in 2010
Outfront (Dalhousie University), v.1. 2006;
CBS News at Six (27 April 2006).
Honours and Awards: (2004-present)
2010 GSA Fellow Geological Society of America, Council
2006 Blaustein Visiting Professor Stanford University, Stanford, California
2005 Jovan Zujovic medal Commemorating 125 years of Geology in Yugoslavia.
University of Belgrade (Yugoslavia).
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Education:
B.Sc. Dalhousie University, 1974
Ph.D. Memorial University, 1979
Rebecca A. (Becky) Jamieson (August 2011)
Carnegie Professor of Earth Sciences (2002-2012)
Chair of Department (2011-14)
Professor, Department of Earth Sciences (1979-present)
E-mail: beckyj@dal.ca
Address: Department of Earth Sciences,
Dalhousie University,
Halifax, NS, B3H 4J1
Canada
Office: Life Sciences Centre 3058 (3rd floor, Bio/ES Wing)
Telephone: (902) 494-3771
(902) 494-6889 (fax)
Homepage: http://earthsciences.dal.ca/people/jamieson
Groups: Director, Robert M. MacKay Electron Microprobe Laboratory
Dalhousie Geodynamics Group
Institute for Research in Materials
Teaching: (2004-present)
ERTH 2001 - Earth Materials Science I (1997-2010)
ERTH 2002 - Earth Materials Science II (shared) (2007-08)
ERTH 3020 - Metamorphic Petrology (1979-present)
ERTH 4400 - Metamorphism and Microtectonics (2004, 2008)
ERTH 6300 - Research Skills in Earth Sciences (1991-2007)
Grants held: (2004-present)
NSERC Discovery, 2010-present ($35000/y)
NSERC Discovery, 2005-10 ($43700/y), 2001-05 ($45541/y)
NSERC Major Resources Support, 2007-12 (MA White, PI) $86450/y; EMP lab component
$20000/y
NSF Continental Dynamics, 2010-13, with C. Beaumont (P Kapp, U. Arizona, PI); Dal component
$35000/y
Dalhousie University, CLT Learning Enhancenment Grant, 2008-09 (Optics On-Line), $10000
Carnegie Professor, 2002-12 ($3000/yr)
Killam Professor, 1999-2004 ($2000/yr)
Research Interests and Approach:
My research is directed towards a better understanding of how variations in metamorphic grade in space
and time (metamorphic architecture) are linked to the thermal and tectonic processes that control
orogenesis. The work involves a two-fold approach. The first uses coupled thermal-mechanical computer
models of the relationships between heat, tectonics, and metamorphism in orogenic belts, done in
collaboration with C. Beaumont (Dalhousie Oceanography). The modelling expertise is provided by the
Dalhousie Geodynamics Group; I contribute to problem selection, planning the modelling approach,
analysis of the results, comparison with data, and interpretation in terms of processes. Recent work has

focused on "large hot orogens" including the Himalayan-Tibetan system and Grenville orogen, and the
formation and exhumation of ultra-high-pressure (UHP) metamorphic rocks. The second approach
involves field-based petrological studies that integrate structural, metamorphic, and geochronologic data
in an effort to produce well constrained, internally consistent, thermal-tectonic interpretations. Specific
study areas include the Grenville orogen of central Ontario, in collaboration with N. Culshaw (Dalhousie),
Appalachian metamorphic complexes in Nova Scotia and Newfoundland (various collaborators),
Caledonian metamorphism in western Norway (with P. Robinson, NGU), and projects in the Trans-
Hudson Orogen in collaboration with colleagues at the Geological Survey of Canada. These field-based
projects generally involve graduate and/or honours students. I have recently been working on contact
metamorphism in the city of Halifax (including the Dalhousie campus); the work was started to give
undergraduate students some local field experience, but has evolved into a significant research focus.
Current and Recent Research Projects: (2004-present)
Formation and exhumation of ultra-high pressure metamorphic rocks, Western Gneiss Region of Norway
and elsewhere; with C. Beaumont (Dal), C. Warren, Open University, and gradaute students
Thermal-mechanical models of the Himalayan-Tibetan orogen and other large hot orogenic systems; with
C. Beaumont, D. Grujic (Dal), and post-doctoral fellows
Geology, metamorphism, and tectonics of the Grenville Orogen, central Ontario, with N. Culshaw, C.
Beaumont, P.Reynolds (Dal), and graduate students
Geology and contact metamorphism of the Halifax Group, Halifax, NS; with J. Waldron (U. Alberta), C.
White (NSDNR), and honours students
Chemical dating of monazite by electron microprobe (various projects), with D. MacDonald
(technologist, Robert M. MacKay Electron Microprobe Laboratory)
Refereed Publications: (2004-2011 inclusive; *student)
Rivers, T., Culshaw, N., Hynes, A., Indares, A., Jamieson, R.A. & Martignole, J. (in press) The Grenville
Orogen. For “Variations in Tectonic Styles Revisited: A Lithoprobe Perspective”, (Lithoprobe
Synthesis Volume I; eds J Percival & F Cook), Geological Association of Canada, Special Publication,
revised manuscript accepted 16 December 2010.
Butler, J.P.*, Beaumont, C. & Jamieson, R.A. (2011) Crustal emplacement of exhuming (U)HP rocks:
Will that be pro- or retro-side? Geology, 39, 635-638, doi:10.1130/G32166.1.
Jamieson, R.A., Unsworth, M.J., Harris, N.G.W., Rosenberg, C. & Schulmann, K. (2011) Crustal
melting and the flow of mountains. In "When the Continental Crust Melts" (edited by M Brown, E
Sawyer, B Cesare), Elements 7, 253-260. doi: 10.2113/gselements.7.4.251
Scallion, K.L.*, Jamieson, R.A., Barr, S.M., White, C.E. & Erdmann, S. (2011) Texture and composition
of garnet as a guide to contamination of granitoid plutons, Governor Lake area, Meguma terrane, Nova
Scotia. Canadian Mineralogist, 49, 441-458; doi:10.3749/canmin.49.2.441.
Jamieson, R.A. & Beaumont, C. (2011) Coeval thrusting and extension during post-convergent ductile
flow - implications for exhumation of high-grade metamorphic rocks. Journal of Metamorphic
Geology, 29, 33–51, doi:10.1111/j.1525-1314.2010.
Warren, C.J., Grujic, D., Kellett, D.A.*, Cottle, J., Jamieson, R.A. & Ghalley, K.S. (2011) Probing the
depths of the India-Asia collision: U-Th-Pb monazite chronology of granulites from NW Bhutan.
Tectonics, 30, TC2004, doi:10.1029/2010TC002738.
Kellet, D.A.*, Grujic, D., Warren, C.J., Cottle, J., Jamieson, R.A. & Tenzin, T. (2010) Metamorphic
history of a syn-convergent orogen-parallel detachment: The South Tibetan detachment system, eastern
Himalaya. Journal of Metamorphic Geology, 28, 785-808
Beaumont, C., Jamieson, R.A. & Nguyen, M.H. (2010) Models of large hot orogens containing a collage
of reworked and accreted terranes. In: "Lithoprobe – parameters, processes and the evolution of a
continent" (Lithoprobe Synthesis Volume II, eds R M. Clowes & T Skulski), Canadian Journal of
Earth Sciences, 47, 485-515.

Jamieson, R.A., Beaumont, C., Warren, C.J. & Nguyen, M.H. (2010) The Grenville Orogen explained?
Applications and limitations of integrating numerical models with geological and geophysical data. In:
"Lithoprobe – parameters, processes and the evolution of a continent" (Lithoprobe Synthesis Volume II,
eds R M. Clowes & T Skulski), Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, 47, 517-539.
Best paper award; Canadian Journal of Earth Scinces, 2010.
Beaumont, C., Jamieson, R.A., Butler, J.P.* & Warren, C.J. (2009) Crustal structure: A key constraint on
the mechanism of ultra-high-pressure rock exhumation. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 287, 116-
129, doi: 10.1016/j.epsl.2009.08.00.
Clarke, D.B., Erdmann, S., Samson, H. & Jamieson, R.A. (2009) Sulfide contamination in the South
Mountain Batholith, Nova Scotia. Canadian Mineralogist, 47, 1159-1176.
Erdmann, S., Jamieson, R.A. & MacDonald, M.A. (2009) Evaluating the origin of garnet, cordierite, and
biotite in granitic rocks: A case study from the South Mountain Batholith, Nova Scotia. Journal of
Petrology, 50, 1477-1503.
Gagné, S.*, Jamieson R.A., MacKay, R.M., Wodicka, N. & Corrigan, D. (2009) Texture, composition,
and age variations in monazite from lower amphibolite to granulite facies, Longstaff Bluff Formation,
Baffin Island, Canada. Canadian Mineralogist, 47, 847-869.
Slagstad, T.*, Culshaw, N.G., Daly, S. & Jamieson, R.A. (2009) Western Grenville Province holds key
to midcontinental Granite-Rhyolite Province enigma. Terra Nova, 21, 181-187.
Warren, C.J., Beaumont, C. & Jamieson, R.A. (2008) Deep subduction and rapid exhumation: The role
of crustal strength and strain weakening in continental subduction and ultra-high presusre rock
exhumation. Tectonics, 27, TC6002, doi:10.1029/2008TC002292
Warren, C.J., Beaumont, C. & Jamieson, R.A. (2008) Formation and exhumation of ultra-high pressure
rocks during continental collision: Role of detachment in the subduction channel. Geochemistry,
Geophysics, Geosystems (G 3 ), 9, Q04019, doi:10.1029/2007GC001839
Warren, C.J., Beaumont, C. & Jamieson, R.A. (2008) Modelling tectonic styles and ultra-high pressure
(UHP) rock exhumation during the transition from oceanic subduction to continental collision. Earth
and Planetary Science Letters, 267, 129-145.
Jamieson, R.A., Beaumont, C., Nguyen, M.H. & Culshaw, N.G. (2007) Synconvergent ductile flow in
variable-strength continental crust: Numerical models with application to the western Grenville
orogen, Tectonics, 26, TC5005, doi:10.1029/2006TC002036.
Culshaw, N.G., Beaumont, C. & Jamieson, R.A. (2006) The orogenic superstructure-infrastructure
concept revisited, quantified, and revived. Geology, 34, 733-736.
Beaumont, C., Nguyen, M.H., Jamieson, R.A. & Lee, B. (2006) Crustal flow modes in large hot orogens.
In "Channel flow, ductile extrusion, and exhumation of lower mid-crust in continental collision zones"
(eds RD Law, L Godin, & M.P. Searle), Geol. Soc. London Special Publication 268, 91-145.
Jamieson, R.A., Beaumont, C. Nguyen, M.H. & Grujic, D. (2006) Provenance of the Greater Himalayan
Sequence and associated rocks: Predictions of channel flow models. In "Channel flow, ductile
extrusion, and exhumation of lower mid-crust in continental collision zones" (eds RD Law, L Godin, &
M.P. Searle), Geol. Soc. London Special Publication 268, 165-182.
Clarke, D.B., Dorais, M., and 34 others including RAJ. (2005) Occurrence and origin of andalusite in
peraluminous felsic igneous rocks. Journal of Petrology, 46, 441-472.
Slagstad, T.*, Jamieson, R.A. & Culshaw, N.G. (2005) Formation, crystallisation, and migration of melt
in the mid-orogenic crust: Muskoka domain migmatites, Grenville Province, Ontario. Journal of
Petrology, 46, 893-919.
Beaumont, C., Jamieson, R.A., Nguyen, M.H. & Medvedev, S. (2004) Crustal channel flows: 1.
Numerical models with applications to the tectonics of the Himalayan-Tibetan orogen. Journal of
Geophysical Research 109, B06406, doi:10.1029/2003JB002809
Best paper (with Jamieson et al. JGR 2004), GAC Structure and Tectonics Subdivision, May 2005

Jamieson, R.A., Beaumont, C., Medvedev, S. & Nguyen, M.H. (2004) Crustal channel flows: 2.
Numerical models with implications for metamorphism in the Himalayan-Tibetan orogen. Journal of
Geophysical Research 109, B06406, doi:10.1029/2003JB002811
Best paper (with Beaumont et al. JGR 2004), GAC Structure and Tectonics Subdivision, May 2005
Chakungal, J., Reynolds, P.H., Jamieson, R.A. & Corrigan, D. (2004) Slow post-orogenic cooling in a
deeply eroded orogen: Reindeer Zone, Trans-Hudson Orogen, Saskatchewan. Canadian Journal of
Earth Sciences, 41, 867-880.
Slagstad, T.*, Hamilton, M.A., Jamieson, R.A. & Culshaw, N.G. (2004) Timing and duration of melting
in the mid orogenic crust: Constraints from U-Pb (SHRIMP) data, Muskoka and Shawanaga domains,
Grenville Province, Ontario. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, 41, 1339-1365.
Slagstad, T., Culshaw, N.G., & Jamieson, R.A. (2004) Early Mesoproterozoic tectonic history of the
southwestern Grenville Province, Ontario: Constraints from geochemistry and geochronology of highgrade
gneisses. In Tollo, R.P., Corriveau, L., McLelland, J., and Bartholomew, M.J. (eds) "Proterozoic
tectonic evolution of the Grenville orogen in North America", Geological Society of America Memoir,
197, 209-241.
Other Significant Papers: (2000-2003)
Jamieson, R.A., Beaumont, C., Nguyen, M.H. & Lee, B. (2002) Interaction of metamorphism,
deformation, and exhumation in large convergent orogens. J. Metamorphic Geology, 20, 9-24.
Beaumont, C., Jamieson, R.A., Nguyen, M.H. & Lee, B. (2001) Himalayan tectonics explained by
extrusion of a low-viscosity crustal channel coupled to focused surface denudation. Nature, 414, 738-
742.
Anderson, S.D.*, Jamieson, R.A., Reynolds, P.H., & Dunning, G.R. (2001) Devonian extension in
northwestern Newfoundland: 40 Ar/ 39 Ar and U-Pb data from the Ming's Bight area, Baie Verte
Peninsula. Journal of Geology, 109, 191-211.
Wodicka, N.*, Ketchum, J.W.F.*, & Jamieson, R.A. (2000) Grenvillian metamorphism of monocyclic
rocks, Georgian Bay, Ontario, Canada: Implications for convergence history. Canadian Mineralogist
38, 471-510.
Carr, S.D., Easton, R.M., Jamieson, R.A., & Culshaw, N.G. (2000) Geologic transect across the
Grenville orogen of Ontario and New York. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 37, 193-216.
Recent Abstracts: (2008-2011; *student)
Butler, J.P.*, Jamieson, R.A., Steenkamp, H.M.* & Robinson, P. (submitted) Petrology of an ultrahighpressure
eclogite from Harøy: a new coesite locality in the northern Western Gneiss Region of Norway.
Submitted Aug 2011 to American Geophysical Union, Annual Fall Meeting, San Francisco, Dec 2011.
Steenkamp, H*., Butler, J.P.*, Jamieson, R.A. & Robinson, P. (submitted) Evidence for contrasting P-T
histories in supracrustal and basement rocks on Harøy and Finnøy, Western Gneiss Region, Norway.
Submitted Aug 2011 to American Geophysical Union, Annual Fall Meeting, San Francisco, Dec 2011.
Belanger*, A.C., Corrigan, D. & R.A. Jamieson (2011) Origin of tourmaline in a potential SEDEX-type
deposit, Penrhyn Group, Melville Peninsula, NU. Atlantic Geoscience Society, Program and Abstracts,
Fredericton, NB, Feb 2011, p.14.
Chapman, G.G.* & Jamieson, R.A. (2011) Contact metamorphism of calcareous concretions in the
Bluestone formation, Halifax Group, Halifax, Nova Scotia. Atlantic Geoscience Society, Program and
Abstracts, Fredericton, NB, Feb 2011, p.17.
Jamieson, R.A., Waldron, J.W.F. & White, C.E. (2011) Bluestone formation of the Halifax Group:
metamorphosed slope and mass-transport deposits, Halifax Peninsula, Nova Scotia. Atlantic Geoscience
Society, Program and Abstracts, Fredericton, NB, Feb 2011, p.25.
Steenkamp, H.M.*, Butler, J.P.* & Jamieson, R.A. (2011) Tectonic assembly of basement and
supracrustal nappes in the ultra-high-pressure Western Gneiss Region of Norway. Atlantic Geoscience
Society, Program and Abstracts, Fredericton, NB, Feb 2011, p.45.

Waldron, J.W.F., Jamieson, R.A. & White, C.E. (2011) Significance of a Meguma mass transport deposit
in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Atlantic Geoscience Society, Program and Abstracts, Fredericton, NB, Feb
2011, p.49.
Zoeller, K.*, Salisbury, M.H. Jamieson, R.A. & Duncan, L. (2011) IODP Site 1256: petrological and
textural variations down-core. Atlantic Geoscience Society, Program and Abstracts, Fredericton, NB,
Feb 2011, p.52.
Beaumont, C. & Jamieson, R.A. (2010) Himalayan-Tibetan orogeny: Channel flow versus (critical)
wedge models, a false dichotomy? 25th Himalaya-Karakoram-Tibet workshop, San Francisco, June
2010.
Jamieson, R.A., Beaumont, C., Butler, J.P*. & Warren, C.J. (2010). Crustal structure linked to ultrahigh-pressure
rock exhumation: A "working" model for the Tso Morari Complex, Ladakh Himalaya.
25th Himalaya-Karakoram-Tibet workshop, San Francisco, June 2010; invited keynote address
White, C.E., Scallion, K.L.*, Jamieson, R.A. & Barr, S.M. (2010) How regional bedrock mapping
removed “basement” from the Meguma Terrane of southern Nova Scotia, Canada. In Geological
Society of America, Northeastern Section (45th Annual) and Southeastern Section (59th Annual) Joint
Meeting, Abstracts with Programs, March 13-16, p.138.
Jamieson, R.A. & Beaumont, C. (2009) Ductile flow of lower crust: Controls and consequences;
Granulites and Granulites 2009, Czech Republic, July 2009, invited keynote address.
Scallion, K.L.*, Jamieson, R.A., Barr, S.M., White, C.E. & Erdmann, S. (2009) Garnet in the Liscomb
Complex, north-central Meguma terrane, Nova Scotia. Atlantic Geoscience Society Colloquium and
General Meeting, Moncton, New Brunswick. Atlantic Geology, 45, 44-45.
Jamieson, R.A. & Beaumont, C. (2009) Ductile flow of lower crust: Controls and consequences;
"Granulites and Granulites 2009", Czech Republic, 11-14 July 2009, invited keynote address.
Jamieson, R.A., Beaumont, C., Butler, J.P.* & Warren, C.J. (2009) Crustal Structure Linked to Ultra-
High-Pressure Rock Exhumation: A Model for the Tso Morari Complex. Geological Association of
Canada - American Geophysical Union, Joint Assembly, Toronto, May 2009.
Jamieson, R.A., Beaumont, C. & Culshaw, N.G. (2009) The Grenville Orogen Explained? Integrating
Numerical Models With Geological and Geophysical Data, Geological Association of Canada -
American Geophysical Union, Joint Assembly, Toronto, May 2009; invited paper
Jamieson, R.A. & Beaumont, C. (2008) Syn- and post-convergent deformation of heterogeneous crust:
Numerical models with application to the western Grenville Orogen. Geological Society of America,
Northeast Section Meeting, Buffalo, NY.
Warren, C.J., Beaumont, C., Jamieson, R.A. & Lee, B. (2008) Formation, detachment and exhumation of
ultra-high-pressure rocks during continental subduction: Implications for ‘extension’ in convergent
orogens. Geophysical Research Abstracts, 10, EGU2008-A -12249, European Geosciences Union,
Vienna.
Warren, C.J., Chakungal, J*., Grujic, D., Jamieson, R.A., Moynihan, D., Ghalley, K.S. & Wangda, D.
(2008) Pelitic and mafic eclogite-granulites from NW Bhutan: PT history and tectonic implications.
Geophysical Research Abstracts, 10, EGU2008-A-07990; European Geosciences Union, Vienna.
Jamieson, R.A., Warren, C.J. & Beaumont, C. (2008) Extension and doming in (ultra-)high-pressure
terranes driven by syn-convergent exhumation of (U)HP nappes. Geologcal Society of America, Annual
Meeting, Houston TX, October, 2008.
Jamieson, R.A. & Beaumont, C. (2008) Tectonic evolution of the western Grenville Orogen: Insight
from numerical models of syn- and post-convergent flow of heterogeneous crust. Geologcal Society of
America, Annual Meeting, Houston TX, October, 2008.
Butler, J.P.*, Beaumont, C., Jamieson, R.A. & Warren, C.J. (2008) Controls on the exhumation of ultrahigh
pressure continental basement. Geologcal Society of America, Annual Meeting, Houston TX,
October, 2008
Hilchie, L.J.* & Jamieson, R.A. (2008) Graphite thermometry in the Halifax contact aureole. Atlantic
Geoscience Society, Program with Abstracts, Dartmouth, NS, Feb 2008, p.29.

Yakymchuk, C.*, Sanborn-Barrie, M., Chakungal, J. & Jamieson R.A. (2008) Petrology and tectonic
significance of coronitic mafic granulites, Southampton Island, Nunavut. Atlantic Geoscience Society,
Program with Abstracts, Dartmouth, NS, Feb. 2008, p/60. Winner of Rupert McNeil Award for Best Student
Paper.
Supervision: (2004-2011)
Research Assistant:
Nguyen, M.H. (2000-2007). Assisted in running and processing geodynamic models. Lithoprobe (2000-
01) and NSERC (2001-2007) funding; jointly supervised with C. Beaumont.
Post-Doctoral Fellows:
Guilmette, C. (2010-present) Accretion tectonics of the Tibetan plateau; with C. Beaumont, in
collaboration with P. Kapp and others, U. Arizona.
Warren, C.J. (2005-2007) Formation and exhumation of HP and UHP rocks in collisional orogens. Killam
Postdoctoral Fellowship, Dalhousie University.
Ph.D. Students:
Butler, J.P (2008-present; with C. Beaumont) Formation and exhumation of ultra-high pressure
metamorphic rocks; numerical models and case study from the Western Gneiss Region.
M.Sc. Students:
Foster, J. (2010-present; with N. Culshaw) Structure, metamorphism, and geochronology, Kiosk domain,
Central Gneiss Belt, Grenville orogen, Ontario.
Steenkamp. H. (2010-present) Structure, metamorphism, and cooling of supracrustal nappes, Harøy,
Western Gneiss Region, Norway.
Scallion, K-L. (2010; with S.M. Barr, Acadia) Contamination of plutons by manganiferous country rock
in the Governor Lake area, north-central Meguma Terrane, Nova Scotia, 293 pp.
Gagné, S. (2004) Textural, chemical and age variation in monazites of the Paleoproterozoic Longstaff
Bluff Formation, central Baffin Island, Nunavut.
B.Sc. Honours Students:
Belanger, A. (2011) Paragenesis and origin of tourmaline in a possible sedex-type deposit, Penrhyn
Group, Melville Peninsula, Nunavut. (with D. Corrigan, GSC-Ottawa)
Chapman , G. (2011) Contact metamorphism of calcareous concretions in the Bluestone formation,
Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Zoeller, K. (2011) Down-core variations in mineralogy and texture, IODP site 1256 (eastern Pacific) and
Kane Fracture Zone. (with M. Salisbury, GSC-Atlantic)
Yakymchuk, C. (2008) Petrology and tectonic significance of coronitic mafic granulites, Southampton
Island, Nunavut.
Butler, J.P (2007) Petrogenesis of nepheline- and scapolite-bearing metacarbonates from southwestern
Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada (with M.R. St-Onge, GSC-Ottawa)
Sutton, K.M (2007) Nature and origin of oikocrysts in the Meguma Group gold districts, Nova Scotia
Hart, G. (2006) Origin of andalusite in the contact aureole of the South Mountain Batholith, Halifax
Formation, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Tobey, N. (2006) Geology of Point Pleasant Park, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Summer Students:
Hilchie, L. (May-August 2007; USRA) Graphite and sulphides in the Halifax contact aureole - RSCM and
EMP study
Butler, J.P. (May-August 2005; USRA and co-op) Contact metamorphism in Halifax, Nova Scotia
Tobey, N. (2004; co-op) Geology of Point Pleasant Park and Halifax Peninsula, Halifax, Nova Scotia

Public Awareness:
Jamieson, R.A. "Baking the Bedrock: Why the Halifax slates have the pits" Atlantic Geoscience Society,
Beyond the Last Billion Years, April, 2007.
Jamieson, R.A., Tobey, N. & ERTH 3020 (2005) Dal Rocks: A guide to the bedrock geology and building
stone of the Dalhousie Campus (illustrated brochure produced for GAC-MAC, Halifax 2005)
Honours and Awards: (2004-present)
Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences Best Paper Award 2011, for Jamieson et al. (2010) CJES 47, 517-39.
Five Colleges Distinguished Scholar (with C Beaumont), Feb-March 2005, U. Massachusetts and 4 other
institutions, Amherst, Massachusetts
Geological Society of America, Structure and Tectonics Division, Best Paper Award 2005, for Beaumont
et al., Nature (2001) paper on Himalayan channel flow and extrusion. (jointly awarded to K.V. Hodges for
his paper on a similar topic in Tectonics, Dec. 2001)
Canadian Tectonics Group Best Paper Award, 2004. Awarded jointly to RA Jamieson and C Beaumont
for Beaumont et al. and Jamieson et al. papers on mid-crustal channel flow, JGR 109, June 2004.
Carnegie Professor of Earth Sciences (Department of Earth Sciences, Dalhousie) 2002-2012
Killam Professor of Earth Sciences (Faculty of Science, Dalhousie) 1999-2004

CURRICULUM VITAE
Mladen R. Nedimović
Department of Earth Sciences Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Dalhousie University Columbia University
Room 3006, Life Sciences Centre 61 Route 9W, P. O. Box 1000
Halifax, Nova Scotia Palisades, New York
B3H 4J1, Canada 10964-8000, USA
e-mail: mladen@dal.ca e-mail: mladen@ldeo.columbia.edu
Educational background
2000 • Ph.D. degree, October 6 th , 2000, University of Toronto, Department of Physics,
Geophysics Division, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Thesis title: “Seismic Reflection
Imaging in Crystalline Terrains”.
1994 • M.Sc. degree, September 30 th , 1994, University of Toronto, Department of
Physics, Geophysics Division, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Title of the report:
“Reprocessing of Crustal Seismic Reflection Data from the Abitibi Greenstone
Belt”.
1991 • B.Sc. degree, May 16 th , 1991, University of Belgrade, Faculty of Mining
and Geology, Department of Geology, Geophysics Division, Belgrade, Yugoslavia.
Thesis title: “Analysis of the Effect of a Seismic Model on Earthquake
Hypocenter Parameters in the Region of Serbia”.
Awards and distinctions
2006-2016 • Canada Research Chair in Geophysics and Petroleum Exploration.
2001-2002 • Canadian Government Laboratory Visiting Fellow.
2000-2001 • Canadian Government Laboratory Visiting Fellow.
1997-1998 • University of Toronto Open Doctoral Fellowship.
1997-1998 • Canadian Society of Exploration Geophysicists Scholarship.
1997 • Hart House Film Board Post Production Grant.
1997 • Hart House Film Board Production Grant.
1996-1997 • University of Toronto Open Doctoral Fellowship.
1995-1996 • Canadian Society of Exploration Geophysicists Scholarship.
1995-1996 • University of Toronto Open Doctoral Fellowship.
1994-1995 • Ontario Graduate Scholarship.
1992-1993 • State Oil & Gas Company of Yugoslavia Graduate Scholarship.
Mladen R. Nedimović, CV for Sabbatical Application 2012-13 1

Work experience
Date • From August 1 st , 2006 to present.
Employer • Department of Earth Sciences at Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia,
Canada; Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University, New
York, USA.
Position • Associate Professor and Canada Research Chair in Geophysics and Petroleum
Exploration at the Department of Earth Sciences, Dalhousie University - from
August 1 st , 2008 to August 1 st , 2010 also Associate Chair; Adjunct Research
Scientist at the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University.
Interests • Rifting and drifting; oceanic crustal structure and evolution; subduction
zone processes, megathrust earthquakes, and aseismic slip events; hydration/dehydration
of oceanic plates and intraslab earthquakes; seismic imaging
methodology; petroleum exploration at passive margins; seismic oceanography;
Coastal effects of change, etc.
Date • From August 1 st , 2004 to July 31 st , 2006.
Employer • Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University, New York, USA.
Position • Doherty Associate Research Scientist.
Interests • Oceanic crustal structure and evolution; past climate record based on passive
margin sedimentary record; subduction zone processes, megathrust earthquakes,
and aseismic slip events; hydration/dehydration of oceanic plates and
intraslab earthquakes, seismic imaging methodology, etc.
Date • From July 28 th , 2002, to July 31 st , 2004.
Employer • Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University, New York, USA.
Position • Post Doctoral Research Scientist.
Duties • Structural studies of the Southeast Indian and Juan de Fuca mid-ocean ridges
from seismic reflection and other data.
Date • From October 7 th , 2000, to July 27 th , 2002.
Employer • Geological Survey of Canada - Pacific, Natural Resources Canada.
Position • Visiting Fellow.
Duties • Structural studies of the northern Cascadia and eastern Nankai subduction
zones from seismic reflection, seismic tomography and seismicity data.
Date • From October 10 th , 1991, to January 15 th , 1993.
Employer • NIS-NAFTAGAS, Geophysical Institute, Belgrade, Yugoslavia.
Position • Geophysicist.
Duties • Acquired and processed 2D & 3D seismic reflection data for oil and gas exploration.
Acquired, processed and interpreted shallow refraction data.
Date • Summers of 1986-1990.
Employer • D.Sc. Obrad Miloˇsević, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Yugoslavia.
Position • Research assistant at the Geophysics Laboratory.
Duties • Prepared labs for experimental training of students.
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Fieldwork
Date • June - August, 2011.
Employer • Columbia University.
Position • Co-chief scientist. Project ALEUT. 2D multichannel seismic and ocean bottom
seismometer survey of the Alaska subduction zone from the SW end of Kodiak
Island to Shumagin Islands. Cruise MGL1110 on R/V Marcus G. Langseth.
Duties • In charge of the survey together with other co-PIs.
Date • November, 2010.
Employer • Dalhousie University.
Position • Chief scientist. Project OCTOPUS. 2D ocean bottom seismic survey of the
the north-central Scotian margin. On R/V Strait Explorer.
Duties • In charge of the survey.
Date • September-October, 2010.
Employer • Dalhousie University.
Position • Co-chief scientist. Project OBWAVE. 2D ocean bottom seismometer survey of
the Orphan Basin. On R/V Strait Explorer.
Duties • In charge of the survey together with other co-PIs.
Date • June-August, 2008.
Employer • Columbia University.
Position • Co-chief scientist. Project EPR 3D. 3D multichannel seismic survey of the East
Pacific Rise at 9 0 50’N. First academic 3D MCS cruise with multiple source &
receiver arrays. Cruise MGL0812 on R/V Marcus G. Langseth.
Duties • In charge of the survey together with other co-PIs.
Date • July, 2007.
Employer • Dalhousie University.
Position • Co-chief scientist. Project ROSE - Reflection Ocean Seismic Experiment. Hydrographic
survey of the Gulf Stream offshore Nova Scotia, Canada, coincident
with parts of the UNCLOS MCS survey. Cruise EN438 on R/V Endeavor.
Groundtruthing seismic oceanography.
Duties • Designed and carried out XBT and CTD surveys.
Date • November, 2006.
Employer • Columbia University.
Position • Lead geophysicist. GPS study of current deformation across Calabria, S. Italy.
Duties • Installation of a GPS profile of nine permanent stations.
Date • July and August, 2002.
Employer • Columbia University.
Position • Acquisition geophysicist. Multichannel seismic survey EW0207 on R/V Maurice
Ewing. Juan de Fuca ridge and its flanks. Structure and evolution of
intermediate-spreading Juan de Fuca ridge and its flanks.
Duties • Controlled data quality and produced initial seismic sections.
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Date • August, 2001.
Employer • Geological Survey of Canada.
Position • Acquisition geophysicist. High-resolution seismic reflection survey. Accretionary
prism offshore Vancouver Island. Exploration for gas hydrates.
Duties • Controlled data quality and produced initial seismic sections.
Date • November, 1997.
Employer • Geological Survey of Canada.
Position • Acquisition geophysicist. Crustal scale seismic reflection survey. NW Ontario,
Canada. Western Superior transect, Lithoprobe Project.
Duties • Controlled quality of data acquired by the contracted company.
Date • July, 1997.
Employer • University of Toronto.
Position • Acquisition geophysicist. Marine transient EM and compliance surveys. Continental
shelf by the Vancouver Island. Exploration for methane hydrates.
Duties • Controlled data quality during the acquisition.
Date • December, 1996.
Employer • University of Toronto.
Position • Acquisition geophysicist. Small scale 3D resistivity and IP survey. Fort York,
Toronto, Canada. Geophysical applications in archeology.
Duties • Laid-out, checked and picked-up instrumentation.
Date • July, 1996.
Employer • Geological Survey of Canada.
Position • Acquisition geophysicist. Crustal scale seismic refraction experiment. Western
Superior transect. Lithoprobe Project.
Duties • Laid-out, checked and picked-up instrumentation by land and air.
Date • December, 1994.
Employer • University of Toronto.
Position • Acquisition geophysicist. Engineering scale 3D seismic reflection survey. East
of Toronto in Durham Region.
Duties • Laid-out, checked and picked-up instrumentation.
Date • October, 1991 - January, 1993.
Employer • Geophysical Institute, NIS-NAFTAGAS.
Position • Acquisition geophysicist. Numerous 2D and 3D seismic reflection surveys in
the southeastern Panonian Basin.
Duties • Designed surveys and supervised data collection.
Teaching experience
Date • Winter sessions 2009-2011.
Employer • Department of Earth Sciences, Dalhousie University.
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Position • Lecturer for undergraduate/graduate course “Advanced Seismic Imaging”.
(Co-developed course.)
Duties • One 1 hour lecture and 3 hour lab every week. Evaluated lab assignments.
Date • Fall sessions 2008-2009.
Employer • Department of Earth Sciences, Dalhousie University.
Position • Co-developer for course “Introduction to Seismic Imaging”. Co-taught course
in 2010.
Duties • N/A.
Date • Fall and Winter sessions 2007-2012.
Employer • Department of Earth Sciences, Dalhousie University.
Position • Lecturer for graduate course “Research Design and Scientific Presentation”.
Duties • One 4 hour lecture every other week. Guided graduate students to develop
thesis proposals and presentations.
Date • Winter sessions 2007-2011.
Employer • Department of Earth Sciences, Dalhousie University.
Position • Lecturer for course “Introduction to Applied Geophysics”. (Developed course.)
Duties • Three lectures & one tutorial/lab per week. Three/Four day field camp at the
end of semester. Evaluated lab and field work, and mid-term and final exams.
Date • Winter sessions 1998-1999 and 1999-2000.
Employer • Department of Physics, University of Toronto.
Position • Lab demonstrator and teaching assistant for the engineering and physics
courses “Shallow Crust Geophysics”, “Experimental Applied Geophysics”, “Introduction
to Archaeometry”, and “Physics and Archeology”.
Duties • Two lab periods per week. Evaluated lab work, lab write-ups, and oral exams.
Date • Winter sessions from 1993 to 2000, and summer sessions 1995-97 and 1999.
Employer • Department of Physics, University of Toronto.
Position • Lab demonstrator for first year physics courses.
Duties • Two lab periods per week. Evaluated lab work, lab write-ups, formal reports
and written exams.
Refereed publications
Submitted or in revision
2011* [31] Gerlings, J., Louden, K. E., Minshull, T. A. and Nedimović, M. R., The Flemish
Cap - Goban Spur conjugate margins: New evidence of asymmetry. Submitted
to Geology in September 2011.
2011 [30] Canales, J. P., Carton, H., Mutter, J. C., Harding, A., Carbotte, S. M. and
Nedimović, M. R., Recent advances in multichannel seismic imaging for academic
research in deep oceanic environments. Submitted to Oceanography in
September 2011.
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2011 [29] Carbotte, S. M., Canales, J. P., Nedimović, M. R., Carton, H. and Mutter, J.
C., Insights into mid-ocean ridge hydrothermal and magmatic processes from
recent seismic studies at the EPR 8 0 20’-10 0 10’N and Endeavour Segments.
Submitted to Oceanography in September 2011.
2011 [28] Canales, J. P., Carton, H., Carbotte, S. M., Mutter, J. C., Nedimović, M. R.,
Hu, M., Aghaei, O., Marjanović, M. and Newman, K.R., Network of off-axis
melt bodies at the East Pacific Rise. Second revision submitted to Nat. Geosci.
in September 2011.
Published or in press
2011 [27] D’Agostino, N., D’Anastasio, E., Gervasi, A., Guerra, I., Nedimović, M. R.,
Seeber, L. and Steckler, M., Forearc extension and slow rollback of the Calabrian
Arc from GPS measurements, Geophys. Res. Lett., Vol. 38, L17304,
doi:10.1029/2011GL048270, 1-6.
2011* [26] Marjanović, M., Carbotte, S. M., Nedimović, M. R. and Canales, J. P., Gravity
and seismic study of crustal structure along the Juan de Fuca Ridge axis and
across pseudofaults on the ridge flanks, Geochem. Geophys. Geosyst., Vol. 12,
No. 5, Q05008, doi:10.1029/2010GC003439, 1-22.
2011* [25] Newman, K. R., Nedimović, M. R., Canales, J. P. and Carbotte, S. M., Evolution
of seismic layer 2B across the Juan de Fuca Ridge from hydrophone
streamer 2D traveltime tomography, Geochem. Geophys. Geosyst., Vol. 12,
No. 5, Q05009, doi:10.1029/2010GC003462, 1-24.
2011* [24] Delescluse, M., Nedimović, M. R. and Louden, K. E., 2D waveform tomography
applied to long-streamer MCS data from the Scotian slope, Geophysics,
Vol. 76, No. 4, B151B163, doi:10.1190/1.3587219, 1-13.
2010* [23] Mirshak, R., Nedimović, M. R., Greenan, B. J. W., Ruddick, B. R. and
Louden, K. E., Coincident reflection images of the Gulf Stream from seismic
and hydrographic data, Geophys. Res. Lett., Vol. 37, L05602,
doi:10.1029/2009GL042359, 1-5.
2010 [22] Baran, J. M., Carbotte, S. M., Cochran, J. R. and Nedimović, M. R., Upper
crustal seismic structure along the South East Indian Ridge: Evolution from 0
to 550 ka and variation with axial morphology, Geochem. Geophys. Geosyst.,
Vol. 11, No. 3, Q02001, doi:10.1029/2009GC002629, 1-22.
2009 [21] Mutter, J. C., Carbotte, S. M., Nedimović, M. R., Canales, J. P. and Carton,
H., Seismic imaging in three dimensions on the East Pacific Rise, Eos Trans.
AGU, 90(42), 374-375.
2009 [20] Canales, J. P., Nedimović, M. R., Kent, G. M., Carbotte, S. M. and Detrick,
R. S., Seismic reflection images of a near-axis melt sill within the lower crust
at the Juan de Fuca Ridge, Nature, Vol. 460, doi:10.1038/nature08095, 89-93.
2009 [19] Nedimović, M. R., Bohnenstiehl, D. R., Carbotte, S. M., Canales, J. P. and
Dziak, R. P., Faulting and hydration of the Juan de Fuca plate system, Earth
Planet. Sci. Lett., Vol. 284, No. 1-2, doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2009.04.013, 94-102.
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2008 [18] Nedimović, M. R., Carbotte, S. M., Diebold, J. B., Harding, A. J., Canales,
J. P. and Kent, G. M., Upper crustal evolution across the Juan de Fuca
ridge flanks, Geochem. Geophys. Geosyst., Vol. 9, No. 9, Q09006,
doi:10.1029/2008GC002085, 1-23.
2008 [17] Carbotte, S. M., Nedimović, M. R., Canales, J. P., Kent, G. M., Harding, A. J.
and Marjanovic, M., , Variable crustal structure along the Juan de Fuca Ridge;
influence of on-axis hotspots and absolute plate motions, Geochem. Geophys.
Geosyst.,Vol. 9, No. 8, Q08001, doi:10.1029/2007GC001922, 1-23.
2007 [16] van Ark, E. M., Detrick, R. S., Canales, J. P., Carbotte, S. M., Harding, A.
J., Kent, G. M., Nedimović, M. R., Wilcock, W. S. D., Diebold, J. B. and
Babcock, J. M., Seismic structure of the Endeavour segment, Juan de Fuca
ridge: Correlations with seismicity and hydrothermal activity, J. Geophys.
Res., Vol. 112, B02401, doi:10.1029/2005JB004210, 1-22.
2006
(Invited)
2006
(Invited)
[15] Nedimović, M. R. and Bangs, N. L., Mapping great earthquake rupture areas,
in Imaging Earth History Beneath the Ocean Floor; Three Decades of Major
Scientific Accomplishments, Advisory Board: Holbrook, W. S., Menke, W.,
Solomon, S., Tucholke, B., NSF Booklet, 7.
[14] Nedimović, M. R., Crustal structure and seismicity at subduction zones, Zapisnici
Srpskog Geoloˇskog Druˇstva (Records of the Serbian Geological Society),
2004-5 Vol., 51-66.
2006 [13] Hayward, N., Nedimović, M. R., Calvert, A. J. and Cleary, M., Structural
variation along the Devils Mountain fault zone, Northwestern Washington,
Can. J. Earth Sci., Vol. 43, No 4, 433-446.
2006 [12] Carbotte, S. M., Detrick, R. S., Harding, A. J., Babcock, J. M., Canales,
J. P., Diebold, J. B., Kent, G. M., Nedimović, M. R. and Van Ark, E., Rift
topography linked to magmatic processes at the intermediate spreading Juan
de Fuca ridge, Geology Vol. 34, No. 3, doi: 10.1130/G21969.1, 209-212.
2006 [11] Canales, J. P., Satish S. C., Detrick, R. S., Carbotte, S. M., Harding, A. J.,
Kent, G. M., Diebold, J. B., Babcock, J. M. and Nedimović, M. R., Seismic
evidence for variations in axial magma chamber properties along the southern
Juan de Fuca ridge, Ear. Planet. Sci. Lett. Vol. 246, 353-366.
2005 [10] Nedimović, M. R., Carbotte, S. M., Harding, A. J., Detrick, R. S., Canales,
J. P., Diebold, J. B., Kent, G. M., Tischer, M. and Babcock, J. M., Frozen
magma lenses below the oceanic crust, Nature, Vol. 436, 1149-1153.
2005 [9] Baran, J. M., Cochran, J. R., Carbotte, S. M. and Nedimović, M. R., Variations
in upper crustal structure due to variable mantle temperature along the
Southeast Indian ridge, Geochem. Geophys. Geosyst. Vol. 6, No. 1, Q11002,
doi:10.1029/2005GC000943, 1-21.
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2005 [8] Zühlsdorff, L., Hutnak, M., Fisher, A. T., Spiess, V., Davis, E. E.,
Nedimović, M. R., Carbotte, S. M., Villinger, H. and Becker, K., Site surveys
related to IODP Expedition 301: ImageFlux (SO149) and RetroFlux
(TN116) expeditions and earlier studies, in Fisher, A.T., Urabe, T., Klaus,
A., and the Expedition 301 Scientists, Proc. IODP, 301: College Station
TX (Integrated Ocean Drilling Program Management International, Inc.),
doi:10.2204/iodp.proc.301.102.2005, 1-48.
2005 [7] Canales, J. P., Detrick, R. S., Carbotte, S. M., Kent, G. M., Diebold, J. B.,
Harding, A. J., Babcock, J. M., Nedimović, M. R. and van Ark, E., Upper
crustal structure and axial topography at intermediate-spreading ridges: Seismic
constraints from the southern Juan de Fuca ridge, J. Geophys. Res. Vol.
110, No. B12, B12104, doi:10.1029/2005JB003630, 1-27.
2003 [6] Nedimović, M. R., Hyndman, R. D., Ramachandran, K. and Spence G. D.,
Reflection signature of seismic and aseismic slip on the northern Cascadia
subduction thrust, Nature, Vol. 424, 416-420.
2003 [5] Nedimović, M. R., Mazzotti, S. and Hyndman, R. D., Three-dimensional
structure from feathered two-dimensional seismic reflection data; The eastern
Nankai trough, J. Geophys. Res., Vol. 108, No. B10, 2456,
doi:10.1029/2002JB001959, 1-14.
2003 [4] Nedimović, M. R. and West, G. F., Crooked line 2D seismic reflection imaging
in crystalline terrains: Part I, data processing, Geophysics, Vol. 68, No. 1,
274-285.
2003 [3] Nedimović, M. R. and West, G. F., Crooked line 2D seismic reflection imaging
in crystalline terrains: Part II, migration, Geophysics, Vol. 68, No. 1, 286-296.
2002 [2] Nedimović, M. R. and West, G. F., Shallow three-dimensional structure from
two-dimensional crooked line seismic reflection data over the Sturgeon Lake
volcanic complex, Economic Geology, Vol. 97, No. 8, 1779-1794.
2000 [1] Nedimović, M. R., Seismic reflection imaging in crystalline terrains, Ph.D. thesis,
University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
Note: • Electronic versions of all publications are available upon request.
Star (*) indicates work by a graduate student or a postdoc
supervised/co-supervised by Nedimović.
Abstracts, proceedings, newsletters and reports
2011 [120] Nedimović, M. R., Shillington, D. J., Webb, S. C., Bécel, A., Delescluse, M.,
Li, J., Kuehn, H., Biescas, B., Wessbecher, A., Farkas, A., Eddy, C., Hostetler,
K., Perls, H., Zietman, J., Keranen, K. M. and Louden, K. E., Pacific plate
seaward of the western Alaska trench: A view into the structure of a fossil triple
junction, Abstract XXXXX-XXXX presented at 2011 Fall Meeting, AGU, San
Francisco, Calif., 4-9 Dec.
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2011 [119] Shillington, D. J., Nedimović, M. R., Webb, S. C., Bécel, A., Delescluse, M.,
Li, J., Kuehn, H., Biescas, B., Wessbecher, A., Farkas, A., Eddy, C., Hostetler,
K., Perls, H., Zietman, J., Keranen, K. M. and Louden, K. E., Constraints on
the Aleutian subduction zone from the Shumagin gap to Kodiak asperity from
new MCS and OBS data of the ALEUT Project, Abstract XXXXX-XXXX
presented at 2011 Fall Meeting, AGU, San Francisco, Calif., 4-9 Dec.
2011 [118] Carbotte, S. M., Marjanović, M., Carton, H. D., Mutter, J. C., Canales, J. P.,
Xu, M., Nedimović, M. R. and Aghaei, O., The ups and downs of magma in
the crust beneath the East Pacific Rise axis 8 0 20’-10 0 10’N, Abstract XXXXX-
XXXX presented at 2011 Fall Meeting, AGU, San Francisco, Calif., 4-9 Dec.
2011* [117] Aghaei, O., Nedimović, M. R., Canales, J. P., Carton, H. D., Carbotte, S. M.
and Mutter, J. C., Crustal thickness from 3D MCS data collected over the fastspreading
East Pacific Rise at 9 0 50’N, Abstract XXXXX-XXXX presented at
2011 Fall Meeting, AGU, San Francisco, Calif., 4-9 Dec.
2011 [116] Han, S., Carton, H. D., Carbotte, S. M., Mutter, J. C., Canales, J. P. and
Nedimović, M. R., 3D seismic reflection images of an off-axis melt lens and
its associated upper crust around 9 0 39’, East Pacific Rise, Abstract XXXXX-
XXXX presented at 2011 Fall Meeting, AGU, San Francisco, Calif., 4-9 Dec.
2011* [115] Gerlings, J., Louden, K. E., Minshull, T. A. and Nedimović, M. R., The Flemish
Cap - Goban Spur conjugate margins: New evidence of asymmetry, Abstract
XXXXX-XXXX presented at 2011 Fall Meeting, AGU, San Francisco,
Calif., 4-9 Dec.
2011* [114] Lau, K. W. H., Louden, K. E., Nedimović, M. R., Whitehead, M., Farkas, A.,
Watremez, L. and Dehler, S. A., Transition from magma dominant to magma
poor rifting along the Nova Scotia Continental Margin, Abstract XXXXX-
XXXX presented at 2011 Fall Meeting, AGU, San Francisco, Calif., 4-9 Dec.
2011 [113] Nedimović, M. R., Louden, K. E., Lau, K. W. H., Watremez, L., Shillington,
D. S., Gaherty, J. B., Carbotte, S. M., Van Avendonk, H. and Dehler, S. A.,
Transition from magma dominant to magma poor rifting along the Nova Scotia
Continental Margin, ENAM GeoPRISMS, Lehigh University, Bethlehem,
Pennsylvania.
2011* [112] Lau, K. W. H., Louden, K. E., Wu, Y. and Nedimović, M. R., Asymmetrical
crustal structure across the non-volcanic Nova Scotia-Morocco continental
margin conjugates, EGU General Assembly, Geophysical Research Abstracts,
Vol. 13, EGU2011-3776.
2010* [111] Han, S., Carbotte, S. M., Carton, H., Newman, K. R., Canales, J. P. and
Nedimović, M. R., Upper crustal structure above off-axis magma lenses at
RIDGE-2000 East Pacific Rise Integrated Study Site from 3D multichannel
seismic reflection data, Abstract OS21C-1512 presented at 2010 Fall Meeting,
AGU, San Francisco, Calif., 13-17 Dec.
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2010 [110] Carton, H. D., Carbotte, S. M., Mutter, J. C., Canales, J. P.,
Nedimović, M. R., Aghaei, O., Marjanović, M. and Newman, K. R., Threedimensional
seismic reflection images of axial melt lens and seismic layer 2A
between 9 0 42’ and 9 0 57’N on the East Pacific Rise, Abstract OS21C-1514 presented
at 2010 Fall Meeting, AGU, San Francisco, Calif., 13-17 Dec.
2010 [109] Carbotte, S. M., Marjanović, M., Nedimović, M. R. and Canales, J. P., Melt
anomalies and propagating ridge offsets: Insights from the East Pacific Rise
and Juan de Fuca Ridge, Abstract OS21C-1515 presented at 2010 Fall Meeting,
AGU, San Francisco, Calif., 13-17 Dec.
2010* [108] Aghaei, O., Nedimović, M. R., Canales, J. P., Carton, H. D., Carbotte, S.
M. and Mutter, J. C., Relationship between ridge segmentation and Moho
transition zone structure from 3D multichannel seismic data collected over the
fast-spreading East Pacific Rise at 9 0 50’N, Abstract S21C-1510 presented at
2010 Fall Meeting, AGU, San Francisco, Calif., 13-17 Dec.
2010 [107] Canales, J. P., Carton, H. D., Hu, M., Nedimović, M. R., Carbotte, S. M. and
Mutter, J. C., Evidence from three-dimensional seismic reflection images for
crustal magma bodies off the East Pacific Rise, Abstract OS13G-02 presented
at 2010 Fall Meeting, AGU, San Francisco, Calif., 13-17 Dec.
2010 [106] Mutter, J. C., Carton, H. D., Marjanović, M., Carbotte, S. M., Canales, J. P.
and Nedimović, M. R., Eruption-related changes in magma chamber structure
at 9 0 50’N on the EPR from coincident reflection images, 1985 and 2008, Abstract
OS24A-01 presented at 2010 Fall Meeting, AGU, San Francisco, Calif.,
13-17 Dec.
2010* [105] Marjanović, M., Carbotte, S. M., Carton, H. D., Mutter, J. C.,
Nedimović, M. R. and Canales, J. P., Axial magma chamber segmentation
along the East Pacific Rise from Clipperton to Siqieros Fracture Zone, Abstract
OS21C-1511 presented at 2010 Fall Meeting, AGU, San Francisco, Calif., 13-17
Dec.
2010 [104] Hu, M., Canales, J. P., Carton, H. D., Carbotte, S. M., Nedimović, M. R. and
Mutter, J. C., 3D multi-channel seismic imaging of melt-rich lenses beneath
and off the East Pacific Rise Integrated Study Site, Abstract OS21C-1513
presented at 2010 Fall Meeting, AGU, San Francisco, Calif., 13-17 Dec.
2010 [103] Steckler, M. S., Baccheschi, P., Cardinali, M., Dewez, T., Faccenna, C., Finkel,
R. C., Gervasi, A., Guerra, I., Guzzetti, F., Hout, S., Kim, W., Lamothe, M.,
Lavier, L. L., Maliverno, A., Margheriti, L., Nedimović, M. R., Agostinetti, N.
P., Reitz, M. A., Seeber, L., Stark, C. P., Schaefer, J. M. and Thomson, S.
N., Tectonics at the Transition from subduction to collision at the Calabrian
Arc, Abstract T13G-07 presented at 2010 Fall Meeting, AGU, San Francisco,
Calif., 13-17 Dec.
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2010 [102] Ildefonse, B., Abe, N., Isozaki, Y., Blackman, D. K., Canales, J. P., Kodaira,
S., Myers, G., Nakamura, K., Nedimović, M. R., Seama, N., Teagle, D. A. H.,
Umino, S., Wilson, D. S. and Yamao, M., The MoHole: A crustal journey and
mantle quest, Abstract U43A-0018 presented at 2010 Fall Meeting, AGU, San
Francisco, Calif., 13-17 Dec.
2010 [101] Ildefonse, B., Abe, N., Blackman, D. K., Canales, J. P., Isozaki, Y., Kodaira,
S., Myers, G., Nakamura, K., Nedimović, M. R., Skinner, A. C., Seama, N.,
Takazawa, E., Teagle, D. A. H., Tominaga, M., Umino, S., Wilson, D. S. and
Yamao, M., The MoHole: A Crustal Journey and Mantle Quest, Workshop in
Kanazawa, Japan, 35 June 2010, Scientific Drilling, No. 10, 56-63.
2010* [100] Negulić E., Louden, K. E., Wielens, H., Mukhopadhyay, P. K. and
Nedimović, M. R., Thermal modelling of the central Scotian Slope, offshore
Eastern Canada: Seafloor heat flow data, hydrocarbon maturation potential
and the effects of salt on heat flow, II Central and North Atlantic Conjugate
Margins Conference, Lisbon, Portugal.
2010* [99] Delescluse, M., Nedimović, M. R. and Louden, K. E., Waveform tomography
applied to long streamer MCS data from the Scotian slope, offshore Eastern
Canada, II Central and North Atlantic Conjugate Margins Conference, Lisbon,
Portugal.
2010* [98] Lau, K. W. H., Louden, K. E. and Nedimović, M. R., Variations in crustal
structure across the Nova Scotia continental margin and its conjugate, II Central
and North Atlantic Conjugate Margins Conference, Lisbon, Portugal.
2010 [97] Fulthorpe, C., Austin, J., Mountain, G., Miller, K., Nedimović, M. R. and
Monteverde, D., New Jersey shelf-slope 3D survey for sea-level and sedimentary
objectives, R/V Marcus G. Langseth Workshop, Incline Village, Nevada.
2010 [96] Canales, J. P., Nedimović, M. R., Ildefonse, B., Kodaira, S., Abe, N., Larsen,
H.-C., Wilson, D., Blackman, D., Isozaki, Y., Myers, G., Teagle., D. and
Umino, S., Setting up the stage for project MoHole: seismic studies of fastspread
ocean lithosphere, R/V Marcus G. Langseth Workshop, Incline Village,
Nevada.
2010 [95] Carbotte, S. M., Nedimović, M. R., Canales, J. P., Carton, H., Kelley, D.,
Gill, J., Wilcock, W., Bohnenstiehl, D., Tivey, M. and Tivey, M., 3D reflection
seismic investigation of segmentation of axial melt and hydrothermal venting
at the Endeavour segment of the Juan de Fuca Ridge, R/V Marcus G. Langseth
Workshop, Incline Village, Nevada.
2010*
OETR award
[94] Negulić E., Louden, K. E., Wielens, H., Mukhopadhyay, P. K. and
Nedimović, M. R., Thermal modelling of the central Scotian slope, offshore
Nova Scotia: The effects of salt on heat flow and implications for hydrocarbon
maturation, OETR Association Workshop, Halifax. Awarded Best Student
Geophysical Poster.
2010* [93] Delescluse, M., Nedimović, M. R. and Louden, K. E., Waveform tomography
applied to long streamer MCS data from the Scotian slope, OETR Association
Workshop, Halifax.
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2010* [92] Negulić E., Louden, K. E., Wielens, H., Mukhopadhyay, P. K. and
Nedimović, M. R., Thermal modelling of the central Scotian slope, offshore
Nova Scotia: The effects of salt on heat flow and implications for hydrocarbon
maturation, GeoCanada Convention, Calgary.
2010* [91] Newman, K. R., Nedimović, M. R., Delescluse, M., Menke, W., Canales, J. P.,
Carbotte, S. M., Carton, H. and Mutter J., East Pacific Rise axial structure
from a joint tomographic inversion of traveltimes picked on downward continued
and standard shot gathers collected by 3D MCS surveying, Geophysical
Research Abstracts, Vol. 12, EGU2010-13383, EGU General Assembly.
2010* [90] Delescluse, M., Nedimović, M. R. and Louden, K. E., Waveform tomography
applied to long streamer MCS data from the Scotian slope, Geophysical Research
Abstracts, Vol. 12, EGU2010-6100, EGU General Assembly.
2010 [89] Adam, J., Cody, M., Campbell, C., Cribb, J., Nedimović, M. R., Kreszek, C.
and Grujic, Dj., Basin-scale salt tectonic processes and post-rift basin history of
the north-central Scotian slope and deepwater basin, AAPG Annual Meeting.
2010* [88] Campbell, C., MacDonald, C., Cribb, J., Juergen, A., Nedimović, M. R., Kresek,
S., and Grujic, Dj., The salt tectonic evolution of the North-Central Scotian
Margin: Insights from 2D regional seismic data and 4D physical experiments,
AAPG Annual Meeting.
2010 [87] Adam, J., Cody, M., Campbell, C., Cribb, J., Nedimović, M. R., Kreszek, C.
and Grujic, Dj., Basin-scale salt tectonic processes and sediment progradation
in the slope and deepwater basin of the north-central Scotian margin, International
conference on Salt Tectonics, Sediments and Prospectivity sponsored
by the Geological Society, Petroleum Group and SEPM.
2009 [86] Louden, K. E, Mukhopadhyay, P. K., Nedimović, M. R. and Negulić E.,
Heat flow calibration and hydrocarbon prospects as defined by petroleum
system modelling within the western Sable Sub-basin, Scotian Basin, Offshore/Onshore
Technologies Association of Nova Scotia CORE Conference
2009.
2009* [85] Campbell, C., MacDonald, C., Cribb, J., Nedimović, M. R., Juergen, A., Kresek,
S., and Grujic, Dj., 4D Modelling the tectono-stratigraphic evolution of the
Abenaki and Central Sable Sub-basin, offshore Nova Scotia, Offshore/Onshore
Technologies Association of Nova Scotia CORE Conference 2009.
2009* [84] Giles, G., Mosher, D., Piper, D. J. W., Nedimović, M. R. and Wach, G. D.,
Continental slope sedimentation models: Laurentian Channel and Halibut
Channel regions, Eastern Canada, Offshore/Onshore Technologies Association
of Nova Scotia CORE Conference 2009.
2009
Invited
[83] Carbotte, S. M., Perfit, M. R., Canales, J. P., Nedimović, M. R., Carton, H.,
Gill, J. and Kelly, D., Near-axis melt anomalies and segmentation of axial
melt: a common framework for the EPR and Endeavour ISS, EOS Trans.
AGU 90(52), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract OS11B-01.
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2009 [82] Han, S., Carbotte, S. M., Carton, H., Mutter, J. C., Canales, J. P. and
Nedimović, M. R., Upper Crustal Structure above the Off-axis Magma Lenses
at RIDGE-2000 East Pacific Rise Integrated Study Site from 2008 3D Multichannel
Seismic Reflection Data, EOS Trans. AGU 90(52), Fall Meet. Suppl.,
Abstract OS13A-1163.
2009* [81] Carton, H., Carbotte, S. M., Mutter, J. C., Canales, J. P., Nedimović, M. R.,
Marjanović, M., Aghaei, O., Xu, M., Han, S and Stowe, L., Characteristics of
the crustal magma body in the 2005-06 eruption area at 9?50’N on the East
Pacific Rise from 3D multi-channel seismic data, EOS Trans. AGU 90(52),
Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract OS11B-02.
2009 [80] Xu, M., Stephen, R. A., Canales, J. P., Nedimović, M. R., Carbotte, S. M. and
Mutter, J. C., Seismic waveform modeling of the reflection response from a midocean
ridge axial melt sill: understanding the message behind the polarity of
waves reflected off the melt lens, EOS Trans. AGU 90(52), Fall Meet. Suppl.,
Abstract OS13A-1164.
2009* [79] Newman, K. R., Nedimović, M. R., Delescluse, M., Canales, J. P., Carbotte,
S. M., Carton, H. and Mutter, J. C., Travel time tomography along the EPR
axis using arrivals picked from downward continued MCS shot gathers, EOS
Trans. AGU 90(52), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract OS21B-06.
2009 [78] Ghosh, S., Canales, J. P., Carbotte, S. M. and Nedimović, M. R., Upper
Crustal Structure of the Cleft Segment of the Juan de Fuca Ridge using 2D
Streamer Travel time tomography, EOS Trans. AGU 90(52), Fall Meet. Suppl.,
Abstract S52A-06.
2009 [77] D’Agostino, N., Gervasi, A., Guerra, I., Nedimović, M. R., Seeber, N. and
Steckler, M., Crustal motion of the Calabrian Arc from the CALABARCO GPS
deployment, EOS Trans. AGU 90(52), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract G22A-05.
2009* [76] Giles, M.K., Mosher, D., Nedimović, M. R. and Piper, D., Mass transport
processes on the SW Newfoundland slope, eastern Canada: Model for deep
water sediment transport, AAPG Annual Meeting.
2009 [75] Nedimović, M. R. and Louden, K. E, Changes in the ocean-continent transition
along the Nova Scotia margin, RCL 2009 Workshop, Charleston SC, 70.
2009* [74] Delescluse, M., Louden, K. E and Nedimović, M. R., Waveform tomography
applied to long-streamer MCS data from the Nova Scotia slope: Challenges
and applications, EOS Trans. AGU 90(22), Spring Meet. Suppl., Abstract
S31A-22.
2009*
CSPG/CSEG/
CWLS award
[73] Negulić E., Louden, K. E, Nedimović, M. R. and Mukhopadhyay, P. K., Thermal
models across the central Nova Scotia slope basin constrained by new
marine heat flow measurements, CSPG - CSEG - CWLS Convention, 136-139.
Awarded Best Student Geophysical Poster at the 2009 CSPG CSEG CWLS
Annual Convention.
2009 [72] Greenan, B. J. W., Mirshak, R., Nedimović, M. R. and Ruddick, B. R., Results
from the ROSE Seismic Oceanography Experiment, 2009 Can. Met. & Ocean.
Soc. Congress Abstract 2C-203.1, ID:2795.
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2008 [71] Nedimović, M. R., Carbotte, S. M., Mutter, J. C., Canales, J. P., Carton, H.,
Aghaei, O., Newman, K. R., Marjanovic, M., Xu, M. and Stowe, L., Deep
reflection structure imaged by the 2008 3D seismic reflection Survey at the
RIDGE-2000 East Pacific Rise Integrated Studies Site, EOS Trans. AGU
89(53), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract B21A-0323.
2008
Invited
[70] Canales, J. P., Perfit, M. R., Stakes, D. S., Carbotte, S. M., and
Nedimović, M. R., Near-axis magmatism and hydrothermalism off the southern
Juan de Fuca ridge: Constraints from seismic reflection, petrology, and
seafloor observations, EOS Trans. AGU 89(53), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract
V54B-01.
2008* [69] Marjanović, M., Carbotte, S. M.,, Nedimović, M. R. and Canales, J. P., Variations
of the Crustal Structure Along the Juan de Fuca Ridge From Analysis
of Gravity and Seismic Data, EOS Trans. AGU 89(53), Fall Meet. Suppl.,
Abstract V41B-2087.
2008 [68] Purdy, G. M., Mutter, J. C., Carbotte, S. M., Canales, J. P., Nedimović, M. R.,
Carton, H., Newman, K. R., Marjanovic, M., Xu, M., Aghaei, O. and Stowe,
L., 3D seismic reflection imaging of crustal formation processes on the East
Pacific Rise, 9 0 57-42’N, EOS Trans. AGU 89(53), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract
B21A-0322.
2008 [67] Mutter, J. C., Carton, H., Carbotte, S. M., Canales, J. P., Nedimović, M. R.,
Newman, K. R., Marjanovic, M., Xu, M., Aghaei, O. and Stowe, L., Searching
for changes in AMC characteristics on the EPR using comparisons of reflection
images obtained in 1985 and 2008, EOS Trans. AGU 89(53), Fall Meet. Suppl.,
Abstract B21A-0323.
2008* [66] Carton, H., Carbotte, S. M., Mutter, J. C., Canales, J. P., Nedimović, M. R.,
Newman, K. R., Marjanovic, M., Xu, M., Aghaei, O. and Stowe, L., Characteristics
of the crustal magma body in the 2005-06 eruption area at 9 0 50’N
on the East Pacific Rise from a 3D multi-channel seismic investigation, EOS
Trans. AGU 89(53), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract B23F-03.
2008 [65] Carbotte, S. M., Mutter, J. C., Canales, J. P., Nedimović, M. R., Carton, H.,
Xu, M., Newman, K. R., Marjanovic, M., Aghaei, O. and Stowe, L., New observations
of the magmatic segmentation of the East Pacific Rise from Siquieros to
Clipperton from a multi-streamer seismic reflection imaging study, EOS Trans.
AGU 89(53), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract B21A-0320.
2008 [64] Canales, J. P., Carbotte, S. M., Mutter, J. C., Nedimović, M. R., Carton, H.,
Xu, M., Newman, K. R., Aghaei, O., Marjanovic, M. and Stowe, L., Discovery
of off-axis melt lenses at the RIDGE-2000 East Pacific Rise Integrated Studies
Site, EOS Trans. AGU 89(53), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract B21A-0319.
2008 [63] Nedimović, M. R., Newman, K. R., Carbotte, S. M. and Canales, J. P., Upper
crustal evolution across the Juan de Fuca ridge flanks. Endeavour ISS
Integration and Synthesis Workshop, Washington University, 28-29.
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2008 [62] Carbotte, S. M., Nedimović, M. R. and Canales, J. P., The evolution and
structure of endeavour segment and influence of the Heckle Seamounts melt
anomaly. Endeavour ISS Integration and Synthesis Workshop, Washington
University, 8-9.
2008* [61] Giles, M. K., Mosher, D. C., Piper, D. J. W., Nedimović, M. R. and Wach, G.
D., Continental slope sedimentation models: Laurentian channel and halibut
channel regions, eastern Canada, Central Atlantic Conjugate Margin Conference.
2008* [60] MacDonald, C., Campbell, C., Cribb, J., Adam, J., Nedimović, M. R., Louden,
K. E., and Kreszek, C., 4D physical modelling of salt tectonics in Sable subbasin,
Scotia margin, Central Atlantic Conjugate Margin Conference.
2008* [59] Cribb, J., Campbell, C., MacDonald, C., Adam, J., Nedimović, M. R., Louden,
K. E., and Kreszek, C., Analogue modelling of salt tectonic processes and
depocenter migration on the shelf and deepwater slope, western Laurentian
Sub-basin, Central Atlantic Conjugate Margin Conference.
2008* [58] Campbell, C., MacDonald, C., Cribb, J., Adam, J., Nedimović, M. R., Louden,
K. E., and Kreszek, C., Tectono-stratigraphic evolution of salt structures and
depo-center migration in the Abenaki sub-basin and its deepwater extension,
offshore Nova Scotia, Central Atlantic Conjugate Margin Conference.
2008 [57] Louden, K. E., Mukhopadhyay, P. K, Wu, Y. and Nedimović, M. R., Seismic
stratigraphy, salt structures and thermal and petroleum systems models
across the central Nova Scotia slope basin, Central Atlantic Conjugate Margin
Conference.
2008 [56] Adam, J., Kreszek, C., MacDonald, C., Campbell, C., Cribb, J.,
Nedimović, M. R., Louden, K. E., and Grujic, Dj., Basin-scale salt tectonic
processes and sediment progradation in the slope and deepwater basin of the
north-central Scotian margin, Central Atlantic Conjugate Margin Conference.
2008* [55] MacDonald, C., Campbell, C., Cribb, J., Adam, J., Nedimović, M. R., Louden,
K. E., and Kreszek, C., Salt tectonics 4D analogue modelling of the northcentral
Scotia margin, Nova Scotia Energy Forum.
2008* [54] Eric Negulić, Hans Wielens, Nedimović, M. R. and Louden, K. E., Thermal
modelling of the central Scotian slope: The effects of salt diapirs on heat-flow,
Nova Scotia Energy Forum.
2008* [53] Omid Aghaei, Louden, K. E. and Nedimović, M. R., AVO attribute calculation
and comparison with real seismic data in the Scotian margin, Nova Scotia
Energy Forum.
2008 [52] Greenan, B. J. W., Mirshak, R., Nedimović, M. R. and Ruddick, B. R., ROSE
- Reflection Ocean Seismic Experiment, 2008 Can. Met. & Ocean. Soc.
Congress Abstract.
2008*
Invited
[51] Mirshak, R., Nedimović, M. R., Greenan, B. J. W., Louden, K. E., Ruddick,
B. R. and Shimeld, J. W., ROSE: Coincident seismic and hydrographic survey
of the Gulf Stream and slope waters southeast of Nova Scotia, Geophysical
Research Abstracts, Vol. 10, EGU2008-A-04742, EGU General Assembly.
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2008* [50] Mirshak, R., Nedimović, M. R., Greenan, B. J. W., Louden, K. E., Ruddick,
B. R. and Shimeld, J. W., Comparison of field and synthetic seismic reflection
images of Gulf Stream and Slope waters southeast of Nova Scotia, Geophysical
Research Abstracts, Vol. 10, EGU2008-A-04739, EGU General Assembly.
2008
Featured:
Front page
[49] Greenan, B. J. W., Nedimović, M. R., Louden, K. E., Mirshak, R., Ruddick, B.
R. and Shimeld, J. W., ROSE - Reflection Ocean Seismic Experiment, CMOS
Bulletin, Vol. 36, No. 2, 43-50.
2008 [48] Nedimović, M. R., Greenan, B. J. W., Louden, K. E., Ruddick, B. R., Mirshak,
R., Aghaei, O., Enachescu, M. and Shimeld, J. W., ROSE: Coincident seismic
and hydrographic survey of the Gulf Stream and slope waters southeast of
Nova Scotia, AGU Ocean Sciences Meeting, Abstract 2960.
2008 [47] Adam, J., Kreszek, C., MacDonald, C., Campbell, C., Cribb, J.,
Nedimović, M. R. and Grujic, Dj., Basin-scale salt tectonic processes at the
north-central Scotian margin: Insights from integrated regional 2D seismic
interpretation and 4D physical experiments, AAPG Annual Meeting.
2007* [46] Newman, K. R., Nedimović, M. R., Carbotte, S. M. and Canales, J. P., Upper
crustal evolution along the Juan de Fuca ridge flanks from travel time tomography
of seismic layer 2, EOS Trans. AGU 88(52), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract
S12A-07.
2007 [45] Carbotte, S. M., Nedimović, M. R. and Canales, J. P., Variable crustal structure
along the Juan de Fuca Ridge; influence of on-axis hotspots and absolute
plate motions, EOS Trans. AGU 88(52), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract V21B-
0601.
2007* [44] Negulic, E., Kliffer, M., MacDonald, C., Campbell, C., Adam, J., Louden,
K. E. and Nedimović, M. R., Comparative analysis of analogue modelling results
and seismic profile data from the Shelburne to Sable Sub-basins on the
continental slope of the Scotian margin, Nova Scotia Offshore Basin Forum
2007.
2007* [43] MacDonald, C., Campbell, C., Cribb, J., Adam, J. and Nedimović, M. R.,
Physical modelling of the Jurassic to Cretaceous evolution of the Scotia margin
salt tectonics system, Nova Scotia Offshore Basin Forum 2007.
2007 [42] Louden, K. E., Nedimović, M. R. and Mukhopadhyay, P., Analysis of
petroleum systems on the Scotian slope using thermal and seismic techniques,
Nova Scotia Offshore Basin Forum 2007.
2006* [41] Newman, K. R., Nedimović, M. R., Carbotte, S. M., Diebold, J. B., Seismic
imaging of water column structure across the Juan de Fuca ridge system, EOS
Trans. AGU 86(52), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract OS31D-1667.
2006 [40] Carbotte, S. M., Detrick, R. S., Harding, A. J., Canales, J. P., Babcock, J.
M., Kent, G. M., van Ark, E., Diebold, J. B., and Nedimović, M. R., Rift
topography linked to magmatic processes at the intermediate spreading Juan
de Fuca Ridge, EOS Trans. AGU 86(52), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract B33D-
06.
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2006* [39] Newman, K. R., Nedimović, M. R., Carbotte, S. M., Diebold, J. B., Babcock,
J. M., Harding, A. J., Kent, G. M., Canales, J. P. and Detrick, R. S., Layer
2A structure and evolution along the Juan de Fuca ridge flanks, Ridge 2000
Theoretical Institute 2006, Modeling Oceanic Spreading Center Hydrothermal
Processes: Magma to Microbe, Abstract Volume.
2006 [38] Nedimović, M. R., Bohnenstiehl, D. R. and Carbotte, S. M., Fault-controlled
hydration of the oceanic plate: Implications for intraslab seismicity and the
origin of double seismic zones, MARGINS Workshop on Interpreting Upper
Mantle Images, Abstract volume.
2006 [37] Nedimović, M. R., Megathrust seismic hazards by reflection mapping, Chapman
Conference on Active Tectonics and Seismic Potential of Alaska, Abstract
Volume, 18-19.
2005 [36] Nedimović, M. R., Carbotte, S. M., Newman, K., Diebold, J. B., Babcock, J.
M., Harding, A. J., Kent, G. M., Canales, J. P. and Detrick, R. S., Upper
crustal evolution along the Juan de Fuca ridge flanks and its relation to sedimentation
and tectonic history, EOS Trans. AGU 86(52), Fall Meet. Suppl.,
Abstract T33A-0512.
2005 [35] Bohnenstiehl, D. R., Waldhauser, F., Nedimović, M. R. and Rietbrock A.,
Outer-rise faulting, abyssal fabric and the structure of double seismic zones,
EOS Trans. AGU 86(52), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract T13B-0476.
2005 [34] Baran, J. M., Carbotte, S. M., Cochran, J. M. and Nedimović, M. R., Variations
in shallow off-axis crustal structure and ridge segment morphology along
the Southeast Indian ridge, EOS Trans. AGU 86(52), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract
T33A-0514.
2004 [33] Nedimović, M. R., Carbotte, S. M., Bohnenstiehl, D. R., Diebold, J. B., Detrick,
R. S., Canales, J. P., Van Ark, E., Harding, A. J. and Kent, G. M., Lithospheric
accretion and the nature of anomalously thick oceanic Moho transition
zone, EOS Trans. AGU 85(47), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract B13A-0205.
2004 [32] Diebold, J. B., Nedimović, M. R., Bohnenstiehl, D. R., Carbotte, S. M., Detrick,
R. S., Canales, J. P., Harding, A. J. and Kent, G. M., Limited hydration
of the Juan de Fuca, Gorda and Explorer plates and its effect on the intraslab
seismicity, EOS Trans. AGU 85(47), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract T41B-1202.
2004 [31] Canales, J. P., Singh, S. C., Detrick, R. S., Carbotte, S. M., Kent, G. M.,
Diebold, J. B., Harding, A. J. and Nedimović, M. R., Seismic structure of
the axial magma chamber along the southern Juan de Fuca ridge from fullwaveform
inversion and partial S-wave stacking, EOS Trans. AGU 85(47), Fall
Meet. Suppl., Abstract B13A-0182.
2004 [30] Fisher, A. T., Wheat, C. G., Becker, K., Davis, E. E., Jannasch, H., Schroeder,
D., Dixon, R., Pettigrew, T. L., Macdonald, R., Nielson, M., Fisk, M., Cowen,
J., Bach, W. and the IODP Expedition 301 scientific party, A three-dimensional
subseafloor observatory network for cross-hole, hydrogeologic experiments established
in the northeast Pacific ocean, EOS Trans. AGU 84(46), Fall Meet.
Suppl., Abstract OS43B-0547.
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2004 [29] Hayward, N., Nedimović, M. R., Cleary, M. and Calvert, A. J., Identifying
faults and their recent motion in eastern strait of Juan de Fuca, U. S. Geol.
Sur. Report, Library, Reston, VA, United States, 35 p.
2003
Invited
[28] Nedimović, M. R., Hyndman, R. D., Ramachandran, K., Spence G. D. and
Brocher, T. M., Mapping great earthquake rupture area, EOS Trans. AGU
84(46), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract S42I-02.
2003 [27] Nedimović, M. R., Carbotte, S. M., Diebold, J. B., Detrick, R. S., Canales,
J. P., Van Ark, E., Harding, A. J. and Kent, G. M., Crustal structure and
evolution along the Juan de Fuca ridge flanks, EOS Trans. AGU 84(46), Fall
Meet. Suppl., Abstract B12A-0753.
2003 [26] Baran, J., Cochran, J. R., Carbotte, S. M. and Nedimović, M. R., Upper
crustal variations due to mantle temperature variations along the Southeast
Indian ridge, EOS Trans. AGU 84(46), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract T12D-
0502.
2003 [25] Canales, J. P., Detrick, R. S., Carbotte, S. M., Diebold, J. B.,
Nedimović, M. R., Harding, A. J. and Kent, G. M., Crustal structure of the
Cleft segment (southern Juan de Fuca ridge) from multichannel seismic profiling,
EOS Trans. AGU 84(46), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract B12A-0754.
2003 [24] Van Ark, E., Detrick, R. S., Canales, J. P., Carbotte, S. M., Diebold, J.
B., Harding, A. J., Kent, G. M., Nedimović, M. R. and Wilcock, W., Seismic
structure of the Endeavour segment, Juan de Fuca ridge: Correlations of
crustal magma chamber properties with seismicity, faulting, and hydrothermal
activity, EOS Trans. AGU 84(46), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract B12A-0752.
2003 [23] Kent, G. M., Harding, A. J., Babcock, J., Orcutt, J., Detrick, R. S., Canales, J.
P., Van Ark, E., Carbotte, S. M., Diebold, J. B. and Nedimović, M. R., A new
view of 3-D magma chamber structure beneath Axial seamount and Coaxial
segment: Preliminary results from the 2002 multichannel seismic survey of the
Juan de Fuca ridge, EOS Trans. AGU 84(46), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract
B12A-0755.
2003
Invited
[22] Nedimović, M. R., Hyndman, R. D., Ramachandran, K., Spence G. D. and
Brocher, T. M., Reflection signature of seismic and aseismic slip, Geological
Society of America Annual Meeting, Abstract Volume, 127-6.
2003 [21] Hayward, N., Nedimović, M. R., Cleary, M., Mosher, D. C. and Calvert, A.,
Composite tomographic and reflection images of potentially active faults in
the eastern Strait of Juan de Fuca, NW Washington, Geological Society of
America Annual Meeting, Abstract Volume, 263-1.
2003 [20] Nedimović, M. R., Hyndman, R. D., Ramachandran, K., Spence G. D. and
Brocher, T. M., Mapping great earthquake rupture area, Plates & Plumes: A
Celebration of the Contributions of W. Jason Morgan to the Ongoing Revolution
in Earth Dynamics, Princeton University.
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2003 [19] Baran, J., Cochran, J. R., Carbotte, S. M. and Nedimović, M. R., Upper
crustal variations due to mantle temperature variations along the Southeast
Indian ridge, Plates & Plumes: A Celebration of the Contributions of W. Jason
Morgan to the Ongoing Revolution in Earth Dynamics, Princeton University.
2003 [18] Baran, J., Cochran, J. R., Carbotte, S. M. and Nedimović, M. R., Relationship
between axial morphology and axial magma chamber distribution along
the Southeast Indian ridge, Summer school on Tectonic-Magmatic Interaction,
Nordic Volcanological Institute report 0303, 5-6.
2003 [17] Nedimović, M. R., Bohnenstiehl, D. R., and Carbotte, S. M., Monitoring microseismicity,
Workshop on Linkages Between the Ocean Observatories Initiative
and Integrated Ocean Drilling Program report, 41-43, Washington University.
2003 [16] Mosher, D. C., Johnson, S. Y. and Nedimović, M. R. and Hayward, N., Fault
recognition and active tectonics in the eastern Juan de Fuca Strait, Cascadia
forearc region, Geological Association of Canada Annual Meeting, Abstract
Volume, SS3-2.
2003 [15] Hayward, N., Nedimović, M. R., Cleary, M., Mosher, D. C. and Calvert, A.
J., Composite tomographic and reflection images of potentially active faults in
the eastern Strait of Juan de Fuca, western Canada, Geological Association of
Canada Annual Meeting, Abstract Volume, SS3-13.
2003 [14] Nedimović, M. R., Hyndman, R. D. and Ramachandran, K., The reflection
character of the Cascadia subduction thrust: The seismogenic zone and the
downdip zone of slow slip events, 10 th International Symposium on Deep Seismic
Profiling of Continents and their Margins, Abstract Volume, 44.
2002 [13] Nedimović, M. R., Ramachandran, K., Hyndman, R. D., Deep structure of the
northern Cascadia subduction zone from reflection, tomography and seismicity
studies, EOS Trans. AGU 83(47), Fall Meet. Suppl., 1252.
2002 [12] Carbotte, S. M., Detrick, R. S., Kent, G. M., Canales, J. P., Diebold, J. B.,
Harding, A. J., Nedimović, M. R., Epstein, D., Cochran, I., Van Arken, E.,
Dingler, J. and Jacobs, A., A multi-channel seismic investigation of ridge crest
and ridge flank structure along the Juan de Fuca ridge, EOS Trans. AGU
83(47), Fall Meet. Suppl., 1327.
2002 [11] Detrick, R. S., Carbotte, S. M., Van Ark, E., Canales, J. P., Kent, G. M.,
Harding, A. J., Diebold, J. B. and Nedimović, M. R., New multichannel seismic
constraints on the crustal structure of the Endeavour segment, Juan de Fuca
ridge: Evidence for a crustal magma chamber, EOS Trans. AGU 83(47), Fall
Meet. Suppl., 1353.
2002 [10] Canales, J. P., Detrick, R. S., Carbotte, S. M., Kent, G. M., Harding, A. J.,
Diebold, J. B. and Nedimović, M. R., Multichannel seismic imaging along the
Vance and Cleft segments of the southern Juan de Fuca ridge, EOS Trans.
AGU 83(47), Fall Meet. Suppl., 1353.
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2002 [9] Nedimović, M. R., Ramachandran, K., Hyndman, R. D., Northern Cascadia
subduction zone from the propagating deformation front to the forearc Moho,
28 th Annual Meeting of the Canadian Geophysical Union, Abstract Volume.
2002 [8] Nedimović, M. R. and Mazzotti, S., Crossdip moveout in feathered 2D marine
studies, 28 th Annual Meeting of the Canadian Geophysical Union, Abstract
Volume.
2001 [7] Nedimović, M. R., Mazzotti, S. and Hyndman, R. D., Extracting 3D structure
from 2D marine multichannel seismic reflection data collected over the Eastern
Nankai Trough, EOS Trans. AGU 82(47), Fall Meet. Suppl., p. 1220.
2000 [6] Nedimović, M. R. and West, G. F., Migrating 2D crooked line seismic reflection
data from crystalline geological terrain, 70 th Annual International Meeting of
the Society of Exploration Geophysicists, Expanded Abstracts, 894-897.
1999 [5] Nedimović, M. R. and West, G. F., Processing seismic reflection data from
high fold, crooked line surveys in crystalline geological terrain, 69 th Annual
International Meeting of the Society of Exploration Geophysicists, Expanded
Abstracts, 1437-1440.
1998 [4] Nedimović, M. R., Wang, W. and West, G. F., Focusing problems in reflection
imaging of the crust, 8 th International Symposium on Deep Seismic Profiling
of Continents and their Margins, Abstract Volume, 42.
1998 [3] White, D., Forsyth, M., Nedimović, M. R., Perron, G., Carroll, P., van der
Valden, A., Hall, K. and Harrap, R., 1997 seismic reflection data acquisition in
the Western Superior transect, Western Superior Lithoprobe Transect Fourth
Annual Workshop, Lithoprobe Report #65, Lithoprobe Secretariat, University
of British Columbia.
1997 [2] Nedimović, M. R. and West, G. F., Losing signal by doing and undoing NMO?,
LSPF Newsletter, 10, 21-23.
1997 [1] Nedimović, M. R. and West, G. F., Elevation correction module, LSPF
Newsletter, 10, 20.
Note: • Electronic versions of all abstracts are available upon request. Star
(*) indicates work by a graduate student or a postdoc supervised by
Nedimović.
Funding
2011 [24] Nedimović, M. R. and Louden, K. E. (PIs); Awarded by Shell Experimental
Learning Fund (SELF); Amount $9,600; Title: “Analysis of ALEUT longstreamer
MCS data for determining Alaska megathrust earthquake hazards”;
Funding for a part of the academic year for one graduate student,Harold
Kuehn.
2011 [23] Nedimović, M. R. and Louden, K. E. (PIs); Awarded by Shell Experimental
Learning Fund (SELF); Amount $9,600; Title: “Structure of the continentocean
transition in deep water region offshore Nova Scotia ”; Funding for one
undergraduate summer student, Aaron Farkas.
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2012-2015 [22] Carbotte, S. M. (PI), Nedimović, M. R. and Carton, H. (co-PIs); Awarded
by the United States National Science Foundation; Award Number OCE-10-
29411; Amount $599,376 (Lamont part); Title: “Collaborative Research: Evolution
and hydration of the Juan de Fuca crust and uppermost mantle: a
plate-scale seismic investigation from ridge to trench”. Estimated cost of data
acquisition for is ∼$2,000,000.
2010-2013 [21] Louden, K. E. and Nedimović, M. R. (PIs); Awarded by ExxonMobil; Amount
$3,260,000; Title: “Orphan Basin wide angle ocean bottom seismic acquisition
and data analysis”; Data acquisition is planned for August 2010.
2010 [20] Gibling, M. R. and Nedimović, M. R. (PIs); Awarded by Shell Experimental
Learning Fund (SELF); Amount $14,000; Title: “History of coastal dunes
in Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island”; Funding for two undergraduate
summer students, Darragh O’Connor and Peter Regan.
2010 [19] Louden, K. E. (PI), Nedimović, M. R. (co-PI); Awarded by the Offshore Energy
Technical Research (OETR) Association; Amount $91,000; Title: “Refraction
crustal models and plate reconstruction”.
2010 [18] Louden, K. E. (PI) and Nedimović, M. R. (co-PI); NSERC Discovery - Ship
Time Grant; Amount $212,475; Title: “Seismic and thermal measurements
on the Nova Scotia slope”; Ten days of data acquisition summer 2010 using
CCGS Hudson.
2010-2013 [17] Shillington, D. J. (PI), Nedimović, M. R., Webb, S. C. and Diebold, J. B.
(co-PIs); Awarded by the United States National Science Foundation; Award
Number OCE-09-26614; Amount $681,153; Title: “Megathrust Seismic Hazards
by Reflection Mapping”; Data acquisition scheduled from August 19 to
September 20, 2010. Estimated cost of data acquisition for is ∼$2,500,000.
2009-2014 [16] Nedimović, M. R. (PI); Awarded by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research
Council of Canada Discovery Program; Amount $200,000 (40,000 per
year); Title: “Seismic imaging of mid-ocean ridges and passive margins”.
2009-2012 [15] Nedimović, M. R. (PI), Webb, S. C. and Diebold, J. B. (co-PIs); Awarded
by the United States National Science Foundation; Award Number OCE-06-
23023; Amount $636,499; Title: “Megathrust Seismic Hazards by Reflection
Mapping”; Data acquisition is planned for year 2009. Estimated cost of data
acquisition for is ∼$2,500,000. NOTE: Due to ship unavailability NSF has
“defunded” this project 25 months after we were informed that they plan to
fund it.
2008 [14] Louden, K. E. (PI) and Nedimović, M. R. (co-PI); NSERC Discovery - Ship
Time Grant; Amount $252,408; Title: “Seismic and thermal measurements
on the Nova Scotia slope”; Eight days of data acquisition in July 2008 using
CCGS Hudson.
2007 [13] Nedimović, M. R. and Adam, J. (PIs); Awarded by Shell Experimental Learning
Fund (SELF); Amount $16,000; Title: “Interaction of sedimentation and
allochthonous salt canopy systems at the deepwater slopes of passive margins
”; Funding for two undergraduate summer students, Eric Negulić and Matthew
Kliffer.
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2007-2010 [12] Louden, K. E. (PI), Nedimović, M. R. and Mukhopadhyay, P. K. (co-PIs);
Awarded by the Offshore Energy Technical Research (OETR) Association;
Amount $300,000; Title: “Analysis of petroleum systems on the Scotian slope
using thermal and seismic techniques”.
2007-2010 [11] Nedimović, M. R. (PI), Louden, K. E., Ruddick, B. R. and Enachescu, M. (co-
PIs); Awarded by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of
Canada; Award Number 342308/06; Amount $489,465; Title: “Seismic imaging
of the ocean and crust off eastern Canada”. Seismic oceanography data
collected in summer 2007. Solid earth seismic data to be collected in summer
2009.
2007-2010 [10] Carbotte, S. M. (PI) and Nedimović, M. R. (co-PI); Awarded by the United
States National Science Foundation; Award Number OCE-06-48303; Amount
$173,519 (Lamont part); Title: “Collaborative Research: Seismic Structure
and Evolution of Oceanic Crust along the Juan de Fuca Ridge and its Flanks”.
2006-2011 [9] Nedimović, M. R. (PI); Awarded by the Canada Research Chair Program;
Amount $500,000 (100,000 per year); Chair Title: “Canada Research Chair
in Geophysics-Petroleum Exploration”; Research Title: ”Seismic hazards, paleoclimate
reconstruction, and petroleum exploration”.
2006 [8] Nedimović, M. R. (PI); Awarded by the Canadian Foundation for Innovation
and Nova Scotia Research and Innovation Trust; Amount $312,500; Title:
“Imaging, visualization and interpretation lab for seismic hazards, climate
change, and petroleum exploration studies”.
2006-2009 [7] Nedimović, M. R. (PI); Awarded by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research
Council of Canada Discovery Program; Amount $56,700 (18,900 per
year); Title: “Subduction zone seismic hazards, oceanic crust evolution, and
paleoclimate reconstruction”.
2006-2009 [6] Steckler, M. S. (PI), Finkel, R. C., Lavier, L. L., Malinverno, A,
Nedimović, M. R., Schaefer, J. M., Seeber, L., Stark, C. P., Thompson, S.
N. and Willet, S. D. (co-PIs); Awarded by the United States National Science
Foundation; Amount $2,200,000; Title: “Collaborative research: Uplift and
faulting at the transition from subduction to collision - a field and modeling
study of the Calabrian arc”.
2006-2008 [5] Nedimović, M. R. (PI); Awarded by the United States National Science Foundation;
Award Number OCE-0624401; Amount $168,972; Title: “Deep magmatic
plumbing of the lower crust and uppermost mantle at the East Pacific
Rise at 9 0 50’ N by 3D multichannel seismics”; Data acquisition carried
out in year 2008. Cost of data acquisition ∼$4,000,000 USD; commercially
∼$20,000,000.
2006-2009 [4] Nedimović, M. R. (PI), Webb, S. C. and Diebold, J. B. (co-PIs); Awarded
by the United States National Science Foundation; Award Number OCE-04-
52792; Amount $611,391; Title: “Megathrust Seismic Hazards by Reflection
Mapping”; Data acquisition is planned for year 2007. Estimated cost of data
acquisition for is ∼$2,500,000. NOTE: Due to budget cuts NSF has “defunded”
this project 10 months after we were informed that they plan to fund it.
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2006-2009 [3] Nedimović, M. R. (PI) and Christie-Blick, N. (co-PI); Award Number OCE-
04-53904; Amount $319,649 (Lamont part); Title: “Collaborative Research:
3D MCS Imaging and Waveform Analysis of Miocene Sequences Offshore New
Jersey”. In collaboration with Mountain, G. S. (PI) and Miller, K. G. (co-PI)
from Rutgers University. Data acquisition is planned for year 2006. Estimated
cost of data acquisition is ∼$1,350,000. NOTE: Due to budget cuts NSF has
“defunded” this project 6 months after we were informed that they plan to
fund it.
2006-2009 [2] Nedimović, M. R. and Blumberg, D. (PIs); Awarded by the Climate Center
Committee supported by the Vetlessen Foundation; Amount $5,500; Title:
“Paleoclimate reconstruction of the Late Quaternary and evolution of aeolian
sand encroachments in the northwestern Negev Desert”; Data acquisition is
planned for year 2008.
2004-2006 [1] Nedimović, M. R. (PI) and Carbotte, S. M. (co-PI); Awarded by the United
States National Science Foundation; Award Number OCE-0424966; Amount
$82,722; Title: “Crossdip processing of swath 3D seismic reflection data”.
Editorship
2008- • Associate Editor for Journal of Geophysical Research - Solid Earth.
Invited seminars and lectures
2011 • Methods of seismic refraction data analysis for the OBWAVE Project. Exxon-
Mobil Upstream Research Company, Houston, Texas.
2011 • Juan de Fuca oceanic plate from birth to death. Geological Survey of Canada
- Atlantic, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
2010 • Upcoming study of the Alaska/Aleutian subduction zone (Sept 2010): Mapping
megathrust properties and hazards using controlled source marine seismic
data. Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, Alaska. (Donna
Shillington and Mladen Nedimović.)
2010 • Traveltime and waveform tomography applied to long-streamer data; opportunities
in dense OBS deployments. R/V Marcus G. Langseth Workshop:
Challenges and Opportunities in Academic Marine Seismology, Incline Village,
Nevada.
2009 • Structure and evolution of the Juan de Fuca plate from accretion to subduction.
”Distinguished Lecturer” series at the Department of Geology and Geophysics,
Wyoming University, Laramie, Wyoming.
2009 • Upper crustal evolution across the Juan de Fuca ridge flanks. Department of
Oceanography, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
2007 • Calabria GPS network: Site reconnaissance and installation. Calabria Workshop,
Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University, Palisades,
New York.
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2007 • Study of the Atlantic margins of Brazil and Angola. ExxonMobil Upstream
Research Company, Houston, Texas. (Harm van Avendonk and Mladen Nedimović.)
2006 • Structure and evolution of the oceanic Juan de Fuca plate from accretion to
subduction. Scripps Institution of Oceanography, San Diego, California.
2006 • 3D structure from 2D seismic reflection surveys. The University of Texas at
Austin Institute for Geophysics, Austin, Texas.
2005 • 3D structure from 2D seismic reflection surveys. Department of Earth Sciences,
Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
2005 • Structure and evolution of the oceanic Juan de Fuca plate from accretion
to subduction. Department of Earth Sciences, Dalhousie University, Halifax,
Nova Scotia.
2005 • Structure, evolution and seismicity of the oceanic Juan de Fuca plate from
accretion to subduction. Department of Geology and Geophysics, University
of Hawaii, Manoa, Hawaii.
2005 • Structure, evolution and seismicity of the oceanic Juan de Fuca plate from
accretion to subduction. The University of Texas at Austin Institute for Geophysics,
Austin, Texas.
2005 • Structure, evolution and seismicity of the oceanic Juan de Fuca plate from
accretion to subduction. Department of Earth Sciences, Syracuse University,
Syracuse, New York.
2004 • 3D structure from 2D seismic reflection surveys. NIS-Naftagas, Belgrade, Serbia
and Montenegro.
2004 • Crustal structure and seismic activity at subduction zones. Serbian Geological
Society and Division for Geophysics, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
and Montenegro.
2004 • From accretion to subduction: Structure and evolution of the oceanic Juan de
Fuca plate. Department of Geology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario.
2004 • Three short seismic stories from the Cascadia margin. Department of Geology
and Geophysics, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole,
Massachusetts.
2004 • Controlled source imaging of the Cascadia margin. Waveform Tomography
2004: Beyond the First Arrival; A workshop and a short course, Department of
Geological Sciences and Geological Engineering, Queen’s University, Kingston,
Ontario.
2004 • Reflection signature of seismic and deep aseismic slip on subduction thrust.
Department of Geology and Geophysics, College of Geosciences, Texas A&M
University, College Station, Texas.
2004 • 3D structure from 2D seismic reflection surveys. Department of Geology and
Geophysics, College of Geosciences, Texas A&M University, College Station,
Texas.
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2003 • Reflection imaging: 2D surveys - 3D structure. Department of Geology and
Geophysics, University of Hawaii, Manoa, Hawaii.
2003 • Reflection signature of seismic and aseismic slip on the northern Cascadia
subduction thrust. Seismology, Geology and Tectonophysics Seminar Series at
the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University, Palisades, New
York.
2003 • 3D structure from 2D seismic reflection surveys. Marine Geology and Geophysics
Seminar Series at the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia
University, Palisades, New York.
2001 • Extracting 3D structure from 2D land and marine seismic reflection data: Examples
from Ontario and Philippine Sea. Department of Geosciences, University
of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba.
2001 • 3D structure from 2D crooked line seismic reflection data. School of Earth and
Ocean Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia.
1999 • Seismic reflection imaging in crystalline terrains: Major challenges and suggested
solutions. Pacific Geoscience Centre, Geological Survey of Canada,
Sidney, British Columbia.
Postdoctoral supervision and research associates
2011- • Berta Biescas, Marie Currie International Post Doctorate Fellow, Dalhousie
University.
2011- • Anne Bécel, Post Doctorate Fellow, Columbia University.
2010- • Louise Watremez, Post Doctorate Fellow, Dalhousie University.
2010- • Helen Lau, Research Associate, Dalhousie University.
2008-2010 • Matthias Delescluse, Post Doctorate Fellow, Dalhousie University.
Now professor at École Normale Supérieure in Paris.
2008-2009 • Ramzi Mirshak, Post Doctorate Fellow, Dalhousie University.
Now with Defence Research and Development Canada, Ottawa.
2007-2010 • Helen Carton, Post Doctorate Research Scientist, Columbia University.
Now Doherty Associate Research Scientist, Columbia University.
Graduate student supervision
2011- • Harold Kuehn, Ph.D. student, Dalhousie University.
2010- • Tanya Forde, M.Sc. student, Dalhousie University; Scholarships received: Lew
King Award.
2008- • Eric Negulic, M.Sc. student, Dalhousie University; Scholarships received: Pengrowth
Nova Scotia Petroleum Innovation Grant.
2007- • Omid Aghaei, Ph.D. student, Dalhousie University.
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2007-2009 • Cody MacDonald, M.Sc. student, Dalhousie University; Scholarships received:
Pengrowth Nova Scotia Petroleum Innovation Grant. Now with ExxonMobil,
Houston.
2007- • Clarke Campbell, M.Sc. student, Dalhousie University; Scholarships received:
Pengrowth Nova Scotia Petroleum Innovation Grant.
2007-2009 • Jonathan Cribb, M.Sc. student, Dalhousie University; Scholarships received:
Pengrowth Nova Scotia Petroleum Innovation Grant. Now with Shell Canada,
Calgary.
2006- • Milena Marjanović, Ph.D. student, Columbia University; Scholarships received:
Columbia University Graduate Scholarship; SEG Scholarship.
2005- • Kori R. Newman, Ph.D. student, Columbia University; Scholarships received:
Columbia University Graduate Scholarship; Bruce C. Heezen Graduate Research
Fellowship.
Undergraduate student supervision
2011 • Aaron Farkas, summer student, Dalhousie University; Funded by Shell’s SELF
Program.
2010 • Peter Regan, summer student, Dalhousie University; Funded by Shell’s SELF
Program.
2010 • Darragh O’Connor, summer student, Dalhousie University; Funded by Shell’s
SELF Program.
2007 • Eric Negulic, summer and honors thesis student, Dalhousie University; Funded
by Shell’s SELF Program; B.Sc. thesis title: 4D thermal and petroleum systems
modeling of the central Scotian slope in and around the eastern Shelburne
sub-basin.
2007 • Matthew Kliffer, summer student, Dalhousie University; Funded by Shell’s
SELF Program.
2003 • Teresa Riehl, summer intern, Columbia University.
2002 • Karen Simon, honors thesis, University of Victoria.
Thesis supervisory and examining committee membership
2007 • Yue Wu, Ph.D. student, examining committee, Dalhousie Univ.
2007 • Karen Simon, M.Sc. student, examining committee, Dalhousie Univ.
2007-2011 • Sakalima Sikaneta, Ph.D. student, supervisory committee, Dalhousie Univ.
2006- • Joanna Gerlings, Ph.D. student, supervisory committee, Dalhousie Univ.
2007-2009 • Dawn Kellet, Ph.D. student, supervisory committee, Dalhousie Univ.
2006-2009 • Virginia Brake, M.Sc. student, supervisory committee, Dalhousie Univ.
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Thesis external supervisory and examination committee
2009- • External Ph.D. thesis committee member for Jorden Lee Hayes, Ph.D. candidate
at the Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Wyoming.
2008 • External examiner for Julie Smith, Memorial University; M.Sc. thesis titled:
The southern margin of Flemish Cap, offshore Newfoundland: Processing and
interpretation of seismological data provide insight into the rifting evolution.
Contributions as a reviewer
2000-present • Canada Research Chair Tier I
• Tenure and Promotion External Reviewer
• NSERC Discovery Grants
• NSF Programs (OCE, EAR, Margins, RIDGE2000, etc.)
• Nature
• Geology
• G-cubed
• Journal of Geophysical Research - Solid Earth
• Geophysical Journal International
• Geophysical Research Letters
• Economic Geology
• Geophysics
Other contributions
• Society of Petroleum Engineers - Reservoir Evaluation and Engineering
2011- • Member of the Department of Earth Sciences, Dalhousie University, Tenure
and Promotions Committee.
2011- • Member of the Department of Earth Sciences, Dalhousie University, Award
Nominations Committee.
2010 • Member of the MoHole Workshop steering committee, Kanazawa, Japan.
2009-10 • Chair of the Department of Earth Sciences NSERC-IRC in Salt Tectonics
search committee.
2010 • Interviewed by Global Network Television.
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2009 • Member of the Faculty of Sciences CERC (Canada Excellence Research Chair)
in Ocean Science and Technology search committee. Our CERC candidate was
approved by the CERC Selection Board, along with only 18 other candidates
for all of Canada. CERC receives 10,000,000 CAD funding from the federal
government.
2008-2009 • Member of the Faculty of Sciences search committee, Dalhousie University, for
the Department of Economics Chair.
2006-2008 • Member of the Steering, Technical and Publications committees for the Central
Atlantic Conjugate Margins Conference, Halifax 2008.
2007 • Member of the Department of Earth Sciences, Dalhousie University, Carnegie
Chair Committee.
2007 • Co-proponent for two IODP Missions: Mission Moho and Mission Continental
Rifting and Breakup.
2006-11 • Member of the Department of Earth Sciences, Dalhousie University, Graduate
Studies Committee.
2006-11 • Member of the Department of Earth Sciences, Dalhousie University, Computing
Committee.
2006-11 • Representative of the Department of Earth Sciences on the Dalhousie University
Science Library Committee.
2004-2007 • Worked with Paul Henkart from Scripps Institution of Oceanography on incorporating
into SIOSEIS software my codes for swath 3D processing of crookedline
2D land and feathered 2D marine seismic reflection data.
2006 • Interviewed by the Educational Program of Radio and Television Serbia about
subduction zone earthquakes.
2006 • My contributions to understanding the complexities of the deep magmatic
plumbing systems at mid-ocean ridges were featured in the Lamont-Doherty
Earth Observatory Biennial Information Piece and the Lamont-Doherty Earth
Observatory Biennial Report for years 2004-6, under the solid earth dynamics
research.
2006 • Member of the LDEO Search Committee for a full-time active source marine
seismologist.
2005-2006 • Member of the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University
Post Doctoral Fellowship Committee.
2005 • My research published in Nature in 2005 that provides insight into the complexity
of the deep magmatic plumbing at mid-ocean ridges and supports the
hypothesis on crustal accretion from multiple magma bodies was featured on
the front page of the National Science Foundation webpage, on the RIDGE2000
webpage under the ”ridge-related science in the news” section, as well as on
other web pages worldwide.
2005 • Member of the Steering Committee for the ”3-D Seismic Reflection Imaging:
A new opportunity for Marine Geoscience Research” workshop held at the
Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University in September of
2005.
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2004 • In the Fall 2004 I discussed my research on reflection mapping of subduction
earthquake rupture area with Nathan Williams, a producer for the BBC Two’s
flagship 50-minute science documentary series Horizon, who was filming an
episode on the potential hazard posed by the Cascadia subduction zone. I was
also interviewed by Kate Ravilious who was writing an article for the Focus
magazine to be published in conjunction with the forthcoming BBC Horizon
program.
2004 • My contributions to understanding the subduction zone seismic hazards were
featured in the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory Biennial Information Piece
and the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory Biennial Report for years 2002-4,
under the solid earth dynamics research.
2004 • Ideas and methods I developed with Gordon West on improving imaging and
extracting 3D structure from crooked-line 2D land or feathered 2D marine
seismic reflection data, along with two of our figures, are included in the Second
Edition of a bestseller textbook Elements of 3D Seismology, Christopher L.
Liner, Pennwell Publishing Company, 557 p, to be published in 2004; First
Edition published in 1999.
2003-2004 • Marine Geology and Geophysics Division Seminar Series Coordinator at the
Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University.
2003-2004 • I wrote the convergent margins part of the successful proposal to NSF (Diebold,
J. B. PI, NSF OCE 03-42067, $3,975,279) to upgrade MCS capabilities on the
R/V Maurice Ewing. I also contributed to the Lamont’s successful proposal to
NSF (Purdy, G. M. and Diebold, J. B. PIs, NSF OCE 04-07354, $6,237,250) to
buy a replacement vessel for Ewing. John Diebold and I wrote the reflection
imaging part of the science section of the proposal.
2003-2004 • Concepts and a figure about the research I did in collaboration with my west
coast colleagues on reflection mapping of the great earthquake rupture area at
the northern Cascadia subduction zone are included in the Second Edition of
a bestseller textbook The Solid Earth: An Introduction to Global Geophysics,
C. Mary R. Fowler, Cambridge University Press, 2004. Articles about this
research were also featured on the front page of the New York Sun (August
12 th , 2003), Vancouver Sun (August 14 th , 2003) and Victoria Times Colonist
(August 14 th , 2003), with additional articles published worldwide in other daily
newspapers and on web sites.
1999 • Invited speaker at the retirement gala for Prof. G. F. West, Royal York Hotel,
Toronto, Canada.
1999 • Piano recital delivered at the Society of Exploration Geophysicists Presidential
Session, SEG Annual Meeting in Houston, Texas.
1998 • Invited speaker at the inauguration of the TECK Chair in Exploration Geophysics,
Massey College, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
1995-2006 • School of Graduate Studies Council student member, University of Toronto.
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Extracurricular activities and achievements
• Theatre Resource Centre - Clown through mask, teacher Sue Morisson (1997).
• Mountaineering Association of Serbia. Degree received: Speleologist (May 3 rd , 1986).
• Music school “Davorin Jenko”, classical piano (1973 to 1979). Graduated in June, 1979.
• Hobbies: Music and collecting books, maps, fossils, minerals and crystals.
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Education
Lawrence J. Plug
Department of Earth Science
Dalhousie University, Halifax NS, B3H 4J1
Telephone: 902.494.1200, fax: 902.494.6889 cell: 902.802.3857
E-mail:ljp@dal.ca web:earthsciences.dal.ca
• B.A. McGill, 1994
• Ph.D. Alaska, 2000
• Post Doctoral Fellow, University of California, San Diego, 2001-2002
Appointments (2005-present)
• 2002–present. Assistant Professor, Earth Sciences (tenured).
• 2005–present. Adjunct Professor, Environmental Programmes, Dalhousie University.
• 2009–present. College of Environment, Society and Sustainability. 1/3 paid appointment.
Teaching (2005-present)
• ERTH 1050 Introduction to Geology II
• ERTH/GEOG 1030 Introduction to Physical Geography
• ERTH/GEOG 3440 Geomorphology
• ERTH/GEOG 4450 Landscape Simulation
• ERTH 5450 Landscape Simulation (Advanced)
• SUST 1001 Environment, Society and Sustainability II (double credit course)
Selected Service and Committees, 2005-present
• Undergraduate Advisor, Earth Sciences. 2011-
• Chair, Curriculum Committee, Earth Sciences. 2011-
• Curriculum Committee, College of ESS. 2009-
• Curriculum Committee, Faculty of Science. 2011-
• Faculty Senate, Dalhousie. 2006-2009.
• Chair, Dalhousie Northern Research. 2005-2009
• Tenure and Promotion Committee, Earth Sciences. 2008-2011
Funding, 2005-present
• CFI Operating award, 2007-2012. $38K
• NSF Polar Year, with K.M Walter, 2007-2010. $900K (approx. $55K/y to Plug through
UAF, for post-doc and field support)
• NSERC Discovery, 2002-2007. $23K/y.
• CFI, New Opportunities, 2004-2006. $125K
• Nova Scotia Research Trust, 2004-2007. $125K

Research Interests and Approach My research is directed toward a better understanding of
the dynamics of Arctic landscapes and landforms, with a secondary but related interest in fracture
mechanics and dynamics. In both cases, my approach is to develop and test new quantitative models,
generally numerical and/or automata, and apply these using sensitivity tests and as heuristic
numerical ’sandboxes’ for exploring what-if questions. We undertake field measurements where
necessary to test models. In particular, we have addressed i) the dynamics of thaw lake terrain and
sensitivity of permafrost melting to past and present climate, using models, remote sensing, and
field measurements; ii) numerical models for the development of fracture patterns, with particular
applications in (but not limited to) the taxonomy and climate-sensitivity of permafrost cracking
(ice-wedge networks). With recent Ph.D student Sikaneta (now at ETH Zurich), we developed new
lattice Boltzmann models for dynamic fracture networks and coupled fluid flow in heterogeneous
materials (current pursued by Sikaneta, and manuscripts in review). Other contributions in the
past five years include development of a new model to simulate cosmic ray shielding by biomass in
forests, useful for constraining TCN dating erriors in these settings.
Selected Publications (students asterisked)
1. M.A. Kessler*, L.J. Plug and K. Anthony-Walter, Simulating the decadal to millennial scale
dynamics of morphology and carbon mobilization of two thermokarst lakes in N.W. Alaska.
Journal of Geophysical Research, [Paper 2011JG001796], Accepted.
2. Culshaw, N.G., Gerbi, C., Marsh, J.H., and Plug, L. 2011. Heterogeneous amphibolite facies
deformation of a granulite facies layered protolith: Matches Island Shear System, Parry Sound
Domain, Grenville Province, Ontario, Canada. Journal of Structural Geology, 33: 875-890;
doi: 10.1016/j.jsg. 2011.03.005.
3. L.J. Plug and J.J. West*, 2009. Thaw lake expansion in a two-dimensional coupled model of
heat transfer, thaw subsidence and mass movement. Journal of Geophysical Research, 114,
F01002, doi:10.1029/2006JF000740
4. J. J. West* and L. J. Plug, 2008. Time-dependent morphology of thaw lakes and taliks in
deep and shallow ground ice, J. Geophys. Res., 113, F01009, doi:10.1029/2006JF000696.
5. L.J. Plug, C. Walls and B.M. Scott*, 2008, Tundra lake changes from 1978–2001 on the
Tuktoyaktuk Peninsula, Western Canadian Arctic. Geophysical Research Letters 35, L03502,
doi:10.1029/2007GL032303
6. L.J. Plug and B.T. Werner, 2008. Modelling of ice-wedge networks. Permafrost and Periglacial
Processes. doi:10.1002/ppp.604
7. L.J. Plug, J.C. Gosse, J.M. McIntosh* and R. Bigley, 2007. Attenuation of cosmic rays in
temperate forest. Journal of Geophysical Research, 112, F02022, doi:10.1029/2006JF000668
8. L.J. Plug and B.T. Werner, 2002. Nonlinear dynamics of ice-wedge networks and resulting
sensitivity to severe cooling events. Nature 17, 9, 929-933.
9. L.J. Plug and B.T. Werner, 2001. Fracture networks in frozen ground. Journal of Geophysical
Research 106, 8599-8613.
Supervision
1. Post-Doctoral Fellows
(a) M.A. Kessler (2008-2011). Three-dimensional modelling of thaw lake landscape evolution.
NSF funded through University of Alaska.

2. Ph.D Students:
(a) S. Sikaneta (2005-2010). Lattice Boltzmann simulation of fracture networks and coupled
fluid flow.
3. M.Sc Students:
(a) J.J. West (2004-2006). Numerical models of single thaw lake expansion and deepening.
(b) P. Mulcahey (2006). Geometry and flow simulation around channel bodies (Petroleum
Engineering thesis)
4. B.Sc Honours Students
(a) I. Jacques (2011). Erosion and compaction on trails.
(b) A. Leather (2008). Remote sensing of thaw lake landscapes in NW Arctic (co-supervised
with C. Walls)
(c) K. Luus (2008). Forest landscape modelling (Environmental Science student)
(d) A. Haysom (2007). Methane flux from Holocene thaw lake expansion.
(e) B. Scott (2006). Remote sensing of thaw lake landscapes in NW Canada.
(f) A. Mawer (2005). Geomorphology and scaling of arctic channel networks.
(g) D. Gardner (2005). Influence of thaw-lake drainage on Arctic river channels.
5. Technicians:
(a) C. Helmick (2006-2009). Scientific programming, system administration, image processing.

Anne Marie (O’Beirne)-Ryan
Cross-Appointments: Environmental Programs, Dalhousie University (since 2004)
Centre for Learning and Teaching, Faculty Associate (effective: October 2011)
College of Sustainability, Dalhousie University (2008-2011)
Senior Instructor, Earth Sciences, Dalhousie University (since 2006); Lecturer (2001-2006)
E-mail: amryan@dal.ca
Mailing Address:
LSC, Room 2047
Earth Sciences Department
Dalhousie University, 1459 Oxford Street
Halifax, NS, Canada
B3H 4R2
Office Location: Room 2047, LSC
Telephone: 902-494-3184
Homepage: http://earthsciences.dal.ca/people/ryan/ryan_am.html
Education
PhD (2006) (Earth Sciences), Dalhousie University. Thesis: Weathering history of granitoids of
the South Mountain Batholith, N.S., Canada: Mineralogy, Geochemistry and Environmental
Implications of Saprolites
MEd Mount Saint Vincent University, Nova Scotia. Literacy Education
BEd Acadia University, Nova Scotia. Secondary Education
MSc (Geology), Acadia University, Nova Scotia. Thesis: Geochemistry and mineralogy of the
Gillis Mountain Pluton, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia
BSc (Geology, chemistry, math), University College Dublin, Ireland
Teaching and related (2004-present)
(Note: Education Leave from July 2010-June 2011)
Beginning Fall 2011 Working with Early-career Faculty around Teaching-related issues,
Faculty of Science, 12%; (Earth Sciences 88%)
First Year Advisor, Earth Sciences (2006-present)
Co-Ordinator of First Year Earth Sciences Program (2006-present)
Teaching, 2011-2012: Fall ERTH 1080 (Geology 1)
Wint ERTH 1090 (Geology II)
Fall ERTH / GEOG 1030 (Introduction to Physical Geography)
Wint ERTH 2380 (Geochemistry)
Fall ERTH / ENVS 2410 (Environmental Issues in Earth Sciences)
Wint ERTH 3410 (Environmental Geology)
Additionally: Contribute geologic aspect to Environmental Field School on regular basis

Courses Taught Previously
ERTH 1080.03 - Geology I (every year, at least one section, except Fall 2008 and Fall 2010)
ERTH 1090.03 - Geology II (with lab)(at least one section/yr, except Winter 2008 & Winter 2010)
ERTH 1091.03 - Geology II (without lab) (as above - combined with ERTH 1090)
ERTH 1030.03 - Introduction to Physical Geography (every year, at least one section)
ERTH 2380.03 - Geochemistry (Winter: 2008, 2009, 2010) - required for Earth Sciences Majors
ERTH 2430.03 - Forensic and Medical Geology (Fall 2006, Winter 2009) - elective, non-majors
ERTH 2410.03 - Environmental and Resource Geology (Fall: 2007, 2009) (new title, 2011) -
elective course for non-majors
ERTH 3410.03 - Environmental Geology II (Fall: 2005, 2007, 2009) - elective course for major
Grants Held / Currently Applied for (2004-present)
None currently held or applied for.
2008-2010: Environment Canada ($33,760) - Support for graduate student: On understanding
the role of seaspray in regulating the chemistry of coastal surface waters (Cl isotopes).
Research Interests
My research interests are 2-fold: questions pertaining to the movement of potentially toxic
metals in the environment, and issues pertaining to the scholarship of teaching and learning.
Environmental Earth Sciences
Since 1999, I have been researching heretofore unrecognized paleoweathering horizons
developed at three different times in the geologic past on the South Mountain Batholith, Nova
Scotia. In particular, I am interested in establishing the potential of such horizons (here and
elsewhere in the world), and of metal-rich soils and sediments, to contribute to environmental
concerns such as toxic element mobility of elements (eg.uranium and radon), as well as the
potential for such near-surface materials to serve as conduits for fluids (including contaminants).
These studies include aspects of the stratigraphic relationship of these horizons, and their
mineralogical and geochemical characteristics.
Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
In addition to a current project in collaboration with Charly Bank at University of Toronto, in
which we are researching the nature of ethics education in the earth sciences in Canadian
undergraduate programs, my interests in the field of Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
include visual, spatial, and temporal issues in earth and environmental sciences learning (issues
of geocognition). As well, I continue to be interested in the nature and value of questions,
transdisciplinary teaching and learning, and undergraduate research. These facets inform
problem-solving techniques in the earth and environmental sciences and beyond, and speak to
evolving ideas in curriculum design and evaluation.

Current and Recent Research Projects (2004-present)
1. Metals in weathered rocks, soils, and sediments in Nova Scotia; in particular, changes in
potentially toxic metal distribution and mobilization under varying environmental conditions
(ongoing interest)
2. Mineralogical transformations during weathering; in particular, changes recorded during the
weathering of biotites in granitoid rocks (ongoing interest)
3. Ethics teaching / training in undergraduate earth sciences programs in Canada: current
status, and models for future education (new active project, in collaboration with Charly
Bank, University of Toronto)
4. Development of within-faculty model for early-career teaching development (new, active
project)
5. Visual literacy and geocognition: transformations from novice to expert, what helps, what
hinders, and why (evolving project; still in early stages)
6. Threshold concepts in earth sciences: what, if any, concepts in the field of earth sciences
cause potentially “stuck” points for students? (evolving project; still in early stages)
Publications: (2004-2011 inclusive)
Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles
O’Beirne-Ryan, A.M. (in prep). Different conditions, different pathways in the transition from
biotite to clay minerals during weathering: evidence from weathering profiles in Nova Scotia
(for submission to: Canadian Mineralogist)
Bank, C.-G. and Ryan, A.M., 2009. Real problems, Real Research, Real Students: Authentic
Research with Undergrads as a Win-Win-Win Collaboration. CELT, Volume 2, p.180-186.
Ryan, R.J. and O’Beirne-Ryan, A.M., 2009. Uranium occurrences in the Horton Group of the
Windsor Area, Nova Scotia, and the environmental implications for the Maritimes Basin.
Atlantic Geology, 15, 171-190.
O’Beirne-Ryan, A.M., 2008. Question me an Answer: Re-awakening the Art of Inquiry in Post-
Secondary Science Education. CELT, Volume 1, p.66-70.
O'Beirne-Ryan, A.M. and Zentilli, M., 2006. Weathering of Devonian monzogranites as recorded
in the geochemistry of saprolites from the South Mountain Batholith, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Atlantic Geology, 12, 153-160.
Ryan, R.J., O'Beirne-Ryan, A.M., and Zentilli, M., 2005. Rounded cobbles that have not
travelled far: incorporation of corestones from saprolites in the South Mountain area of
southern Nova Scotia, Canada. Sedimentology, 52: 1109-1121.
Other:
O’Beirne-Ryan, A.M., 2008. Who Dun It? Engagement and Problem-Solving Through Forensic
Techniques. Extended abstract, in: AAU conference proceedings, 2008
Ryan, A. M., 2010. "I think I can, I think I can...I knew I could!" A tale of an undergraduate
learning adventure (Undergraduate Research). In: Focus on University Teaching and
Learning, Dalhousie University, 2010: Vol. 18, No.3

Ryan, A.M., 2008. From Mine Field to Mind Field: Making our assessments matter. In: Focus
on University Teaching and Learning, Dalhousie University, 2008: Vol, 16, No.1
Ryan, A.M. and Tae, K., 2004-05. Learning to question: questioning to learn. In: Focus on
University Teaching and Learning, Dalhousie University. 2004-05, Vol. 13, No.2.
Published Abstracts (2009-11 inclusive)
O’Beirne-Ryan, A.M., 2011. Mineralogical transition from biotite to kaolinite during weathering:
Evidence from three weathering profiles of differing ages from the South Mountain Batholith,
Nova Scotia. GAC-MAC Joint Annual Meeting, Ottawa, May 2011 (Program with Abstracts,
2011).
O’Beirne-Ryan, A.M., 2011. Developing research skills in the undergraduate years for all
students: A tale from two continents. GAC-MAC Joint Annual Meeting, Ottawa, May 2011
(Program with Abstracts, 2011)
O’Beirne-Ryan, A.M., 2011. WORKSHOP - Seeing with new eyes: Developing visual literacy in
the sciences. Western Conference on Science Education, Western University, London,
Ontario. July 2011.
O’Beirne-Ryan, A.M., 2011. Presentation - When the question is the answer: Proposed
developmental model for questioning in the undergraduate years. Western Conference on
Science Education, Western University, London, Ontario. July 2011.
Ryan, A.M., 2010. Exploring the 3 "Es" of Education: Enjoyment, enrichment, and engagement.
Dalhousie University Conference on Teaching and Learning, Dalhousie University, Halifax.
Ryan, R.J., O’Beirne-Ryan, A.M., Finlayson, D., and Parsons, A., 2009. Mobility of Uranium and Radon
Associated with Uranium Roll Front Occurrences in the Horton Group of the Windsor Area, Nova
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Scotia, Canada. Proceedings, 24 International Applied Geochemistry Symposium (IAGS),
Fredericton, New Brunswick, June 2009.
Taylor, L., Znajda, S., and Ryan, A.M., 2009. Adventures in the Inter-Tidal Zone: Experiences from
the Course Design and Teaching Workshop at Dalhousie University, 2009. Society for
Teaching and Learning in Higher Education Annual Conference, Fredericton, New Brunswick,
June 2009.
O’Beirne-Ryan, A.M., 2009. “Who dun it?” Engagement and Problem-Solving in the Earth
Sciences Through Forensic Approaches. European Geoscience Union General Assembly,
Vienna, April 2009
Supervision (2004-2011)
PhD Thesis
Gabriel, Carrie-Ellen (current) Supervisory Committee Member, Thesis Title: Examining the
destabilization of soil organic matter in podzols in response to forest harvesting
Masters Thesis
O’Brien, Kelsey (current) Supervisory Committee Member, Thesis Title: Radon Soil Gas within
Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia
Bachiu, Timothy (2010) (Co-supervised with Dr. Tom Clair, Environment Canada) Investigating
Sources of Stream Chloride near Kejimkujik National Park, Southwestern Nova Scotia: A
Chlorine Stable Isotope Approach
(Currently working for Environmental Consulting Company, Calgary)

Honours Thesis
Pothier, Haley (2009). Potential of Uranium Mobility in a Sandstone Aquifer in the Bridgetown
Area, Nova Scotia
(Currently in her second year of a Msc at University of Alberta)
Finlayson, Danielle (2008). Potential for the Presence of Radon in Water from Weathered
Outcrops of Uranium-Bearing Strata of Southern Nova Scotia
(Accepted to Masters in Applied Science at Dalhousie University, Faculty of Engineering, beginning
January 2012)
Jaggard, Heather (2007). Establishing potential for leaching of Hg and As from soils in the
Montague Gold District, Nova Scotia.
(Completed MSc, Queen’s University, Ontario, 2011)
Andrea Parsons (2007). Potential for Uranium Mobilization from Weathered Outcrops of
Uranium-Bearing Sedimentary Strata, Southern Nova Scotia
(Last heard from, working for a Hydrogeology Group in Newfoundland)
Little, Megan (2006) (co-supervised with Dr. Michael Parsons, NRCAN) Distribution of Arsenic
and Mercury in Terrestrial and Marine Environments Impacted by Gold Mine Tailings, Wine
Harbour, Nova Scotia
(Completed MSc (Auckland University), 2009)
Estrop, Cynthia (2005) (co-supervised Research Project with Dr. Mark King, Hydrogeologist)
Consideration of Long Term Groundwater Monitoring at Wood Treating Sites
(Current position unknown)
Jennifer Arnold (2004) (co-supervised with Dr. Steve Armstrong, Microbiologist)
Geomicrobiological analysis of acid generating rock of the Meguma group pertaining
to disposal in the Bedford Basin, Nova Scotia
(Completed MSc at U of Saskatchewan, 2007, and is currently working with Stantec in Calgary)
Professional Activities
Conference Organization
Member of Local Organizing Committee, Mercury as a Global Pollutant Biennial
Conference, Halifax, July 2011
Current Professional Society Memberships and committees
Member of EdGeo Committee, Atlantic Geoscience Society
Member of Atlantic Geoscience Society
Member of Association of Applied Geochemists
Member of Mineralogical Association of Canada
Member of National Association of Geoscience Educators
Dalhousie University and Departmental Committees (2004-present)
University Senate Discipline Committee member (since 2008)
Member of Senate (2008-2010)
Departmental Curriculum Committee (2004-present)
Journal and Textbook Reviewer
Canadian Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (CJSoTL) (2011)
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Various 1 year Physical Geography and Earth Sciences textbooks (2004-present)

Invited Lectures / Presentations
University of British Columbia, Earth Sciences Department (Dec 2010): Invited Lecture - Who
Dun it? Engagement and problem-solving through forensic approaches
St. Francis Xavier University, Biology Department (Mar 2009): Invited Lecture - Making
Science Real
St. Mary’s University (annually): Environmental Science Seminar - various topics in
Environmental Geology
Society of Economic Geologists Student Chapter, St. Mary’s University-Dalhousie University,
2007. The What, Where, Why, How... of Radon, in: Short Course on. Uranium Geochemistry:
Drinking Water, Environment, Exploration and Mining.
Dalhousie University, Planning Program (Winter 2011). Invited presenter for two sessions in
Geology and Planning course
Dalhousie University, Canadian Studies Program (Winter 2009). Invited presenter - The Land
Beneath our Feet: Canada’s Physical Inheritance
Dalhousie University, Centre for Learning and Teaching: Various teaching-related workshops
and presentations for Academic Staff, graduate students, and teaching assistants. Typically
1-2 annually
Public Awarenness / Outreach Activities (2009-present)
Outreach Activities
August 2011: EdGeo Professional Development Workshop for Educators. 2-day
workshop and field trips, co-leader (August 24-25, 2011)
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July 2011: Open House, Global Mercury Conference, July 24 , 2011: Activities for
Children.
April 2011: Young Naturalists, Nova Scotia. Workshop leader and Field trip leader
January 2011: Ecology Action Centre, Halifax. Presentation on Geology of Nova Scotia at
Lunch and Learn.
Winter 2011: Visit with hands-on activities for Grade 3-4 class, Halifax School Board.
Fall 2010: Visit with hands-on activities (minerals) for Grade 12 Geology class, Halifax
Regional School Board (Citadel High School)
August 2010: EdGeo Professional Development Workshop for Educators. 2-day
workshop and field trips, co-leader (August 2010)
Fall 2009: Visit and hands-on activities (minerals) for Grade 12 Geology class, Halifax
Regional School Board (Citadel High School)

Public Awareness / Committee membership
Ecology Action Centre, Nova Scotia: Board of Directors member (current, since Jan 2011)
Young Naturalists Club of Nova Scotia: Board of Directors member (current, since June 2011)
Ecology Action Centre, Nova Scotia: Coastal and Water Committee, Board representative
member (since Jan 2011)
Development and Peace: (International Development Organization), National Education
Committee member (since Jan 2011) and Diocesan Council member (since Jan 2009)
Honours and Awards (2004-present)
Spring 2011 Centre for Learning and Teaching Award in recognition of contributions to
development of teaching and learning at Dalhousie University (support for
travel to Western Conference on Science Education)
Jan-Dec 2008 Secondment to Centre for Learning and Teaching Dalhousie University, as
Faculty Associate
2007-2008 Nominee, Dalhousie University Faculty of Science Teaching Award
2005-2006 Nominee, Dalhousie Faculty of Science Teaching Award

Personal Information
DAVID B. SCOTT
CURRICULUM VITAE
Date of Birth: 25 May 1947
Place of Birth: Oakland, California
Citizenship: Dual Citizenship - U.S.A./Canadian
Languages: English, German, Spanish
Present Positions: Killam Professor, Chair, Department of Earth Sciences, and director of
Centre for Environmental and Marine Geology, Dalhousie University
Adjunct Professor, Marine Science, USC-Coastal Carolina
Education
June 1971 B.Sc., Oceanography (Biology) University of Washington, Seattle
June 1971 B.Sc., Geology University of Washington, Seattle
June 1973 M.Sc., Geology Western Washington State College, Bellingham
Sept 1977 Ph.D., Geology Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Fields of Interest
Micropaleontology - Particularly Recent and Pleistocene Foraminifera and Ostracoda, and their
use as environmental indicators and coastal zone management tools, Thecamoebians, their
present distribution and usefulness in paleo-ecology.
Quaternary Geology - Sea-level changes and environmental changes related to glacial periods,
Quaternary paleoceanography, stable isotopes in the Quaternary, global climate change, most
recently using deep sea corals as a climate archive and paleo-ice distributions in the Canadian
Arctic.
Professional Affiliations
Chairman, Dept of Earth Sciences, Dalhousie Univ. (July, 2008-2011)
Dircctor, Centre for Environmental and Marine Geology, Dalhousie Univ. (2000-present)
Cushman Foundation for Foraminiferal Research (1976-), Patron (1995-) and on board of
directors (2000- )
Associate editor, Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, (July 2008-)
ArcticNet-co-PI on project 1.6
Canadian Arctic Shelf Exchange Study (CASES)-steering committee and PI for project 2.8
(2002-2007)
North American Paleontology Convention, Halifax, 2005. chairman
Geological Society of America, Northeast section meeting, March 2003, co-chair
IGCP Project 437(High stands of sea level in the Quaternary). Executive board (1999-2004)
IGCP Project 367 (Rapid Changes Recorded in Coastal Environments), Project Leader (1994-
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1998)
IGCP Project 274 (Quaternary Coastal Evolution), Proponent of new Project (Oct. 1993),
Canadian Correspondent & Member of Expert Panel advising Executive Board (1988 to
1993)
IGCP Project 200 (Global Sea Levels), Canadian Correspondent (1983-1987)
NATO Advanced Study Institute, Director of 1989 Meeting on Paleoecology, Biostratigraphy,
Paleoceanography and Taxonomy of Agglutinated Foraminifera, Tübingen, West
Germany (September, 1989)
NATO Advanced Study Institute (in cooperation with IGCP), Director of 1987 Meeting on
Global Sea Levels
Geological Society of America, Member (1983-)
Paleontological Society of America, Member (1988-)
American Geophysical Union, Member (1986- )
Working Experience
July 2005-to date- Dept. chair, Earth Sciences (2008-2011), Dir. Ctr. for Environment and
Marine Geology (2000-present), Killam Professor (5 yr appointment starting in July, 05),
co-PI, ArcticNet in project 1.6, NW Passage mapping and paleo-ice cover, sovereignty ,
PI for project 2.8 in CASES (millennial decadal ice cycles in the Arctic, June 2003 to
2006); chairman, North American Paleontology Convention (June 2005), voted
“Dalhousie Earth Sciences Professor of the year”, 2006.
June 1995-2005-Date Full Professor; Project Leader of IGCP Project 367; Organizing
Committee for Paleoceanography V Conference in October 1995; Co-Organizer of IGCP
367 Meeting, Chile, Nov. 1995, IGCP 367, Australia, Nov. 1996, organizer of IGCP 367,
Alaska, May 1997. Visiting scientist at Marine Science Institute, University of California,
Santa Barbara, invited scientist to the Institute of Nuclear and Geological Sciences,
Lower Hutt, New Zealand (1996/97); invited researcher and consultant to the Univ.
Algarve, Faro Portugal (May 2000); senior scientist aboard ROPOS 2001 on the Scotian
shelf obtaining the first video and samples of deepsea corals from this area as part of a
large NSERC strategic grant on longterm climate studies (M.Risk, P.I.); together with
Drs. Medioli and Schafer published a book for Cambridge Press on using foraminifera as
environmental monitors; Chief Scientist, Leg 8, CASES programme, July 15-Aug. 5,
2004, exploring the Mckenzie Shelf in the high Arctic aboard CGS Amundsen with 40
other scientists.
June 1988-1995 Associate Professor, with Tenure. Co-Chair of Special Symposium at GSA,
Boston (1993) on "Human Problems: Foraminiferal Solutions". Proponent of new IGCP
Project on rapid events in the late Quaternary. NSERC Bilateral Exchange Programme
with Tohoku Univ., Sendai, Japan (June-Oct 1992). Visiting Researcher at Coastal
Carolina College (1990-1991). Co-Director of NATO Advanced Study Institute
(Agglutinated Foraminifera) held in Tübingen, West Germany (Sept. 1989). PI for
NSERC strategic grant to investigate environmental impacts under aquaculture
operations in eastern Canada; Visiting Scientist and Adjunct Professor at University of
South Carolina - Coastal (since Jan. 1989). Chief Investigator on 2 CSP grants to study
Southern Ocean ODP material (1987-1989) and Iberian Abyssal Plain material (ODP Leg
149).
August 1985-1988 Assistant Professor (Tenure Track) in Geology Dept., Dalhousie
University. Chief investigator of Strategic Grant to study ODP material (1985-1988).
Organizer of IGCP Project 200 final meeting in Halifax, July 1987 (also NATO
Advanced Study Institute). Visiting Scientist at Univ. Sao Paulo, Brazil, (Feb. 1988) and
Univ. de Mar del Plata, Argentina, (Dec. 1987-Jan 1988) as a coastal
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micropaleontological expert.
Sept 1980-July 1985 NSERC Research Fellow(the first one at Dalhousie). In addition to
teaching one class, I was co-chief scientist on CSS DAWSON cruise 80-016. Also coinvestigator
on NSERC Strategic Grant to study Quaternary Paleoceanography of Eastern
Canada. Co-chief scientist on DAWSON cruise 82-003 and HUDSON cruise 82-045, and
chief scientist on DAWSON cruise 84-011. Leader of successful drilling project to Sable
Island (funded by NSERC) which drilled a complete 150 m section of Quaternary (July
1985).
Sept. 1977-Sept 1980 Post-Doctoral Fellow, Department of Geology, Dalhousie University. Coordinated
a combined laboratory-field program of drilling and surface sampling of
marshes in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island to obtain detailed
and comprehensive sea level information in this region, which involved developing new
methods of drilling in marshes. In 1979, coordinated and worked a number of short
cruises to collect cores from Bedford Basin and Northumberland Strait, Nova Scotia.
Also continued coring in marshes and organized a two-week drilling operation on Sable
Island (120 miles off the coast).
Sept 1977-April 1978 Research Assistant to Chairman, Department of Geology, Dalhousie
University. Studying sea level changes in the Maritimes, and other aspects of coastal
marine geology in Nova Scotia.
1973-1975 Research Associate, University of San Diego (Environmental Studies Laboratory)
with J.S. Bradshaw. Experience included collection, preparation, and examination of
foraminifera and ostracods from most of the lagoons in S. California (see publ. 2, 3, 4, 6
below). A series of environmental impact statements were done on all types of marine
and freshwater environments. Also involved in a Sea Grant program on coastal zone
management to determine accurate datum indicators using marsh and estuarine
foraminifera.
Teaching Experience
Killam Post doctoral fellows supervised: M. Kaminski 1987,1988(now at New Bedford College,
UK), W. Kuhnt, 1989-91 (now prof. at Kiel Univ), E. Reinhardt, 1996-97(now
prof. at McMaster), K. Strychar, 2003-2005(now prof at Texas A&M), J. Yang,
2006-2008.
Grant paid PDF’s: E. Collins, 1996-1998(RPI-hurricane periodicity), T. Schell, 2002-2007
(CASES)
Graduate Students (1989-09):13 Ph.D. ( Javaux, Putar-Roberts, Zhang, Stea, McCarthy, Collins,
Tobin, Sharma, Levac, Schell, Sherwood, vanHengstum (Alexander Graham Bell
NSERC scholar), Mohamed (Egyptian exchange student); Frail, (Alexander
Graham Bell NSERC scholar)
7 M.Sc. (Walsh, Gibb, Griffiths, Williams, Zevenhuisen, Laidler, Tibert, Tobin,
Haury, Hawkes, Cameron; on Committee for Thibaudeau (M.Sc.)
Foreign Graduate Students: Barbosa (M.Sc.) at Univ. de Sao Paulo, Brazil(1986-1994); Ferrero
(Ph.D.) at Univ. Mar del Plata, Argentina (1988-1990), Camacho, Univ. Algarve,
Faro, Portugal(1999-present), Shahan (Ph.D.,Egypt , visiting scholar).
Sept. 1993-Present: Originated Science 1000 (Environmental Studies) Science 1000 was the
first multi-disciplinary Environmental Studies course offered in Canada for
undergraduates-1993-1995), Earth Sciences 4502A (micropaleo), Earth Sciences
3302B (Quaternary Environments) and Earth Sciences 2205B(invertebrate
macropaleo).
Jan. 1998-present Earth Sciences 2205, invertebrate paleontology
Jan. 1993-present: Earth Sciences 3302B, Earth Sciences 4502B
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Sept. 1991-April 1992: Earth Sciences 2201/2 (Historical Geology)
Jan. 1991-April 1991: Global Change Course, Coastal Carolina College
Jan. 1988, Sept-Dec 1988, 1989: Taught 1/2 of 4th year soft rock class (Micropaleontology)
Jan. 1986, 1987: Taught 1/3 of 4th year soft rock class (Paleoceanography)
Jan.-April 1988: Taught 2nd term of 4th year soft rock class (Micropaleo)
Sept. 1985-1996: Taught full 1st year class
Dec. 1985, 1986, 1987: Short Graduate course (1 week, 5 hr/day) on Foraminifera
Dec. 1985: Taught 1/6 of 3rd year soft rock course
Jan. 1985: Taught 1/3 of 4th year soft rock class (Paleoceanography)
Jan. 1984: Taught 1/3 of 4th year soft rock class (Paleoceanography)
Sept. 1982-April 1983: Taught 1/2 class of Pleistocene geology and 1/2 year course
of Micropaleontology
Sept. 1980-April 1981: Taught full-year class in Micropaleontology
July 1977: Part of a team of teachers of a Field Oceanography Course
1975-1977: Teaching Assistant, teaching laboratories and some lectures in
Invertebrate and Micropaleontology, Dalhousie.
June 1973-Sept. 1975: University of San Diego (Marine Ecology and General
Oceanography) Assisted in both laboratories and lectures in classes.
1972-1973: Western Washington State College - Teaching Assistant teaching
Introductory Geology and Historical Geology (labs).
Research Funds (1990-2008)
Operating Research Grants:
NSERC Discovery grant (5 yr award, 2005-2010) $136,000
NSERC Discovery grant (4 yr award, 2001-2004) $120,000
NSERC Discovery grant (4 yr award, 1997-2001) $100,000
NSERC Operating Grant (3 year award, 1993-1996) $79,200
NSERC Infrastructure (with other Centre Members, 1993-1995) $40,000
NSERC Operating Grant (1990-1993) $72,000
NSERC Infrastructure (with other Centre Members, 1990-1993) $120,000
Funding for Major Projects:
NSERC, Strategic Grant, Scott and several others, Monitoring the remediation of
Halifax Harbour (2008-2010) 100,000/yr
NSERC, Special Opportunity Grant, A. Rochon and 6 others IPY (2007-2009)
250,000/yr
CFCAS Network Grant, W.R.Peltier and 50 others ; climate stability network (2005-
2009) 1,000,000/yr.
NCE/NSERC(ArcticNet) Louis Fortier and 40 others, Sub-theme 1.6: The
opening NW Passage; Resources, Navigation, Sovereignty & Security,
Hughes-Clarke, Scott and others (2004-2010) $6000/yr
CFI/NSERC (Canadian Arctic Shelf Exchange Study, CASES)
Louis Fortier (PI) with 30 others (~$50million)
At Dalhousie-sub theme 2.8 Scott, Millennial/decadal records of climate
Change In the Beaufort Sea (2002-2007) $56,000/yr
NSERC Strategic Grant (climate studies using deepsea corals) Risk,
M., Scott, D.B., Willison, M., and Hillaire-Marcel, C. (2000-2005) ~$1,000,000
Over 5 years
NSERC STAC grant(shiptime) Metaxas and others (2001) ~$600,000
2001 ROPOS cruise of discovery of deep sea corals
NSERC Strategic Grant (Climate study vs fish populations, west coast,
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R.T., Patterson, P.I.with 12 co P.I.'s, 1998-2001) $620,000
NSERC CSP (ODP cruise participation, 1993) $33,000
DEVCO (Cape Breton Coal, 1991-1993 $122,600
NSERC Special Opportunities-Sable Island Bore hole in cooperation with
Mobile Oil, NRCan $400,000
(with $250K from NSERC)
NSERC Strategic (Aquaculture Study, 1990-1993) $210,000
NSERC Strategic Grant (ODP sites
in the N.Atantic,1985-88) $170,000
NSERC Strategic Grant(CoPI, paleoceanography of the (240,000 over 3 yrs.)
eastern Canadian margin (1980-1983)
Other Research Funds - Equipment, International Projects, Contracts:
DFO subcontract for work on oil spill remediation (2000) $10,000
Univ.California, PacRim grant (precursor records of giant
earthquakes on the Pacific Rim, J. Lipps, P.I., Scott and
and several other international co P.I.s, 1999-2000) $38,000US
IGCP 367, Quaternary Coastal Records of Rapid Change (1994-1999) $30,000US
N.S. Economic Development, Vibracorer (1993) $100,000
NSERC Visiting Scientist (Travel to Japan, 1992) $3099
NSERC Equipment (Mass Spec Upgrade, 1990) $41,850
DSS Contracts (oxygen isotope, etc., 1990-1993) $53,000
Publications
1. Recent benthonic foraminifera from Samish and Padilla Bays, Washington. Northwest
Science 48(4): 211-218, 1974.
2. With Mudie, P.J. and Bradshaw, J.S. Benthonic foraminifera of three Southern California
lagoons: ecology and Recent stratigraphy. Jour. of Foraminiferal Research 6(1): 59-75,
1976.
3. Quantitative studies of marsh foraminiferal patterns in Southern California and their
application to Holocene stratigraphic problems. 1st International Sym. on Benthonic
Foraminifera of the Continental Margins, Part A: Ecology and Biology. Maritime
Sediments Spec. Publ. 1: 153-170, 1976.
4. Brackish water foraminifera from Southern California and description of Polysaccammina
ipohalina n. gen., n. sp. Jour. of Foram. Res. 6(4): 312-321, 1976.
5. Medioli, F.S. and Scott, D.B. A portable, hand-operated device for drilling in soil and salt
marsh deposits. Maritime Sediments 12(2): 77-78, 1976.
6. with Cass, T.L. Response of Cerithidea californica (Haldeman) to lowered salinities and its
paleoecological implications. Bull. of the So. California Academy of Sciences 76(1): 60-
63, 1977.
7. with Medioli, F.S. and Schafer, C.T. Temporal changes in foraminiferal distributions in
Miramichi River Estuary, New Brunswick. Can. Jour. of Earth Sci. 14(7): 1560-1587,
1977.
8. Physiographic and oceanographic characteristics of Chezzetcook Inlet, Nova Scotia.
Maritime Sediments 13(4): 73-78, 1977.
9. with Medioli, F.S. Vertical zonations of marsh foraminifera as accurate indicators of former
sea-levels. Nature 272(5653): 528-531, 1978.
10. Medioli, F.S. and Scott, D.B. Emendation of the genus Discanomalina ASANO and its
implications on the taxonomy of some of the attached foraminiferal forms.
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Micropaleontology 24(3): 291-302, 1978.
11. with Medioli, F.S. Studies of relative sea level changes in the Maritimes. Progress Rept.
#EMR 2239-4-31/78 to Energy, Mines and Resources Canada, 1978. (Note: This was a
report but it has been so widely circulated throughout N. America and Europe, that it is
considered necessary to list it here.)
12. with Medioli, F.S. Marine emergence and submergence in the Maritimes. Progress Report
#EMR 45-4-79 to Energy, Mines and Resources Canada, 1979. (Note: This was a report
but it has been so widely circulated throughout N. America and Europe, that it is
considered necessary to list it here.)
13. with Piper, D.J.W. and Panagos, A.G. Recent salt marsh and intertidal mudflat foraminifera
from the western coast of Greece. Riv. Ital. Paleo. 85(1): 243-266, 1979.
14. Morphological changes in an estuary: a historical and stratigraphical comparison. Coastlines
of Canada, Geol. Surv. of Canada Paper 80-10, edited by S.B. McCann, Paper 14, 199-
205, 1980.
15. with Medioli, F.S. Quantitative studies of marsh foraminiferal distributions in Nova Scotia
and comparison with those in other parts of the world: implications for sea level studies.
A special publication of the Cushman Foundation for Foraminiferal Research, No. 17, 58
pp., 1980.
16. with Medioli, F.S. Living vs. total foraminiferal populations: their relative usefulness in
paleoecology. Jour. of Paleontology 54(4): 814-831, 1980.
17. with Schafer, C.T., and Medioli, F.S. Eastern Canadian estuarine foraminifera: a framework
for comparison. Jour. of Foram. Res. 10(3): 205-234, 1980.
18. with Medioli, F.S. Post-glacial emergence curves in the Maritimes determined from marine
sediments in raised basins. Proceedings of Coastlines '80 (Canada), published by
NSERC (Canada), 428-446, 1980.
19. with Williamson, M.A., Duffett, T.E., Marsh Foraminifera of Prince Edward Island: Their
Recent distribution and application for former sea level studies. Maritime Sediments and
Atlantic Geology 17: 98-129, 1981.
20. Miller, A.A.L., Scott, D.B., Medioli, F.S. Elphidium excavatum (Terquem): ecophenotypic
versus subspecific variation. Jour. of Foram. Res. 12: 116-144, 1982.
21. with Martini, I.P. Marsh foraminiferal zonations in western James-Hudson Bay. Naturaliste
Canadien 109: 399-414, 1982.
22. with Medioli, F.S. Micropaleontological documentation for early Holocene relative sea
level fall on the Atlantic coast of Nova Scotia. Geology 10: 278-281, 1982.
23. Miller, A.A.L., Mudie, P.J., Scott, D.B. 1982. Holocene history of Bedford Basin, Nova
Scotia: foraminifera, dinoflagellate, and pollen records. Can. Jour. of Earth Sci. 19
:2342-2367,
24. with Medioli, F.S. Testate rhizopods in Lake Erie: modern distribution and stratigraphic
implications. Jour. of Paleo. 54: 809-820, 1983.
25. Medioli, F.S. and Scott, D.B. Testate arcellaceans of eastern Canada. Cushman Found.
Foram. Res., Special Publication, No. 21, 63 pp., 1983.
26. with Gradstein, F., Schafer, C.T., Miller, A.A.L., Williamson, M. The Recent as a key to the
Past: does it apply to agglutinated foraminiferal assemblages. In Workshop on
Arenaceous Foraminifera, 7-9 September 1981, Publ. No. 108 of the Continental Shelf
Institute, Trondheim, Norway, 147-157, 1983.
27. with D.A. Greenberg. Relative sea-level rise and tidal development in the Fundy tidal
system. Can. Jour. Earth Sci. 20(10): 1554-1564, 1983.
28. Petrucci, F., Medioli, F.S., Scott, D.B., Pianetti, F.A., Cavazzini, R. Evaluation of the
usefulness of foraminifera as sea level indicators in the Venice Lagoon (N. Italy). Acta-
Naturalia de L'Ateneo Parmense 19(3): 63-77, 1983.
29. with Medioli, F.S., Duffett, T.E. Holocene relative sea-level rise at Sable Island, Nova
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Scotia, Canada. Geology 12: 173-176 (March issue), 1984.
30. Scott, D.B., Mudie, P.J., Vilks, G. and Younger, C.D. Latest Pleistocene-Holocene
paleoceanographic trends on the continental margin of eastern Canada: foraminiferal,
dinoflagellate, and pollen evidence. Marine Micropaleontology 8: 181-218, 1984.
31. Smith, D., Scott, D.B. and Medioli, F.S. Marsh foraminifera in the Bay of Fundy: modern
distribution and application to sea-level determinations. Maritime Sediments and
Atlantic Geology 20: 127-142, 1984.
32. Ruffman, A., Miller, A.A.L. and Scott, D.B. Holocene rise of relative sea level at Sable
Island, Nova Scotia, Canada: correction and note. Geology 13: 661-663, 1985.
33. Brookes, I.A., Scott, D.B. and McAndrews, J.H. Postglacial relative sea-level change, Port
au Port area, west Newfoundland. Can. Jour. Earth Sci. 22: 1039-1047, 1985.
34. Patterson, R.T., MacKinnon, K., Scott, D.B. and Medioli, F.S. Arcellaceans
("thecamoebians") in small lakes of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia: modern
distribution and Holocene stratigraphic changes. Jour. Foram. Res. 15(2): 114-137, 1985.
35. deVernal, A., Lortie, G., Larouche, A., Scott, D.B. and Richard, P.J.H. Evolution d'un
milieu littoral et remontee du niveau relatif de la mer a l'Holocene Superieur au Nord d
l'Ile du Cap-Breton, Nouvelle-Ecosse. Can. Jour. Earth Sci. 22(3): 315-323, 1985.
36. Hermelin, J.O.R. and Scott, D.B. Recent benthic foraminifera from the central North
Atlantic. Micropaleontology 31: 199-220, 1985.
37. Medioli, F.S. and Scott, D.B. Designation of seven lectotypes, two neotypes and four
standard reference figures for thirteen important Arcellacean (thecamoebians) species. J.
Foram. Res. 15(1): 24-37, 1985.
38. Medioli, F.S., Petrucci, F. and Scott, D.B. Sulla presenza di Teca mebe in campioni carotati
sul fondo del lago di Garda - A. Picard Missione, Sept. 1981. In Ghetti, P.F., Ed.,
L'ambiente lago, Civilta Gardesana, studi ed esperienze, Tipolito F. IIi Geroldi, Brescia,
83-104, 1985.
*39. with Medioli, F.S. Foraminifera as sea-level indicators. International Correlation
Programme, Project 61. In Plassche, Orson van de, ed., Sea-level Research: A Manual
for the Collection and Evaluation of Data. Geo Books, Norwich, U.K. p. 435-456, 1986.
40. Medioli, F.S., Schafer, C.T. and Scott, D.B. Distribution of recent benthonic foraminifera
near Sable Island, Nova Scotia. Can. Jour. Earth Sci. 23: 985-1000, 1986.
41. Scott, D.B., Baki, V., Younger, C.D., Medioli, F.S. and Stehman, C. Empirical method for
measuring seasonality in deep-sea cores. Geology, 14: 643-646, 1986.
42. Honig, C.A. and Scott, D.B. Post-glacial stratigraphy and sea-level change in southwestern
New Brunswick. Can. Jour. Earth Sci. 24: 354-364, 1987.
43. Scott, D.B., Medioli, F.S. and Miller, A.A.L. Holocene Sea levels, Paleoceanography, and
Late Glacial ice configurations near the Northumberland Strait, Maritime Provinces.
Can. Jour. Earth Sci., 24: 668-675. 1987.
44. Medioli, F.S., Scott, D.B. and Abbott, B.H. A case study of protozoan intraclonal
variability: taxonomic implications. Jour. Foram. Res. 17(1): 28-47, pl. 1-4, 1987.
45. Schroeder, C.J., Scott, D.B. and Medioli, F.S. Can smaller benthic foraminifera be ignored
in paleoenvironmental analysis. Jour. Foram. Res. 17(2): 101-105, 1987.
46. Scott, D.B. Quaternary benthonic foraminifera from DSDP sites 612, 613, Leg 95. New
Jersey Transect. Initial Reports of DSDP 95: 313-337, 1987.
47. Scott, D.B. and Miller, K.G. Plio--Pleistocene paleoceanography in the North Atlantic.
Episodes, 10(1): 11-12, 1987.
*48. Scott, D.B., Boyd, R. and Medioli, F.S. Relative sea-level changes in Atlantic Canada:
observed level and sedimentological changes versus theoretical models . In Numendal,
D., Pilkey, O.H. and Howard, J.D., eds., Sea level Rise and Coastal Evolution, Special
Publication in the Society of Economic Paleontologists and Mineralogists SEPM Spec.
Publ. 41, 87-96, 1987.
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49. Medioli, F.S. and Scott, D.B. Lacustrine thecamoebians (mainly Arcellaceans) as potential
tools for palaeolimnological interpretations. Palaeo, Palaeo, Palaeo, 62: 361-386, 1988.
50. Schroeder, C.J., Scott, D.B., Medioli, F.S., Bernstein, B.B. and Hessler, R.P. Larger
agglutinated foraminifera: North Pacific versus Nares Abyssal Plain (North Atlantic).
Jour. Foram. Res. 18(1): 25-41, 1988.
51. Scott, D.B. and Medioli, F.S. Holocene sea levels, paleoceanography and late glacial ice
configuration near the Northumberland Strait, Maritime Provinces : Reply. Can. Jour.
Earth Sci. 25: 350-351, 1988.
52. Boyd, R., Scott, D.B. and Douma, M. Glacial tunnel valleys and Quaternary history of the
outer Scotian Shelf. Nature 333(6168): 61-64, 1988.
*53. Scott, D.B., MacKinnon, K.D., Medioli, F.S. 1988. Salt marshes in Atlantic Canada. In
Wetlands of Canada, publ. by Nat. Wetlands Working Group & Canada Committee on
Ecological Land Classification, Ottawa, p. 265-282.
54. Scott, D.B. and Medioli, F.S. Tertiary-Cretaceous reworked microfossils in Pleistocene
glacial-marine sediments: an index to glacial activity. Marine Geology, 84:31-41, 1988.
55. Scott, D.B., Mudie, P.J., Baki, V., MacKinnon, K.D., Cole, F.E. Biostratigraphy and Late
Cenozoic paleoceanography of the Arctic Ocean: foraminiferal, lithostratigraphic and
isotopic evidence. Geological Society of America, Bulletin, 101:260-277, 1989.
56. Schroeder, C.J., Medioli, F.S., Scott, D.B. Fragile abyssal foraminifera (including new
komokiacea) from the Nares Abyssal Plain. Micropaleontology, 35(1):10-48, 9 pls.,
1989.
57. Scott, D.B., Mudie, P.J., deVernal, A., Hillaire-Marcel, C., Baki, V., MacKinnon, K.D.,
Medioli, F.S., Mayer, L. Lithostratigraphy, biostratigraphy and stable isotope
stratigraphy of cores from ODP Leg 105 site surveys, Labrador Sea-Baffin Bay. Initial
Repts., ODP, 105 (Part B):561-582, 1989.
58. Kaminski, M.A., Gradstein, F., Scott, D.B. and MacKinnon, K.D. Neogene benthic
foraminiferal stratigraphy and deep water history of sites 645, 646 and 647, Baffin Bay
and Labrador Sea. Initial Repts., ODP, 105 (Part B): 731-756, 1989.
59. Scott, D.B., Baki, V. and Younger, C.D. Late Pleistocene-Holocene paleoceanographic
changes on the eastern Canadian margin: stable isotopic evidence. Palaeo, Palaeo,
Palaeo, 74: 279-295, 1989.
60. Schroeder, C.J., Cole, F., Medioli, F.S., Mudie, P.J., Scott, D.B. and Dobbin, L. Recent
Arctic shelf foraminifera: seasonally ice covered vs. perennial ice covered areas. Jour.
Foram. Res., 20: 8-36, 1990.
61. Scott, D.B. and Leger, G.T. Benthic foraminifers and implications for intra-plate
deformation, Site 717, Distal Bengal Fan. In: Cochran, J.R., Stow, D.A.V., et al., Eds.,
Proceedings of the Ocean Drilling Program, Scientific Results, 116: 189-205, 1990.
62. Thomas, F.C., Medioli, F.S. and Scott, D.B. Holocene and latest Wisconsinan benthic
foraminiferal assemblages and paleocirculation history, lower Scotian Slope and Rise.
Journal of Foraminiferal Res.,20(3):212-245, 1990.
63. Scott, D.B. and Vilks, G. Benthonic foraminifera in the surface sediments of the deep-sea
Arctic Ocean. Jour. Foram. Res., 21(1):20-38, 1991.
64. Boltovskoy, E., Scott, D.B. and Medioli, F.S. Morphological variations of benthic
foraminiferal tests in response to changes in ecological parameters: a review. Jour. of
Paleontology, 65(2):175-185, 1991.
65. Scott, D.B., Suter, J.R., Kosters, E.C. Marsh foraminifera and arcellaceans of the lower
Mississippi Delta: controls on spatial distributions. Micropaleontology, 37(4):373-392,
1991.
66. Gayes, P.T., Scott, D.B., Collins, E.S., Nelson, D.D. A Late Holocene sea-level irregularity
in South Carolina. SEPM Spec. Publ. No. 48:154-160, 1992.
67. Scott, D.B. and Hermelin, J.O.R. A device for precision splitting of micropaleontological

samples in liquid suspension. Journal of Paleontology, 67(1):151-154, 1993.
68. Wightman, W.G., Scott, D.B., Medioli, F.S., Gibling, M.R. Carboniferous marsh
foraminifera from coal-bearing strata at the Sydney Basin, Nova Scotia: a new tool for
identifying paralic coal-forming environments. Geology, 21(7):631-634, 1993.
69. Wightman, W.G., Scott, D.B., Medioli, F.S., Gibling, M.R. Agglutinated foraminifera and
thecamoebians from the late Carboniferous Sydney Coalfield, Nova Scotia:
Paleoecology, paleoenvironments and paleogeographical implications. Paleogeography, -
climatology, -ecology, 106:187-202, 1994.
70. Stea, R.R., Boyd, R., Fader, G.B.J., Courtney, R.C., Scott, D.B., Pecore, S.S. Morphology
and seismic stratigraphy of the inner continental shelf off Nova Scotia, Canada: evidence
for a -65 metre lowstand between 11,650 and 11,250 C 14 yr B.P. Marine Geology,
117:135-154, 1994.
71. Grant, J., Hatcher, A., Scott, D.B., Pocklington, P., Schafer, C.T. and Winters, G.V. A
multi-disciplinary approach to evaluating impacts of shellfish aquaculture on benthic
communities. Estuaries, v. 18, no. 1A, p. 124-144, 1995.
72. Scott, D.B., Gayes, P.T., Collins, E.S. Mid-Holocene precedent for a future rise in sea level
along the Atlantic coast of North America. Jour. of Coastal Res., v. 11, no. 2, p. 615-
622, 1995.
73. Scott, D.B. and Medioli, F.S. Studies of relative sea level in the Late Quaternary of
Maritime Canada: a review and synthesis. Jour. of Coastal Research, Special Issue No.
17:530-539, 1995.
74. Jennings, A.E., Nelson, A.R., Scott, D.B. and Aravena, J.C. Marsh foraminiferal
assemblages in the Valdivia Estuary, south-central Chile, relative to vascular plants and
sea level. Journal of Coastal Research, 11(1):107-123, 1995.
75. Zhang, J. and Scott, D.B. New planktonic foraminiferal genus and species from the upper
Oligocene, DSDP Hole 366A, Leg 41. Micropaleontology, 41(1):77-83, 1995.
76. Collins, E.S., Scott, D.B., Gayes, P.T. and Medioli, F.S. Foraminifera in Winyah Bay and
North Inlet marshes: Relationship to local pollution sources. Journal of Foraminiferal
Research, 25(3): 212-223, 1995.
77. Scott, D.B., Schafer, C.T., Honig, C. Temporal variations of benthonic foraminiferal
assemblages under and near aquaculture operations: historical documentation of possible
environmental impacts. Jour. Foram. Res., 25(3):224-235, 1995.
78. Schafer, C.T., Winters, G.M., Scott, D.B., Pocklington, P., Honig, C. Potential for
aquaculture impact mapping using living foraminifera and other local residents. Jour.
Foram. Res., 25(3):236-259, 1995.
79. McCarthy, F.M.G., Collins, E.S., McAndrews, J.H., Kerr, H.A., Scott, D.B. and Medioli,
F.S. A comparison of postglacial thecamoebian and pollen succession in Atlantic
Canada, illustrating the potential of thecamoebians for paleoclimatic reconstruction.
Jour. Paleontology, 69(5):980-993, 1995.
80. Collins, E.S., Scott, D.B., Zhang, J. Neogene benthic foraminifers from Ocean Drilling
Project sites 898 and 900, Leg 149, Iberia Abyssal Plain. ODP v. 149, Scientific Results,
1996.
81. Collins, E.S., Kuhnt, W. and Scott, D.B. Tithonian benthic foraminifers from Hole 901A
(ODP Leg 149, Iberia Abyssal Plain). ODP v. 149, Scientific Results, 1996.
82. Scott, D.B., Hasegawa, S., Saito, T., Ito, K. and Collins, E.S. Marsh foraminiferal and
vegetation distributions in Nemuro Bay wetland areas, eastern Hokkaido. Transactions
and Proceedings of the Palaeontological Society of Japan, 180:80-93, 1995.
83. Scott, D.B., Brown, K., Collins, E.S. and Medioli, F.S. A new sea-level curve from Nova
Scotia: evidence for a rapid acceleration of sea-level rise in the late Mid-Holocene.
Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, 32:2071-2080, 1995.
84. Scott, D.B., Collins, E.S., Duggan, J., Asioli, A., Saito, T., Hasegawa, S. Pacific Rim marsh
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foraminiferal distributions: implications for sea-level studies. Journal of Coastal
Research, v. 12, no. 4, p. 850-861(1996).
85. Zhang, J. and Scott, D.B., Messinian deep-water turbidites and glacioeustatic sea-level
changes in the North Atlantic: linkage to the Mediterranean salinity crisis.
Paleoceanography, 11(3): 277-297(1996).
86. Zhang, J. and Scott, D.B., Integrated stratigraphy and paleoceanography of the Messinian
(latest Miocene) across the North Atlantic Ocean. Marine Micropaleontology., 29, p. 1-36
(1996).
87. Laidler, R.B. and Scott, D.B. Foraminifera and Arcellacea from Porter's Lake, Nova Scotia
- modern and paleo-distributions. Can. Jour. Earth Sci., v. 33, p. 1410-1427 ( 1996).
88. Scott, D.B. and Collins, E.S., Late mid-Holocene sea-level oscillation: a possible cause.
Quaternary Sci. Review, v. 15, p. 851-856 ( 1996).
89. Stea, R.R., Boyd, R., Costello, O., Fader, G.B.J., and Scott, D.B., Deglaciation of the inner
Scotian Shelf, Nova Scotia: correlation of terrestrial and marine glacial events. In:
Andrews, J.T., Austin, W.E.N., Bergsten, H., and Jennings, A.E.(eds), Late Quaternary
Palaeoceanography of the North Atlantic Margins. Geol. Society(London), special
publication 111, 77-102 (1996).
90. Collins, E.S., Scott, D.B., and Zhang, J., 1996, Quaternary and Neogene benthic foraminifera
from Sites 898 and 900, Iberia Abyssal Plain: Proceedings of the Ocean Drilling
Program, scientific results: v. 149, p. 217-240.
91. Collins, E.S., Kuhnt, W., and Scott, D.B., 1996, Tithonian benthic foraminifers from
Hole 901A: Proceedings of the Ocean Drilling Program, scientific results: v. 149, p. 193-
203.
92. Collins, E.S., Scott, D.B. and Gayes, P.T., Hurricane records on the South Carolina coast:
can they be detected in the sediment record: Quaternary International , v. 56, p. 15-26
(1999).
93. Shennan, I.A., Scott, D.B., Rutherford, M..and Zong, V., Microfossil analysis of sediments
representing the 1964 earthquake, exposed at Girdwood Flats, Alaska, USA: Quaternary
International ,v. 60, p. 55-73 (1999).
94. Tibert, N. and Scott, D.B., Ostracodes and agglutinated foraminifera as indicators of
paleoenvironmental change in an Early Carboniferous brackish bay, Atlantic Canada:
PALAOIS , v. 14, p. 246-260 (1999).
95. Edgecombe, R.B., Scott, D.B., and Fader, G.B.J., New data from Halifax Harbour:
paleoenvironment and a new Holocene sea-level curve for the inner Scotian Shelf: Can.
Jour. of Earth Sci. , v. 36, p. 805-817 (1999).
97. Hayward, B.W., Grenfell, H. R., and Scott, D.B., Tidal range of marsh foraminifera for
determining former sea-level heights in New Zealand; New Zealand Journal of Geology
and Geophysics; v. 42, p. 395-413 (1999).
98. Medioli, F.S., Scott, D.B., Collins, E., Asioli, S., and Reinhardt, E.G., The Thecamoebian
Bibliography: Palaeontologia Electronica, v. 2, issue 1 (March 1999).
100. Scott, D.B., Takayanagi, Y. , Hasegawa, S. and Saito, T., 2000, Illustration of Neogene
Foraminifera described from Japan and remarks on species affinities: Palaeontologia
Electronica, v. 3, issue 2 (October 2000).
101. Stea, R.R., Scott, D.B., Fader, G.B.J., and Wu, P. , 2001, Quaternary shorelines and sea
levels in Maritime Canada in Weddle, T.K. and Retelle, M.J.(eds), Deglacial History and
Relative Sea-Level Changes, Northern New England and Adjacent Canada: Geological
Society of America, Special Paper no. 351, p. 35-49.
102. McCarthy, F.M.G., Gostlin, K.E., Mudie, P.J., and Scott, D.B., 2000, Synchronous
palynological changes in the early Pleistocene sediments off New Jersey and Iberia, and a
possible paleoceanographic explanation: Palynology , v. 24, p. 63-77.
103. Murnane, R., Barton, C., Collins, E.S., Donnelly, J., Eisnor, J., Emanuel, K., Ginnis, I.,

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Howard, S., Landsea, C., Liu, K.-B., Malmquist, D., McKay, M., Michaels, A., Nelson,
N., O’Brien, J., Scott, D., and Webb, T., III, 2000, Model estimates hurricane wind speed
probabilities: EOS, v. 81, no. 38, p. 433, 438.
104. Chague-Goff, C., Hamilton, T., and Scott, D.B., 2001, Geochemical evidence for recent
changes in a salt marsh, Chezzetcook Inlet, Nova Scotia, Canada: Proceedings, Nova
Scotia Institute of Science, v. 41, pt. 4, p. 149-159.
105. Blum, M.D., Misner, T.J., Collins, E.S., Scott, D.B., Morton, R.A., and Aslan, A., 2001,
Middle Holocene sea-level rise and high stand at +2m, Central Texas Coast: Journal of
Sedimentary Research , v. 71, no. 4, p. 581-588.
106. Baetemann, C., Scott, D.B., and van Strydonck, M, 2002, Changes in coastal zone processes
at a high sea-level stand: a late Holocene example from Belgium: Journal of Quaternary
Science, v. 17, nos. 5-6, p. 547-559.
107. Boski, T., Moura, D., Veiga-Pires, C., Camacho, S., Duarte, D., Scott, D.B., and Fernandes, S.G.,
2002, Post-glacial sea-level rise and sedimentary response in the Guadiana Estuary,
Portugal/Spain border: Sedimentary Geology, v. 150, p. 103-122.
108. Medioli, F.S., Bonnet, L., Scott, D.B. and Medioli, B.E., 2003, The Thecamoebian
Bibliography, 2 nd edition: Palaeontologia Electronica v. 6, issue 1
109. Scott, D.B, Medioli, F.S. and Braund, R., 2003, Foraminifera from the Cambrian
of Nova Scotia: the Oldest Multichambered Foraminifera: Micropaleontology , v. 49, no. 2,
p. 109-126.
110. D.B.Scott , E. S. Collins, P.T.Gayes and E. Wright , 2003, Records Of Pre-Historic
Hurricanes On The South Carolina Coast Based On Micropaleontological And
Sedimentological Evidence With Comparison To Other Atlantic Coast Records:
Geological Society of America, Bulletin , v. 115, no. 9, p. 1027-1039.
111. Javaux, E.J. and Scott, D.B., 2003, Illustration Of Modern Benthic Foraminifera From
Bermuda And Remarks On Distribution In Other Subtropical/Tropical Areas:
Palaeontologia Electronica v. 6, issue 1
(http://www.earthsci.carleton.ca/paleo/2003_1/benthic/issue1_03.htm).
112. Barbosa, C.F., Scott, D.B., Seoane, J., and B. Turcq, 2005, Foraminferal zonations as base lines
for Quaternary sea-level fluctuations in south-southeastern Brazilian mangroves and
marshes Journal of Foraminiferal Research, v. 35, p. 22-43..
113. Hawkes, A.D., Scott, D.B., Lipps, J.H., and Combellick, R., 2005, Evidence for possible
precursor events of megathrust earthquakes on the west coast of North America:
Geological Society of America, Bulletin, v. 117, p. 996-1008.
114. Scott, D.B., Tobin, R., Williamson, M., Medioli, F.S., Latimer, J.S., Boothman, W.A.,
Asioli, A., and Haury, V., 2005, Pollution Monitoring In Two North American
Estuaries:Historical Reconstructions Using Benthic Foraminifera: Journal of
Foraminiferal Research, v. 35, p. 65-82
115. Tobin, R., Scott, D.B., Collins, E.S. and Medioli, F.S, 2005, Infaunal Benthic Foraminifera
In Some North American Marshes And Their Influence On Fossil Assemblages: Journal
of Foraminiferal Research, v. 35, p. 130-147.
116. Gehrels, W.R., Kirby, J.R., Prokoph, A., Newnham, R.M., Achterberg, E.P. , Evans, H.
Black, S. and Scott, D.B., 2005, Onset of rapid sea-level rise in the western North
Atlantic Ocean: Quaternary Science Reviews, v. 24, p. 2083-2100.
117. Sherwood, O.A., Heikoop, J.M., Scott, D.B., Risk, M.J., Guilderson, T.P., McKinney,
R.A. 2005. Stable isotopic composition of deep-sea gorgonian corals Primnoa spp.: a
new archive of surface processes. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 301, 135-148.
117. Sherwood, O.A., Scott, D.B., Risk, M.J., Guilderson, T.P. 2005. Radiocarbon evidence
For annual growth rings in the deep-sea octocoral Primnoa resedaeformis. Mar. Ecol.
Prog. Ser. 301. 129-134.
118. Sherwood, O.A., Scott, D.B., Risk, M.J, 2006. Late Holocene radiocarbon and aspartic

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acid racemization dating of deep-sea octocorals: Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, v.
70, p. 2806-2814.
119. Mudie, P.J., Rochon, A., Prins, M.A., Soenarjo, D, Troelstra, S. E. Levac, D.B. Scott, L.
Roncaglia and A. Kiujpers, 2006, Late Pleistocene-Holocene Marine Geology of Nares
Strait Region: Palaeoceanography from Foraminifera and Dinoflagellate Cysts,
Sedimentology and Stable Iostopes: Polarforschung, v. 74, nos. 1-3, p. 169-183.
120. Schell,T.M., Moss T.M., Scott , D.B. and Rochon A., 2008, Paleo-sea ice conditions
of the Amundsen Gulf, Canadian Arctic Archipelago: indications from the foraminiferal
record of the last 200 years : AGU-Oceans, doi:10.1029/2007JC004202, 2008.
121. Fiorini F., Scott D.B., & Wach G.D. (in press). Thecamoebians from the early
Cretaceous of the Scotian Shelf. in press to Micropaleontology (Feb. 2008).
123. Scott DB, Schell TM, Rochon A, Blasco S (2008) Benthic foraminifera in the surface
sediments of the Beaufort Shelf and Slope, Beaufort Sea, and Amundsen Gulf, Canada:
applications and implications for past sea-ice conditions. Journal of Marine Systems,
doi:10.1016/j.jmarsys.2008.01.008
124. Scott , D.B., Schell , T. , Rochon A., and Blasco , S, 2008, Modern Benthic Foraminifera In
The Surface Sediments Of The Beaufort Shelf, Slope And Mackenzie Trough, Beaufort Sea,
Canada: Distributions And Taxonomy: Journal of Foraminiferal Research, v. 38. Pp. 228-250.
125 . Bassi, D., Fugagnoli, A., Posenato, R. & Scott, D. B. 2008. Testate amoebae from the
Early Jurassic of the western Tethys, north-east Italy.Palaeontology, v. 51, p.1335–1339.
126. Richerol, T., Rochon, A, Blasco, S, Scott, DB, Schell T.M., and Bennett , R.J.,2008,
Distribution of dinoflagellate cysts in surface sediments of the Mackenzie
Shelf and Amundsen Gulf, Beaufort Sea (Canada): in press to Journal of Marine
Systems, doi: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2007.11.003.
127. Richerol, T., Rochon, A, Blasco, S, Scott, DB, Schell T.M., and Bennett , R.J.,2008,
Evolution of paleo sea-surface conditions over the last 600 years in the Mackenzie
Trough, Beaufort Sea (Canada). Marine Micropaleontology, doi:
10.1016/j.marmicro.2008.03.003.
128. Sherwood ,O., Edinger ,E., Guilderson, T.P., Ghaleb, B., Risk, M.J., Scott, D.B.,2008, Late
Holocene Radiocarbon Variability in Northwest Atlantic Slope Waters: Earth and
Science Planetary Letters, in press.
129. Schell, T. M. Scott, D. B., Rochon, A. , and Blasco ., 2008, Late Quaternary
paleoceanography and paleo-sea ice conditions in the Mackenzie Trough and Canyon,
Beaufort Sea: Can. Journal of Earth Sciences, v. 45, no. 11, p. 1399-1415.
130. D.B. Scott, T. Schell , G. St-Onge, A. Rochon, and S. Blasco, 2009, Foraminiferal
assemblage changes over the last 15,000 years on the Mackenzie/ Beaufort sea slope and
Amundsen Gulf, Canada: implications for past sea-ice conditions: Paleoceanography, v.
24, no. 2, p. PA2219, 1-20.
131 . van Hengstum, PJ, Scott, DB, Javaux, E.J., 2009, Foraminifera in Bermudian caves
provide further evidence for a +21 m eustatic sea level during Marine Isotope Stage 11.
Quaternary Science Reviews, v. 28, p. 1850-1860;doi: 10.1016/j.quascirev.2009.05.017.
132. Sabean, J.A.R., Scott, D.B., Lee, K. and Venosa, A. 2009, Monitoring oil spill
bioremediation using marsh foraminifera as indicators: Marine Pollution Bulletin, v. 59,
issues 8-12, p. 352-361.
133. Fiorini ,F, Scott, D.B . , and Wach, G.D., 2010, Characterization Of Paralic Paleoenvironments
Using Benthic Foraminifera From Early Cretaceous Deposits (Scotian Shelf): Marine
Micropaleontogy, v. 76, p. 11-22.
134. van Hengstum, PJ, Scott, DB, 2011, Ecology of foraminifera and habitat variability in an
underwater cave: distinguishing anchialine versus submarine cave environments.
Journal of Foraminiferal Research, v. 41, no. 3, p. 201-229.
135. Scott, D.B., Mudie, P.J. and Bradshaw, J.S., 2011, Coastal evolution of Southern

California as interpreted from benthic foraminifera, ostracodes, and pollen: Journal of
Foraminiferal Research, v. 41, no. 3, p. 285-307.
136. van Hengstum, P.J., Scott, D.B., Gröcke, D.R., Charette, M.A., 2011, Glacioeustacy
Controls Sedimentation and Environments In Coastal Caves and Sinkholes: in press to
Marine Geology (May 2011).
137 Scott, D.B. and Asioli, A. in press, A testate rhizopod assemblage in an extreme
environment: the Antarctic permanent ice-cover Lake Hoare (Taylor Valley): in
press to Arctic, Antarctic and Alpine Research, (Sept. 2011).
Theses
M.Sc.- Recent foraminifera from Samish and Padilla Bays, Washington: Western Washington
State College, June 1973.
Ph.D. - Distributions and population dynamics of marsh-estuarine foraminifera with applications
to relocating Holocene sea-level: Dalhousie University, September 1977.
Books
Scott, D.B., Medioli, F.S. and Schafer, C.T., 2001, Monitoring of Coastal environments using
Foraminifera and Thecamoebian indicators: Cambridge University Press (Feb. 2001),
176p.
Book Reviews and Other
Scott, D.B., 1993, Book Review: Studies in Benthic Foraminifera: Journal of Foraminiferal
Research, v. 23, p. 209-211.
Scott, D.B., 1994, Cushman Foundation Award for Excellence: Yokichi Takayanagi, Journal of
Foraminiferal Research, v. 24.
Scott, D.B., 1996, Book review: Foraminiferida and Ostracoda from estuarine and shelf
environments on the southeastern coast of Australia: by Yassini and Jones: Jour. of
Foraminiferal Res., v. 26, p. 273
Scott, D.B., 1999, Book review: Recent Elphidiiae (foraminiferida) of the south-west Pacific and
fossil Elphidiiae of New Zealand ,by B. Hayward, H. Grenfell, C. Hollis, J. :
Foraminiferal Research, v. 29, p. 90.
Scott, D.B., 1999, Preface: IGCP 367 special section of Quaternary International (Alaska
meeting, 1997): Quat. Intl., v. 60, p. 1.
Scott, D.B. and Medioli, F.S., 2005, Sea-level indicators: biological in depositional sequences.
IN Encylopedia of Coastal Science, edited by M.L. Schwartz. P. 835-836.
Scott, D.B., 2005, Coastal changes, Rapid IN Encylopedia of Coastal Science, edited by M.L.
Schwartz, p. 191-192.
Fletcher, C., Anderson, J., Crook, K.A.W., Kaminski, G., Larcombe, P., Murray-Wallace, C.V.,
Sansone, F., Scott, D.B., Riggs, S., Sallenger, A., Shennan, I., Thieler, I.R., and
Wehmiller, J.F., 2000, Coastal sedimentary research examines critical issues of national
and global priority: EOS, v. 81, no. 17, p. 181, 186. (cover photo on EOS by DBScott)
Scott, D.B., E. S. Collins, P.T.Gayes and E. Wright, 2005, Reply to Hippensteel and Martin comments
regarding “Records of prehistoric hurricanes on the South Carolina coast based on
micropaleontological and sedimentological evidence, with comparison to other Atlantic coast
records” by DBScott, ESCollins, PTGayes and EWright, GSABulletin, 2003, v. 115, p. 1027-
1039: Geological Society of America Bulletin, v. 117, p. 254-256.
Scott, D.B., 2007, Joseph A. Cushman Award: James P. Kennett, J. Foram. Res., v. 37, p. 1.
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Medioli, F.S. and Scott, D.B., Asioli, A., Thecamoebians, ch 14. IN J. H. Lipps (ed.) , Fossil
Prokaryotes and Protists, Blackwell Scientific Publishers.
Books Edited
Scott, D.B., Pirazzoli, P.A. and Honig, C.A., (Eds.) Late Quaternary Sea-level Correlations and
Applications: Walter S. Newman Memorial Volume. Publ. by Kluwer in the NATO ASI
Series C, 256, 1989.
Hemleben, C., Kaminski, M.A., Kuhnt, W. and Scott, D.B., (eds)., Paleoecology,
Biostratigraphy, Paleoceanography and Taxonomy of Agglutinated Foraminifera. Publ.
by Kluwer, NATO ASI Series C, 327, 1990, 1017 p.
Pirazzoli, P.A. and Scott, D.B. 1988 (eds). Quaternary Coastal Changes. Special Issue of
Palaeo, Palaeo, Palaeo, 68(2-4), 348 p.
Scott, D.B. and Lipps, J (eds). Human Problems, Foraminiferal Solutions. Theme Issue of
Journal of Foraminiferal Research, 25(3), 1995.
Scott, D.B. and Ortlieb, L (eds), 1996, Records of rapid Events in late Quaternary Shorelines,
Quaternary Science Reviews, v. 15.
Murray-Wallace, C. and Scott, D.B.(eds), 1999, Late Quaternary Coastal Records of Rapid
Change: application to present and future conditions (IGCP367), Quaternary
International., v. 56, 154p.
Scott, D.B. (ed.), 129p. 1999, Records of Rapid Change in the Late Quaternary (IGCP367),
Quaternary International., v. 60.
Shortcourse on Foraminifera as Environmental Indicators, by Scott, D.B. Reinhardt, E.,
Patterson, R.T., and McCarthy, F.M.G. offered at Geol. Soc. of Amer. Oct., 1998,
University of Bologna, Italy, July, 1999, and Estuarine Research Annual meeting, Sept.
1999.
Stiros, S. and Scott, D.B. (eds.), 2000, Records of Rapid Change in Late Quaternary Coastal
Sediments and Landforms: special issue of Marine Geology, v. 170, 249p.
Director of 2 NATO Advanced Study Institutes:
1987 - Quaternary Sea-level Correlations and Applications (Halifax).
1989 - Paleoecology, Biostratigraphy, Paleoceanography and Taxonomy of Agglutinated
Foraminifera (Tübingen, FRG).
Chairman, North American Paleontology Convention, 2005, Halifax, Canada, June 13-July,1,
2005.
Conference Proceedings
D.B. Scott, A. Rochon, T.M. Schell, G. St. Onge, S. Blasco, R. Bennett, 2008, Chapter 9: 9.0
Historical variability - Paleoclimates in: On Thin Ice,: a synthesis of the Canadian Arctic
Shelf Exchange Study (CASES), p. 143-169.
Scott, D.B., 2006, Testate Rhizopods as reliable, cost-effective indicators of environmental change:
Anuário do Instituto de Geociências, v. 29, no. 1, p. 129-140.
Sherwood, O. A., Heikoop, J. M., Sinclair, D. J., Scott, D. B., Risk, M. J., Shearer, C., Azetsu-Scott, K.,
2005. Skeletal Mg/Ca in Primnoa resedaeformis: relationship to temperature: in A. Freiwald and
M. Roberts, eds., Cold-Water Corals and Ecosystems, Springer Publ., Berlin, p. 1061-1079.
Hawkes, A. and Scott, D.B.,2005, Primnoa resedaeformis habitat characterization using an associate
assemblage of attached benthic foraminifera. in A. Freiwald and M. Roberts, eds., Cold-Water
Corals and Ecosystems, Springer Publ., Berlin, p. 881-894.
Strychar, K.B., Hamilton, L.C., Kenchington, E.L.R., and Scott, D.B. ,2005, Deep-water corals of
Atlantic Canada: how does depth correlate with species diversity? in A. Freiwald and M.
Roberts, eds., Cold-Water Corals and Ecosystems, Springer Publ., Berlin ,p. 679-690.
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Wolfgang Kuhnt, Eric Collins And David B. Scott. (2000). Deep water agglutinated
foraminiferal assemblages across the Gulf Stream: distribution patterns and taphonomy.
In: Hart, M.B., Kaminski, M.A., & Smart, C.W. (eds) Proceedings of the Fifth
International Workshop on Agglutinated Foraminifera. Grzybowski Foundation Special
Publication, 7, 261-298.
Pocklington, P., Scott, D.B., Schafer, C.T., Polychaete response to different aquaculture
activities. In: J.C. Dauvin, L. Laubier & D.J. Reish (Eds.), Actes de la 4eme Conference
internationale des Polychetes. Mem. Mus. natn. Hist. nat., 162:511-520, Paris ISBN 2-
85653-214-4, 1994.
Medioli, F.S., Scott, D.B., Collins, E.S. and McCarthy, F.M.G. Fossil thecamoebians: present
status and prospects for the future. In Hemleben et al., Eds., NATO ASI Series C,
327:813-840, 1990.
Medioli, F.S., Scott, D.B., Collins, E.S. and Wall, J.H. Thecamoebians from the early
Cretaceous deposits of Ruby Creek, Alberta. In Hemleben et al., Eds., NATO ASI Series
C, 327:713-812, 1990.
Collins, E.S., McCarthy, F.M.G., Medioli, F.S., Scott, D.B. and Honig, C.A. Biogeographic
distribution of modern thecamoebians in a transect along the eastern North American
coast. In Hemleben et al., Eds., NATO ASI Series C, 327:783-792, 1990.
Patterson, R.T., Scott, D.B. and McKillop, B. Recent marsh-type agglutinated foraminifera from
inland salt springs, Manitoba, Canada. In Hemleben et al., Eds., NATO ASI Series C,
327:765-782, 1990.
Scott, D.B., Schnack, E.J., Ferrero, L., Espinosa, M. and Barbosa, C.F. Recent marsh
foraminifera from the east coast of South America: comparison to the northern
hemisphere. In Hemleben et al., Eds., NATO ASI Series C, 327:717-738, 1990.
Scott, D.B., Boyd, R., Douma, M., Medioli, F.S., Yuill, S., Leavitt, E. and Lewis, C.F.M.
Holocene relative sea-level changes and Quaternary glacial events on a continental shelf
edge: Sable Island Bank. In Scott, D.B., Pirazzoli, P.A. and Honig, C., eds., Late
Quaternary Sea Level Correlations and Applications, Kluwer Academic Publishers, p.
105-119, 1989.
Scott, D.B., Boyd, R., and Medioli, F.S. 1987. Relative sea-level changes on a former glacial
margin: observed level and sedimentological changes vs. theoretical models. In Suguio,
K., Martin, L. and Rabassa, J., eds., Selected papers of the Intl. Symposium on Sea-level
Changes and Quaternary Shorelines, Sao Paulo, Brazil, 7-14 July 1986; Quaternary of
South America and Antarctic Peninsula, 4, A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam, p. 311-332.
Papers Presented at Various Conferences
2011 Frail-Gauthier, J. and Scott, D.B., 2011, An artificial salt marsh in microcosm enclosed
indoors to allow monitoring of marsh foraminifera year round: Annual meeting of the
Geological Society of America, Minneapolis in the Cushman Symposium.
2011 Scott, D.B. and A. Asioli, Testate rhizopods in the Dry Valley Lakes, Antarctica-an
analogue for a Mars environment: Annual meeting of the Geological Society of
America, Minneapolis in the Cushman Symposium.
2010 van Hengstum, P. J., Scott, D.B., Charette, M.A., and Grocke, D.R., Successions in a
Bermudian underwater cave track Holocene sea-level rise: a global model for coastal
cave environments: Geological Society of America, Denver, Abtracts with Programs, v.
42., no. 5, p. 226.
2010 van Hengstum, P. J., Scott, D.B., Kingston, A.W., and Patterson, W.P., Foraminiferal
ecology in an underwater cave: towards a new method for obtaining cave-based
paleoclimate records: Geological Society of America, Denver, Abtracts with Programs,
v. 42, no. 5, p. 332.
2010 Scott, D.B. and Griffiths, J., The Labrador Sea-a convergence zone for North Atlantic

Deep Water masses: 1.88 MYR record of bottom water changes derived from the
benthic foraminiferal record from ODP site 647: Geological Society of America,
Denver, Abtracts with Programs, v. 42. No. 5, p. 333
2009 Mohamed, S.A., Griffiths, J. L., and Scott, D.B., Pollution effects and histories in two
harbours. Maritime Canada: Industrial (Sydney Harbour) vs. domestic (Halifax Harbour)
contaminates: Geological Society of America, Portland, Abstracts with Programs, v. 41,
no. 7, p. 527
2009 van Hengstum, PJ, Scott, DB, The control of hydrogeology and nutrient supply on
foraminifera in Green Bay Cave System, Bermuda: the anchialine to submarine cave
environmental transition. Anchialine Ecosystems 2009, Mallorca, Spain.
2009 van Hengstum, P., Scott, D.B. and Javaux. E. , Microfossil Evidence for a +21m eustatic
sea-level during marine isotope stage 11: Geological Society of America, Portland,
Abstracts with Programs, v. 41, no. 7, p. 527.
2009 Griffiths, J., Kucyk, Z.Z.. and Scott, D.B., Microfossil Evidence For Recent Changes To
Hudson Bay Area Oceanography: Linkages Between Sub-Arctic Fluvial Discharge
And The Oceanic Response: Abstract. Geological Society of America, Portland,
Abstracts with Programs, v. 41, no. 7, p. 527.
2009 van Hengstum, PJ, Scott, DB, Javaux, JJ, 2009. Microfossil evidence for +21 m eustatic
sea level during marine isotope stage 11. Geological Society of America Abstracts with
Programs 41 (7), p. 526.
2009 Scott, D.B and Lipps, J.H., 2009, Development of Micropaleontological Techniques for
Coastal Settings: New and Old: Geological Society of America, Portland, Abstracts with
Programs, v. 41, no. 7, p. 527.
2009 St-Onge, G. , A. Lise-Pronovost, F.Barletta, J. E T Channell, S. A Brachfeld, L. V
Polyak, D. A. Darby, A.Rochon, and D. B.Scott, Geomagnetic Field Variability in the
Western Canadian Arctic Since the Last Deglaciation; American Geophysical Union,
Dec. 2009, SanFrancisco.
2009 Scott, D.B., Schell, T.M., St. Onge, G., Darby, D., Rochon, A., and Blasco, S., Paleo-sea
ice cover on the Beaufort Shelf, Arctic Canada-microfossil and isotopic evidence:
Gordon Conference Polar Conference, Lucca, Italy, March 15-20, 2009
2008 Scott, D.B., Collins, E.S., and Gayes, P.T., The first evidence of a higher than present
mid-Holocene sea level on the Atlantic Coast of North America from South Carolina,
USA: Abstract to 4h annual conference of IGCP proj. 495, Quaternary land-ocean
Interactions: driving mechanisms and coastal responses: p. 36,37.
2008 Gibb, O. and Scott, D.B., Schell, T.M., Rochon. A. and Blasco, S., Sea ice and
paleoceanographic conditions in the Amundsen Gulf, Canadian Arctic during the Late
Holocene: Geol. Soc.of America Meeting, 5-9 October, 2008, p. 502.
2008 Scott, D.B., Lipps, J., Paleo-hazard recognition in coastal settings-microfossil
determinationsof the history and precursors of major catastrophic events: Geol. Soc.of
America Meeting, 5-9 October, 2008, p. 569.
2008 Scott, D.B., Hellou, J., Parsons, M., and Bard, S., Halifax Harbour after 250 yrs of
unchecked Contamination: monitoring the progress of Cleanup as new facilities are put
online: Access 2008, Bedford Inst. Oceanography, May 15, 2008, abstract. P. 27
2007 Scott, D. B., Schell, T. M., St Onge, G., Darby, D., Rochon, A., and Blasco, S., Isotopic
And Sedimentological Evidence For Sea Ice Conditions And Paleoceanography In Last
15,000 Years On The Beaufort Sea Slope And Amundsen Gulf, Canada: Geological
Society of America, Oct. 31, 2007, Denver.
2007 Frail-Gauthier, Jennifer L., Scott, David B., and Batt, John H. Studies Of Living Marsh
Foraminifera To Enhance Their Usefulness As Paleoenvironmental Indicators:
Geological Society of America, Annual meeting, in special Cushman Foundation section,
Oct. 30, 2007, Denver.
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2007 Scott, D.B., The first evidence of higher than present mid-Holocene high sea level on the
Atlantic coast of North America from South Carolina, USA: abstract to the XVII INQUA
meeting in Cairns, Australia, July 28- August 3, 2007.
2006 Scott, D.B., Schell, T, and Rochon, A., Holocene paleo-ice cover in the Canadian Arctic-
Implications for future predictions: Astract to annual Geol. Soc. of America meeting,,
Philadelphia, p. 323.
2006 Barbosa, C.F. and Scott, D.B., Emendation of the genus Trochammina Parker and Jones
for improvement of work in the paralic environments: Anuário do Instituto de
Geociências, v. 29, no. 1, p. 403-404.
2006 Scott, D.B. and F.S. Medioli, Paralic foraminifera through time –how they have been used,
Anuário do Instituto de Geociências, v. 29, no. 1, p. 437.
2006 Scott, D.B., Schell, T., and Rochon, A., Foraminifera and associated organisms on the
present Mckenzie Shelf, Canadian Arctic and comparison to Antarctic faunas: Abstract to
Geol. Assoc of Can, Montreal, May 2006
2006 Asioli, A. and Scott, D.B., An extreme environment thecamoebian assemblage in the
Antarctic permanent ice-cover Lake Hoare (Taylor Valley) as possible
astropaleontological example: AbsciCon2006, Washington, D.C., Astrobiology, v. 6, no.
1, p. 174.
2005 Asioli, A. and Scott, D.B., An extreme environment thecamoebian assemblage in the
Antarctic permanent ice-cover Lake Hoare (Taylor Valley) as possible
astropaleontological example: abstract to North American Paleontology Convention,
Halifax, Canada, PaleoBios v. 25, suppl. 2, p. 15.
2005 Fiorini, F., Scott, D.B., Wach, G.D., Early Cretaceous agglutinated benthic foraminifera
from the Scotian shelf Cohasset A-52 coreholes: abstract to North American
Paleontology Convention, Halifax, Canada, PaleoBios v. 25, suppl. 2, p. 44.
2005 Scott, D.B., Willison, J.H.M., Risk, M.J., Hillaire-Marcel, C. and Ghaleb, B., Coral
communities on the end moraines of the Upper Scotian Slope: abstract to North
American Paleontology Convention, Halifax, Canada, PaleoBios v. 25, suppl. 2, p. 106.
2005 Scott, D.B., Schell, T., and Rochon, A., Foraminifera and associated organisms on the
present Mckenzie Shelf, Canadian Arctic and comparison to Antarctic faunas: abstract to
North American Paleontology Convention, Halifax, Canada, PaleoBios v. 25, suppl. 2, p.
106.
2004 Scott, D.B., Medioli, F.S., Bowser, S., Habura, A., and Frail, J., Cambrian multichambered
foraminiferal associations-implications for early community structure and
foraminiferal lineages: Abstract to Annual Geol. Soc. Amer. Meeting, Denver, USA,
Nov. 2004, p. 400.
2004 Schell, T. M., Scott, D.B., Rochon, A., and Blasco, S., Recent Climate change in the
Canadian Arctic, documented through changing microfossil proxies of the Mckenzie
Shelf, Beaufort Sea: Abstract to Annual Geol. Soc. Amer. Meeting, Denver, USA, Nov.
2004, p. 304
2003 Scott, D.B., Quaternary deep-sea connections between the western Atlantic,Arctic,
Norwegian and Antarctic Seas: abstract to Annual Geol. Soc. Amer.
Conference, Seattle, USA, Nov. 2003, p. 586.
2003 Tobin, R., Scott, D.B., Latimer, J., Boothman, W.A., Asioli, A., Haury, V., Williamson,
M., and Medioli, F.S., Pollution Monitoring In Two North American Estuaries: Historical
Reconstructions Using Benthic Foraminifera: Abstract to NEGSA, Halifax , March, 2003
2003 McCarthy, F.M.G. and Scott, D.B., Microfossil Evidence For Early Pleistocene Deflection
Of The Gulf Stream At Cape Hatteras: Abstract to NEGSA, Halifax , March, 2003
2003 Hawkes, A. and Scott, D.B., Impacts On East Coast Fish Stocks: Long-Term Climate And
Benthic Habitat Changes: Abstract to NEGSA, Halifax , March, 2003
2003 Scott, David B., End Moraines On The Upper Scotian Slope: Relationship To Deep-Sea

Coral And Fish Habitats: Abstract to NEGSA, Halifax , March, 2003
2002 Scott, David B., Tobin, Richard, Latimer, James S., Boothman, Warren S., Haury,
Verena, Williamson, Michelle, and Medioli, Franco S., Pollution Monitoring In Two
North American Estuaries:Historical Reconstructions Using Benthic Foraminifera:
abstract to Annual Geol. Soc. Amer, Denver, Nov. 2002.
2002 Medioli, Franco S. and Scott, David B., New Applications Of Freshwater Rhizopods To
Problems Of Urbanization: abstract to Annual Geol. Soc. Amer, Denver, Nov. 2002.
2002 Sabean, Jennifer A., Scott, David B., Monitoring Oil Spill Bioremediation Using Marsh
Foraminifera As Indicators: abstract to Annual Geol. Soc. Amer, Denver, Nov. 2002.
2002 Scott, D, B., Risk, M, J., Willison, M., Hillaire-Marcel, C.,Protecting Canada’s Deep-
Water Coral Diversity: Abstract to American Assoc. of Limn. And Ocean, summer 2002
meeting, Victoria, BC, June, 2002.
2002 Barbosa, C.F., Scott, D.B., Seoane, J.C.S., and Turcq, B.J., Foraminiferal zonations in
mangroves and marshes of south-southeast Brasil as baselines for Quaternary sea-level
studies: abstract to FORAMS 2002, Perth, Australia, p. 20.
2002 Scott, D.B., Tobin, R., Latimer, J., Asioli, A., Haury, V., Williamson, M., and Medioli,
F.S., Pollution monitoring in two North American estuaries: historical reconstructions
using benthic foraminifera: Abstract to FORAMS 2002, Perth, Australia, p. 64.
*2001 Scott, D.B., Hawkes, A., and Lipps, J., Giant megathrust earthquakes on the west coast of
North America: micropaleontological evidence for precursors of major earthquakes:
abstract to Annual meeting of the Geological Soc. of America, Boston, Nov. 2001, p.
A161.
*2000 (keynote speaker) Scott, D.B. and Stea, R.R., Late Quaternary relative sea-level
variations in the North Atlantic: comparison of mid-Holocene highstands to the last
interglacial (isotope stage 5e) highstands: Annual Intl. Geol. Correl. Prog. Project 437
meeting, Puerto Madryn, Argentina, Nov. 2000.
*2000 Scott, D.B., Foraminiferos benticos como indicadores de paleoambientes costieros:
lecture at Centro de Investigaçäo Marinha & Ambiental, Univ. Algarve, Faro Portugal,
May, 2000.
2000 Scott, D.B., Collins, E.S., Gayes, P.T., and Wright, E., Hurricane records on the South
Carolina coast: their detection using foraminifera: abstract to Annual meeting of the
Geological Soc. of America, Toronto, Oct. 2000, p. A90.
1999 Scott, D.B., Tobin, R., Collins, E.S., and Williamson, M., Sheene, H., and Haury, V.,
Foraminifera as pollution indicators in estuarine systems: abstract to Estuarine Research
Federation, annual meeting, New Orleans, Sept. 1999, p. 92.
1999 Scott, D.B., Collins, E.S., Gayes, P.T., and Wright, E., Hurricane records on the South
Carolina coast: patterns of periodicity over the last 5000yrs: abstract to Annual meeting
of the Geological Soc. of America, Denver, Oct. 1999, p. A382
1999 Scott, D.B. and Stea, R.R., Late Quaternary relative sea-level variations in the North
Atlantic: comparison of mid-Holocene highstands to the last interglacial (isotope stage
5e) highstands: abstract to conference on The Non-steady State of the Inner Shelf and
Shoreline, Nov. 1999, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, sponsored by IGCP 437 and the National
Science Foundation (US), p. 185.
*1998 Murnane, R.I., Elsner, J., Barton, C., Collins, E., Donnelly, J., Scott, D., and Webb, T.,
A model for estimating hurricane landfall probability from the historical record: abstract
to Annual AGU meeting, San Francisco, Calif., Dec. 1998, p. 232.
1998 Scott, D.B., Shennan, I.A., and Combellick, R.A., Evidence for pre-cursor events prior to
the 1964 Great Alaska earthquake from buried forest deposits in Girdwood, Alaska:
abstract to annual GSA meeting, Toronto, Canada, Oct. 1998, p. A-226.
1998 Javaux, E., Scott, D.B., Late Holocene sea-level curve for Bermuda: a proxy for the past
and the future?: abstract to Annual GSA meeting, Toronto, Canada, Oct. 1998, p. A-226.
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1998 Blum, M..D., Misner, T., Collins, E.S. and Scott, D.B., Rapid sea-level rise and highstand
(+2m) during the middle Holocene, central Texas coast: Abstract to Annual GSA
meeting, Toronto, Canada, October, 1998, p. A71.
1998 Scott, D.B., Collins, E.S., and Gayes, P.T., Trend analysis of hurricane landfalls on the
South Carolina coast: occurrences and application to risk assessment: Abstract to Intl.
Geol. Corr. Prog. (IGCP) Project 367 Annual meeting, Corinth, Greece, Sept. 1998, p.
53.
1998 Scott, D.B. and Medioli, F.S., Earliest multichambered foraminifera from the Cambrian of
Nova Scotia: Abstract to Intl. Symp. on Foraminifera, Monterrey, Mexico, July, 1998, p.
97.
1998 Collins, E.S., Scott, D.B., Gayes, P.T., Hurricane records on the South Carolina Coast:
can they be detected?: Abstract to Intl. Symp. on Foraminifera, Monterrey, Mexico, July
1998, p. 20.
*1998 Scott, D.B. and Collins, E.S., Trend analysis of hurricane landfalls on the South
Carolina Coast: Risk Prediction Initiative Annual meeting, Hamilton, Bermuda, May 12,
1998.
*1998 Scott, D.B., Foraminifera as sea-level indicators: University of Nebraska, Dept. of
Geology, T. Mylan Stout Lecture series, Lincoln, Nebraska, March 13, 1998.
*1998 Scott, D.B., Foraminifera as environmental indicators: Univ. of Nebraska, Dept. of
Environmental Studies, Lincoln, Nebraska, March 12, 1998.
1997 Scott, D.B., Collins, E.S., and Tobin, R., Historical reconstruction of impact histories
from several sites on the east coast of North America using benthic foraminifera as
indicators: abstract to Estuarine Research Federation (ERF) annual meeting, October,
1997, Providence, RI.
1997 Latimer, J., Boothman, W., Tobin, R., Keith, D., Kiddon, J., Scott, D.B., Jayaraman, S.,
McKinney, R., Cobb, D., and Chmura, G., Historical reconstruction of contamination
levels and ecological effects in a highly contaminated estuary: abstract to ERF annual
meeting, Providence, RI, October, 1997.
1997 Scott, D.B., Collins, E.S., and Medioli, F.S., Emendation of the genus Trochammina
Parker and Jones: abstract to the 5th International Workshop on Agglutinated
Foraminifera, Plymouth, UK, p. ê43.
1997 Collins, E.S., Scott, D.B., and Gayes, P.T., Hurricane records on the South Carolina
coast: can they be detected?: abstract to Annual IGCP 367 meeting, Anchorage, Alaska,
May, 1997, p.3.
*1997 Scott, D.B. and Collins, E.S., Trend analysis of hurricane landfalls in the northwest
Atlantic ocean: Historic and Late Holocene occurrences and application to risk analysis:
extended abstract to Risk Prediction Initiative (RPI) workshop, Hamilton, Bermuda,
May, 1997 (4 pages, no page numbers).
1996 Collins, E.S., Scott, D.B., and Gayes, P.T., Hurricane prediction in South Carolina: can
we get a reliable record?: Abstract to Annual IGCP 367 meeting, Sydney Australia, Nov.
1996, p. 14.
1996 Scott, D.B., The earliest salt marsh foraminifera: foraminifera from an organic horizon in
Cambrian rocks from Nova Scotia: abstract to Annual Geol. Soc. of America Conf., Oct.
1996, Denver, p. A-486.
1996 Javaux, E. and Scott, D.B., A mid to late Holocene sea-level curve for Bermuda, using
benthic foraminifera from mangrove swamps as sea-level indicators: abstract to Annual
Geol. Soc. of America Conf., Oct. 1996, Denver, p. A-172.
1995* (Keynote Paper) - Scott, D.B., Brown, K., Collins, E.S., Medioli, F.S. A new sea-level
curve from Nova Scotia: evidence for a rapid acceleration of sea-level rise in late mid-
Holocene. Abstract to IGCP 367 Annual Meeting, Antofagasta, Chile, Nov. 1995, p.
105.

1995* - Scott, D.B., Medioli, F.S., Collins, E.S. Combined use of agglutinated and
calcareous foraminifera to reconstruct paleoenvironments. Abstract to GSA
Annual Meeting, New Orleans, Nov. 1995, p. A-30.
1995* - Scott, D.B., Medioli, B., Waringer, J., Medioli, F., Wightman, W., Thibaudeau, S. Salt
marsh foraminifera and Arcellaceans: keys to determination of marine vs. freshwater
peat/lignite/coal environments. Abstract to GSA Annual Meeting, New Orleans, Nov.
1995, p. A-30.
1995 - Scott, D.B., Collins, E.S., Medioli, F.S. and Brown, K. A new sea-level curve from
Nova Scotia: evidence for a rapid acceleration of sea-level rise in the Mid-Holocene. 1st
SEPM Congress on "Linked Earth Systems", St. Petersburg Beach, Florida, 13-16 August
1995.
1994 - Scott, D.B., Collins, E.S., Duggan, J., Jennings, A., Patterson, R.T., Asioli, S., Nelson,
A.R. Modern Pacific marsh foraminiferal zonations: comparison with Atlantic Coast
associations. Abstract to GSA Annual Meeting, Seattle, p. A-531.
1994 - Scott, D.B. Pacific Rim marsh foraminifera. Abstract to First IGCP 367 Meeting, Fort
William, Scotland, September 1994.
1993 - Brown, K. and Scott, D.B. A new late Holocene relative sea-level record from the
Atlantic coast of Nova Scotia, Canada. Abstract to GSA Annual Meeting, Boston, Mass.,
p. A124.
1993* - Schafer, C.T., Winters, G.M., Scott, D.B., Pocklington, P., Honig, C.A. Potential for
aquaculture impact mapping using living foraminifera and other local residents. Abstract
to GSA Annual Meeting, Boston, Mass., p. A-138.
1993 - Collins, E.S. and Scott, D.B. Holocene paleoenvironmental and sea-level reconstructions
along the South Carolina coastline. Abstract to GSA Annual Meeting, Boston, Mass., p.
A-138.
1993 - Zhang, J., Scott, D.B. and Medioli, F. Paleoceanography in the Mediterranean Sea and
adjacent oceans during the Messinian stage. Abstract to GSA Annual Meeting, Boston,
Mass., p. A-386.
1993 - McCarthy, F.M.G., Scott, D.B. and Mudie, P.J. The evolution of the slope water mass,
western North Atlantic Ocean, in response to Quaternary climatic change. Abstract to
GSA Annual Meeting, Boston, Mass., p. A-454.
1993 - Putar-Roberts, A., Scott, D.B. and Medioli, F.S. Late Quaternary deep water
paleoceanography: Scotian Slope, Rise and Sohm Abyssal Plain. Abstract to GSA
Annual Meeting, Boston, Mass., p. A-455.
1992 - Scott, D.B., Gayes, P.T., Collins, E.S. A mid-Holocene sea-level fluctuation as a
possible glimpse at global sea level in the future. Abstract to International Meeting of
IGCP Proj. 274, Wellington, New Zealand, p. 50.
1992 - Wightman, W.G., Scott, D.B., Medioli, F.S., Gibling, M.R. Upper Pennsylvanian
agglutinated foraminifers from the Cape Breton coalfield, Nova Scotia: their use in the
determination of brackish-marine depositional environments. Abstract to GAC Annual
Meeting, Wolfville, p. A117.
1992 - Wightman, W.G., Scott, D.B., Medioli, F.S. and Gibling, M.R. Agglutinated
foraminifera from the Sydney coalfield, Nova Scotia: their use as indicators of sea-level
changes in Carboniferous coal-bearing strata. Abstract to GSA Annual Meeting,
Cincinnati, p. A226.
1992 - Scott, D.B., Schafer, C.T., Pocklington, P. Honig, C. Modification of local sea floor
environments by aquaculture operations: temporal changes reflected by benthonic
foraminifera assemblages. Abstract to Annual GAC Meeting, Wolfville, p. A99.
1992 - McCarthy, F.M.G., Scott, D.B., Mudie, P.J. Microfossil evidence of a late glacial
climatic oscillation in the surface waters off New Jersey. Abstract to Annual GAC
Meeting, Wolfville, p. A20.
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1992 - Collins, E.S., Scott, D.B. Holocene paleoenvironmental and sea-level reconstructions
along the South Carolina coastline. Abstract to GSA Annual Meeting, Wolfville, p. A75.
1991 - Kuhnt, W., Collins, E.S., Scott, D.B. Vertical and horizontal distribution of deep sea
benthic foraminifera in relation to water masses and trophic structure in the N.W.
Atlantic. Abstract to 1991 Annual GSA Meeting, San Diego, p. A33.
1991 - Collins, E.S., Kuhnt, W., Scott, D.B., Medioli, F.S. Spatial distribution of benthic
foraminifera in box cores from the N.W. Atlantic Abyssal Plain and continental margin.
Abstract to Annual GSA Meeting, San Diego, p. A35.
1991 - Scott, D.B., Schafer, C.T., Pocklington, P., Honig, C. Modification of local sea floor
environments by aquaculture operations: temporal changes reflected by benthonic
foraminifera assemblages. Abstract to Annual GSA Meeting, San Diego, p. A204.
1991 - Gayes, P.T., Scott, D.B., Collins, E., Nelson, A., Radcliffe, D. and Nelson, D.D.
Holocene evolution of the Murrells Inlet estuary, South Carolina. SEPM/IGCP 274
Meeting on Quaternary Coastal Evolution, Tallahassee, Florida, 6-11 May 1991.
1991 - Gayes, P.T., Ward, T., Nelson, D., Nelson, A., Scott, D.B. and Collins, E. Post-glacial
evolution of the Murrells Inlet estuary, South Carolina. Abstract to Geol. Soc. Amer.,
NE-SE Sectional Meeting, Baltimore, Md., 14-16 March 1991, p. 88.
1990 - Scott, D.B. and Leger, G.T. Benthic foraminifers and implications for intra-plate
deformation, Site 717, ODP Leg 116, Distal Bengal Fan. Abstract to Amer. Geophys.
Union, Annual Meeting, San Francisco, 6-10 Dec., 1990 (Abstract published in EOS,
71(43):1388, 1990).
1990 - McCarthy, F.M.G., Scott, D.B. and Mudie, P.J. Influence of warm core rings of the Gulf
Stream on the Continental Margin off New Jersey. Abstract to Amer. Geophys. Union,
Annual Meeting, San Francisco, 6-10 Dec., 1990 (Abstract published in EOS,
71(43):1353, 1990).
1990 - Scott, D.B., Suter, J.R. and Kosters, L. Marsh foraminiferal and arcellaceans of the
lower Mississippi delta: controls on spatial distribution. Abstract to Benthos '90, Sendai,
Japan, 28 Sept-2 Oct, 1990, p. 30.
1989 - Scott, D.B., Vilks, G. Deep-sea Arctic foraminifera: comparison of surficial distributions
with Pleistocene core assemblages. Abstract to Annual Meeting of Geol. Soc. of Amer.,
St. Louis, 6-9 Nov. 1989, p. A47.
1989 - Scott, D.B., Schnack, E.J., Ferrero, L., Espinosa, M., Barbosa, C.F. Recent marsh
foraminifera from the east coast of South America: comparison to the Northern
Hemisphere. Abstract to NATO ASI/3rd IWAF, Tubingen, West Germany, 17-28 Sept.
1989, p. 35.
1989 - Scott, D.B., Coughlan, K.D., Baki, V., Walker, S., Mudie, P.J., Medioli, F.S., Mayer, L.
High resolution palaeoceanography of a complete Quaternary section, western North
Atlantic. Abstract to 3rd Intl. Conference on Paleo-oceanography, Cambridge, U.K.,
Sept. 1989, p. 78.
1989 - Scott, D., Kaminski, M., Medioli, F. A new system of photographing intermediate sized
items, 1-5 mm: scanning light microphotography. Microscopical Society of Canada -
Atlantic Section, Annual Meeting, Charlottetown, P.E.I., 23 June 1989.
1988 - Scott, D.B., Schnack, E.J., Ferrero, L., Espinosa, M., Barbosa, C.F. Recent Marsh
foraminifera from the east coast of South America: comparison to the Northern
Hemisphere. Abstract to 1988 Annual GSA Meeting, Denver, Nov. 1988.
1988 - Thibaudeau, S.A., Medioli, F.S., Scott, D.B. Paleoecological implications, significance
and potential uses of brackish water foraminifera from cyclic, carboniferous coal-bearing
strata, Sydney Basin, Nova Scotia, Canada. Abstract to 1988 Annual GSA Meeting,
Denver, Nov. 1988.
1988 - McCarthy, F.C., Scott, D.B., Baki, V., Mudie, P.J. Migration of bottom-impinging
currents across the continental margin off New Jersey during the Late Quaternary.

Abstract to 1988 Annual GSA Meeting, Denver, Nov. 1988.
1987, 1988* - Scott, D.B. - N-S paleoceanographic trends. Presented three times: 25 Nov. 1987,
Univ. de Sao Paulo, Brazil; 23 Dec. 1987, La Plata Univ., Argentina; 15 Jan. 1988, Univ.
Nacional Mar del Plata, Argentina.
1987* - Scott, D.B., Boyd, R. Glacial tunnel valleys: Sable Island, Nova Scotia. Annual
Meeting of IGCP Proj. 201, Ushiaia, Argentina, Dec. 1987.
1987 - Thibaudeau, S.A., Medioli, F.S., Scott, D.B. Carboniferous marginal-marine rhizopods:
a morphological comparison with Recent correspondents. Abstract to 1987 Annual GSA
Meeting, Phoenix, Oct. 1987.
1987 - Schroeder, C.J., Medioli, F.S., Scott, D.B. Illustration of abyssal foraminifera of the
"group" komokiacea from the Nares Abyssal Plain. Abstract to 1987 Annual GSA
Meeting, Phoenix, Oct. 1987.
1987 - McCarthy, F.C., Scott, D.B., Mudie, P.J. Quaternary palynomorphs and planktonic
foraminifera from DSDP sites 612 and 613, New Jersey Transect. Abstract to 1987
Annual GSA Meeting, Phoenix, Oct. 1987.
1987* - Scott, D.B., MacKinnon, K.D. and Kaminski, M. Quaternary bottom water
paleoceanography from the western N. Atlantic. Special Session 33, XII INQUA
Congress, Ottawa, 1-9 Aug. 1987.
1987* - Scott, D.B., MacKinnon, K.D., Baki, V., Mudie, P.J., Cole, F.E. Arctic Ocean benthonic
foraminifera, stable isotope stratigraphy and Quaternary paleoenvironment. Special
Session 20, XII INQUA Congress, Ottawa, 1-9 Aug. 1987.
1987* - Scott, D.B., Boyd, R., Douma., M., Medioli, F.S., Yuill, S., Leavitt, E., Lewis, C.F.M.
Holocene relative sea-level changes and Quaternary glacial events on a continental shelf
edge: Sable Island Bank. NATO Keynote Talk at NATO ASI, Quaternary Sea-level
Correlations and Applications held in Halifax, July 1987.
1987* - Scott, D.B. and Medioli, F.S. Theoretical vs. observed sea levels in Atlantic Canada.
Penrose Conference on Sea Levels, Bermuda, 6-12 April 1987.
1986 - Scott, D.B., MacKinnon, K.D., Baki, V., Mudie, P.J., deVernal, A. and Hillaire-Marcel,
C. Paleoceanography of the Labrador Sea-Baffin Bay Subarctic corridor: Benthonic
foraminiferal, palynological and stable isotope evidence. Annual Meeting of Geol.
Society of America, San Antonio, Nov. 1986.
1986 - Medioli, F.S., Scott, D.B. and Wall, J.H. Early Cretaceous thecamoebians from Ruby
Creek, Alberta. Annual Meeting of Geol. Soc. America, San Antonio, Nov. 1986.
1986 - Scott, D.B., Boyd, R. and Medioli, F.S. Relative sea-level changes in Atlantic Canada:
observed level and sedimentological changes versus theoretical models. Intl. Symp. on
Sea-level Changes and Quaternary Shorelines, Sao Paulo, Brazil, p. 9, 7-14 July 1986.
1986 - Scott, D.B., Baki, V., MacKinnon, K.D., Mudie, P.J. and Cole, F. Pleistocene Trends of
Benthonic Foraminifera in Arctic Ocean CESAR Cores: Comparison with Isotopic and
Palynological Records. Annual Geol. Assoc. Canada Meeting, Ottawa, p. 125, 19-21
May 1986.
1985 - Scott, D.B., Baki, V., Younger, C.D., Medioli, F.S. and Stehman, C. Seasonal maxima at
45 o N in the last 150,000 years: implications for recognizing deglacial and precessional
events. Annual Geol. Assoc. Amer. Meeting, Orlando, p. 711, 28-31 Oct. 1985.
1985 - Medioli, F.S. and Scott, D.B. A method for objectively circumscribing living uniparental
species of Rhizopods. Annual Geol. Assoc. America Meeting, Orlando, p. 661, 28-31
Oct. 1985.
1985 - Scott, D.B. and Medioli, F.S. Foraminifers as sea-level indicators. Annual Geol. Assoc.
Canada Meeting, Fredericton, p. A55, 15-17 May 1985.
1985 - Miller, A.A.L. and Scott, D.B. Late Quaternary biostratigraphy from two shallow
boreholes, western Banquereau, Scotian Shelf. Annual Geol. Assoc. Canada Meeting,
Fredericton, p. A40, 15-17 May 1985.
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1984 - Scott, D.B., Baki, V., Younger, C.D., Mudie, P.J. and Vilks, G. Oxygen isotope studies
on benthic foraminifera from the eastern Canadian margin. Abstract to the 97th Annual
Geol. Soc. Amer. Conference, Reno, 5-8 Nov. 1984.
1984 - Scott, D.B. and Greenberg, D.A. The influence of sea-level rise on the Bay of Fundy-
Gulf of Maine tidal ranges from 7500 B.P. Abstract to combined Can. Meteor. and
Ocean. Soc. and Can. Geophys. Union Meetings, Halifax, 29 May-1 June 1984.
1984 - Scott, D.B., Younger, C.D., Mudie, P.J. and Vilks, G. Pleistocene-Holocene
paleoceanographic trends on the continental margin of eastern Canada: foraminiferal,
dinoflagellate and pollen evidence. Abstract to Geol. Assoc. Canada Meeting, London,
Ont., 14-16 May 1984.
1984 - Brookes, I.A., Scott, D.B. and McAndrews, J.H. Postglacial relative sea-level change,
Port au Port area, west Newfoundland. Abstract to Geol. Assoc. Canada Meeting,
London, Ont., 14-16 May 1984.
1984 - Scott, D.B. and Medioli, F.S. Relative sea level changes in Atlantic Canada, observed
vs. theoretical. Abstract to Atlantic Geosci. Colloq., Amherst, N.S., 20-21 Jan, 1984.
1982 - with Mudie, P.J. and Vilks, G. Holocene-Late Wisconsinan paleoceanographic events on
the Scotian Shelf, Canada. Abstract to 95th Annual Geol. Soc. Amer. Conf., New
Orleans, 18-21 Oct. 1982.
1981* - Miller, A.A.L., Mudie, P.J., Scott, D.B., Medioli, F.S. Holocene history of Bedford
Basin, Nova Scotia: foraminifera, dinocyst, and pollen records. Abstract to Annual Geol.
Assoc. of Amer. Conf., Cincinnati, Ohio, 2-5 Nov. 1981.
1981* - with Miller, A.A.L., Williamson, M.A., Gradstein, F., Schafer, C.T. The Recent as a
key to the Past: does it apply to agglutinated foraminiferal assemblages. Abstract to First
Workshop on Arenaceous Foraminifera, Amsterdam, 7-9 Sept. 1981.
1981* - with Martini, I.P. Marsh foraminiferal zonations in western James-Hudson Bay.
Abstract to Hudson-James Bay Symposium, Guelph, Ontario, April 1981.
1980 - Miller, A.A.L., Scott, D.B. and Medioli, F.S. Stratigraphy of two Bedford Basin, Nova
Scotia, cores and implications to former sea level. Abstract to 1980 Annual Meeting of
the Geol. Assoc. of Canada, Halifax, 19-21 May 1980.
1980* - Miller, A.A.L., Scott, D.B. and Medioli, F.S. Ecophenotypic expression of the Recent
foraminifera Elphidium excavatum (Terquem). Abstract to 1980 Annual Meeting of the
Geol. Assoc. of Canada, Halifax, 19-21 May 1980.
1980* - with Medioli, F.S. and Quinlan, G.M. Detailed measurements of Holocene relative sea
level changes in Atlantic Canada and their correspondence with theoretical predictions.
Abstract to 1980 Annual Meeting of the Geol. Assoc. of Canada, Halifax, 19-21 May
1980.
1980 - with Medioli, F.S. Postglacial emergence curves in the Maritimes determined from
marine sediments in raised basins. Abstract to Canadian Coastal Conference, Burlington,
Ontario, 22-24 April 1980.
1979 - with Schafer, C.T. and Medioli, F.S. Eastern Canadian estuarine foraminifera: a
framework for comparison. Abstract to 1979 Annual Meeting of Geol. Soc. Amer., San
Diego, Calif., 2-5 Nov. 1979.
1979* - Medioli, F.S. and Scott, D.B. Changements du niveau de la mer au course de l'Holocene
dans les Provinces Maritimes. Univ. de Quebec, Rimouski, April 1979.
1979* - Two presentations on consecutive days - Salt marshes and mudflats of the world; Marsh
foraminifera as indicators of former sea levels. Two presentations made to the Dept. of
Geology classes, Queens University, Kingston, Ontario.
1978* - Seasonal variations of salt marsh foraminiferal populations in Nova Scotia, Canada.
Invited abstract to Symposium "Ecology of Living Foraminifera", Geol. Soc. Amer.
Annual Meetings, Toronto, p. 488-489, Oct. 1978.
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Conference, Halifax, p. 13, 1-3 May 1978.
1978* - with Medioli, F.S. Relative sea level changes in southeastern Canada. Invited paper to
13th Annual Northeastern Section of Geol. Soc. Amer. Meetings, Boston, 9-11 March
1978.
1977 - Thecamoebians: their present distribution and possibilities as stratigraphic marker
species in freshwater deposits. Abstract to 1977 Eastern Canada Paleontology and
Biostratigraphy Seminar, Waterloo, Ont., p. 16, Oct. 1977.
1977 - Application of marsh foraminiferal zonations to the study of Holocene sea level rise
and/or subsidence in the Maritimes. Abstract to 1977 Annual Meeting of Geol. Assoc.
Canada, p. 47, Vancouver.
1977 - Organized and chaired a Workshop held 10 January 1977 concerning sea level rise and/or
subsidence in the Maritimes (Canada). Synopsis published in Grant, D.R., 1977,
Geoscience Canada 4(3): 144-146.
1976 - Foraminifera from cores in Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia. Paper presented at a Workshop
on coastal bays in Nova Scotia, Bedford Institute of Oceanography, Dartmouth, N.S.
1976 - Using salt marsh deposits for determining Holocene sea level changes in the Maritime
Provinces (Canada). Abstract to the Atlantic Geoscience Colloquium, Sackville, N.B.,
Canada.
1976 - The relationship between intertidal foraminifera and environmental parameters. Abstract
to the Paleontology and Biostratigraphy Seminar, Windsor, Ontario, Canada, p. 4.

MAJOR R GRANTS HEL LD
Funding Progra am NSERC C Discovery (201 11-present) $22,000
CAD/yr (PI)
•Tit tle Using Land L Surface Mo odel Experimentts
to Improve Unnderstanding
of AAlteration
the Gllobal
Water Cycle C from Land d Cover and Climmate
Change
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STERLIN NG, Shannon Maureen
Nam me STER RLING, SHANN NON MAUREEN
Tit tle ASSISTANT
PROFESS SOR (2009-PRRESENT)
Addres ss DEPAR RTMENT OF EA ARTH SCIENCES
HALIFA AX NS, B3H 4J1, 4 CANADA
Telephon ne 902-494-7741
E-ma ail shann non.sterling@ @dal.ca
Offic ce Life Sciences
Centre 808
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Homepag ge www.st terlinglab.ca
Group ps Hydrolo ogic Science Re
Dalhou usie Researchers
Nationali ity Canadi ian and Irish
Place of Bir rth NORTH VANCOUVER, BR
Language es ENGLISH
AND FRENCH
th S, DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY
floor, Bioo/ES
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esearch Group, LLaboratory
for Sttream
Chemistryy
and Hydrologyy,
s in Earth Systemm
Science
RITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA
EDUCATIO ON
• B.S Sc. McGill University, 1993 3
• M.S Sc. Univers sity of British Co olumbia, 1997
• Ph.D D. Duke University, U 2005
• P.D. F. Univers sité de Paris VI
TEACHIN NG
Prima ary area of exp pertise: Hydrollogical
Systems,
Biogeochemmistry.
My reseaarch
involves
the inv vestigation of th he dominant faactors
regulatinng
energy, wateer,
and biogeocchemical
cycling g within waters sheds. My aimss
are to developp
a predictive uunderstanding
of watershed
proces sses, and to un nderstand how these processses
are altered by human actiivities
and
climate e change. My field-based f moonitoring
is targeted
towards fforested
waterssheds,
particu ularly in Nova Scotia. S
Secon ndary areas of f expertise: inddicators
of wattershed
health, riparian zoness,
net primary
produc ctivity, surface atmosphere innteractions,
soil
hydrology, lannd
cover changge
mapping,
waters shed and river restoration, seediment
transpoort,
and fluvial ggeomorphology.
ERTH/ ENVS 3601 – Global G Biogeocheemical
Cycles (22010-2011)
ENVS 4901 4 –Honours Thesis Part A (22009-2011)
ENVS 4902 4 – Honours s Thesis Part B ( (2010-2011)
Funding Progra am SSHRC C CURA (2011-p present) $994,8331
CAD (CO-I)
•Tit tle Commu unity-Based Inte egrated Water MMonitoring
and Management
in NNova
Scotia
Ro ole Co-Inve estigator with C. . Conrad (PI) andd
H. Castleden ( (Dal)
Funding Progra am Nova Scotia S Environme ent Grant (2010--presemt)
$29,6665.80
CAD (PI)
•Tit tle Status Assessment of Nova Scotia Waatersheds

GRANTS IN REVIEW
Submission• Date March 15, 2011
•Title Assessing the risk of calcium limitation in eastern Canadian forests and surface waters
• Grant NSERC Strategic Project Grant, $523,755
Role Co-Investigator with Shaun Watmough (PI, Trent)
Submission• Date September 15, 2011
•Title Assessing watershed and estuarine health by defining land-use-biomonitor linkages
• Grant Canadian Water Network WSNS, $305,000
Role Co-Investigator with Robert France (PI, NSAC)
Submission• Date October 15, 2011
•Title Infrastructure for Facility for Watershed Chemistry and Hydrology
• Grant CFI Leaders Opportunity Fund, $352,000
Role Primary Investigator
WORK EXPERIENCE
• Dates 01/08/2009 – present
• Employer Departments of Earth Science and Environmental Science, Dalhousie University
• Occupation or position held Assistant Professor
• Dates 01/12/2009 – 01/04/2010
• Occupation Compassionate Leave
• Dates 01/08/2008 – 31/07/2009
• Occupation Maternity Leave
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• Dates 01/01/2008-31/07/2008
• Employer Department of Geography, University of Toronto
• Title Sessional Lecturer I
• Dates 01/01/2005 – 10/03/2007
• Employer Université de Paris VI (Université Pierre et Marie Curie). Laboratoire Météorologie Dynamique et
UMR 7619 Sisyphe
• Title Marie Curie Intra-European Post-Doctoral Fellow
• Supervisors Jan Polcher and Agnes Ducharne
• Dates 12/2005 – 09/2006
• Occupation Maternity Leave
• Dates 01/01/2002 – 01/04/2002
• Employer Department of Earth and Ocean Sciences, Nicholas School, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
• Position held Teaching Assistant for an introductory Geology course
• Supervisor Jeffrey Karson
• Dates 01/09/2000 – 27/09/2001
• Employer Department of Earth and Ocean Sciences, Nicholas School, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
• Occupation or position held Research Associate
• Supervisor Stuart Rojstaczer

• Dates 01/06/1997 – 31/08/2000, 09/2003
• Employer Northwest Hydraulic Consultants (NHC), 30 Gostick Place, North Vancouver BC, Canada
• Type of business or sector Civil Engineering and Geoscience Consultants
• TItle Geoscientist, Project Manager
OTHER RESEARCH SUPPORT
AND FELLOWSHIPS
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• Dates 01/09/1994 – 31/08/1998
• Employer Ministry of Forests, Province of British Columbia, Research Division, Nanaimo BC
• Title Forest hydrology consultant
• Dates 01/06/1995 – 31/12/1995
• Employer Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability, UBC, Vancouver BC Canada
• Title Research Associate
Supervisors Les Lavkulich and Robert Woollard
• Dates 01/06/1993 – 31/08/1993, 01/06/1992 – 31/08/1992, and 01/06/1991 – 31/08/1991
• Employer Department of Geography, UBC, Vancouver BC Canada
• Title NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Award (USRA)
Supervisors Michael Church and Olav Slaymaker
Dates July, 2011 - present
•Title Water Quality Analyst Support
• Grant Nova Scotia Strategic Cooperative Education Incentive
• Monetary Value $3,754 CAD
Role Primary Investigator
Dates July, 2011 - present
•Title Investigating freshwater and coastal buffer policy options for the province of Nova Scotia
• Grant Environment Canada Science Horizons
• Monetary Value $12,500 CAD
Role Primary Investigator
Dates February, 2011 - present
•Title Riparian Setbacks from Fresh and Coastal Waters
• Grant Nova Scotia Environment Grant
• Monetary Value $5,000
Role Primary Investigator
• Dates 2007 – DECLINED
• Award Title Visiting Fellowship to Government Laboratories
• Granting Institution Environment Canada / NSERC
• Location Held Environment Canada, Downsview, ON
• Monetary Value 45,000 CAD / year
• Dates 2005-2007
• Award Title Marie Curie Intra-European Fellowship
• Granting Institution European Commission
• Location Held Université de Paris VI (Université Pierre et Marie Curie)
• Monetary Value 180,000 Euros

• Dates 2004-2005
• Award Title Chateaubriand Fellowship
• Granting Institution Government of France – Embassy to the United States
• Location Held Université de Paris VI (Université Pierre et Marie Curie)
• Monetary Value 25,000 Euros
• Dates 2001-2005
• Award Title Geology Graduate Student Award
• Granting Institution Duke University
• Location Held Earth and Ocean Sciences, Duke University
• Monetary Value 120,000 USD
• Dates 2003-2004
• Award Title Graduate School Award for International Research
• Granting Institution Duke University
• Location Held Université de Paris VI (Université Pierre et Marie Curie)
• Monetary Value 5,000 USD
• Dates 1993-1995
• Award Title NSERC Post-Graduate Scholarship
• Granting Institution Canadian National Science and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
• Location Held Department of Geography, University of British Columbia
• Monetary Value 36,000 CAD
• Dates 1993-1995
• Award Title Forestry Canada Supplement
• Granting Institution Forestry Canada and NSERC
• Location Held Department of Geography, University of British Columbia
• Monetary Value 10,000 CAD
• Dates 1991-1993
• Award Title NSERC Summer Undergraduate Fellowship
• Granting Institution Canadian National Science and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
• Location Held Department of Geography, University of British Columbia
• Monetary Value 15,000 CAD
RESEARCH CONTRIBUTIONS
REFEREED PUBLICATIONS Articles in refereed journals (bold* indicates my student, I place myself as last and
corresponding author for articles published from my laboratory group)
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Rideout, E*., S. Sterling. Riparian Buffer Removal and Associated Land Use in the Sackville
River Watershed, Nova Scotia, Canada. Journal of Undergraduate Science Today.
Sterling, S.M., and A. Ducharne (2008), Comprehensive data set of global land cover change for
land surface model applications, Global Biogeochem. Cycles, 22, GB3017,
doi:10.1029/2007GB002959.
Sterling, S.M., O. Slaymaker, 2006. Lithologic Controls over Debris Torrent Sediment Flux in
Supply Limited Basins. Geomorphology (in press).
Sterling, S.M., M. Church, 2002. Sediment trapping characteristics of a pit trap and the Helley-
Smith sampler in a cobble gravel bed river. Water Resources Research, 38 (8), 11 p.
Rojstaczer, S., S.M. Sterling, and N. Moore, 2001. Human appropriation of photosynthesis
products. Science, 294, pp. 2549-2552.
Rojstaczer, S., S.M. Sterling, and N. Moore, 2002. Human appropriation of photosynthesis
products: response. Science 295, pp. 5575.

INVITED SPEAKER
NON REFEREED CONTRIBUTIONS
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Articles in preparation (bold* indicates my student, I place myself as last and corresponding
author for articles published from my laboratory group)
Rideout, E*., S. Sterling. Severity of riparian deforestation is dependent upon the type of
adjacent land use/land cover: a case study of the Sackville River watershed, Nova Scotia. To
be submitted to Journal of Applied Ecology
Boglich, T., Balmford, A., Green, R. Sterling, S., 2010. Measuring habitat conversion research: a
multi-scale comparison of five global land cover products and a framework for the future. to be
submitted to Ecology.
Sterling, S.M., A.D. Ducharne, M. Mancip, J. Polcher, S. Rojstaczer, L. Bozec. Impact of Land
Cover Change on the Terrestrial Hydrologic Cycle: Implications for Human Induced Change in
Evapotranspiration and Runoff. Manuscript in prep for submission to Nature Climate Change.
Fielding, G*., Horne, P*., J. Gibson, S. Sterling. Evolution of length of streams accessible for
Atlantic Salmon due to major dam construction from 1800 to 2010. To be submitted to
Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Science.
Horne*, P., G. Fielding*, K. Garroway, G. Kennedy, S. Sterling, 2011. Nova Scotia Watershed
Assessment Program: Results of the Preliminary Assessment. To be submitted to Journal of
American Water Resources Association.
Sterling, S.M., Chaotic dynamics in the coupled global water and energy system: evidence of a
Hopf bifurcation. to be submitted to Earth Interactions.
Invited Speaker (bold* indicates my student)
Sterling, S. January 23, 2012. Relative forcings of anthropogenic alterations to the global water
cycle. Acadia University.
Sterling, S. 2011. July 25, 2011. The Nova Scotia Watershed Assessment Project. To Nova
Scotia Deputy Minister of Environment.
Sterling, S., 2011. Human alteration of the Global Water Cycle through Land Cover Change and
Implications for Climate. NSERC CREATE workshop in Climate Science invited Speaker at
Saint Francis Xavier University, June 20, 2011.
Rideout, E.*, S. Sterling. Riparian Buffer Removal and Associated Land Use in the Sackville
River Watershed, Nova Scotia, Canada. Annual Meeting of the Sackville Rivers Association.
Sterling, S., 2010. Human alteration of the global water cycle through land cover change.
Department of Oceanography, Dalhousie University, May 21, 2010.
Sterling, S., 2010. Human alteration of the global water cycle through land cover change.
Department of Atmospheric Science, Dalhousie University, June 2, 2010.
Sterling, S. 2010. The impact of Land Cover Change on the Global Water Cycle. University of
Victoria, School of Earth and Ocean Sciences. March 2, 2010.
Sterling, S., 2009. A Nova Scotia Watershed Assessment Program (NSWAP). Nova Scotia
Environment, July 15, 2009.
Sterling, S., 2007. A comprehensive land cover mapping dataset for Land Surface Model
studies. Department of Geography, McGill, University, Montreal, PQ, March 9, 2007.
Sterling, S., 2007. How global land cover change impacts the water system. Department of
Geography, Cambridge University, Cambridge, UK, January, 18, 2007.
Conference Presentations and Public Communications (bold* indicates my student or lab
research associate)
Horne*, P., G. Fielding*, K. Garroway, G. Kennedy, S. Sterling, 2011. Nova Scotia Watershed
Assessment Program: Results of the Preliminary Assessment. CWRA National Conference
“Our Water – Our Life”, June 27-30, 2011, St. John’s Newfoundland, Canada
Fielding, G*., S. Sterling, P. Horne, 2011. Evolution of length of streams accessible for fish
habitat in Nova Scotia: changes due to dam construction from 1800 to 2010. CWRA National
Conference “Our Water – Our Life”, June 27-30, 2011, St. John’s Newfoundland, Canada
Fielding, G*., S. Sterling, P. Horne*, 2011. Evolution of length of streams accessible for fish

TRAINING OF HIGHLY QUALIFIED
PERSONNEL
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habitat in Nova Scotia: changes due to dam construction from 1800 to 2010. Atlantic
Provinces Council on the Sciences (APICS) Joint Aquaculture and Fisheries, Biology and
Environmental Science Conference. March 11-13, 2011, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Rideout, E.*, S. Sterling, 2010. Riparian buffer removal and associated land used drivers in the
Sackville River Watershed. Atlantic Agricultural Riparian Health Workshop. Moncton NB,
September 29-30th, 2010.
Rideout, E.*, S. Sterling, 2010. Riparian Buffer Removal and Associated Land Use in the
Sackville River Watershed, Nova Scotia, Canada. Atlantic Provinces Council on the
Sciences. APICS March, 2010.
Sterling, S.M., A. Ducharne, J. Polcher, 2006. The impact of anthropogenic land cover change
on continental riverflow. Oral presentation. AGU Fall meeting, San Francisco, December 11,
2006
Sterling, S.M., A. Ducharne, J. Polcher, 2006. Anthropogenic Land Cover Change Impacts on
the Global Water Cycle. Earth System Science Partnership Conference, Beijing, 9- 12
November 2006.
Sterling, S., and S. Rojstaczer, 2005. Global Patterns of Water Cycle Changes from Land Cover
Transformations (oral presentation). The 5 th International Scientific Conference on the Global
Energy and Water Cycle. Orange County, CA. June 20-24 , 2005.
Sterling, S., and S. Rojstaczer, 2002. Human Domination of Terrestrial Evapotranspiration.
Proceedings, American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, Dec. 2002, San Francisco.
Sterling, S., 2000a. Watershed Restoration Programme (WRP) Effectiveness Evaluation.
Watershed Restoration Management Report, BC Ministry of Environment.
Sterling, S., 2000b. Effectiveness of different soil bioengineering techniques on stabilisation of a
lacustrine road cut slope. Forest Rehabilitation Workshop Proc., Apr. 2000, Kamloops, BC.
Sterling, S., 2000c. Results of the BC WRP Pilot Project: Evaluation of Willow Watershed
Restoration. Streamline, 3, pp. 29-32, Victoria, BC.
Sterling, S., L. Lavkulich, R. Woollard., 1999. Groundwater quality monitoring for health
protection in BC. Canadian Water Resources Assoc. Proc., October, 1999, Richmond, BC.
Hudson, R., and S. Sterling, 1998. Impact of Lithology on Sediment Budgets of the Tsitika
Watershed, BC. Canadian Water Resources Assoc. Proceedings, Victoria, BC, April, 1998.
• Name and Type of HQP Ashley Shelton, M.Sc. Student (2011-present) (Co-supervised with C. Conrad, SMU)
•Title of Project Evaluation of Volunteer Data for Water Quality Monitoring Research Networks
• Name and Type of HQP Danielle Goodreau, Undergraduate Student (2011-present)
•Title of Project Stream Chemistry Monitoring for Pre-treatment Phase of Experimental Paired Catchment Study
• Name and Type of HQP Kelly Biagi, Undergraduate Student (2011-present)
•Title of Project Effectiveness of catchment liming to improve acidified surface waters - the first 12 months
• Name and Type of HQP Gillian Fielding, Undergraduate Honours Student (Graduated 2011)
•Title of Project Evolution of fish habitat in Nova Scotia: the change in accessible habitat due to dam
construction from 1800 to 2010.
• Awards Received Honorary Mention for best Environmental Science Poster at APICS Conference (March 2011)
• Name and Type of HQP Emily Rideout, Research Associate (2011-present) and Honours Student (Graduated 2010)
•Title of Project Riparian Buffer Removal and Associated Land Use in the Sackville River Watershed, Nova
Scotia, Canada.
• Awards Received Dalhousie Governors Award, Owen Hertzman award, featured Dalhousie University Faculty of
Science Student for convocation 2010
• Present Position Environment Canada Science Horizons Researcher (2011-2012) and Water Resources Intern
for Nova Scotia Environment (2010-2011)

• Name and Type of HQP Peter Horne, Research Associate (2010-2011)
•Title of Project Assessment of the State of Nova Scotia Watersheds
• Present Position GIS Specialist for Armco
SERVICE CONTRIBUTIONS
JOURNAL PEER REVIEW
MEMBERSHIPS
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Journal of Environmental Management (2009, 2011)
American Geophysical Union
Canadian Geophysical Union
Canadian Water Resources Association
Consortium of Universities for the Advancement of Hydrologic Science (CUASHI)
UNIVERSITY SERVICE Member of Chair Search Committee, Department of Oceanography, Dalhousie. Fall 2010.
Founding member of Dalhousie Researchers in Earth System Science. January 2011.
Member of Chair Search Committee, Department of Environmental Science, Dalhousie, 2011.
Organizer and Host of Kejimkujik Ecohydrology Workshop, April 2011, Dalhousie University.
COMMUNITY SERVICE Advised the Provincial Government (Nova Scotia Environment) on the Nova Scotia Water
Strategy, particularly related to scientific needs required to implement the strategy. July 2010.
Developed and executed of pilot project for a Level I Watershed Assessment in Nova Scotia
(riparian assessment), as support for NS Water Strategy initiatives. Spring 2010.
Shared expertise on watershed restoration activities and river assessment to Sackville Rivers
Association (Summer 2010).
OTHER HONOURS
Date April 1, 2011
•Award Elected Best Environmental Science Professor for 2010/2011 by Dalhousie University
Environmental Science Students

ADDRESS:
Department of Earth Sciences
Life Sciences Centre, Room 3006
University of Dalhousie
Halifax, Nova Scotia
B3H 4J1 CANADA
Tel (902) 494-2358
Direct (902) 494-8019
Fax (902) 494-6889
e-mail: grant.wach@dal.ca
PROFESSOR GRANT D. WACH, D. Phil.
curriculum vitae
Ocober 2011
EDUCATION:
1991 D.Phil. Geology - University of Oxford
Dissertation: Facies analysis and sequence stratigraphy of the sediments deposited during the Aptian
/ Albian transgression in the Channel Basin, southern England.
1984 M.Sc. Geology - University of South Carolina
Thesis: Detailed facies reconstruction and provenance study of the McMurray and Clearwater
Formations of the Athabasca Basin of northern Alberta, Canada.
1979 Honours B.A. Geography (Geology Minor), University of Western Ontario
Thesis: Morphology and internal structure of an ice-contact delta, and sea level changes associated
with the regression of the Champlain Sea.
Additional Course Work
1996 Environmental Technology OSHA Certification
1983 Mineral Prospecting and Exploration- British Columbia Ministry of Natural Resources
1982 Hydrology and Groundwater monitoring- University of Alberta Extension Studies
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS:
2002-Present PROFESSOR OF PETROLEUM GEOSCIENCE, Dalhousie University, Halifax, N.S.
2003-2010 DIRECTOR- Energy at Dalhousie
2005-Present DIRECTOR- Earth Sciences Co-op, Dalhousie University
2002-Present CROSS APPOINTMENT FACULTY OF COMPUTER SCIENCE, Dalhousie University
Visiting Professorships:
1

Aug. 11- Dec. 11 Queen’s University of Belfast- Host Dr. Alastair Ruffell
University of Lisboa- Host Dr. Nuno Pimentel
University of Coimbra- Host Dr. Rui Pena
Oct.07- Jan.08 University of Adelaide- Australian School of Petroleum and CO2CRC (Co-operative Research
Centre for Greenhouse Gas Technologies)
2002-2008 University of West Indies, Faculty of Engineering, Petroleum Geoscience Programme, St.
Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago
Lecturer, Demonstrator, etc.
1989 VISITING LECTURER, Oxford Polytechnic (now Brooks University)
Lectures: Introductory Oceanography, Advanced Palaeoecology, and Advanced Economic Geology.
1988-1989 LECTURER and COURSE COORDINATOR, University of Oxford, Department of External
Studies, Course: “Geological Processes of the British Isles”. Designed and coordinated the course,
lectured and led field trips.
1986-1989 DEMONSTRATOR, University of Oxford, Department of Earth Sciences. Undergraduate Courses:
Introductory Mineralogy.
Field Trips: Isle of Arran - Introductory Geology;
Dorset Coast - Mesozoic Geology; Pembrokeshire - Sedimentology and Sedimentary Environments;
and several day field trips.
1984 GRADUATE ASSISTANT (Jan - May), University of South Carolina, “Introductory Geology”:
Instructed and supervised laboratories and field trips.
1983 RESEARCH ASSISTANT (Jan - May), University of South Carolina, Santee Delta Project:
Morphology & Holocene stratigraphy of a destructive deltaic complex
INDUSTRY APPOINTMENTS:
Texaco Upstream Technology (now Chevron), Houston, Texas 1996-2002
Advanced Research Geoscientist (1996-98), Senior Research Geoscientist (1998-2000), Research Associate (2000-
2002)
Sequence Stratigrapher/ Clastic Sedimentologist/ Deepwater Depositional Systems Expert:
Technical specialist in deepwater depositional systems, reservoir characterization, sequence stratigraphy, clastic
sedimentology for Texaco business units, operating affiliates and partners, worldwide, including Delaware and
Permian basins (Midland, Texas); Gulf Coast exploration and New Orleans; Trinidad, Colombia, Nigeria, U.K.
and North Sea; Sakhalin Island, China, Brazil, etc.
Responsibilities:
Technical and Tactical
2

• Provide technical expertise on sequence stratigraphy, reservoir characterization, clastic sedimentology,
ichnology and depositional systems, including non-marine, fluvial and estuarine through deepwater systems for
exploration and commercialization.
• Evaluate the technical needs of the business units in area of sedimentology and sequence stratigraphy, develop
plans for exploration and exploitation areas, cost and schedule those work plans. Initiate and lead field-scale to
regional geologic evaluations.
• Provide advice and recommendations for exploration, exploitation and development of onshore and offshore
leases to business units and partners and advise on optimum drilling locations.
• Complete and provide analysis of core and outcrop descriptions.
• Provide technical and logistical expertise for field work in remote regions of the world.
Project Management
• Achieve or exceed annual financial targets related to volume and/or scope of projects secured and completed;
(current goal was $250,000- produced over $500, 000 in billings for 2000).
• Prepare and administer budgets and proposals on strategic and tactical projects for business unit and
management review.
• Review academic liaison projects and administer funding ($100-150,000 annually).
• Liaison with legal and financial departments on contract issues.
Technology Transfer
• Identify technical needs and develop in-house technical core research studies. Develop and maintain
partnerships with business units throughout Texaco, the industry and academia in deepwater depositional
systems, sequence stratigraphy, reservoir characterization and related areas. Identify and develop opportunities
to leverage research opportunities with academic institutions or through partnering with other companies or
research institutions where mutual goals can be attained. Assess proposals from academic and industrial
consortiums and recommend those for funding.
• Develop and lead training courses, seminars and workshops to transfer sequence stratigraphy and deepwater
expertise to Texaco's business units. Develop strategic training alliances with industry and academia to provide
essential training for Texaco upstream staff. Monitor industry and academic research and recommend projects
for support by Texaco.
Committees and Recruiting
• Texaco's committee's on higher education funding and G&G staff technical training.
• Participate in the identification, interviewing and assessments of candidates being recruited for technical
positions within Texaco.
Professional
• Represent Texaco world wide at scientific and technical symposium in these areas of expertise.
• Make presentations in technical areas of my expertise
Exxon Production Research Co., Houston, Texas 1991-1996
Research Geologist (1991-1993); Senior Research Geologist 1993-1996)
3

Sequence stratigrapher and sedimentologist providing technical expertise to Exxon affiliates worldwide.
Responsibilities (examples):
• Developed play summary maps, sequence stratigraphic and depositional models for the 1st and 3rd Round
China Tenders in the Tarim Basin and Bohai Bay. Increased potential reserves in the Suizhong Field by 25%.
• Developed new depositional model for the Llanos Basin, Colombia. New model led to revision of the
exploration and production of the basin.
• Developed new play concepts for the Ordovician sediments of the Anadarko and Arkoma trend.
• Part of a team responsible for instructing Exxon’s field schools and workshops in sedimentology and sequence
stratigraphy.
• Developed training program and manual to transfer new technology of sedimentologic analysis and
depositional modeling, using trace fossils, to Exxon geologists worldwide.
Syncrude Canada Ltd, Edmonton and Fort McMurray, Alberta 1979-1986
1980-1986 Geologist and Project Geologist, Project Development Division, Edmonton, Alberta.
Responsibilities (examples):
• Quaternary mapping including muskeg and peat volumes for mine-site reclamation, granular resource
inventories, waste-site determination studies.
• Ground water flow monitoring and well installation.
• Log analyses and core description studies.
• Evaluation, depositional modeling, reserve calculations
• Computer verification of lease geology.
• Planning and supervision of drill and logging programs.
• Organized in-house technical courses on clastic depositional systems and stratigraphy.
1979-1980 Geotechnical Inspector, Operations Division, Fort McMurray, Alberta
Responsibilities (examples):
• Field supervision of a multi-million dollar overburden removal contract.
• Developed standards and procedures for site evaluation.
• Optimized recovery of marginal reserves leading to increased production.
Ontario Geologic Survey, Ontario, Canada 1977& 1978
May-Sept 1979 Geological Assistant II
Responsibilities (examples):
• Quaternary mapping of the Ottawa Valley including glacial and other geomorphologic landforms, soil and
granular resource surveys and distribution of surficial units.
May-Sept 1979 Geological Assistant I
Responsibilities (examples):
• Shield reconnaissance mapping and sample collection and field analysis of Northwestern Ontario, Red Lake
and Sioux Lookout regions by float plane, canoe and outboard motor boat.
Sioux Lookout regions.
4

Research Students & Highly Qualified Personnel Training (HQP)
Student Staff Name/Funding Degree sought
RESEARCH ASSOCIATES & POST-DOCTORAL
FELLOWS
If applicable
Year
expected/
completed
DR. YAWOOZ KETTANAH 2002-2010
DR. FLAVIA FIORINI 2004-2006
GRADUATE STUDENTS
DARRAGH O’CONNOR
PENGROWTH
CALVIN CAMPBELL - PENGROWTH (Top oral
presentation CSPG; Lisbon 2010- Finalist best
student paper)
LES ELIUK
OETRA (AAPG Student award)
DEBORAH SKILLITER
PRAC
MICHAEL GILES
PENGROWTH AND LEW KING
SHAWN GOSS
(Repsol + OETR)
SAKALIMA SIKANETA
PRAC
VIRGINIA BRAKE
NS Dept. Energy & Pengrowth
HASLEY VINCENT
COMMONWEALTH and AAPG
CSPG TOP PHD THESIS
OMAR IMBAREK
LIBYAN GOVERNMENT
PETER MULCAHY
CANADIAN SUPERIOR
KENT SIMPSON
NSERC IPS
Nature of responsibility
MSC 2013 SUPERVISOR
PHD 2011 CO-SUPERVISOR
PHD 2012 SUPERVISOR
PHD 2012 CO-SUPERVISOR
MSC June 2010 CO-SUPERVISOR
MSC Dec 2009
Completed
PHD Dec 2009
Completed
MSC April 2009
Completed
PHD Aug 2008
Completed
MSC July 2008
Completed
MENG Aug 2006
completed
CO-SUPERVISOR
CO-SUPERVISOR
CO-SUPERVISOR
SUPERVISOR
SUPERVISOR
SUPERVISOR
MSC Incomplete CO-SUPERVISOR
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FARRUKH AKRAM
IMPERIAL OIL
SIMON NEWTON
SHELL SCHOLARSHIP
HONOURS THESES
JOE KIDSTON
(CIMM TOP THESIS AWARD)
MENG Sept 2005
completed
MSC Dec 2005
completed
SUPERVISOR
SUPERVISOR
BSC (Hons) 2003 SUPERVISOR
SIMON NEWTON BSC (Hons) 2003 CO-SUPERVISOR
MAUREEN WHITE
(top geology student)
BSC (Hons) 2004 CO-SUPERVISOR
SARA MASON BSC (Hons) 2007 CO-SUPERVISOR
SAMANTHA JONES BSC (Hons) 2006 Supervisory Comm.
ROB PELKEY BSC (Hons) 2006 SUPERVISOR
SHAWN GOSS BSC (Hons) 2006 CO-SUPERVISOR
VIRGINIA BRAKE BSC (Hons) 2006 CO-SUPERVISOR
CODY MACDONALD BSC( Hons) 2007 CO-SUPERVISOR
CLARKE CAMPBELL BSC (Hons) 2007 CO-SUPERVISOR
MICHAEL GILES BSC (Hons) 2007 CO-SUPERVISOR
MUHAMMAD KETTANAH BSC 2008 CO-SUPERVISOR
JORDAN NICKERSON- AUGC CSPG Award BSC (Hons) 2010 SUPERVISOR
J. ADAM FRASER BSC (Hons) 2010 SUPERVISOR
MATT VAUGHN- CSEG Best presentation award-
(AUGC); 2) Winner (with Anne Belanger) CSEG-
Challenge Bowl at AUGC; 3) Finalist (with Anne
Belanger) CSEG/CSPG Challenge Bowl 2011
EXAM AND SUPERVISORY COMMITTEES
BSC (Hons)
and CO-OP
2011 SUPERVISOR
Peter Van Hengstum PhD 2010 Exam Committee
ANNALIZE MACLEAN PhD- UWI 2013 Supervisory committee
with Dr. Brent Wilson
University of West Indies
KERRIE DELLER PHD
(ADELAIDE)
2009 EXTERNAL EXAMINER
STEVEN SCHWARTZ MSC (MUN) 2008 EXTERNAL EXAMINER
LEIF-KRISTIAN TVEITERA MSC (ENG) 2007 CO-SUPERVISOR
JANET CULLEN PHD 2007-2012 EXAM COMMITTEE
KRISTA SOLVASON PHD (MUN) 2006-MAY EXTERNAL EXAMINER
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STEVEN INGS PHD 2006- FALL EXAM COMMITTEE
ADAM MACDONALD MSC SMU 2006-JAN EXTERNAL EXAMINER
WU (JACK) YUE PHD 2006- FALL EXAM COMMITTEE
MARIE-PIERRE CARIGNAN
MSC (ENG) 2005- FALL EXAM COMMITTEE
MIKE RYGEL
PHD 2005 EXAM COMMITTEE
HEIDI MACDONALD
MSC 2004 EXAM COMMITTEE
MARK DEPTUCK
PHD 2003 EXTERNAL EXAMINER
OTHER HONOURS AND BSC STUDENTS
SAMANTHA JONES
NSERC USRA
VICTORIA ARBOUR
NSERC USRA
JOHNATHAN CREALOCK
KERI FLETCHER
JORDANA GARDINER
SARA MASON
PRAC and NS Econ Dev
FREDERICK WALSH
DANIEL HAIDER
SCOTT DOYLE
HAYLEY POTHIER
FERGUS TWEEDALE
CHRISTIAN RAFUSE
TECHNICAL STAFF
JONATHAN THIBODEAU-
GEOSCIENCE IT TECH
CHLOE YOUNGER- GEOLOGICAL CURATOR
KEITH TAYLOR- XRD LAB TECH
2003, 04 WORK CO-
SUPERVISOR
2003, 2004,
2005
WORK CO-
SUPERVISOR
2004 EXAMINER
2004 EXAMINER
2005 EXAMINER
2005,2006 WORK CO-
SUPERVISOR
2006 EXAMINER
2008 EXAMINER
2008 EXAMINER
2009,2010 WORK SUPERVISOR
2010 WORK SUPERVISOR
2011 WORK AND PROJECT
SUPERVISOR
2009-
PRESENT
WORK CO-
SUPERVISOR
2003-2010 WORK CO-
SUPERVISOR
2003-
PRESENT
WORK CO-
SUPERVISOR
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Both sole applicant and lead proponent*
RECENT GRANTS (2006-2011)
Agency Type Amount
NS Dept. of Energy 2009 Student Support 28,500
Shell SELF 2011 Student Support 12,000
Ammonite Nova Scotia 2009 Research 32,000
Imperial Oil 2011 Student support 2,000
RPS 2010 Equipment 12,000
Agency Type (operating, travel,
major equipment, etc.)
NS Dept of Energy
(OETRA)
NS Dept. of
Energy
Offshore
Development Fund
Amount Dates
Commences Terminates
Operating $285,000 May 2006 Sept. 2010
Major Equipment 175,000 May 2006 Spring 2010
Major Equipment 900,000 Oct 2007 Nov 2010
Faculty of Science Travel Grant 1,500 2007, 2008, 2009,
2010, 2011
Shell (SELF)* Operating- Student
Support to Earth
Sciences
Shell Student Support -
Petroleum Field School
NS Dept of Energy Student Support
Petroleum Field School
NS Dept of Energy Student Support
Petroleum Field School
190,000 2006, 2009 Renewable 2012
12,000 2006-12 Renewable through
SELF
25,000 2009 Renewable
38,000 2008 Renewable
Imperial Oil Research 38,000 2007,2008,2009
NS Dept. of
Economic
Development
Student Support-
summer employment
8,000 2006
Schlumberger* Software donation 25,000,000 2003 Renewable
SMT (Seismic
MicroTechnology)*
Software donation 1,500,000 2003 Ongoing
IONGXT* Data donation 10,000,000 2007 Renewable
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University and Departmental Committees
Name of Committee Position (chair, secretary,
member)
PROFESSOR GRANT D. WACH, D. Phil.- c.v.
Senate Member 2010- 2013
Level (Dept., Faculty, Senate,
DFA, etc.)
Science Co-op Council Member Faculty- on going
Career Centre Advisory Council Member University
Dalhousie Petroleum Lecture
Series- organise and host
distinguished lecturers from the
AAPG, CSPG and CSEG
Encana NSERC IRC Chair
Search Committee
Chair Departmental
Chair Departmental
Industry relations e.g. Shell SELF Chair Departmental
Alumni Relations- organised and
hosted 3 receptions for Earth
Science Alumni in Calgary (2),
and Ottawa
Chair Departmental
Honourary Degree Chair- nominated Simon
Winchester for LLD- Fall 2010
Faculty/University
ACADEMIC RESPONSIBILITIES OUTSIDE DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY (2009-2011)
American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG) - elected to the House of Delegate
representing Canada- the AAPG serves 38, 000 members worldwide
Technical Committee- 2 nd Conjugate Margins Conference of the Central Atlantic, Lisbon 2010
Organizing Committee- 3 rd Conjugate Conference of the Central Atlantic, Dublin 2012
Councillor- Atlantic Geoscience Council
Technical Committee CSPG/CSEG/CWLS Annual Convention, Calgary, Alberta - Organizer
and Chair of the East Coast session 2010
Atlantic Geoscience Colloquium, Fredericton, N.B. - Co-chair (with Matt Vaughn): New
Developments in Atlantic Geoscience
Technical Committee CSPG/CSEG/CWLS Annual Convention, Calgary, Alberta - Organizer
and Co-Chair of the East Coast session 2011
Stratigraphic committee on Sequence Stratigraphy
AAPG 3P Conference- Field trip co-leader with Martin Gibling, Halifax, August 29th, 2011.
MAPG – AAPG 2nd International Conference and Exhibition, Session Co-chair with Gabor Tari
“The conjugate margins of Morocco and Nova Scotia”, Marrakech October 5-7, 2011.
Refereeing responsibilities (past and present)
NSERC
Bulletin Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists
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American Association of Petroleum Geologists
Journal of the Geological Society
Cretaceous Research
External Advising and Consultations (2010-2011 only)
PROFESSOR GRANT D. WACH, D. Phil.- c.v.
Nova Scotia Department of Energy (on going) - consultation on the development of academic
support and research programs e.g. Colombia government EcoPetrol and ICP visiting
delegations
Nova Scotia Department of Rural and Economic Development- consultation on the development
of academic support and research programs- on going e.g. Government of Peru, PetroPeru
delegation
Nova Scotia Department of Energy- Offshore Energy Technology Research Association
(OETRA) Research Advisory Council 2005-2010
Ammonite Resources Nova Scotia- research and sample analysis
RPS- sample analysis
Corridor Resources- subsurface fraccing discussions
Provost Field- Western Canada Sedimentary Basin
Friends of Jeddore- Citizens environmental action committee concerned about intrusive wind
turbine development
Carbon Capture Nova Scotia- Offshore sequestration of CO2- proposal with CO2CRC Australia,
Geological Survey of New Zealand, SLR Ireland, and Alberta Innovates
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CURRENT RESEARCH ACTIVITIES (2008-2011)
Deepwater Processes and Reservoir Characterization:
Reservoir distribution and characterization: Shelf to slope linked depositional systems
(with Dr. David Mosher- Geological Survey of Canada- Atlantic)
A significant issue in recent exploration activities on the Scotian margin is the detection of
hydrocarbon reservoir rock. Existing models of deep water sedimentation have greatly
underestimated the linkages between shelf and slope sedimentation, the role of canyon
development during low stand system tracts and the consequence slope bypass of shelf to slope
and along slope sediment transport. In addition, the role of mass transport deposits in
development of a passive continental margin has not been recognized. In all cases, the
consequence of these sedimentary processes is movement of potential reservoir rock to greater
depths than previously anticipated. The objectives are to understand the complexities of shelf to
slope sedimentation patterns by establishing the regional sequence stratigraphic context from
shelf to slope using Neogene to Recent analogues where spatial and temporal resolution is not at
issue and geologic events are better age-constrained. An equally important issue is to determine
if there is relationship between the only productive Abenaki discovery (Deep Panuke) and the
sole productive siliciclastic province, the Sable sub-basin. A fundamental component of the
research is training of highly qualified personnel.
Deepwater Slope Deposits of the Paleogene of Trinidad and Barbados (with Dr. Hasley
Vincent- Dalhousie University and BG-British Gas- Trinidad and Tobago)
Paleocene and Eocene clastics display lithofacies characteristics consistent with a mid to upper
slope environment. Sandstone geometries, bedding relationships, biogenic and physical
sedimentary structures are consistent with deep water sandstones recognized in other basins.
Sediment gravity flows were the dominant depositional mechanism with no direct evidence for
wave and other shallow water processes.
Reservoir characterization of carbonate and siliciclastic depositional systems:
Reservoir characteristics of the chalk of the Wyandot Formation, Scotian Margin: case
study of the Eagle D-21 and Primrose A-41 wells (with Dr. Yawooz Kettanah and Leslie
Eliuk, Dalhousie University and Ammonite Nova Scotia)
The Wyandot Formation (Coniacian- Maastrichtian) is widely distributed beneath the Scotian
Shelf and subcrops beneath the Cenozoic Banquereau Formation sediments about 100 km
offshore Nova Scotia. The Wyandot has an average thickness of 135 m, ~400 m maximum and
extends for about 500 km parallel to the shelf. Gas flows have been recorded from the Wyandot
Chalk at Primrose Field and in the Eagle D-21 well. Wyandot Formation chalks were deposited,
through slow pelagic sedimentation by algal coccolithophorids and foraminifera and form
condensed intervals.
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Three lithofacies (1, 2 and 3) can be recognized in the studied parts of Eagle D-21 and Primrose
A-41 cores. The average porosity in the two wells ranges from 28.1 to 25.5% and the average
permeability ranges from 1.645 to 0.58 md. There is a good positive correlation between porosity
and permeability. The chalk of all three facies is highly bioturbated which seems to have
positively affected porosity and permeability and also show stylolitization and other pressure
effects.
Mixed carbonate and siliciclastic depositional systems and sequence stratigraphy- the
interplay of shelf margin deltas and carbonate platforms (with Les Eliuk, Dalhousie
University)
Does a large siliciclastic delta have identifiable and significant influence on the margin and reefs
of an adjacent large carbonate platform? Carbonates, cool or warm-water, grow in the absence
of abundant terrigenous clastics. Yet the thick Abenaki succession adjacent to the major Sable
Island paleodelta is highly unusual. It is best understood using a regional approach that examines
both vertical but especially lateral changes. The problem is multi-fold – is it even happening? -
how is it expressed? – what are the key controls? – is it possible only in geologically unusual
global oceanographic conditions (calcitic seas)? – what are the reservoir-hydrocarbon
implications? Our research suggests that the unusual features of the Abenaki margin and reefs
plus the proximity of its thick carbonate platform to a major delta are not coincidences but result
from the influence (increased nutrients and turbidity; reduced salinity, oxygen and illumination;
potential fouling, hard substrate loss and burial) of the Sable Island siliciclastic depo-centre in
modifying other paleo-oceanographic controls on the Abenaki carbonate platform and its reef
margin to the southwest. Thin ramp-like carbonates in even closer delta proximity result from
delta lobe switching or/and relative sea-level fluctuations that may be below the resolution of our
stratigraphic control.
Evolution of the Eocene carbonate ramp complex, onshore Cyrenaica basin, NE Libya:
analogs for carbonate reservoirs (with Omar Imbarek Dalhousie University and Libya)
Imbarek provided a critical component for understanding platform carbonates in outcrop and in
the subsurface subject to salt tectonics. Outcrop analogs of the Abenaki do not exist in along
eastern North America, Imbarek's research on the Eocene platform carbonates provided an
opportunity to develop an end member of an outcrop platform carbonate. With excellent
exposures of the architectural elements and geometry of the basin to back reef facies on a
platform, analogies are readily possible between the porosity rich nummulites facies and the
oolitic facies of the Abenaki platform. Both facies have the highest permeability values in the
back reef facies. In addition the outcrop analog is also supported by the subsurface study of the
offshore Tarabulus basin. This is an exceptional analog and allows calibration of the outcrop to
subsurface seismic and well data including logs, petrographic thin sections and core data. The
Tarabulus basin is underlain by a thick salt canopy with salt diapirs that have impacted the
structure of the platform.
The relevant objectives of this project to the Scotian margin included; the evaluation of the effect
of diagenesis on lithotypes; prediction of reservoir heterogeneity and quality on a complex
carbonate ramp-systems; and applying the extensive outcrops with broad lateral continuity
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architectures and geometry as a subsurface analog. These outcrops elucidated depositional
geometry, facies distribution, and reservoir characterization of subsurface reservoirs, including a
dolomitic-limestone facies which form the principal hydrocarbon reservoir facies in the offshore
petroleum system.
Reservoir Characterization Braid Channel Depositional systems:
Reservoir Characterization of Braid Channel Depositional systems, Triassic Wolfville of
Nova Scotia and the Ordovician Tumblagooda Sandstone, Western Australia (with Roger
Hocking and Dr. Arthur Mory of the Western Australia Geological Survey; and Dr.
Yawooz Kettanah and Jordan Nickerson- Dalhousie University)
The Wolfville Formation crops out along the shoreline of the Minas Basin of the Bay of Fundy
of Nova Scotia. Cambridge Cove contains an exceptionally well preserved outcrop which
presents 2D and 3D exposures of the braided channel depositional environment of the Wolfville
Formation. These outcrops demonstrate the stratigraphic complexities associated with this
depositional environment.
The study; 1) investigated the heterogeneity of a braided channel complex including
interconnectivity between channel bodies, and baffles and barriers of fluid flow within
stratigraphic packages, 2) determined the structural controls on reservoir compartmentalization
including sealing and transmissive faults, and 3) discerned the potential of these outcrops as an
analogue for other early Mesozoic syn-rift and post-rift reservoirs in the subsurface, for example
the Orpheus Graben and for utilization for the geological storage of liquid or gaseous phase CO2
in analogous reservoirs
Data from measured sections of the outcrops, LiDAR, high resolution photogrammetry,
scintillometer readings (gamma ray) and permeameter measurements have been compiled,
analyzed and a depositional model of the study area has been constructed. The model
demonstrates how the lateral continuity of the architectural elements preferentially allows fluid
flow through the higher permeable lithologies and illustrates constraints on the effective drainage
of fluids in this simulated subsurface reservoir.
The late Ordovician Tumblagooda Sandstone of the Carnarvon and northern Perth basins is
spectacularly exposed along the Murchison River type section (1210m) and nearby coastal cliffs
around Kalbarri, 600km north of Perth. The facies associations begin with fluvial braid-channel
and sheet-flood deposits in a landscape devoid of much vegetation. Brackish incursions and tidal
sand flats increase up the succession, and show evidence of a higher order of cyclicity.
Bioturbation reflects dwelling and suspension feeders and sediment mining by organisms with
locally emergent trackways. The transition to brackish conditions reflects increasing
accommodation in a long-term transgressive setting. High energy, fluvial sheet-flood sandstones
rest sharply on the highest tidal sand flat deposits, and reflect progradation due to decreased
accommodation in a highstand to falling stand systems tract. The upper Tumblagooda Sandstone
is interpreted as a fluvially dominated, low-gradient coastal plain, ringing an estuary opening to
the northwest with broad tidal sand flats and possible small coastal eolian dunes .The
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environment was semi-arid to arid, leading to oxidization of the sediments with an overprint of
early diagenetic mineralization of the sediments that often enhances preservation of the
bioturbation. Tectonic uplift led to incision and channelization of sediments in the lower facies
association with evidence of shifting depocenters within the basin.
CCS- Carbon Capture and Storage- Geological Storage of CO2:
Assessment of Prospective Sites for the Geological Storage of CO2 Nova Scotia (with Dr.
Marcos Zentilli and Hayley D. Pothier- Dalhousie University)
In Nova Scotia several basins with excellent reservoir/seal pairs are candidates for the geological
storage of CO2 in either a liquid or gas phase. Seal is the most important component of the CO2
geologic sequestration system. Thick shales and evaporites form membrane seals. Hydrodynamic
seals to carry a greater risk than caprock, or membrane seals. The stratigraphic continuity of
caprock and thickness can be more readily ascertained by drilling and seismic imaging. Post
injection monitoring of the CO2 in a liquid or a gas phase will be more difficult though a
hydrodynamic seal, compared to a seal of rigid, or near rigid lithology. Candidate seals include
thick marine transgressive shales e.g. Verrill Canyon Formation and halite e.g. Argo Formation;
both exhibit broad lateral extent.
Interviews (2011 only)
Print
Telegraph Journal- Saint John, N.B.- Shale Gas in New Brunswick and the departure of Apache
oil and gas from New Brunswick- June 1 st 2011 Geoff Bird- reporter
APPG Explorer- monthly publication of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists,
38,000 circulation- Nova Scotia Play Fairway Analysis, June 1 st 2011, Susan Eaton- reporter
Times & Transcript- Moncton, N.B. Hydraulic fracing for shale gas- June 2 nd 2011- Brent
Mazerolle- staff reporter
This is an incredibly important issue with much information and misunderstanding. Faulty and ill
thought legislation is being put in place or considered in jurisdictions around the world. The
repercussions are considerable and can cost economies $100 of millions if not billions of dollars..
Shale oil and gas can help to alleviate energy demand and shortages.
Radio
95.7 Maritime Morning- The fraccing debate for shale gas- June 27 th 2011 25 minute on-air
interview with host Jordi Morgan and anti-fraccing activist Jessica Ernst of Rosebud, Alberta
who is suing Encana, the Alberta Government and the Alberta Energy Resources and
Conservation Board (ERCB) for groundwater contamination
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PUBLICATIONS, ABSTRACTS, INVITED LECTURES AND REPORTS
2006-2011
(Co-authors that are/were Research Students, Post-Doctoral Research Fellows and Research
Associates are indicated in Bold Italics)
Wach G.D. Mosher, D.C., D.C. Campbell, L. Eliuk (withdrawn due to data confidentiality),
Reservoir distribution along the Scotian Margin, In: Conjugate Divergent Margins,
Geological Society of London Special Publication- Invited paper.
Imbarek, O., Wach, G.D., and Kettanah, Y., 2011, Facies analysis and depositional
environments of Eocene carbonate sediments, N.E. Libya, MAPG – AAPG 2 nd
International Conference and Exhibition, Marrakech October 5-7, 2011.
Wach G.D. Mosher, D.C., D.C. Campbell, L. Eliuk, 2011, Reservoir distribution risk- examples
from the Scotian Margin, MAPG – AAPG 2 nd International Conference and Exhibition,
Marrakech October 5-7, 2011.
Eliuk, L. and Wach, G.D., 2011, Comparison and Hydrocarbon Potential of Two Large-Scale
Mixed Carbonate-Siliciclastic Systems of Benthic versus Pelagic Origins - Offshore
Nova Scotia Shelf, Canada. American Association of Petroleum Geologists Northeastern
Section Meeting, Washington, D.C., September 25-27 th , 2011.
Wach, G.D., 2011, Carbon transport and storage assessment offshore Nova Scotia,
Contributions to RFP- CCSNS1B-06-30-2011, Submitted to Carbon Capture and
Storage Research Consortium of Nova Scotia, Basin and Reservoir Lab Research
Contribution, 2011-001, 20 th July 2011, 28pp.
Wach, G.D., 2011, Morphology and evolution of a Champlain Sea ice-contact delta complex,
upper Ottawa Valley, Abstract No. 737, Session: GS8 - Geomorphology and Quaternary
Geology, Geological Association of Canada, GAC-MAC, May 25-29 th , Ottawa, Canada.
Rafuse, C.. and Wach, G.D. 2011, liDAR, Nova Scotia. GeoCanada 2010, Program with
Abstracts, May 10-14, 2011, Calgary, Canada.
Vaughn, M.. and Wach, G.D. 2011, liDAR, Nova Scotia. GeoCanada 2010, Program with
Abstracts, May 10-14, 2011, Calgary, Canada.
Wach G.D. Mosher, D.C., D.C. Campbell, M.K. Giles, V.I. Brake 2010, Margin evolution and
reservoir distribution- examples from Cenozoic of the Central Atlantic margin,
American Association of Petroleum Geologists Annual Convention and Exhibition,
Program with Abstracts, New Orleans, April 2010.
Eliuk, L. and Wach, G.D., 2011, Regional Setting of the Late Jurassic Deep Panuke Field,
offshore Nova Scotia, Canada II: Part 1 - Distant and fractal analogues and possible
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process controls for a thick carbonate platform flanked by a large delta. Program and
Abstracts American Association of Petroleum Geologists Annual Convention and
Exhibition, Program with Abstracts, Houston, Texas, April 2011.
Wach, G.D. 2011, Reservoir Distribution and Prediction - Linked Deltaic, Shelf and Slope
Depositional Systems. Geological Society of Trinidad and Tobago, March 1 st , 2011.
Rafuse, C.. and Wach, G.D. 2011, liDAR, Nova Scotia. Atlantic Geoscience Colloquium
GeoCanada 2010, Program with Abstracts, May 10-14, 2011, Calgary, Canada.
Vaughn, M. and Wach, G., 2010, High Resolution Radar Stratigraphy (GPR) of Braided
Channel Complexes in the Triassic Wolfville Formation, Atlantic Universities
Geoscience Colloquium, Acadia University, Wolfville, N.S., October, 2010.
Wach G.D. and Mosher, D.C., 2010, Hydrocarbon potential of Mass Transport Deposits on the
Central Atlantic Conjugate Margins- An Evolving Play Concept, In: (Reis, R. and
Pimental, N., eds.) Program and Abstracts II Central & North Atlantic Conjugate
Margins Conference- Lisbon 2010 Re-Discovering the Atlantic, New Ideas for an old
sea. ISBN:97-989-96923-4-3,September 29- October 1, 2010, p.95.
Eliuk, L. and Wach, G.D., 2010, Regional Setting of the Late Jurassic Deep Panuke Field,
offshore Nova Scotia, Canada, II: Part 1 - Distant and fractal analogues and possible
process controls for a thick carbonate platform flanked by a large delta, In: (Reis, R. and
Pimental, N., eds.) Program and Abstracts II Central & North Atlantic Conjugate
Margins Conference- Lisbon 2010 Re-Discovering the Atlantic, New Ideas for an old
sea. ISBN:97-989-96923-4-3, September 29- October 1, 2010, p.38.
Mosher, D.C., G.D. Wach, D.C. Campbell, M.K. Giles, V.I. Brake, 2010, Continental slope
sediment distribution and characterization: case studies from the Scotian and Suriname
margins, In: (Reis, R. and Pimental, N., eds.) Program and Abstracts II Central &
North Atlantic Conjugate Margins Conference- Lisbon 2010 Re-Discovering the
Atlantic, New Ideas for an old sea, ISBN: 97-989-96923-4-3September 29- October 1,
2010, p.68.
Y. Kettanah, L. Eliuk, G. Wach 2010, Reservoir Characteristics of the Chalk of the Wyandot
Formation, Scotian Margin: Case Study of the Eagle D-21 and Primrose A-41 Wells,
AAPG 2010 International Conference and Exhibition, Calgary Alberta, September 12-
15, 2010, p.45.
Wach, G.D., Pothier, H.D. and Zentilli, M., 2010, Assessment of Prospective Sites for the
Geological Storage of CO2 Nova Scotia, Basin and Reservoir Lab Research
Contribution, 2010-001, July 2010, 32pp.
Wach G.D. Mosher, D.C., D.C. Campbell, M.K. Giles, V.I. Brake 2010 Margin evolution and
reservoir distribution- examples from Cenozoic of the Central Atlantic margin, Nova
Scotia Energy Research and Development Forum, Halifax, May 26&27 th , 2010
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Giles, M.K., Mosher, D.C., and Wach, G.D., 2010 Mass Transport Processes on Slope
Sedimentation: Sediment Distribution on the SW Newfoundland Slope, Eastern Canada,
Nova Scotia Energy Research and Development Forum, Halifax, May 26&27 th , 2010
Goss, S.J., Mosher, D.C., and Wach G.D., 2010 Cenozoic seismic stratigraphic analysis of the
Suriname margin, South America, Nova Scotia Energy Research and Development
Forum, Halifax, May 26&27 th , 2010
Brake, V., Mosher, D.C, Wach, G. 2010 Evolution of an Oligocene canyon system on the
eastern Scotian Margin, Nova Scotia Energy Research and Development Forum, Halifax,
May 26&27 th , 2010
Fraser, J.A. and Wach, G.D. 2010, Trends and architecture of Low Density Turbidites of the
Lower Ordovician Meguma Supergroup, Nova Scotia. GeoCanada 2010, Program with
Abstracts, May 10-14, 2010, Calgary, Canada.
Goss, S.J., Mosher, D.C., and Wach G.D., 2010, Cenozoic seismic sequence stratigraphic
analysis of the Suriname margin, South America, GeoCanada 2010, Program with
Abstracts, May 10-14, 2010, Calgary , Canada.
Mosher, D.C., G.D. Wach, D.C. Campbell, M.K. Giles, V.I. Brake, 2010, Reservoir distribution
and characterization: continental slope depositional systems along the Scotian margin.
GeoCanada 2010, Program with Abstracts, May 10-14, 2010, Calgary, Canada.
Eliuk, L. and Wach, G. 2010 Carbonate-siliciclastic depositional systems, GeoCanada 2010,
Program with Abstracts, May 10-14, 2010, Calgary, Canada.
Giles, M.K., Mosher, D.C., and Wach, G.D., 2010. Mass Transport Deposits on the
Southwestern Newfoundland Slope: Eastern Canada, GeoCanada 2010, Program with
Abstracts, May 10-14, 2010, Calgary, Canada.
Pothier, H.D. , Wach, G.D., and Zentilli,M., 2010, Reservoir and Seal Pairs: Carbon
Sequestration in Atlantic Canada, GeoCanada 2010, Program with Abstracts, May 10-
14, 2010, Calgary, Canada.
Nickerson, J. and Wach, G.D., 2010, Baffles and Barriers within a Braided Channel Complex –
The Triassic Wolfville Formation, Nova Scotia, GeoCanada 2010, Program with
Abstracts, May 10-14, 2010, Calgary, Canada.
Eliuk, L. and Wach, G. 2010. Large scale mixed carbonate-siliciclastic clinoform systems:
Three types from the Mesozoic North American Atlantic Offshore (abstr.). American
Association of Petroleum Geologists Annual Convention and Exhibition, Program with
Abstracts, New Orleans, April 2010.
Wach G.D. Mosher, D.C., D.C. Campbell, M.K. Giles, V.I. Brake 2010, Margin evolution and
reservoir distribution- examples from Cenozoic of the Central Atlantic margin,
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American Association of Petroleum Geologists Annual Convention and Exhibition,
Program with Abstracts, New Orleans, April 2010.
Giles, M.K., Mosher, D.C., and Wach, G.D., 2010. Mass Transport Deposits on the
Southwestern Newfoundland Slope: Eastern Canada, GeoCanada 2010, Program with
Abstracts, May 10-14, 2010, Calgary, Canada
Wach, G.D., Pothier, H.D. and Zentilli, 2010, Subsurface CO2 storage in Nova Scotia, Eastern
Canada, American Association of Petroleum Geologists Annual Convention and
Exhibition, Program with Abstracts, New Orleans, April 2010.
Giles, M.K., Mosher, D.C., Piper, D.J.W., and Wach, G.D., 2010. Mass transport deposits on
the southwestern Newfoundland Slope. In: Mosher, D.C., Shipp, C., Moscardelli, L.,
Chaytor, J., Baxter, C., Lee, H. and Urgeles, R. (eds). Submarine Mass Movements and
Their Consequences IV; Advances in Natural and Technological Hazards Research, Vol
28, DOI 10.1007/978-90-481-3071-9, Springer, The Netherlands, p. 657-666.
Wach G.D. Mosher, D.C., D.C. Campbell, M.K. Giles, V.I. Brake 2010, Margin evolution and
reservoir distribution- examples from Cenozoic of the Central Atlantic margin. Atlantic
Geoscience Society, Wolfville, February 5-6, 2010.
Giles, M.K, Mosher, D.C., Wach, G.D. 2010 Mass Transport Processes on Slope
Sedimentation: Sediment Distribution on the SW Newfoundland Slope, Eastern Canada,
Atlantic Geoscience Society, Wolfville, February 5-6, 2010
Wach, G.D. and Zentilli, 2010, Reservoir and Seal Pairs- CO2 storage in Eastern Canada,
Program with Abstracts- Stanford Global Climate and Energy Project and the U.S.
Geological Survey Workshop on Caprocks and Seals in Carbon Sequestration, January
12-15, Asilomar, Pacific Grove, CA, USA.
Wach, G.D. and Zentilli, 2010, Geological Carbon Sequestration in Atlantic Canada, Search and
Discovery Article #90103 (2010), Extended abstract, American Association of
Petroleum Geologists Hedberg Conference “Geological Carbon Sequestration:
Prediction and Verification August 16-19, 2009 – Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Giles, M.K., Mosher, D., Piper D.J.W., and Wach, G.D., 2009, Mass transport deposits on the
southwestern Newfoundland Slope, International Conference on Submarine Mass
Movements and Their Consequences, Austin, Texas, November 9-11, 2009.
Mosher, D. and Wach, G.D. 2009, Passive margin evolution and reservoir distribution, SPE-
Petroleum Society Technical Seminar, OTANS 2009 CORE Conference, Tuesday,
October 6, 2009, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Giles, M.K., Mosher, D., Piper D.J.W., Nedimovic, M., and Wach, G.D., 2009, Continental
slope sedimentation models: Laurentian Channel and Halibut Channel regions, Eastern
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Canada, SPE-Petroleum Society Technical Seminar, OTANS 2009 CORE Conference,
Tuesday, October 6, 2009, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Campbell, D.C., Mosher, D., and Wach, G.D., 2009, Middle Cenozoic depositional processes
along the western Scotian Margin, SPE-Petroleum Society Technical Seminar, OTANS
2009. CORE Conference, Tuesday, October 6, 2009, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Goss, S., Mosher, D. and Wach, G.D, 2009, Sequence stratigraphic evolution of the Demerara
Rise, Suriname, South America: Transition from a rifted to passive margin and possible
analogue to the Scotian Slope, SPE-Petroleum Society Technical Seminar, OTANS
2009 CORE Conference, Tuesday, October 6, 2009, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Kettanah, Y. and Wach, G.D., 2009, Reservoir quality, diagenetic history and provenance of the
Late Triassic sandstones of the Wolfville formation, Bay Of Fundy, Nova Scotia, SPE-
Petroleum Society Technical Seminar, OTANS 2009 CORE Conference, October 6,
2009, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Eliuk, L. and Wach, G.D., 2009, Abenaki formation carbonate margins and Sable Island Delta
influence, offshore Nova Scotia, Canada and Baltimore Canyon Trough, U.S.A., SPE-
Petroleum Society Technical Seminar, OTANS 2009. CORE Conference, October 6,
2009, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Skilliter, D., Williams, G., Fensome, R.A., Guerstein, G.R. MacRae, A. and Wach, G.D., 2009,
Biostratigraphic study of Cenozoic strata of the Grand Banks, Newfoundland SPE-
Petroleum Society Technical Seminar, OTANS 2009. CORE Conference, October 6,
2009, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Wach, G.D.; Y. Kettanah; A. Mory, 2009, Provenance of the Tumblagooda Sandstone, Western
Australia, American Association of Petroleum Geologists Annual Convention and
Exhibition, Program with Abstracts, Denver, Colorado, June, 2009.
Eliuk, L. and Wach, G. 2009. Carbonate and Siliciclastic Sequence Stratigraphy- Examples
from the Late Jurassic Abenaki Limestone and West Venture Deltaic Beds, Offshore
Nova Scotia, Canada (ext. abstr. with 3 figs). Frontiers and Innovation – CSPG-CWLS
Convention (Calgary).
Kettanah, Y., Eliuk, L. and Wach, G.D., 2009, Properties of the Wyandot Chalk in the Eagle D-
21 core. Report prepared for Ammonite Resources Nova Scotia.
Giles, M.K., Mosher, D.C., Piper, D.J.W., Nedimovic, M.R., and Wach, G. 2009. Continental
Slope Sedimentation Models: Laurentian Channel and Halibut Channel Regions, eastern
Canada. American Association of Petroleum Geologists Annual Convention and
Exhibition, Program with Abstracts, Denver, Colorado, June, 2009.
Brake, V., Mosher, D., and Wach, G. 2009. Oligocene canyon development: Implications for
sediment delivery on the eastern Scotian Margin. American Association of Petroleum
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Geologists Annual Convention and Exhibition, Program with Abstracts, Denver,
Colorado, June, 2009.
Goss, S.J., Mosher, D.C., Wach, G.D. 2009. (Abstract) Cenozoic Shelf to Slope Transition
along a Passive Continental Margin: Suriname, South America, American Association of
Petroleum Geologists Annual Convention and Exhibition, Program with Abstracts,
Denver, Colorado, June, 2009.
Wach, G.D. and Mosher, D.C., 2009, Sequence stratigraphic controls on passive margin
evolution and reservoir distribution, SEPM Research Meeting on Sequence Stratigraphy,
Invited Lecture, Denver, Colorado, June, 2009.
Mosher, D.C. and Wach, G.D.*, 2009, “Passive” margin sedimentation and reservoir
distribution along the Scotian margin., RPS Play Fairway Analysis Workshop, Halifax,
Nova Scotia, May 11-12, 2009.
Eliuk, L. and Wach, G.D., 2009, Abenaki Formation carbonate margin- regional setting of the
Later Jurassic Deep Panuke Field, RPS Play Fairway Analysis Workshop, Halifax,
Nova Scotia, May 11-12, 2009.
Mosher, D.C. and Wach, G.D., 2009 “Passive” margin sedimentation and reservoir distribution
along the Scotian margin. Extended Abstract, Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists
Conference, Calgary, Alberta, May 4-7, 2009.
Campbell, D.C., D.C. Mosher, M.E. Deptuck and G.D. Wach, 2009 The formation of a
Miocene Deepwater Erosional Unconformity and Subsequent Deposition Patterns on the
Western Scotian Slope, Canada Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists Conference,
Calgary, Alberta, May 4-7, 2009.
Wach, G.D., 2009 Deepwater reservoir distribution and characterization. Invited Lecture.
University of Malaysia, Kula Lumpur, Malaysia, April 28, 2009.
Mosher, D.C. Wach, G.D.*, 2009 “Passive” margin sedimentation and reservoir distribution
along the Scotian margin. Invited Lecture. Petroleum Exploration Society of Australia
(PESA), Perth, W. Australia, April 22, 2009
Wach, G.D., A. Mory, R. Hocking, 2008, Depositional environments and ichnofauna of the
Ordovician Tumblagooda Sandstone, Western Australia, American Association of
Petroleum Geologists Annual Convention and Exhibition, Program with Abstracts, San
Antonio, Texas, April, 2008.
Brake, V.I., Mosher, D.C., and Wach, G., 2008. Oligocene canyon and fan development: the
respective roles of sea level and sediment delivery in evolution of the eastern Scotian
margin. Extended Abstract, Proceedings of the Canadian Society of Petroleum
Geologists joint annual convention, May 12-15, 2008, Calgary, Alta, Abstract 122.
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Brake, V., Mosher, D., and Wach, G. 2008. Oligocene canyon development: Implications for
sediment delivery on the eastern Scotian Margin. In: (Brown, D. and Watson, N., eds.)
Extended Abstract Proceedings Central Atlantic Conjugate Margins Conference.
Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia. August 13-15, 2008.
Campbell, D.C., Mosher, D., and Wach, G. 2008. Middle Cenozoic Depositional Processes
Along The Western Scotian Margin. In: (Brown, D. and Watson, N., eds.) Extended
Abstract Proceedings, Central Atlantic Conjugate Margins Conference. Dalhousie
University, Halifax, Nova Scotia. August 13-15, 2008.
Giles, M.K., Mosher, D.C., Piper, D.J.W., Nedimovic, M.R., and Wach, G. 2008. Continental
Slope Sedimentation Models: Laurentian Channel and Halibut Channel Regions, eastern
Canada. Extended Abstract Proceedings, Central Atlantic Conjugate Margins
Conference, Halifax, Nova Scotia, August 13-15, 2008.
Goss, S., and Mosher, D.C., and Wach, G., 2008. Continental margin development of the
equatorial gateway, Suriname, South America. In: (Brown, D. and Watson, N., eds.)
Extended Abstract Proceedings, Central Atlantic Conjugate Margins Conference,
Halifax, Nova Scotia, August 13-15, 2008, p. 282-291.
Eliuk, L. and G. Wach. 2008, Carbonate and siliciclastic sequence stratigraphy – examples from
the Late Jurassic Abenaki limestone and West Venture deltaic beds, offshore Nova
Scotia, Canada. In; Brown, D.E., ed., Program & Extended abstracts Central Atlantic
Conjugate Margin Conference, CD and website, p. 410-437.
Goss, S.J., Mosher, D.C. and Wach, G.D., 2008. Sequence stratigraphic evolution of the
Demerara Rise, Suriname, South America: transition from a rifted to passive margin,
analogue to the Scotian Slope. Nova Scotia Energy Research and Development Forum,
May 21-22, Antigonish, Nova Scotia.
Wach, G.D., Vincent, H., 2008, Reservoir Heterogeneity and Characterization in Deltaic
Depositional Systems – Outcrop Analogues for Heavy Oil and Oil sand Developments,
Search and Discovery Article #50064 (2008), Extended abstract, AAPG Hedberg
Conference “Heavy Oil and Bitumen in Foreland Basins – from Processes to Products”.,
September 30 - October 3, 2007, Banff, Alberta, Canada.
Wach, G.D. and C. Archie, 2008, Regional Distribution and Controls of Heavy Oil and Oil Sand
in the Eastern Venezuelan and Trinidad Basins, Search and Discovery Article #90075
(2008), Extended abstract, AAPG Hedberg Conference “Heavy Oil and Bitumen in
Foreland Basins – from Processes to Products”, September 30 - October 3, 2007, Banff,
Alberta, Canada.
Eliuk, L.S. and Wach, G. 2008. Carbonate and Siliciclastic Sequence Stratigraphy- examples
from the Late Jurassic Abenaki limestone and West Venture deltaic beds, offshore Nova
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Scotia, Canada (abstr. Poster). Nova Scotia Energy Research and Development Forum,
Antigonish, May 20-22.
Brake, V.I., Mosher, D.C., and Wach, G., 2007. Oligocene canyon and fan development on the
eastern Scotian Slope. Offshore Energy Technical Research Association: Nova Scotia
Offshore Basin Forum, Program with Abstracts, October 1-2, Halifax, NS.
Giles, M.K., Mosher, D.C., Piper, D.J.W., Nedimovic, M.R., and Wach, G.D. 2007. Quaternary
Mass Transport Processes in the Laurentian Channel and Fan Region: Interpretation of
Multibeam, 2D and 3D Seismic Data. Offshore Energy Technical Research
Association: Nova Scotia Offshore Basin Forum, October 1-2, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Goss, S., Mosher, D.C., and Wach, G.D. 2007. Sequence stratigraphic evolution of the
Demerara Rise, Suriname, South America - transition from a rifted to passive margin, an
analogue to the Scotian slope. Offshore Energy Technical Research Association: Nova
Scotia Offshore Basin Forum, October 1-2, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Vincent, H., Wach, G.D., 2007a, Paleogene slope deposits; Examples from the Chaudière,
Pointe-a-Pierre and San Fernando formations, Central Range, Trinidad, Kennan, L.,
Pindell, J., Rosen, N., The Paleogene of the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Basins,
Processes, Events and Petroleum Systems, 27th Annual GCSSEPM Foundation Bob F.
Perkins Research Conference, p. 554-585.
Vincent, H., Wach, G.D., 2007b. Sequence Stratigraphy, Depositional Environments and
Reservoir Characterization of the Lower Morne L'Enfer Formation, Southwest Trinidad.
Field Trip #1, The 4th Geological Conference of the Geological Society of Trinidad and
Tobago, Port of Spain, Oral Sessions and Field Trips.
Vincent, H., Wach, G. D., Johnson, N., 2007, Lithofacies and depositional processes in the
Morne L’Enfer Formation: Outcrop insights into Pliocene Southern Basin sedimentary
fill, The 4th Geological Conference of the Geological Society of Trinidad and Tobago,
Port of Spain, Oral Sessions and Field Trips.
Wach, G.D. and C. Archie, 2006, Reservoir Distribution and Production in Mobile Shale
Basins-Examples from the Cruse Formation of Southern Trinidad. AAPG/GSTT
HEDBERG CONFERENCE, “Mobile Shale Basins- Genesis, Evolution and
Hydrocarbon Systems”, June 5-7, 2006- Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, Program
with Abstracts.
Wach, G.D. Vincent, H.L.G., and Akram, F., 2006, Testing production sensitivity in a
constrained 3-D fluvial estuarine channel complex, Trinidad. 3-D Outcrop Imaging,
Reservoir Analogs and Teaching (SEPM). 2006 AAPG Annual Convention Houston,
Texas, (April 9-12, 2006) Technical Program Abstracts.
Kettanah, Y. and Wach, G.D., 2006, The provenance of heavy minerals in the Mesozoic and
Tertiary formations at the Venture B-13 borehole, offshore Nova Scotia, Canada. Non-
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bio and Chemostratigraphy (SEPM). 2006 AAPG Annual Convention Houston, Texas
(April 9-12, 2006) Technical Program Abstracts.
Sikaneta, S., Plug, L., and Wach, G.D. 2006, A lattice model for simultaneous multi-phase flow
and matrix deformation. Matrix/Fracture Flow Interaction (SEPM). 2006 AAPG Annual
Convention Houston, Texas (April 9-12, 2006) Technical Program Abstracts.
Fiorini, F., Scott, D. and Wach, G.D., 2006. Foraminiferal, sedimentological and ichnological
analysis of Early Cretaceous sediments (Scotian Shelf). Integrating Biostratigraphy into
Geological Models (SEPM/NAMS). 2006 AAPG Annual Convention Houston, Texas
(April 9-12, 2006) Technical Program Abstracts.
Arbour, V., S. Mason, S.F. Jones, D. Scott, G.D. Wach, 2006, Nannofossils- Implications for
stratigraphic precision in the Tertiary and Mesozoic, offshore Nova Scotia. Nova Scotia
Energy Research and Development Forum, St. Francis Xavier University, Keating
Millennium Centre, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, May, 2006.
Kettanah, Y. and G. Wach, 2006. Mineralogical and Petrographic Characteristics of the
Cenozoic and Upper Mesozoic Reservoirs in Venture B-13 and Arcadia J-16 Wells,
Offshore Nova Scotia. Nova Scotia Energy Research and Development Forum, St.
Francis Xavier University, Keating Millennium Centre, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, May,
2006.
Mason, S.K., Arbour, V., D.B. Scott, G.D. Wach and Younger, C., 2006, Nannofossils and
biostratigraphy of the Sauk A-57 and Shubenacadie H-100 wells, offshore Nova Scotia.
Nova Scotia Energy Research and Development Forum, St. Francis Xavier University,
Keating Millennium Centre, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, May, 2006.
Fiorini F., Fensome R.A., Scott D.B., Thomas F.C. and Wach G.D., 2005. Cretaceous to
Pleistocene benthic foraminifera from the Grand Banks Corehole 23. In North American
Paleontology Convention, Halifax, NS, Canada, 19-26 June, 2005, Programme and
Abstracts. Paleobios, Museum of Paleontology. University of California, Berkeley, 25:
44.
Fiorini F., Scott D.B., and Wach G.D., 2005. Characterization of paralic paleoenvironments
using agglutinated benthic foraminifera from Lower Cretaceous deposits (Scotian Shelf).
Seventh International Workshop on Agglutinated Foraminifera. Urbino, Italy. October 2-
8. p. 13.
Fiorini F., Scott D.B., and Wach G.D., 2005. Early Cretaceous agglutinated benthic
foraminifera from the Scotian Shelf Cohasset A-52 core holes. In North American
Paleontology Convention, Halifax, NS, Canada, 19-26 June, 2005, Programme and
Abstracts. Paleobios, Museum of Paleontology. University of California, Berkeley, 25:
44.
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Kettanah, Y.A., D.B. Scott, P. Stoffyn -Egli and G.D. Wach, 2006. The first submarine
occurrence of baricite: a rare hydrated Fe-Mg phosphate mineral, Beaufort Sea,
Canada., Atlantic Geoscience Society 32 nd Colloquium & Annual General Meeting,
February 2006, Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Mason, S., Arbour, V., Jones, S., Gard, G., Crux, J., Scott, D., Younger, C. and Wach, G.D.
2006, Sauk A-57 Nannofossil biostratigraphy research offshore Nova Scotia. The
Atlantic Geoscience Society (AGS), Program with Abstracts ( ed.). 32nd Colloquium
and Annual General Meeting, February 2006, Wolfville, Nova Scotia.
Fiorini F., Scott D.B. and Wach G.D., 2006, Characterization of paralic paleoenvironments
using benthic foraminifera from early Cretaceous sediments (Scotian Shelf). Forams
2006, 10-15 September 2006, Natal, Brazil.
Fensome R.A., Crux J., Gard G., Williams G.L., MacRae R.A., Thomas F.C., Fiorini F. and
Wach G.D., 2006. Scotian Margin biostratigraphy: and eventful story for the late
Cretaceous and Cenozoic. Geological Association of Canada, Mineralogical
Association of Canada (GAC-MAC) Annual Meeting, 14-17 May 2006,
Montreal, Canada.
Fensome, R.A., Crux, J., Gard, G., Williams, G.L., MacRae, R.A., Thomas, F.C., Fiorini, F. and
Wach, G.D. 2006, Late Cretaceous-Cenozoic biostratigraphic control on the Scotian
Margin: an eventful story. The Atlantic Geoscience Society (AGS), Program with
Abstracts (ed.). 32nd Colloquium and Annual General Meeting, February 2006,
Wolfville, Nova Scotia.
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Review Articles
Enachescu, M. and G. Wach (2005), Exploration offshore Nova Scotia: Quo Vadis? (Where do
we go from here?), Ocean Resources, June-July 2005, p.23-35.
This was an invited article that reviewed the state hydrocarbon exploration and development
offshore the east coast of Canada with particular reference to Nova Scotia. It includes several key
recommendations for developing and sustaining industry activity in the region. Although this
article was not reviewed in the manner of a typical journal article, it did undergo far more
rigorous technical review from John Hogg (EnCana), Dave Brown (Canada Nova Scotia
Offshore Petroleum Board) and Ian Atkinson (PPSC and Memorial University), in addition to
editorial review from Ocean Resources.
Refereed Publications
McCarty, D.K, V.A. Drits, B. Sakharov, B.B. Zviagina, A. Ruffell and G. Wach, (2004), Heterogeneous
mixed-layer clays from the Cretaceous Greensand, Isle of Wight, Southern England. Clays and
Clay Minerals, Vol. 52, No.5, 552-575.
This paper is the most recent publication between McCarty and myself as we investigate the role of green
minerals in stratigraphy and depositional environments. This paper takes a more analytical approach at
defining the methodology for quantitative analysis of green minerals.
Wach, G.D., C.S. Lolley, D.S. Mims and C.A. Sellers (2004), Well placement, cost reduction and
increased production using reservoir models based on outcrop, core, well logs, seismic data and
modern analogs- Onshore and Offshore Western Trinidad; In: “Integration of Outcrop and
Modern Analogs in Reservoir Modeling”(G.M Grammer, P.M. Harris and G.P. Eberli, eds.)
American Association of Petroleum Geologists, Memoir No. 80, 279-307.
This paper is very significant as it shows the integration of outcrop and subsurface data to more
accurately model reservoirs, particularly those deposited under fluvial and estuarine conditions. There is
scant published work in this critical area of Reservoir Characterization and this is why the Memoir of
invited papers was requested by the American Association of Petroleum Geologists.
Cathles, L.M., Colling, E.L., Erendi, A., Wach, G.D. and Hoffman, M.W., Manhardt, P.D.
(2003). 3D Flow Modeling in Complex Fault Networks: Illustration of New Methods
with an Exploration Application in Offshore Nigeria. American Association Petroleum
Geologists Data Pages Discovery Series No. 7, pp. 177-195.
This work follows on from the research initiated by myself (Wach, et al., 1997) on the
stratigraphy and 3D basin modeling of petroleum reservoirs.
Ruffell, A.H., S.P. Hesselbo and G.D. Wach, 2003. Fuller’s Earth (bentonite) in the Lower Cretaceous
(Upper Aptian) of Shanklin (Isle of Wight, southern England). Short Communication.
Proceedings of the Geologists’ Association.
Mitchum, R.M. and Wach, G.D., 2002. , Niger Delta Pleistocene leveed-channel fans: Models for
offshore reservoirs. In: Sequence Stratigraphic Models for Exploration and Production: Evolving
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Methodology, Emerging Models and Applications History. 2002 GCSSEPM Foundation Bob F.
Perkins Research Conference, December 8-11, 2002, Houston, Texas.
This paper illustrates our unique approach of applying seismic data from the upper, shallow time interval
where the data has better resolution. These shallow analogs are used to interpret and characterize deeper
strata that are more poorly imaged in the seismic data. This is a critical issue. The high costs of drilling
offshore ($20-100 million/well) limit the number of well (with cores and well logs) that can be
economically drilled. Deeper seismic data does not have the resolution to provide the critical reservoir
detail and so innovative analog studies such as we present are critical to understanding these deeper
reservoirs.
Wach, G.D., D. Kuhfal, T.S. Nemec, D.K. McCarty and M. Hugele. 2002. McAllen Ranch Fieldapplication
of a multi-disciplinary approach to the casing failure problem. Proceedings GCAGS
Annual Meeting, Austin, Texas, October, 2002.
This paper is an excellent example of my approach of integrating well logs, cores and seismic data within
a sequence stratigraphic framework and then applying critical analytical techniques to arrive at innovative
solutions to reservoir problems. By uniquely combining detailed sedimentology and analysis of the shelf
margin delta depositional systems with clay mineral data analysis we recognized that major factors in
well casing failure were lithofacies and depositional environment.
Wach, G.D., T.C. Lukas, R.K. Goldhammer, H. Deville Wickens and A.H. Bouma, 2000.
Submarine fan through slope to deltaic transition basin-fill succession, Tanqua Karoo,
South Africa; In: Fine-Grained Turbidite Systems (A.H. Bouma and C.G. Stone, eds.)
American Association of Petroleum Geologists Memoir 72 and SEPM Special
Publication 68, 173-180.
R.K. Goldhammer, H. Deville Wickens, A.H. Bouma and G.D. Wach, 2000. Sequence stratigraphic
architecture of the Late Permian Tanqua Submarine Fan Complex, Karoo Basin, South Africa;
In: Fine-Grained Turbidite Systems (A.H. Bouma and C.G. Stone, eds.) American Association
of Petroleum Geologists Memoir 72 and SEPM Special Publication 68, 165-171.
Wach, G.D., 2000. Fluvial-estuarine reservoir characterization workshop. The Geological Society of
Trinidad and Tobago and the Society of Petroleum Engineers (Trinidad and Tobago Section)
Technical Conference, 9-12 th July 2000, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, West Indies (not peerreviewed).
Ruffell, A.H., and Wach, G.D. 1998. Comparison of depositional sequences in the arenaceous beds of
the Aptian-Albian boundary (Cretaceous) in southern and eastern England. In: Graciansky,
P.C. de, Hardenbol, J., Jacquin, T. and Vail, P.R. (eds.), Mesozoic and Cenozoic Sequence
Stratigraphy of European Basins. Society of Economic Paleontologists & Mineralogists Special
Publication No. 60, Tulsa, Oklahoma., 411-421.
Ruffell, A.H. and Wach, G.D., 1998. Firmgrounds - key surfaces in the recognition of parasequence sets
in the Aptian Lower Greensand Group, Isle of Wight (southern England). Sedimentology 45, 91-
107.
Wach, G.D., Hoffman, M.W., Colling, E.L., Ogunyomi, O., Fritzel,T., Russo, P. and Olear, S., 1997. The
sedimentology, sequence stratigraphy and fluid migration history of non-marine and shallow
marine reservoirs, North of Apoi and Funiwa fields, offshore Niger Delta. Proceedings of the
GCSEPM Foundation 18 th Annual Research Conference, Shallow Marine and Nonmarine
Reservoirs, December 7-10, 1997, Houston Texas 365-376.
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Ruffell, A. Harvey, M. and Wach, G.D. 1993. Evolution of the English Channel Basin. In: Parker, J.
(ed.) Petroleum Geology of NW Europe: Proceedings of the 4th Conference. Geological
Society, London, p. 1077.
Pemberton, S.G., Van Wagoner, J.C. and Wach, G.D., 1992. Ichnofacies of a wave-dominated shoreline.
Canadian Society of Petroleum Geology, Short Course Notes.
Wach, G.D. and Ruffell, A.H., 1991. Sedimentology and sequence stratigraphy of a Lower Cretaceous
tide and storm-dominated clastic succession, Isle of Wight and S.E. England, compiled for the
13th International Sedimentological Congress, Nottingham, U.K. 1990, published by the British
Sedimentological Research Group, 100 pp., ISBN 0-9515439-7-0. (2nd printing)
Wach, G.D. and Ruffell, A.H., 1991. “When is a Blue Slipper..” Letter to Geoscientist, 1 (6) 32.
Ruffell, A.H. and Wach, G.D., 1991. Sequence stratigraphic analysis of the Aptian-Albian Lower
Greensand in southern England. Marine and Petroleum Geology, 8 (3), 341-353.
Stewart, D.J., Ruffell, A.H., Wach, G.D., Goldring, R., 1991. Lagoonal sedimentation and fluctuating
salinity in the Vectis Formation (Wealden Group, Lower Cretaceous) of the Isle of Wight,
southern England. Sedimentary Geology, 72, 117-134.
Hesselbo, S.P., Coe, A.L., Batten, D.J. and Wach, G.D., 1990. Stratigraphic relations of the Lower
Greensand (Lower Cretaceous) of the Calne area, Wiltshire. Proceedings of the Geologists’
Association, 101 (4), 265-278.
Extended Abstracts, Abstracts and Short Papers-(Student and post-doc contributions are indicated in
Italics ) Contributed papers delivered orally or by poster at conference
Arbour, V., Jones, S., Gard, G., Crux, J., Scott, D., Younger, C. and Wach, G.D. 2005, Nannofossil
biostratigraphy as a tool for stratigraphic precision in the Tertiary and Mesozoic offshore Nova
Scotia. North American Paleontology Convention, Halifax, Nova Scotia, (June 19-26, 2005),
Program with Abstracts.
Fiorini, F., Fensome, R.A., Scott, D.B., Thomas, F.C. and Wach, G.D. 2005, Cretaceous to Miocene
benthic foraminifera from the Scotian Shelf and Slope wells Cohasset A-52 and Shubenacadie
H-100. 2005 NAPC 2005. North American Paleontology Convention, Halifax, Nova Scotia,
(June 19-26, 2005), Program with Abstracts.
Wach, G.D. and Vincent, H.L., 2005, Reservoir Heterogeneity and Characterization in Deltaic
Depositional Systems—Outcrop Analogs for Nova Scotia's Offshore Developments. Exploring
North Atlantic Margins. 2005 AAPG Annual Convention (June 19-22, 2005) Technical
Program Abstracts.
Simpson, K.W., Mosher, D.C., Stewart, J.M., and Wach, G.D. , 2005, Cenozoic Sedimentation Processes
of the Central Scotian Slope. Exploring North Atlantic Margins. 2005 AAPG Annual
Convention (June 19-22, 2005) Technical Program Abstracts.
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Newton, C.S., Shipp, R.C., Mosher, D. and Wach, G.D. 2005, Quaternary Depositional History of the
Central and Western Nile Fan, Offshore Egypt 2005 AAPG Annual Convention (June 19-22,
2005) Technical Program Abstracts.
Arbour, V., Jones, S., Gard, G., Crux, J., Scott, D., Younger, C. and Wach, G.D. 2005, Nannofossil
biostratigraphy as a tool for stratigraphic precision in the Tertiary and Mesozoic offshore Nova
Scotia. HALIFAX 2005 Technical Program, annual meeting of the Geological Association of
Canada, Mineralogical Society of Canada, with the Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists
and the Canadian Society of Soil Scientists, Halifax, Nova Scotia, May 16-19 th , 2005, Program
with Abstracts.
Enachescu, M.E., Hogg, J.R. and Wach, G.D. 2005, Exploration lessons - A decade of drilling in Atlantic
Canada. In: Symposium SM5A CSPG: Petroleum systems of the Arctic and Atlantic Margins
(I) - New insights for exploration of Petroleum Systems (Organiser, Grant Wach); HALIFAX
2005 Technical Program, annual meeting of the Geological Association of Canada,
Mineralogical Society of Canada, with the Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists and the
Canadian Society of Soil Scientists, Halifax, Nova Scotia, May 16-19 th , 2005, Program with
Abstracts.
Fiorini, F., Fensome, R.A., Scott, D.B., Thomas, F.C. and Wach, G.D. 2005, Cretaceous to Miocene
benthic foraminifera from the Scotian Shelf and Slope wells Cohasset A-52 and Shubenacadie
H-100. HALIFAX 2005 Technical Program, annual meeting of the Geological Association of
Canada, Mineralogical Society of Canada, with the Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists
and the Canadian Society of Soil Scientists, Halifax, Nova Scotia, May 16-19 th , 2005, Program
with Abstracts.
Kettanah, Y., Zentilli, M., Wielens, H. and Wach, G. 2005, Types and significance of fluid inclusions in
rock salts from offshore Grand Banks, Newfoundland and onshore Nova Scotia. HALIFAX
2005 Technical Program, annual meeting of the Geological Association of Canada,
Mineralogical Society of Canada, with the Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists and the
Canadian Society of Soil Scientists, Halifax, Nova Scotia, May 16-19 th , 2005, Program with
Abstracts.
Kettanah, Y., and Wach, G. 2005, Reservoir Provenance in Venture B-13 and Arcadia J-16 boreholes,
Offshore Nova Scotia. HALIFAX 2005 Technical Program, annual meeting of the Geological
Association of Canada, Mineralogical Society of Canada, with the Canadian Society of
Petroleum Geologists and the Canadian Society of Soil Scientists, Halifax, Nova Scotia, May
16-19 th , 2005, Program with Abstracts.
Newton, C.S., Shipp, R.C., Mosher, D. and Wach, G.D. 2005, Comparison of two large mass transport
complexes on the Nile Fan and implications for fan development. HALIFAX 2005 Technical
Program, annual meeting of the Geological Association of Canada, Mineralogical Society of
Canada, with the Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists and the Canadian Society of Soil
Scientists, Halifax, Nova Scotia, May 16-19 th , 2005, Program with Abstracts.
Simpson, K.W., Mosher, D.C., Stewart, J.M., and Wach, G.D. 2005, Cenozoic sedimentation processes
of the Central Scotian Slope. HALIFAX 2005 Technical Program, annual meeting of the
Geological Association of Canada, Mineralogical Society of Canada, with the Canadian Society
of Petroleum Geologists and the Canadian Society of Soil Scientists, Halifax, Nova Scotia, May
16-19 th , 2005, Program with Abstracts.
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Vincent, H.L., and Wach, G.D. 2005, 3-D transect through a Pliocene fluvial-estuarine channel complex
- Application to subsurface field development and linked depositional systems, Trinidad.
HALIFAX 2005 Technical Program, annual meeting of the Geological Association of Canada,
Mineralogical Society of Canada, with the Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists and the
Canadian Society of Soil Scientists, Halifax, Nova Scotia, May 16-19 th , 2005, Program with
Abstracts.
Fiorini, F., R.A. Fensome, D.B., Scott, F.C. Thomas, and G.D. Wach, 2005, Benthic foraminiferal
associations in Cenozoic and Late Cretaceous deposits from Shubenacadie H-100 well (Scotian
Slope). The Atlantic Geoscience Society (AGS), Program with Abstracts (D. Keighley, ed.). 31 st
Colloquium and Annual General Meeting, February 4-6, 2005, Saint John, New Brunswick
p.19.
Kettanah, Y and G. Wach, 2005, Mineralogical and petrographic characteristics of the Cenozoic and
Upper Mesozoic reservoirs in the Venture B-13 and Arcadia J-16 wells, offshore Nova Scotia.
The Atlantic Geoscience Society (AGS), Program with Abstracts (D. Keighley, ed.). 31 st
Colloquium and Annual General Meeting, February 4-6, 2005, Saint John, New Brunswick p.23
White, M., D. C. Mosher, P. Ryall and G. Wach, 2005, Late Cenozoic Seismic Stratigraphy of the
Mohican Channel Area, Scotian Slope. The Atlantic Geoscience Society (AGS), Program with
Abstracts (D. Keighley, ed.). 31 st Colloquium and Annual General Meeting, February 4-6, 2005,
Saint John, New Brunswick p.44.
Wach, Grant D., 2004, Energy at Dalhousie. Nova Scotia Energy Research and Development Forum, St.
Francis Xavier University, Keating Millennium Centre, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, May 13-14,
2004.
Simpson, K.W., D. Mosher, J. Stewart, G.D. Wach, 2004, Mid-Miocene Mass Transport Complexes, and
their Influence on Scotian Margin Construction, offshore Nova Scotia. Nova Scotia Energy
Research and Development Forum, St. Francis Xavier University, Keating Millennium Centre,
Antigonish, Nova Scotia, May 13-14, 2004.
Arbour, V., S.F. Jones, D. Scott, G.D. Wach, 2004, Nannofossils- Implications for stratigraphic
precision in the Tertiary and Mesozoic, offshore Nova Scotia. Nova Scotia Energy Research and
Development Forum, St. Francis Xavier University, Keating Millennium Centre, Antigonish,
Nova Scotia, May 13-14, 2004.
Newton, C.S, D.C. Mosher, R.C. Shipp, and G.D. Wach, 2004, Importance of mass transport complexes
in the Quaternary development of the Nile Fan, Egypt, Offshore Technology Conference,
Houston, Texas, U.S.A., 3–6 May 2004 (OTC 16742).
Wach, G.D., Frampton, J., Sydow, J., Wood, L., and Johnson, S., 2004, Plio-Pleistocene shelf margin
deltas from Trinidad; outcrop and subsurface examples: Atlantic Geoscience Society; 2004
colloquium & annual general meeting; abstracts: Atlantic Geology, v. 40, p. 160.
Wach, Grant, D. Shaughnessy, 2003, The offshore Guajira, Colombia- Lessons for the Scotian Margin
(Abstract No.51445) Northeastern Section Geological Association of America, March 27-29,
Halifax, Nova Scotia.
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Kidston, J. and G. Wach, 2003, Depositional Environments and reservoir quality of the Dina Formation,
east-central Alberta (Abstract No. 50889), Northeastern Section Geological Association of
America, March 27-29, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Newton, C.S., D. Mosher, G. Wach, D.J.W. Piper, D.C. Campbell, 2003, Quaternary and Late Pliocene
seismic stratigraphy of the central Scotian Slope from high resolution reflection seismic
(Abstract No. 51338), Northeastern Section Geological Association of America, March 27-29,
Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Wach, Grant D., D.L. Kuhfal and D. McCarty, 2003, McAllen Ranch, S.E. Texas- Vicksburg Shelf
Margin deltas, 23rd Annual GCSSEPM Foundation Bob F. Perkins Research Conference, Shelf
Margin Deltas and Linked Down Slope Depositional Systems: Global Significance and Future
Exploration Potential, December 8-11, 2003, Houston, Texas.
Wach, Grant D., J. Frampton, J. Sydow and L. Wood, 2003, Plio-Pleistocene Shelf Margin Deltas from
Trinidad- Outcrop and Subsurface examples, 23rd Annual GCSSEPM Foundation Bob F.
Perkins Research Conference, Shelf Margin Deltas and Linked Down Slope Depositional
Systems: Global Significance and Future Exploration Potential, December 8-11, 2003, Houston,
Texas.
Wach, Grant D., A.H. Bouma, T. Lukas, H. De Wickens, and R.K. Goldhammer, 2003, Transition from
Shelf Margin Delta to Slope Fan- outcrop examples from the Tanqua Karoo, South Africa, 23rd
Annual GCSSEPM Foundation Bob F. Perkins Research Conference, Shelf Margin Deltas and
Linked Down Slope Depositional Systems: Global Significance and Future Exploration
Potential, December 8-11, 2003, Houston, Texas.
McCarty, D.K, G. D. Wach, A. H. Ruffell, and P. Mariotti, 2002; Fe-Bearing Clays From The Cretaceous
(Aptian) Lower Greensand- Isle Of Wight Southern England. Clay Mineral Society Annual
Meeting
Wach, G.D. and D.L. Kuhfal, 2002. Observations on affects of lithology on well failures. Proceedings
GCAGS Annual Meeting, Austin, Texas, October, 2002.
Wach, G.D. and D. Long, 2002. Distal Incised Valley Deposits- Starfish Field, Offshore East Coast
Trinidad. AAPG/SEPM Annual Meeting, Houston, Texas, March, 2002.
Wach, G.D. and D. Shaughnessy, 2002. Sequence stratigraphy of the Nazareth Association, Offshore
Guajira, Colombia. AAPG/SEPM Annual Meeting, Houston, Texas, March, 2002.
Wach, G.D. and A.H. Ruffell, 2002. Baffles and barriers- Lessons from the Lower Cretaceous of the
Channel Basin and Isle of Wight (southern England). AAPG/SEPM Annual Meeting, Houston,
Texas, March, 2002.
Mitchum, R. M. and G.D. Wach, 2002. Offshore Niger Delta Pleistocene/Holocene Leveed-Channel
Fans- models for offshore reservoirs. AAPG/SEPM Annual Meeting, Houston, Texas, March,
2002.
Wach, G.D., R. Lytton III, D. McCarty, L. Korn and S. Moate, 2000. Sequence Stratigraphy,
Biostratigraphy, Depositional Environments and Reservoir Compartmentalization of the Mid-
Miocene Queen Bess Field, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. Proceedings GCAGS/SEPM 50 th
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Annual Meeting, Houston, November, 2000. (GCAGS/GCSEPM Gordon I. Atwater Best
Poster Award)
E. Smart, M. Starcher, S. Sadler and G. Wach, 2000. Dolphin Field: sedimentology and
reservoir architecture of a supply-dominated, accommodation-controlled system,
ECMA, Trinidad. Proceedings of the GSTT/SPE 4 th Conference 10th-13th July 2000, Port-of-
Spain, Trinidad.
Cathles, L.M., Colling, E.L., Erendi, A., Wach, G.D. and Hoffman, M.W., 1999. 3D Basin Modeling
Developments with Applications from the Gulf of Mexico and Offshore Nigeria. 1999 AAPG
Hedberg Conference on Basin Modeling.
Wach, G.D., Hoffman, M.W., Colling, E.L., Ogunyomi, O., Fritzel,T., Russo, P. and Olear, S., 1998.
Sedimentology, sequence stratigraphy, and fluid migration history of non-marine and shallow
marine reservoirs, North Apoi-Funiwa field, offshore Niger delta. American Association of
Petroleum Geologists International Meeting, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, November 1998.
Wach, G. D., M. W. Hoffman, E. L. Colling, O. Ogunyomi, T. L. Fritzel, P. Russo, S. Olear, and C. R.
Robison. 1998. The sedimentology, sequence stratigraphy, and fluid migration history of nonmarine
reservoirs, North Apoi-Funiwa field, offshore Niger delta. TSOP, 15 th Ann. Mtg.,
Abstracts & Program, vol. 15: p. 93.
Wach, G. D. and Shanley, K.W., 1998. Non-marine and marine trace fossil assemblages- Indicators of
key sequence stratigraphic surfaces within the Cretaceous Blackhawk Formation, Eastern Utah.
AAPG/SEPM Annual Meeting, Dallas, Texas, May, 1998.
Slatt, R.M., G.H. Browne, L. Hutt, R.J. Spang, R.J. Davis, S.M. Hansen, G.R. Clemenceau and G.D.
Wach, 1998. Cores and logs of thin-bedded turbidites from behind a New Zealand outcrop:
analog for thin-bedded turbidite reservoirs. Proceedings of the Archie Conference and Core
Workshop, February 21, 1998, Kerrville, Texas.
Wach, G.D., and Ruffell, A.H., 1992. Depositional systems in a mid-Cretaceous tide-dominated shelf
succession from southern England. In: Sequence Stratigraphy of European Basins, CNRS
URA, Dijon, p.182.
Wach, G.D., 1989. Estuarine sedimentation in the Lower Greensand, Central Channel Basin, S. England.
Proceedings of the 28th Annual Meeting of the British Sedimentological Research Group,
Leeds, December, 1989.
Wach, G.D., 1989. The depositional history of the Lower Greensand Group on the Isle of Wight. Aptian
/ Albian Meeting, The Open University, Milton Keynes, November, 1989.
Wach, G.D., 1989. Estuarine sedimentation in the Lower Cretaceous, Isle of Wight, S. England. Second
International Research Symposium on Clastic Tidal Deposits, Calgary, Canada, August, 1989.
Wach, G.D. and Ruffell, A.H., 1989. Firmground facies and faunas in the Aptian Lower Greensand, Isle
of Wight (S. England). Proceedings of the 28th Annual Meeting of the British Sedimentological
Research Group, Leeds, December, 1989.
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Hesselbo, S.P., Ruffell, A.H. and Wach, G.D., 1989. Stratigraphy and sedimentology of a mid-Aptian
sequence boundary in the Wessex Basin of southern England. Aptian/Albian Meeting, The
Open University, Milton Keynes, November, 1989.
Wach, G.D., 1988. Storm sedimentation in a Lower Cretaceous (Barremian) back-barrier complex, Isle
of Wight, S. England. in: Abstracts of the 9th Regional Meeting of the International
Association of Sedimentologists, Leuven, Belgium, Sept. 1988, R. Swennen (ed.), 214-215.
Wach, G.D., 1987. The sedimentology of the Lower Cretaceous succession at Sandown Bay, Isle of
Wight. Proceedings of the British Sedimentology Research Group 26th Annual Meeting,
Aberdeen, Scotland, December, 1987.
Wach, G.D., 1986. The sedimentology of the McMurray Formation in northeastern Alberta, Canada.
Proceedings of the British Sedimentology Research Group 25th Annual Meeting, Nottingham,
England, December, 1986.
Wach, G.D., Hayes, M.O., Tammam, A.O. and Stewart, G.A., 1986. A tide-dominated estuarine
sequence in the Lower Cretaceous Athabasca Basin, northeastern Alberta. American
Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin, 70 (5), 659-660. AAPG/SEPM Annual Meeting,
Atlanta, Georgia, July, 1986.
Tammam, A.O. and Wach, G.D., 1986. The geology of the Syncrude oil sand leases. American
Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin 70 (5), 654. AAPG/SEPM Annual Meeting,
Atlanta, Georgia, July, 1986.
Tammam, A.O., Wach, G.D. and Stewart, G., 1985. The environments of deposition of the McMurray
Formation, on the Syncrude Leases. Proceedings of the CSPG/CIM Petroleum Society Annual
Meeting, Edmonton, Alberta, June, 1985.
Tammam, A.O. and Wach, G.D., 1985. The geology of the Syncrude oil sand leases. Proceedings of the
CSPG/CIM Petroleum Society Annual Meeting, Edmonton, Alberta, June, 1985.
Dissertation and Thesis Work:
Wach, G.D., 1991. Sedimentology and stratigraphy of the Lower Cretaceous Channel Basin.
Unpublished D. Phil. Dissertation, University of Oxford, 3 volumes.
Wach, G.D., 1984. Environments of deposition and sedimentology of the McMurray Formation.
Unpublished M.Sc. Thesis, University of South Carolina, 173 pp.
Wach, G.D., 1979. Remnant Champlain Sea beach ridges on a Pleistocene ice-contact delta, Renfrew
County, Ontario. Unpublished Honours B.A. Thesis, University of Western Ontario, 101 pp.
Technical Reports:
Shaughnessy, D.R. and G.D. Wach, 2001. Sequence stratigraphy of the Nazareth and Macuira
associations, offshore Guajira, Colombia. Texaco Upstream Technology, Technical Report
2001-0003. Vols. I and II, includes 8 CD ROMs.
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Wach, G.D., 2000. Sedimentology and core description of the Trinmar wells. Trinmar Phase II
Exploration Study. Texaco Commercialization. Vols. I and II.
Lukas, T., D. Shaughnessy and G. Wach, 2000. Sequence stratigraphy of the Trinmar leases. Trinmar
Phase II Exploration Study. Texaco Commercialization.
Wach, G.D., 1999. Starfish 1-X well- Core description and depositional facies analysis, East Coast
Marine Area. Texaco Upstream Technology, Technical memorandum 99-xxxx, June, 1999.
Wach, G.D. 1999. "G- sand interval sequence stratigraphy critique: Turtle-1 Post well summary
geological evaluation. Texaco Upstream Technology, Technical memorandum 99-xxxx, Project
295083, October, 1999.
Colling, E.L., G.D. Wach, T.L. Fritzel , M.W. Hoffman, G.W. Priddy, and P.A. Russo, 1998. North
Apoi-Funiwa field, Offshore Niger Delta: Integrated Geologic Basin Modeling Study. Texaco
Exploration and Production Technology Department. Report 98-0060.
Hierling, R., C. Lolley, C. Sellars, G.D. Wach and F. Wind, 1998. Soldado Field- Heavy oil project status
report. Texaco Report 98-X002, 205pp, plus 2 Volumes Appendices.
Pemberton, S.G. and Wach, G.D., 1998. Core atlas of trace fossil descriptions. Texaco Exploration and
Production Technology Department.
Wach, G.D. and Wind, F.H., 1997. Sedimentology and reservoir quality of the Dolphin Field (DAP-2
[A1} and Dolphin 5 Wells), Columbus Basin, Offshore Trinidad. Texaco Exploration and
Production Technology Department, Report 97-0182, Project 04-3453, August, 1997.
Campion, K.M., Wach, G.D., Lin, F.C., and Weaver, M.T., 1995. Geologic report on the depositional
environments, sequence stratigraphy and structure of the Suizhong 36-1 Field, Bohai Basin,
China. Exxon Exploration Company, 2 vols.
Foreman, J.L., Gregory, W.A., Jones, E.A. and Wach, G.D., 1995. Reservoir quality and permeability
trends, Llanos Basin, Colombia. Exxon Production Research Company, Research Application
Report.
Gregory, W.A. and Wach, G.D., 1995. Sequence stratigraphy and depositional environments of the
Cusiana trend, Llanos Basin, Colombia. Exxon Exploration Company
Lehrmann, D.J. and Wach, G.D., 1995. Sequence stratigraphy, sedimentology and depositional
environments of the Southern Tarim Basin tender blocks, 3rd Round Onshore Tender. Exxon
Production Research Company, Research Application Report.
Lehrmann, D.J., Kozar, M.G., and Wach, G.D., 1995. Sequence stratigraphy, sedimentology and
depositional environments of the Northern Tarim Basin tender blocks, 3rd Round Onshore
Tender. Exxon Production Research Company, Research Application Report.
Lehrmann, D.J, Kozar, M.G., and Wach, G.D., 1995. Report on fieldwork in the Kuche, Kalpin and
Bachu uplifts, north and northwestern Tarim Basin, 3rd Round Onshore Tender, July, 1995.
Exxon Production Research Company, Research Application Report.
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Larue, D.K., Wach, G.D., and Becker, D.G., 1995. Core descriptions, lithofacies and sequence
stratigraphy of the Suizhong 36-1 Field, Bohai Basin, China. Exxon Production Research
Company, Research Application Report.
Kissling, R.D., Carroll, A.R. and Wach, G.D., 1995. Report of fieldwork of the Aerjin and Kunlun Shan
ranges, southern Tarim Basin, Xinjiang Autonomous Region, Northwest China, September-
October, 1994. Exxon Exploration, 3 vols.
Stewart, N.R., Ling, D., and Wach, G.D., 1994. Core descriptions, environments of deposition and
sequence stratigraphy of the Bohai Basin, a Tertiary lacustrine rift basin. Exxon Exploration
Company and Bohai Offshore Oil Corporation, 2 vols.
Wach, G.D., 1994. Ichnology of the Carboniferous strata of the Tazhong 4 Field, Tarim Basin, Xinjiang,
Northwest China. Exxon Exploration Company Geologic Report- for Tarim Petroleum
Exploration Bureau and Chinese National Petroleum Corporation.
Wach, G.D., 1994. Indicators of tidal control on sedimentation patterns, Tazhong 4 Field, Tarim Basin,
Xinjiang, Northwest China. Exxon Exploration Company Geologic Report- for Tarim Petroleum
Exploration Bureau and Chinese National Petroleum Corporation.
Wach, G.D. and Becker, D.G., 1994. Core descriptions and lithofacies of the Tazhong 4 Field, Tarim
Basin, Xinjiang, Northwest China. Exxon Exploration Company Geologic Report- for Tarim
Petroleum Exploration Bureau and Chinese National Petroleum Corporation.
Wach, G.D., Becker, D.G., and Kissling, R.D., 1994. Depositional environments of the Carboniferous
strata, C-I, C-II and C-III intervals , Tazhong 4 Field, Tarim Basin, Xinjiang, Northwest China.
Exxon Exploration Company Geologic Report- for Tarim Petroleum Exploration Bureau and
Chinese National Petroleum Corporation.
Wach, G.D., Becker, D.G., Kissling, R.D., and Mooney, R.T., 1994. Sequence stratigraphy and reservoir
characterization of the Carboniferous strata, C-I, C-II and C-III intervals , Tazhong 4 Field,
Tarim Basin, Xinjiang, Northwest China. Exxon Exploration Company Geologic Report- for
Tarim Petroleum Exploration Bureau and Chinese National Petroleum Corporation.
Wach, G.D., 1994. Clastic sedimentology and depositional environments of the Yingmaili Field, Tarim
Basin, Xinjiang, Northwest China. Exxon Exploration Company Geologic Report- for Tarim
Petroleum Exploration Bureau and Research Institute for Petroleum and Exploration
Development- Chinese National Petroleum Corporation, 2 vols.
Wach, G.D., Kaufman, J., and Kozar, M.G., 1994. Lithofacies, core summaries and core descriptions of
the Yingmaili Field, Tarim Basin, Xinjiang, Northwest China. Exxon Exploration Company
Geologic Report- for Tarim Petroleum Exploration Bureau and Research Institute for Petroleum
and Exploration Development- Chinese National Petroleum Corporation, 4 vols.
Armentrout, J.M., Leu, L.L., and Wach, G.D., 1994. Sequence stratigraphy and structure of the
Yingmaili Field, Tarim Basin, Xinjiang, Northwest China. Exxon Exploration Company
Geologic Report- for Tarim Petroleum Exploration Bureau and Research Institute for Petroleum
and Exploration Development- Chinese National Petroleum Corporation, 2 vols.
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Wach, G.D., Kaufman, J., and Kozar, M.G., 1993. Core descriptions and lithofacies of the Tarim Basin,
Xinjiang, Northwest China: Report for the 1st Round Onshore Tender. Exxon Production
Research Company Research Application Report.
Wach, G.D., Kaufman, J., and Kozar, M.G., 1993. Clastic sedimentology and depositional environments
of the Tarim Basin, Xinjiang, Northwest China: Report for the 1st Round Onshore Tender.
Exxon Production Research Company Research Application Report.
Kaufman, J., Kozar, M.G., and Wach, G.D., 1993. Carbonate lithofacies and depositional environments
of the Tarim Basin, Xinjiang, Northwest China: Report for the 1st Round Onshore Tender.
Exxon Production Research Company Research Application Report.
Pemberton, S.G. and Wach, G.D., 1992. Trace fossils: Volume I- The systematics of ichnology; Volume
II- An illustrated atlas of trace fossils. Exxon Production Research Company, Special Research
Report.
Porter, M.L., Wach, G.D., and Kairo, S., 1992. Sequence stratigraphy, sedimentology and reservoir
characterization of the Simpson Group, Anadarko Basin. Exxon Production Research Company,
Research Application Report, 2 vols.
O’Donnell, N.D., Wach, G.D., and Lobb, G.D., 1985. Occurrence of large glacial erratic plates in the
overburden of the Syncrude leases.(abs.) Syncrude Research and Development Seminar
Proceedings, Volume 1.
Wach, G.D., 1984. Fourier grain shape and XRD analyses of sediments of the McMurray Formation oil
sands. Syncrude Research and Development Seminar Proceedings, Volume 1.
Wach, G.D., 1981. Performance and equipment analysis between a Becker hammer drill rig and a sonic
drill rig. Syncrude Project Development report, Nov. 1981, 42 pp.
Wach, G.D. and Lobb, G.D., 1982. G-Pit: A buried Pleistocene fluvial channel containing a potential
granular resource deposit. Syncrude Research and Development Seminar Proceedings, Volume
1.
McMullin, B. and Wach, G.D., 1982. Non-destructive core analyses. Syncrude Research and
Development Seminar Proceedings, Volume 1.
Field Guides:
Wach, G.D. and Ruffell, A.H., 1998. Sedimentology and sequence stratigraphy of the Lower Cretaceous
Succession, Isle of Wight and S. E. England. Texaco Exploration and Production Department,
Houston Texas.
Frampton, J. and Haigh, J.A. and Wach, G.D., 1998. Southeast Coast Field Seminar, Trinidad. ECMA
Dolphin Workshop, January 25-28 th , 1998. Texaco Exploration and Production Department,
Houston, Texas.
Campion, K.M., Lohmar, J.M. and Sullivan, M.D., with contributions from Wach, G.D. and Mooney,
R.T., 1994. Paleogene Sequence Stratigraphy, Western Transverse Ranges, California. Exxon
Production Research Company.
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Ruffell, A., Harvey, M., Wach, G., 1992. Aptian-Albian (mid-Cretaceous and Cenozoic sequence
stratigraphy and tectonics of Redcliff (Sandown) and Whitecliff Bay, Isle of Wight. Ussher
Society Field Trip: 5 th January, 1992.
Wach, G.D. and Ruffell, A.H., 1990. Evolution of the Channel Basin, Isle of Wight, southern England.
B.P. Exploration, 100 pp.
Wach, G.D. and Ruffell, A.H., 1990. Sedimentology and sequence stratigraphy of a Lower Cretaceous
tide and storm-dominated clastic succession, Isle of Wight, southern England. International
Association of Sedimentologists, XIIIth Congress, Nottingham, England, August, 1990, 89 pp.
Wach, G.D. and Ruffell, A.H., 1990. The Oxford region: Mesozoic to Recent stratigraphy and
palaeogeography. ESSO U.K. Ltd., 35 pp.
Wach, G.D. and Ruffell, A.H., 1989. Sequence stratigraphy and sedimentology of the Cretaceous
succession, Isle of Wight. ESSO U.K. and EXXON Production Research, Houston, 54 pp.
Wach, G.D. and Hart, S., 1989. Geological History of the Isle of Wight. Department of External
Studies, University of Oxford, 50 pp.
Wach, G.D. and Hesselbo, S.P., 1988. Tidal processes: lagoon to shelf environments, Lower
Cretaceous, Isle of Wight. University of Oxford and Oxford Polytechnic Geological Societies,
38 pp.
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Senior Instructor
Member of Department since 2004 (1979 as staff)
E-mail: Charles.Walls@Dal.ca
Mailing Address:
Department of Earth Sciences
Dalhousie University
1459 Oxford Street
Halifax, N.S. B3H 4R2
Office Location: 4618 Oceanography
Telephone: (902)494-3705
Charles C. Walls
Homepage: http://earthsciences.dal.ca/people/walls/walls_cc.html
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Education: MSC (EARTH SCIENCES) 1996 Dalhousie University
BSC (PHYSICS) 1978 Dalhousie University
Teaching:
ERTH 3500 – Geoscience Information Management 2004 – present
Crosslisted as ENVS 3500, GEOG 3500 and ERTH 5600
SCIE 3600 - Introduction to Geographic Information Systems 2005 – 2008
Crosslisted as ERTH 5600
CIVL 4830 - Applied Geomatics 2005
ERTH 1060 - Natural Disasters (with John Gosse) 2008 – 2010
ERTH 1030 - Physical Geography (with Lawrence Plug and Pat ryall) 2009 – present
ERTH 4520 - GIS Applications 2008 – present (alternate years)
Crosslisted as GEOG 4520 and ERTH 5520
ERTH 4530 - Environmental Remote Sensing 2010 - present (alternate years)
Crosslisted as GEOG 4530 and ERTH 5530
ERTH 3000 - Geology Field School (Computer Camp) 2004 - present
Grants Held / Currently Applied for: none
Research Interests:
The application of remote sensing methods to environmental measurements.
The investigation of low-cost precision GPS.
The application of spatial statistics to geological features.
Current and Recent Research Projects: (2004-present)
Investigation of thaw-lakes in northern Canada and Alaska using Landsat images.
Publications: (2004-2011 inclusive)
Plug, L.J, Scott, B.M and Walls, C. 2006. Thermokarst lake changes from 1978–2001 on the Tuktoyaktuk
Peninsula, Western Canadian Arctic. Geophysical Research Letters 35: L03502
Professional Activities:
Geomatics Association of Nova Scotia (member)
Honours and Awards: (2004-present)
Earth Sciences Professor of the Year 2008

Michael Young
Instructor, Dalhousie University since 2010
Department of Earth Sciences, Dalhousie Univ. Halifax, N.S. B3H 4R2, Canada
Office LSC 2055A; mdyoung@dal.ca
Tel (902) 494-2364
Education
Advanced GIS Diploma, Selkirk College, BC (2005)
M.Sc., Queen’s University (2003) Tectonic evolution of an Archean greenstone belt
B.Sc.,Dalhousie University (2000) Structural Geology of the Meguma Supergroup
Teaching
ERTH 1080 – Geology I (labs and lecture)
ERTH 2000 – Introductory Field School
ERTH 3000 – Computing Camp (Intermediate Field School)
ERTH 4000 – Advanced Field School
Recent Employment (since 2004)
October 2008 – December 2009
Geological Survey of Canada; Project Co-leader and Regional Geologist
January 2008 – December 2008
Acadian Mining Corporation; Senior Project Geologist
June 2005 – December 2007
Geological Survey of Canada, and Canada-Nunavut Geoscience Office; Regional Geologist
Oct 2004 – May 2005
Selkirk Geospatial Research Centre, Selkirk College, BC
Student: Advanced Geographic Information System program
January – Sept 2004
Miramar Mining Corporation; Exploration Geologist
Current Research
My primary research is on the Precambrian crustal assembly of northeast Laurentia. Systematic
mapping integrated with geochronology, geochemistry and mineral-fabric relationships have
contributed to an evolving tectonometamorphic history of a deeply eroded Himalayan-scale
orogen. This research is affiliated with Geological Survey of Canada mapping projects in the
eastern Canadian Arctic. My other research is on the structure and geochemistry of gold deposits
of the Meguma Supergroup in Nova Scotia, and the White Gold District in the Yukon.
Selected Publications
External Refereed Publications
Young, M.D., McNicoll, V., Helmstaedt, H., Skulski, T., Percival, J.A. 2006. Pickle Lake revisited: new
structural, geochronological and geochemical constraints on greenstone belt assembly, western Superior

Province, Canada. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, 43: 821-847.
Government Refereed Reports and Maps
Hamilton, B; Pattison, D; Sanborn-Barrie, M; Young, M. Submitted. Metamorphic map of Cumberland
Peninsula, Baffin Island,Nunavut. Geological Survey of Canada, Current Research.
Keim, R; Sanborn-Barrie, M; Ansdell, K; Young, M. Accepted. Totnes Road volcanic rocks: a highly
fragmental, Ti-enriched komatiitic volcanic suite on Cumberland Peninsula, Baffin Island. Geological
Survey of Canada, Current Research.
Sanborn-Barrie, M; Young, M; Whalen, J; James, D. 2011. Geology, Ujuktuk Fiord, Nunavut.
Geological Survey of Canada, Canadian Geoscience Map no. 1 (ed. Prelim.), 1 sheet, 1 CD-ROM.
Sanborn-Barrie, M; Young, M; Whalen, J. 2011. Geology, Kingnait Fiord, Nunavut. Geological Survey
of Canada, Canadian Geoscience Map no. 2, (ed. prelim.), 1 sheet 1 CD-ROM.
Sanborn-Barrie, M; Young, M; Whalen, J; James, D; St-Onge, M R Geology, Touak Fiord, Nunavut.
Geological Survey of Canada, Canadian Geoscience Map no. 3, (ed. prelim.), 1 sheet 1 CD-ROM.
Sanborn-Barrie, M and Young, M. 2011. Bulk compositional data for sulfidic and gossanous rocks from
Cumberland Peninsula, Baffin Island, Nunavut. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 6916, 11 pages.
Sanborn-Barrie, M; St-Onge, MR; Young, MD; James, DT, 2008. Bedrock geology of southwestern
Baffin Island, Nunavut: expanding the tectonostratigraphic framework with relevance to mineral
resources. Geological Survey of Canada, Current Research No 2008-6, 16 pages.
Ryan, JJ; Nadeau, L; Hinchey, AM; James, DT; Young, MD; Williams, SP; Schetselaar, EM, 2008.
Geology, southern Boothia mainland area, Pelly Bay - Rae Strait - Harrison Island map area, Nunavut.
Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 5808, 1 sheet.
St-Onge, MR; Sanborn-Barrie, M; Young, MD, 2007. Geology, Mingo Lake, Baffin Island, Nunavut.
Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 5433, 2007; 1 sheet 1 CD-ROM
St-Onge, MR; Sanborn-Barrie, M; Young, MD, 2007. Geology, Foxe Peninsula, Baffin Island, Nunavut.
Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 5434, 2007; 1 sheet 1 CD-ROM
Johns, SM and Young, MD, 2006. Bedrock geology and economic potential of the Archean Mary River
group, northern Baffin Island, Nunavut. Geological Survey of Canada, Current Research no. 2006-C5, 13
pages.
Little, E.C., Dyke, A.S., Young, M.D., Utting, D.J. 2005. Preliminary bedrock geochemistry and drift
prospecting results from the North Baffin Project (NTS 37F, 37G, 47E), northern Baffin Island, Nunavut.
Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 4944, 245 pages.
Young, M.D., Sandeman, H., Berniolles, F., Gertzbein, P.M. 2004. A preliminary stratigraphic and
structural geology framework for the Archean Mary River Group, northern Baffin Island, Nunavut.

Geological Survey of Canada, Current Research No. 2004-C1, 14 pages.
Little, E.C., Holme, P.J., Hilchey, A.C., Young, M. 2004. Glacial geology, ice-movement chronology,
and drift prospecting in the vicinity of Icebound Lakes, northern Baffin Island, Nunavut. Geological
Survey of Canada, Current Research No. 2004-B1.
Skulski, T., Sandeman, H., Sanborn-Barrie, M., MacHattie, T., Young, M., Carson, C., Berman, R.,
Brown, J., Rayner, N., Panagapko, D., Byrne, D., Deyell, C. 2003. Bedrock geology of the Ellice Hills
map area and new constraints on the regional geology of the Committee Bay area, Nunavut. Geological
Survey of Canada, Current Research No. 2003-C22, 11 pages.
Sanborn-Barrie, M., Sandeman, H., Skulski, T., Brown, J., Young, M., MacHattie, T., Deyell, C., Carson,
C., Panagapko, D., Byrne, D. 2003. Structural geology of the northeastern Committee Bay belt, Ellice
Hills area, central Nunavut. Geological Survey of Canada, Current Research No. 2003-C23, 2003, 13
pages.
Young, M., Helmstaedt, H. 2001. Tectonic evolution of the northern Pickle Lake greenstone belt,
northwestern Superior Province, Ontario. Geological Survey of Canada, Current Research No. 2001-C20,
20 pages.
Horne, R.J., White, C.E., Muir, C., Young, M.D. 1999. Preliminary geology of the Weymouth and
Church Point areas, Nova Scotia. Report ME 1999-002, page 13.
Young, M.D., Horne, R.J., Culshaw, N. 1999. Characterization of minor folds in buckled coticule layers
within the Beaverbank Member, central Nova Scotia. Report ME 1999-002, page 36.
Theses
Young, M.D. 2003. New structural, geochronological, and geochemical constraints on the tectonic
assembly of the Archean Pickle Lake greenstone belt, Uchi subprovince, western Superior Province,
Northwestern Ontario. Unpublished M.Sc. thesis, Queen’s University, 182 p.
Young, M.D. 2000. Minor folds in Coticule layers and their relationship to regional fold evolution,
central Meguma Terrane, Nova Scotia. Unpublished B.Sc. thesis, Dalhousie University, 146 p.
Presentations at Scientific Meetings
Young, MD; Sanborn-Barrie, M; Wodicka, N; Rayner, N; Keim, R; Whalen, J. 2010. A preliminary
stratigraphic architecture of the Paleoproterozoic Hoare Bay group of the Cumberland Peninsula, eastern
Baffin Island: update from the 2010 GEM Cumberland Project field season. Yellowknife Geoscience
Forum, 39 th , Program and Abstracts.
Young, MD; Sanborn-Barrie, M; Dyke, A; James, DT; Lynds, T; Craven, J; Coyle, M, 2009. The
Cumberland Peninsula GEM Project: overview of 2009 field results and insights into exploration
potential. Yellowknife Geoscience Forum, 37 th , Program and Abstracts.
Young, M.D., Sandeman, H.A., Berniolles, F., Creaser, R.A. 2005. Structural, geochemical, and Nd
isotopic constraints on the lithotectonic architecture of the Archean Mary River Group on northern Baffin
Island, Nunavut. In Program and Abstracts, vol. 30, Geological Association of Canada – Mineralogical
Association of Canada annual meeting and conference, Halifax, NS, May 15-18, 2005.

Young, M.D., Helmstaedt, H., McNicoll, V., Percival, J.A., Skulski, T. 2003. Pickle Lake revisited: new
field, geochemical, and geochronological constraints on greenstone belt assembly. In Program and
Abstracts, vol. 28, Geological Association of Canada – Mineralogical Association of Canada annual
meeting and conference, Vancouver, BC, May 26-28, 2003.
Young, M.D., Horne, R.J., Culshaw, N. 2000. Minor folds and their relationship to regional fold
evolution, central Meguma Terrane, Nova Scotia. In Program and Abstracts, Atlantic Geoscience Society
Colloquium and Annual General Meeting, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada, February 10-12, 2000.
Current Students
BSc Honours Students
Jessica Guselle (2011-2012): Geochemistry (XRF-EDX) of the Beaver Dam slate-hosted gold deposit,
Meguma Supergroup.
Mark Higgins (2011-2012): Provenance of placer gold grains in the White Gold District, Yukon.
Vince Smith (2011-2012): Epithermal (Pb, Zn, As, Au, Ag?) mineralization of the Devono-Carboniferous
volcanic succession of the North-East Cobequid Highlands.