The sedimentary record of ancient glaciations in tectonically-active basins

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My objective is to examine ancient glacial sedimentary rocks exposed in Canada and Alaska in order to better understand the nature of climate change during the Neoproterozoic and Cenozoic time periods. Changes in rock characteristics (physical and chemical properties) will be analysed to determine the environmental conditions that existed at that time. This research will focus particularly on distinguishing between evidence of climate change and evidence of tectonic activity as these two factors can leave very similar 'signatures' in the geologic record. In addition, I will examine glacial deposits of Quaternary age in the Waterloo and Oak Ridges moraines of southern Ontario in order to study the types of features left by deformation near an ice margin. This will in turn help to evaluate the significance of deformation features observed in ancient glacial deposits elsewhere.