Tectonic evoluiton of sedimentary basins in orogens

沉积岩提供了造山带（山带）构造事件的记录。我的研究使用沉积岩中的证据来得出导致造山运动（造山运动）的构造过程的结论。这项工作是多学科的，涉及对下列数据的分析：实地测绘；测量地层层序；地震资料分析成像地下构造以及碎屑锆石年代学，以获取沉积物来源的信息。工作的重点是加拿大东部和欧洲西北部的阿巴拉契亚/喀里多尼德造山带，但在加拿大科迪勒拉的先前工作之后将进行进一步的研究。从事这些项目的本科生和研究生将获得在不同地区整合实验室和现场技术的特殊经验。

Sedimentary rocks provide records of tectonic events in orogens (mountain belts). My research uses the evidence in sedimentary rocks to draw conclusions about the tectonic processes that led to orogenesis (mountain building). The work is multidisciplinary, and involves the analysis of data from: field mapping; measuring successions of strata; analysis of seismic data to image the subsurface structure; and detrital zircon geochronology, to gain information about sediment provenance. Work is focussed on the Appalachian/Caledonide orogen of Eastern Canada and NW Europe, but additional studies will follow up previous work in the Canadian Cordillera. Undergraduate and graduate students working on these projects will gain exceptional experience integrating laboratory and field techniques in diverse regions.