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有关导致造山作用（造山作用）的构造过程的结论。这项工作是多学科的，涉及分析来自下列方面的数据：实地测绘;测量地层的连续性;分析地震数据，以了解地下结构;以及碎屑锆石地质年代学，以获得关于沉积物来源的信息。 工作的重点是阿巴拉契亚/加里东造山带的加拿大东部和西北欧，但额外的研究将跟进以前的工作在加拿大科迪勒拉。 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.