Hi All,
Please find here details of several exciting structural geology-focused PhD opportunities at Imperial College, London:
1. The kinematics and mechanics of salt diapir growth and collapse (http://www.imperial.ac.uk/media/imperial-college/faculty-of-engineering/earth-science-and-engineering/phd-opportunities/oct-16/The-kinematics-and-mechanics-of-salt-diapir-growth-and-collapse.docx)
2. The growth of normal faults; a critical test of competing kinematic models (http://www.imperial.ac.uk/media/imperial-college/faculty-of-engineering/earth-science-and-engineering/phd-opportunities/oct-16/The-growth-of-normal-faults_STRUCTURAL-GEOLOGY_GEOHAZARDS.docx)
3. Salt welds; subsurface characterisation and importance (http://www.imperial.ac.uk/media/imperial-college/faculty-of-engineering/earth-science-and-engineering/phd-opportunities/oct-16/Salt-welds.docx)
4. Relay zone kinematics during continental extension; implications for rift physiography, sediment supply and reservoir deposition (http://www.imperial.ac.uk/media/imperial-college/faculty-of-engineering/earth-science-and-engineering/phd-opportunities/oct-16/Relay-zone-kinematics-during-continental-extension_STRUCTURAL-GEOLOGY_GEOHAZARDS.docx)
5. Why do some continental rifts succeed to break-up and others fail? (http://www.imperial.ac.uk/media/imperial-college/faculty-of-engineering/earth-science-and-engineering/phd-opportunities/Why-do-some-rifts-succeed-and-others-fail.docx)
6. Do numerical models produce realistic fault evolution patterns? (http://www.imperial.ac.uk/media/imperial-college/faculty-of-engineering/earth-science-and-engineering/phd-opportunities/oct-16/rift_model_phd_bell.pdf)
The student will join a large, dynamic research group (Basins Research Group: http://www.basinsresearchgroup.com/), comprising a multidisciplinary group of Earth Scientists committed to understanding the fundamental geological processes operating in evolving sedimentary basins, and the application of this understanding to determining the nature, origin and occurrence of natural resources. Funding for projects 4 and 6 may come via the NERC CDT in Oil and Gas (http://www.nerc-cdt-oil-and-gas.ac.uk/phd-projects.html). All NERC-related projects are available to UK citizens and to citizens of the EU who have been permanently in residence in the UK for a minimum of 3 years prior to taking up the studentship. If you are interested in applying for one of these projects, please do not hesitate to contact Chris Jackson ([log in to unmask]) or Rebecca Bell ([log in to unmask]).
Please pass this information on to anyone you think might be interested.
Thanks,
Chris and Becky
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