As part of an on-going research programme examining the structural
geology of deep-water sediments, especially associated with
remobilisation, we have a fully-funded PhD project here in Leeds (for
three years starting October 2005). The project combines structural and
sedimentological investigations of soft-sediment deformation of
turbidite multibeds.
The application deadline is 1st July this year, with interviews on 11th
July.
The studentship is oen to EU citizens and we will consider paying the
fees differential for outstanding candidates who are citizens of non-EU
countries.
A brief project synopsis is pasted below. Further details together with
information on the application process is on the School website:
http://earth.leeds.ac.uk/postgrads/phd/projects2005/
funded_studentships.htm
Rob Butler & Bill McCaffrey
Multi-bed remobilisation of turbidites: kinematic approaches to
resolving displacement mechanics and deposit geometry
Project outline
Deep marine clastic systems are the ultimate sink for eroded sediment,
> and form the largest sedimentary accumulations on earth. They probably
> host a significant proportion of the world's as yet undiscovered
> hydrocarbon reserves, and are the subject of intense research. Much of
> this research is directed at trying to understand controls on
> sedimentary
> architecture development. A relatively under-appreciated factor is
> soft-sediment deformation; aggrading systems can collapse under their
> own
> weight in a number of styles, disrupting their internal organization
> and
> changing the sea floor bathymetry over which subsequent sediments are
> deposited. Thus the goal of this studentship is to apply a combined
> sedimentological and structural approach to the remobilisation of thick
> piles of turbidite sands, using classic field localities in Italy and
> France. We aim to establish the kinematics of soft sediment
> deformation
> at different sites within slump units derived from failure from
> multiple
> beds, relating these to different scales of bed deformation and to sand
> injection. The student will enjoy a paid internship working on the L.
> Cretaceous Britannia field of the North Sea, which has an unparalleled
> core archive (20k ft collected). The studentship is co-funded by
> Britannia Operator Ltd (BOL) and the Leeds Turbidites Research Group
> (TRG); the student will be able to go on to pursue a career either in
> academic research or in the hydrocarbons industry. The studentship is
> open to EU citizens; also we will consider paying the fees differential
> for exceptional candidates who are citizens of other countries. We
> will
> hold formal interviews in Leeds on July 11th, and can informally meet
> North American candidates at the 2005 AAPG meeting in Calgary June
> 19-22. We will start the project end-September, 2005.
> Supervisors: Rob Butler (Leeds), Bill McCaffrey (Leeds), Peter Haughton
> (UCD, Ireland), Bill Hakes (BOL).
> For further information contact Rob Butler ([log in to unmask])
> or Bill McCaffrey ([log in to unmask]).
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