Thermochronologic Approaches For Fundamental Energy Exploration (Project TAFFEE)
We are seeking PhD and MSc students for a project in the Beaufort Sea-Mackenzie River corridor (Yukon & Northwest Territories), who will apply various isotopic techniques with the purpose of understanding the structural and thermal evolution of this hydrocarbon-rich fold-thrust belt of the northern Canadian Cordillera. The successful applicants will integrate U-Th/He, fission track, and Ar/Ar thermochronology on samples from outcrop and drill core, with ancillary data including seismic and structural profiles. The students will gain experience with each of the methodologies through working in the laboratories associated with the PIs of the project. Opportunities exists over the duration of the project to also collaborate with industry and Geological Survey of Canada personnel, who have, in part, contributed to funding this research. A strong quantitative background is required, as well as the ability to conduct field work in remote Arctic locales.
For further information, please contact:
David Schneider, University of Ottawa, [log in to unmask]
Bernard Guest, University of Calgary, [log in to unmask]
Isabelle Coutand, Dalhousie University, [log in to unmask]
Alfredo Camacho, University of Manitoba, [log in to unmask]
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