Murray Gingras
Contact
Professor, Faculty of Science - Earth & Atmospheric Sciences Admin
- mgingras@ualberta.ca
- Phone
- (780) 492-1963
- Address
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3-011 Centennial Ctr For Interdisciplinary SCS II
11335 Saskatchewan Drive NWEdmonton ABT6G 2H5
Associate Chair, Faculty of Science - Earth & Atmospheric Sciences Admin
- mgingras@ualberta.ca
Overview
About
Research
Research area
Ichnology, sedimentology, petroleum geology, modern sedimentary environments, stratigraphy
Research interest
Using ichnology and sedimentology to better understand hydrocarbon reservoirs
Research opportunity
- Modern sedimentological research on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of North America
Courses
EAS 222 - Stratigraphy and Sedimentation
Origin of sedimentary materials; sedimentary processes; sedimentary structures, textures, and flow regimes; properties and classification of clastic and non-clastic rocks; sedimentary environments and facies in non-marine, coastal and marine settings; principles of stratigraphy, stratigraphic nomenclature and the stratigraphic column. Prerequisite: One of EAS 101, 103, 105 or 210. [Faculty of Science]
EAS 354 - Environmental Earth Science Field School
Introduction to fieldwork in geomorphology, biogeography and microclimatology. Elementary field mapping, the use of electronic field instrumentation for hydrological, water quality and micro-climatological monitoring, mapping and analysis of vegetation patterns, and techniques for the field description and laboratory analysis of soils and sediments. Introductory lectures and ten days of fieldwork. Requires payment of additional student instructional support fees. Refer to the Tuition and Fees page in the University Regulations section of the Calendar. Prerequisites: EAS 225, 250 and either 270 or 327, or consent of Instructor. [Faculty of Science]
EAS 364 - Basin Resources and Subsurface Methods
The characterization of sedimentary rock properties in the subsurface. Subsurface mapping techniques. An overview of the types of resources exploited in sedimentary basins and the distributions of those resources. Prerequisites: EAS 222 or consent of instructor. [Faculty of Science]