Murray Gingras
Professor, Faculty of Science - Earth & Atmospheric Sciences Admin
Chair, Faculty of Science - Earth & Atmospheric Sciences
Contact
Professor, Faculty of Science - Earth & Atmospheric Sciences Admin
- mgingras@ualberta.ca
- Phone
- (780) 492-1963
- Address
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3-30 Earth Sciences Building
11223 Saskatchewan Drive NWEdmonton ABT6G 2E3
Chair, Faculty of Science - Earth & Atmospheric Sciences
- mgingras@ualberta.ca
Overview
About
I received my Diploma in Mechanical Engineering Technology from the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology in 1987, a BSc from the University of Alberta in 1995 and PhD from the University of Alberta in 1999. I have worked professionally in the hydrocarbon industry, at the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology, and as an Assistant Professor at the University of New Brunswick. My research focuses on using sedimentology and ichnology to interpret sedimentary rock successions. This broad field has strong links to the hydrocarbon industry, is used extensively in paleoclimatology, and is applied in modern sedimentary environments.
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]