I am a research scientist in the Department of Earth Sciences at Memorial University of Newfoundland. I am an applied seismologist with a strong geological background. In my research, I have primarily employed controlled-source seismic methods (2-D, 3-D, land, marine, reflection, refraction) to investigate Earth science problems at a variety of scales: from lithospheric-scale projects for tectonic studies to upper crustal studies related to resources and shallow processes. My seismic expertise spans the gamut from data processing and modelling to interpretation, aided by geological and well data. To complement my seismic research, I have also published widely on the topic of 3-D inversion of gravity data for crustal and basin studies and am establishing myself as a regional expert on the rifting evolution of the North Atlantic Ocean.

Current research projects:

1. • Combining 2-D seismic refraction modelling and 3-D gravity inversion to resolve the deep structure of the Eratosthenes Seamount in the Eastern Mediterranean
   

2. •Reprocessing land 2-D seismic reflection lines from the Nechako region, British Columbia with constraints from magnetotelluric studies
   

3. •Resolving the deep structure of the Irish, Labrador and Scotian margins using constrained 3-D gravity inversion
   

Past research projects:

1. •Processing and interpretation of marine 2-D seismic reflection data acquired during the Erable experiment around the margins of Flemish Cap, offshore Newfoundland
   

2. •Constrained 3-D inversion of gravity data over the Newfoundland margin for the delineation of lithospheric density variations
   

3. •Numerical modelling of the contribution of mafic sills to strengthening the crystalline crust