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MSc/MScE Project :  Geomatics of the Manicouagan Impact Structure

This two-year Master’s project involves the integration of topographic, gravity, magnetic, RADARSAT-2 and drill core data with the goal of producing an interactive 3D model of this well-preserved, ~90 km–diameter, world-class impact structure. The research will complement ongoing field activities of UNB’s Manicouagan Impact Research Program (MIRP), which commenced in 2007.  The project will involve collaboration with the Canada Centre for Remote Sensing (CCRS) in Ottawa via Adjunct Professor Dr Vern Singhroy and will be a lab based project UNB and CCRS. The student should have a Bachelor’s degree in Earth Science or Geomatics Engineering and a strong interest in computational science and engineering.  Preferred start date for the project is mid-2010.

 

Undergraduate Honours Project : A magnetic survey of the Manicouagan Impact Structure

Following recent mineral exploration activities, high-resolution airborne magnetic data have been obtained from the Manicouagan region of northern Quebec. Manicouagan is the 4 th largest known impact structure on Earth (90 km diameter) and was formed in the late Triassic (214 Ma ago) within a predominantly Grenville-age (~1 Ga) metamorphic terrain. An impact-generated melt sheet and central uplift of basement rocks constitute the main island (see image below). As part of the Manicouagan Impact Research Program, led by the Planetary and Space Science Centre at UNB, Dr Karl Butler and Dr John Spray are seeking an undergraduate student to carry out geophysical modeling of the central part of this well-exposed impact structure. The goal is to complement ongoing ground-based field activities and drill core information that reveals the internal structure of the central uplift region. The aim is to better understand the subsurface structure of the impact crater by integrating magnetic data with the distribution of lithologies and tectonic features.

 

 

Those interested in applying for graduate positions should send a CV to the attention of Karen Shea, Centre Administrator, PASSC via email: kshea@unb.ca. Undergraduate students interested in assisting in the Manicouagan program, and who enjoy the outdoors, are encouraged to contact Karen Shea regarding potential summer employment. Further project details can be obtained from Dr John Spray jgs@unb.ca tel: 506 453-3550, or Dr Lucy Thompson lthompso@unb.ca tel: 506 452-6452. Also, see website for further information on our research group's activities: http://www.unb.ca/passc.

If you are interested and eligible to apply for an undergraduate student honours project (typically a student with one year of study left to complete, and possessing a GPA of no less than 3.0), please contact Dr Karl Butler kbutler@unb.ca or Dr John Spray jgs@unb.ca for further details. The project could also constitute a GE 5943 Research Project report or a GEOL 4913 Directed Studies course. The project could start in September 2010.