University of Calgary, Geology and Geophysics

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Research Activities and Facilities: Geology and Geophysics

	Applied Stratigraphy Research Group
	Central American Water Resource Management Network hydrogeology and water resource management in Central America, a multinational collaborative project.
	The CREWES Project is an applied geophysical research group concentrating on the analysis and interpretation of multicomponent seismic data.
	The Fold-Fault Research Project involves integrated geophysical and geological research into the 3-D geometry of structures in fold and thrust belts.
	Petroleum Reservoir Group
	The Foothills Orographic Precipitation Experiment (FOPEX)
	The Applied Geochemistry Group
	Hydrogeology
	Research in igneous and metamorphic petrology
	Laboratory for Electron Microbeam Analysis
	Lithoprobe Seismic Processing Facility. Deep crustal seismic imaging.
	Micropaleontology
	Prairie Meteorite Search Project
	CHORUS: Consortium for Heavy Oil Research by University Scientists
Research Facility Information Computer Facilities: Sun Ultra Enterprise 450 (4x450MHz CPU, 4GB RAM, 200GB Disk) Lab of 26 Pentium IV PCs Lab of 20 Pentium IV PCs Numerous other personal computers (PC and Mac) Networked printers and large format plotters The Department also houses the data processing centre for the national LITHOPROBE project, which operates a series of Sun computers with ITA software. An industry-sponsored seismic exploration research effort within the Department (the CREWES project) operates several Landmark seismic interpretation workstations. Various standard geophysical software packages are available for use on the Department's computers. The University operates numerous advanced computer systems, workstations, and Xstations. Information from University Information Technologies. Laboratory Facilities: Geological: JEOL JXA-8200 electron microprobe with WDS and EDS (2000) Rigaku Multiflex X-ray diffractometer and supporting equipment (2002) Wet chemistry laboratory Perkin-Elmer AA spectrophotometer (1999) GC and MS laboratories Mineral separation laboratory Access to stable isotope analysis facilities in the Department of Physics and Astronomy Mobile chemical analysis equipment Cathodoluminescence instrumentation Advanced microscopy laboratory with fluid-inclusion heating-freezing stage Nomarski interference microscope Laser interferometer Digital Photomicroscopes Porometers and porosimeters, probe permeameter Ruska gas permeameter Sample preparation laboratories Micropaleontology preparation lab Core examination lab and core collection Science/Medicine SEM/TSEM imaging facility Geophysical Geometrics 96 channel seismic recorder Bison Elastic Wave Generator seismic source Noggin and EkkoPulse ground penetrating radar systems SQUID magnetometer Seismic physical modelling facility Electromagnetic modelling facility Worden gravity meter Potentiometric and electromagnetic prospecting equipment Electromagnetic scale-model tank Core tester Rock press Core and micro flow testing equipment Library Facilities: Research and study facilities are available in the Gallagher Library of Geology and Geophysics (in the Earth Sciences Building) and in the main University Library. Proximities: Calgary is located 80km east of the Rockies. The Department is across the street form the Calgary office of the Geological Survey of Canada and the Core Research Centre of the Alberta Energy Resources Conservation Board. The Royal Tyrrell Museum of Paleontology is located about 1.5 hours away in Drumheller.