Students

Alex Whittaker (2002- 2007) Original Project title: Response of erosional-depositional systems to fault growth in extending continental crust, Lazio-Abruzzo (Apennines), Central Italy. Alex started his PhD in 2002. He was co-supervised by Greg Tucker and Gerald Roberts . As part of his PhD he did experiments on bedrock abrasion with Jerome Lave in Grenoble, and this work in contained in his PhD thesis and is about to be submitted! To get copies of Alex papers and thesis you can contact him directly at a.whittaker@imperial.ac.uk or go to the very bottom of the PUBLICATIONS section of Alex's Imperial College website, and click on the link to his THESIS.

Whittaker, A.C., M. Attal, P. A. Cowie, G. E. Tucker and G. P. Roberts, Decoding temporal and spatial patterns of uplift using transient river long profiles, Geomorphology, 100, 506-526, 2008. (download a copy)

Whittaker, A.C., P. A. Cowie, M. Attal, G. E. Tucker and G. P. Roberts, Contrasting transient and steady state rivers crossing active normal faults: New field observations from Italy, Basin Research, 19, 529-556, 2007. (download a copy)

Whittaker, A.C., P. A. Cowie, M. Attal, G. E. Tucker and G. P. Roberts, Bedrock channel adjustment to tectonic forcing: Implications for predicting river incision rates, Geology, 35(2), 103-106, 2007.

Estelle Mortimer (2000-2004) Original Project title: Episodic Tectonic Subsidence Due to Fault Interactions, Baja Mexico. Estelle documented the detailed stratigraphic architecture of a sequence of stacked delta cycles in the Loreto Basin and reconstructed the depositional geometry and paleo-waterdepth through time. She used this information to better understand the mechanisms of accommodation creation during each cycle of delta progradation. The project was co-supervised by Sanjeev Gupta at Imperial College in London. Becky Dorsey (U. Oregon) was extremely helpful in setting up this project in Loreto and in giving us access to unpublished data. Estelle has since done Postdoc with Manfred Strecker at Potsdam before moving to Leeds. In January 2008 gave birth to Isla!

Mortimer, E. J., S. Gupta, and P. A. Cowie, Clinoform nucleation and growth in coarse-grained deltas, Loreto Basin, Baja California Sur, Mexico: a response to episodic accelerations in fault displacement, Basin Research, 17, 337-359, 2005.(download a copy)

Zoe Shipton (1995-1999) Original Project title: Displacement gradients at fault tips- the Chimney Rock fault array, Utah. Zoe mapped the displacement profiles and associated fault zone structure, documenting the deformation from micron-to-kilometer scales. Zoe did a PostDoc with Jim Evans at Utah State University and now has a faculty position at Glasgow University. Zoe's webpage

Shipton, Z. and P. A. Cowie, Damage Zone and Slip-Surface Evolution over Micro- to Kilometre Scales in High-Porosity Navajo Sandstone, Utah, J. Struct. Geol., 23, 1825-1844, 2001.

Cowie, P. A. and Z. K. Shipton, Fault Tip Displacement Gradients and Process Zone Dimensions, J. Struct. Geol., 20, 983-997, 1998.

Kathryn Hardacre (1996-2000) Original Project title: The controlling mechanisms on fault array development. Kathryn used a 2D finite element scheme called ADELI to generate fault patterns numerically. Kathryn now works for Shell in Aberdeen.

Hardacre, K. M. and P. A. Cowie, Controls on Strain Localisation in a 2D Elasto-Plastic Layer: Insights into Fault Growth during Crustal Extension, J. Geophys. Res., 108, B11, 2529, doi:101029/2001JB001712, 2003.

Hardacre, K. and P. A. Cowie, Variability in Fault Size Scaling due to Mechanical Heterogeneity: A Finite Element Approach, J. Struct. Geol., 25, 1735-1750, 2003.

Aderson Nascimento (1997-2002) Original Project title: The role of pore pressure diffusion in a reservoir induced seismicity site in NE Brazil. Aderson used a 3D groundwater flow code to simulate the fluctuations in pore fluid pressure beneath the reservoir. Aderson now holds a research position at the University of Natal in NE Brazil.

Nascimento, A. F.,and R. G. Pearce, Local shear wave observations in Joao Camara, NE Brazil J. Geophys. Res., 107, B10, 2232 doi:10.1029/2001JB000560, 2002.

Nascimento, A. F., P. A. Cowie, R. J. Lunn and R. G. Pearce, Spatio-Temporal Evolution of Induced Seismicity at Acu Reservoir, NE Brazil, Geophys. J. Int., 2004

Nascimento, A. F., R. J. Lunn and P. A. Cowie, Numerical Modelling of Pore Pressure Diffusion in a Reservoir-Induced Seismicity Site in NE Brazil, Geophys. J. Int., 160(1), 249-262, 2005.

Nascimento, A. F., R. J. Lunn and P. A. Cowie, Modelling the Heterogeneous Hydraulic Properties of Faults using Constraints from Reservoir Induced Seismicity, J. Geophys. Res., 110, B9, B090201, 2005.

Aileen McLeod (1996-2000) Original Project title: Propagation and Linkage of Normal Faults, Northern North Sea. Aileen now works for Scottish Water in Stirling.

McLeod, A., N.H. Dawers, and J.R. Underhill. The propagation and linkage of normal faults: Insights from the Strathspey-Brent-Statfjord fault array, northern North Sea. Basin Research, 12, 263-284, 2000.

McLeod, A., Underhill, J.R., S. J. Davies and N. H. Dawers. The influence of fault array evolution on syn-rift sedimentation patterns: Controls on deposition in the Strathspey-Brent-Statfjord half-graben, northern North Sea. AAPG Bulletin, 86, 1061-1093, 2002.

Peter McFadzean (1998-2001) Original Project title: Mechanics of fault linkage in extensional settings- the Volcanic Tableland in Eastern California. Pete now works for Statoil in Norway.

Ruth Gilpin (1998-2002) Project title: Interaction between fault growth and drainage. Ruth is using a numerical model called CASCADE to simulate surface processes coupled together with the lateral propagation of faults observed in geomechanical simulations.