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Email: tmccartn@syr.edu

mathbar.gifEarth Sciences
011 Heroy Geology Laboratory

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Tannis McCartney

PhD Student Earth Sciences
Advisor: Chris Scholz

Research

My primary research interest is the study of sedimentation and tectonics applied to basin initiation and evolution. My MSc research at the University of Calgary was on the initiation of a foreland basin.  For my PhD research, I have changed from a compressional to an extensional tectonic regime. I am studying the evolution of the Malawi Rift basin in East Africa, particularly the evolution of an accommodation zone between two half-grabens whose border faults are opposite in polarity.

I am also interested in bridging the gap between scientists and the public through outreach and communication. My geoscience blog (opinions expressed in this blog are my own) can be found at tannislikesrocks.blogspot.com.


Teaching

I have taught the lab components and assisted in grading coursework and exams for the following courses:


Principles of Geology and Geophysics I & II – University of Calgary introductory undergraduate course

Basin Analysis – University of Calgary senior undergraduate course

Geology and Geophysics in Western Canada – University of Calgary graduate course

Global Geology – University of Calgary senior undergraduate course


Publications