Dr. Ron Steel
Personal
Statement
My research is aimed
primarily at using clastic sedimentology to address problems in basin analysis,
and particularly the deciphering of tectonic signatures, sea level change and
sediment supply in stratigraphic successions. Having spent 10 years in industry,
I also attempt to develop parallel lines of basic and applied research within
these themes. My present research interests include:
Present Research Interests include:
- Evolution and changing regime of deltas
and estuaries as they transit and construct the shelf prism (Trinidad,
Venezuela, WIS, Svalbard, Washakie Basin) (students: A. Osman, C. Uroza, R.
Winter, S. Milewski, G. Huggins)
- Shelf-Slope morphology; Shelf-edge
deltas and hyperpycnal flow on deepwater slopes (GOM, Spitsbergen, Lewis,
global (C. Olariu, A. Petter, C. Carvajal)
- Tidal influence and Sea-Level change;
tidal bars (WIS, Trinidad, Spain, Drumheller) (post-doc Fellow Cornel Olariu)
- Tectonics and Sedimentation; Sevier
tectonics and stratigraphic responses in Utah-Colorado (J. Aschoff) and
Wyoming-Colorado (C. Gomez).
- Sandbody architecture on deepwater
slope and basin floor (Spitsbergen, Oregon).