People
Research Team
Dr. Shahin Dashtgard
Professor, Earth Sciences, ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV
Ph.D., University of Alberta, Canada (2006)
B.Sc. Hons., University of Alberta, Canada (1998)
sdashtga@sfu.ca
Dr. James MacEachern
Professor, Earth Sciences, ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV
Ph.D., University of Alberta, Canada (1994)
M.Sc., University of Regina, Canada (1987)
B.Sc. Hons., University of Regina, Canada (1982)
jmaceach@sfu.ca
Dr. Kerrie Bann
President, Ichnofacies Analysis Inc. / Adjunct Professor, Earth Sciences, ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV
Ph.D., University of Wollongong, Australia (1998)
B.Sc. Hons., University of Wollongong, Australia (1991)
kerriebann@ichnofacies.com
Dr. Romain Vaucher
Research Associate, University of Lausanne
Ph.D., University of Lyon, France (2017)
M.Sc., University of Geneva, Switzerland (2012)
B.Sc., University of Geneva, Switzerland (2010)
Research Associates
Dr. Francyne Bochi do Amarante
Postdoctoral Researcher, Earth Sciences, ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV
Ph.D., Imperial College of London, England and Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil (2021)
M.Sc., Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil (2017)
B.Sc., Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil (2016)
francyne_bochi_do_amarante@sfu.ca
Project: Petrophysical characterization of the Georgia Basin and CO2 storage potential on Vancouver Island [Supervisor: Dashtgard]
Student Members
Nivedita Dhatwalia
Ph.D. Candidate, Earth Sciences, ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV
nivedita_nivedita@sfu.ca
Project: TBA [Supervisor: MacEachern]
Chuqiao (Chu) Huang
Ph.D. Candidate, Earth Sciences, ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV
chuqiaoh@sfu.ca
Project: Resolving the earliest evolution of the Georgia Basin using detrital zircon; Implications for the evolution of western North America [Supervisor: Dashtgard]
Maziyar Nazemi
Ph.D. Candidate, Earth Sciences, ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV
maziyar_nazemi@sfu.ca
Project: 3D Reconstruction of the Georgia Basin and Potential for CO2 Sequestration in the Lower Mainland, British Columbia, Canada [Supervisor: Dashtgard]
Ana Fortes
M.Sc. Candidate, Earth Sciences, ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV
ana_fortes@sfu.ca
Project: Hydrodynamic and biological controls on microplastic distributions in the Fraser River and delta [Supervisor: Dashtgard]
Paula Ramirez
M.Sc. Candidate, Earth Sciences, ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV
paula_ramirez_lopez@sfu.ca
Project: Petrological characterization of Georgia Basin strata, Lower Mainland, B.C. with implications for CO2 Storage [Supervisor: Dashtgard]
Audra Tessman
M.Sc. Candidate, Earth Sciences, ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV
audra_tessman@sfu.ca
Project: Paleogeographic reconstructions of the lower Nanaimo Group using paleocurrents [Supervisor: Dashtgard]
ARISE Graduates
Dr. Alireza Morshedian
Ph.D. (2012)
Dr. Chloe Château
Ph.D. (2020)
Dr. Susanne Fietz
Ph.D. (2023)
Ph.D. (2014)
Dr. Sarah Schultz
Ph.D. (2021)
Dr. Cheryl Hodgson
Ph.D. (2023)
Ph.D. (2016)
Dr. Lucian Rinke-Hardekopf
Ph.D. (2021)
Dr. Amy Hsieh
Ph.D. (2023)
Scott Leroux
M.Sc. (2000)
Travis Hobbs
M.Sc. (2003)
Shannon Frey
M.Sc. (2011)
Brittan Jones
M.Sc. (2013)
Liam Ricci
M.Sc. (2014)
Kristyn Smith
M.Sc. (2015)
Zennon Weleschuk
M.Sc. (2017)
Orlando Vera
M.Sc. (2019)
Miranda Walters
M.Sc. (2020)
Alec Sproule
M.Sc. (2024)
Lorraine Coates
M.Sc. (2001)
Aaron Desroches
M.Sc. (2008)
Chad Sisulak
M.Sc. (2011)
Joanna Czarnecki
M.Sc. (2013)
Oliver Friesen
M.Sc. (2015)
Macy Jones
M.Sc. (2016)
Sean Borchert
M.Sc. (2018)
Bryan Kent
M.Sc. (2019)
Nakari Diaz
M.Sc. (2020)
Kevin Treptau
M.Sc. (2002)
Cameron Thompson
M.Sc. (2008)
Stacy Johnson
M.Sc. (2012)
Adam Montgomery
M.Sc. (2014)
Amy Hsieh
M.Sc. (2015)
Morufu Basiru
M.Sc. (2017)
Thomas Jean
M.Sc. (2018)
Jonathan Broadbent
M.Sc. (2019)
KRISTIAN Girotto
M.Sc. (2022)