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Publications

Papers
Presentations (selected)
Conference Posters

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Papers

A.F. Bajc, D.R.B. Rainsford and R.P.M. Mulligan* (2012) Three-dimensional mapping of Quaternary deposits in the southern part of the County of Simcoe, southern Ontario : a progress report; in Summary of Field Work and Other Activities 2011, Ontario Geological Survey, Open File Report 6270, p.29-1 to 29-8. 

Mulligan R.P.M. and Bajc AF, 2012. Quaternary Geology of the Alliston area, southern Ontario. Ontario Geological Survey, preliminary map P.3768, scale 1:50000.

Mulligan, R.P.M. 2011. Surficial geology of the Alliston area, southern Ontario; in Summary of Field Work and other activities, 2011, Ontario Geological Survey, Open File Report 6270, p21-1 to 21-7.

 

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Presentations (selected)

R.P.M. Mulligan (2012). Improving understanding of surficial geology in southern Ontario: examples from the Innisfil Creek sub-watershed. Pre-Latornelle conference workshop, Nicholston, ON.

R.P.M. Mulligan*, C.H. Eyles and A.F. Bajc (2012). Sedimentological investigation of Glacial Lake Algonquin deposits exposed along the Nottawasaga River, southern Ontario: implications for characterizing shallow aquifers. Geological Society of America Annual Meeting, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

R.P.M. Mulligan* (2012). Quaternary geology of the southern Nottawasaga River basin : application to the shallow groundwater regime. Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority Lunch and Learn, Utopia, Ontario. 

 

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Conference Posters

R.P.M. Mulligan*, A.F. Bajc and C.H. Eyles. Sediment-landform assemblages in southern Simcoe County, southern Ontario: application to the shallow groundwater regime. Geological Society of America Annual Meeting, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA.

J.S. Slomka, R.P.M. Mulligan* and C.H.Eyles (2012). Sedimentary architecture and geomorphology of glacial deposits within a valley glacier landsystem, Solheimajokull, southern Iceland. Geological Society of America Annual Meeting, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA. 

Mulligan RPM, Eyles CH and Bajc AF, 2011. Paleogeography and sedimentology of Glacial Lake Schomberg deposits in southern Simcoe County, Ontario. GeoHydro 2011, Québec QC, August 28-31.

P.R. Durkin, R.P.M. Mulligan, C.H. Eyles, and T. Lotimer, 2009. Sedimentological investigation of Quaternary sediments exposed along the credit river valley, Ontario: analogues for buried valley aquifers. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Vol. 41, No. 7, p. 122

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Teaching

McMaster University	ENVIR SC 1A03, Climate and Water, 2012-13	T.A.
McMaster University	EARTH/ENVIR SC 4G03 Glacial Sediments and Environments, 2012-13	T.A.
McMaster University	EARTH/ENVIR SC 4G03 Glacial Sediments and Environments, 2011-12	T.A.
McMaster University	EARTH/ENVIR SC 1G03 Earth & the Environment, 2011-12	T.A.

 

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Affiliations

• Ontario Geological Survey

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Research

Research Interests:

• Sedimentological analysis of glaciated basins
• paleoenvironmental reconstruction
• Quaternary Geology
• Glacial processes and dynamics
• Glacial processes and dynamics

Thesis Summary:

Abstract:The Quaternary geologic history of the Simcoe County area has been described by several authors, however much of the work was completed prior to major advances in both understanding of glacial processes and modern computational techniques. The present research provides valuable insights into the evolution of late Wisconsin paleoenvironments, based on detailed field-based mapping and sedimentological investigations. The aim of this thesis is to better characterize the deglacial history of the Lake Simcoe area, north of the Oak Ridges Moraine, with a focus on improved mapping of  features from glacial lakes Schomberg and Algonquin and understanding the link between these two lake bodies. Standard sedimentological logging techniques will be applied to fully-cored boreholes drilled by the Ontario Geological Survey during the summers of 2011 and 2012, as well as natural exposures along riverbanks, where sediment exposures can reach up to 25m. Architectural Element Analysis can be applied to these vertical sediment profile data in order to better constrain the depositional processes at work and 3-D geometry of the sediment units which has important applications for subsurface reservoir mapping and source water protection plans.

 

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Service

• Research Day Committee, 2012-13

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Last Updated January 21, 2013