Alan Vaughan

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ABOUT ALAN VAUGHAN

Structural geologist with 40+ years experience of solving complex geoscientific problems from Continental to field (target) scale, integrating a wide range of geological and geophysical data types over unknown regions and in very challenging operating environments. Very strong geological field skills, with prolonged (4-5 month periods) remote Antarctic and Greenland mapping seasons and extensive planning and execution of polar deep fieldwork.Track record of project initiation and design, budgeting and competitive bidding, in addition to long-term project and staff management.Excellent presentation and report writing skills (116 contributions to international meetings (53 as presenter), 53 internal reports & 71 papers in refereed journals and books).Specialties:# Structural analysis of fold and thrust belts in siliciclastic sedimentary rocks and carbonates# Restoration and forward modelling of extensional depositional systems (North Sea)# Mine geological structural mapping (carbonate-hosted Zn-Pb)# Structural analysis of near and far-field magma generation and emplacement (arc plutonic and mafic potassic intrusive rocks)# Terrane analysis (Pacific margin of Gondwana, Caledonides)# Large scale evolution of supercontinents and LIPs (Gondwana, global)# Synthesis of structural, geochemical, geochronological, metamorphic and geophysical data # Physical properties of the crust, including magnetic susceptibility and heat flow# Excellent current computer knowledge (hardware, Linux, Windows/OS X, R, Move, ArcGIS 9.3, 10.1)# Many years’ advanced health and safety, field safety, and risk assessment in extreme environments.