Biography
Shane is an iCRAG funded investigator; leading the “Sediment Tracking” targeted project within the Hydrocarbons spoke (TP4.1). Working closely with the Geochemistry platform within the hub, his research is focussed in the area of sedimentary provenance, particularly 1) developing and testing new proxies for tracking sediment from “source to sink”; and 2) applying these techniques to solving economically relevant geological problems (e.g. links between sand sourcing, reservoir sandstone distribution and quality). Shane has been involved in diverse projects, from investigating large continental-scale rivers, through typing sources of ice rafted debris offshore Antarctica, to palaeodrainage reconstruction for basins offshore Ireland.
Active iCRAG projects:
- Development of novel sediment tracers: investigating the primary controls on reservoir sandstone quality - Jess Franklin
- Sand delivery to passive margin basins – towards quantitative source to sink analysis - Martin Nauton-Fourteu
- Development of novel sediment tracers: validation and application of conventional and new provenance proxies - Dr Aoife Blowick
Role
- Co-Principal Investigator
Institution
- NUIG
Research Area
- Energy Security
Expertise
- Sediment Tracking, Petrography, Pb Isotopic Analysis, Provenance, Sedimentology
