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Personal profile
Biography
Sandy is Professor of Tectonics and Geodynamics in the School of Earth, Atmosphere and Environment, Faculty of Science. Before moving to Monash University he was Professor and Chair, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Toronto. Sandy was educated in Scotland (BSc Hons, University of Dundee) and Sweden (PhD, Uppsala University).
Consulting
I currently consult for Nuclear Waste Management Organization (Canada) and serve on their Adaptive Phase Management - Geoscientific Review Group.
In the past I have consulted for:
- Swedish Nuclear Fuels Ltd (SKB)
- Voisey's Bay Nickel Co. (INCO)
- Gartner Lee Ltd.
- AECOM Ltd.
- Azimuth Environmental Consulting Ltd.
- Atomic Energy Canada Ltd.
- Goldcorp Ltd.
Research interests
Sandy's research areas of interest are:
- Experimental Tectonics (aka Analogue Modelling)
- Rates and Dynamics of Magma Emplacement
- Precambrian Tectonics
- Intraplate Geodynamics
- Magmatic Arc Tectonics
- Pure and Applied Structural Geology
Supervision interests
I am actively seeking highly motivated students to work on challenging PhD projects in Experimental Tectonics (aka Analogue Modelling), structural controls on ore deposits and the mechanics of igneous intrusion. Projects can be laboratory or field focused or a mixture of both.
Monash teaching commitment
EAE 3511 Deformation of the Crust
EAE 2532 Field Geology
External positions
Professor, University of Toronto
Jul 1989 → Jul 2010Keywords
- Continental Tectonics
- Experimental Tectonics
- Fracture Analysis - Nuclear Waste Respositories
- Magma Emplacement and Migration
- Structural Controls on MIneralization
- Structural Geology
Network
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Projects 2012 2021
Enabling 3D stochastic geological modelling
Ailleres, L., Jessell, M., de Kemp, E. A., Caumon, G., Wellmann, J. F., Armit, R., Droniou, J., Lindsay, M. D., Cui, T., Betts, P., Cruden, S., Kemp, C., Gessner, K., Spampinato, G., Harrison, M. & Kessler, H.
12/11/18 → 11/11/21
Project: Research
Advancing Mineral Exploration Models for Orogenic Gold Deposits
Tomkins, A., Cruden, S., Maas, R., Micklethwaite, S., Wilson, C., Cayley, R., Gibson, H. & Hitchman, S.
Australian Research Council (ARC), Monash University, The University of Melbourne, The University of Western Australia, Crocodile Gold Corp, Geological Survey of Victoria, Intrepid Geophysics, Newmarket Gold Victorian Holdings Pty Ltd
17/03/16 → 17/03/19
Project: Research
Australian Virtual Experimental Laboratory: a multimode geoscience facility
Foley, S. F., Mavrogenes, J. A., Putnis, A., Brugger, J., Clark, S. M., O'Neill, S., Cruden, S. & Evans, K. A.
Macquarie University, Australian National University , Curtin University, Monash University
1/01/16 → 31/12/16
Project: Other
The First Australian High Pressure Synchrotron Facility for Geoscience Research
Cruden, S., O'Neill, H., Rushmer, T. & Turner, S.
Australian Research Council (ARC)
1/01/12 → 31/12/12
Project: Research
Research Output 1988 2019
Evidence for dyke-parallel shear during syn-intrusion fracturing
Dering, G. M., Micklethwaite, S., Cruden, A. R., Barnes, S. J. & Fiorentini, M. L., 1 Feb 2019, In : Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 507, p. 119-130 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Extraction of high-resolution structural orientations from digital data: A Bayesian approach
Thiele, S. T., Grose, L. J., Cui, T., Micklethwaite, S. & Cruden, A. R., 1 May 2019, In : Journal of Structural Geology. 122, p. 106-115 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Review of drones, photogrammetry and emerging sensor technology for the study of dykes: best practises and future potential
Dering, G. M., Micklethwaite, S., Thiele, S. T., Vollgger, S. A. & Cruden, A. R., 15 Mar 2019, In : Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research. 373, p. 148-166 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Research › peer-review
The influence of basement faults on local extension directions: Insights from potential field geophysics and field observations
Samsu, A. S., Cruden, A. R., Hall, W. D. M., Micklethwaite, S. & Denyszyn, S., 2019, (Accepted/In press) In : Basin Research. 39 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Magma plumbing systems: A geophysical perspective
Magee, C., Stevenson, C. T. E., Ebmeier, S. K., Keir, D., Hammond, J. O. S., Gottsmann, J. H., Whaler, K. A., Schofield, N., Jackson, C. A. L., Petronis, M. S., O'Driscoll, B., Morgan, J., Cruden, A., Vollgger, S. A., Dering, G., Micklethwaite, S. & Jackson, M. D., 1 Jun 2018, In : Journal of Petrology. 59, 6, p. 1217-1251 35 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access
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Press / Media
Geologists use jelly, lasers and water to unravel mystery of volcanic eruption
19/05/15
1 item of media coverage
Press/Media: Research