Christopher David Walker

Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University

61 Route 9W, PO Box 1000

Palisades, NY 10964, USA

 

 

Office:  214c Seismology

Voice:  (845) 365-8473

Fax:     (845) 365-8150

E-mail: chrisw@ldeo.columbia.edu

Web:    www.ldeo.columbia.edu/~chrisw

 

D.O.B.: 19th September 1979

  British Citizen

 

Research Interests     Structural Geology, Low-Angle Normal Faulting, Basin And Range Province, Nevada

 

Education

 

2004 – present             Ph.D. Candidate, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University.

Proposed Thesis: Examining The Evidence For Extreme Extension, Mormon Mountains, SE Nevada, Advisor, Prof M.H. Anders.

 

 

2004                            M.Phil., Earth and Environmental Sciences, LDEO

 

 

2001                            M.ESc., 1st Class (hons), Earth Science, Oxford University.

Thesis: A Neo-Proterozoic Snowball Earth – Investigating The Paradox Of Low Latitude, Sea Level Glaciations In The Late Pre-Cambrian. Advisor, Dr. Conall MacNiocaill.

Awards

 

2001- 2005                  Faculty Fellow, Department of Earth and Environmental Science, Columbia University

 

1999-2001                   Scholar, University College, Oxford University

 

1998-1999                   Exhibition, University College, Oxford University

 

Publications

2004                           Walker, C.D., Anders, M.H., and Christie-Blick, N. Using Field Evidence To Distinguish Between Rooted And Rootless Detachment Faults In The Mormon Mountains, Southeastern Nevada, Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Vol. 36, No. 5, p.548.

 

2004                           Walker, C.D., Anders, M.H., Nagel, T. and Christie-Blick, N. Re-Examination of Field Evidence for Extreme Crustal Extension in the Mormon Mountains, Southeastern Nevada, American Association of Petroleum Geologists Annual Convention, Abstracts Vol. 13, pg A144.

 

2004                           Christie-Blick, N., Anders, M.H., Wills, S., Walker, C.D., and Renik, B.  Observations from the Basin and Range Province pertinent to the interpretation of regional detachment faults: InterMARGINS Workshop, Modeling the Extensional Deformation of the Lithosphere, Pontresina, Switzerland, abstract.

 

2004                           Anders, M.H., Walker, C.D., and Christie-Blick, N.  Fault Zone Deformation: The Key To What Is A Rooted Detachment And What Is Not, Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Vol. 36, No. 5, p.548.

 

2004                           Anders, M.H., Walker, C.D., and Christie-Blick, N. Fault Deformation Studies of Rootless Detachments:  Implications for Assessing Regional Extension.  American Association of Petroleum Geologists Annual Convention, Abstracts Vol. 13, pg A6.

 

Academic Experience

 

Columbia University

 

2001-2005                 Graduate Student:  Current Ph.D. research, 6 months fieldwork in the Nevada desert, graduate level classes and seminars

 

2002                           Teaching Assistant, Advanced General Geology (14 students)

                                   Responsible for design and teaching of laboratory course. Created lecture guidebook.  Lectured 1 hour/week, administered homework and final exam.  Held Office Hours, evaluated students.

 

Oxford University

 

2000-2001                 Research project in Paleomagnetic Laboratory

 

1999                           Summer mapping project in Tobacco Root Mountains, Montana.

 

Teaching and Administrative Experience

 

Columbia University

 

2004                           Colloquium Committee

 

2003-2004                 Departmental Representative to the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Student Council

 

2002-2004                 Mentor/ Guide to Prospective Students

 

2002-2003                 Mentor to Incoming Students

 

Oxford University

 

1998-2000                 Services Officer, Junior Common Room

 

1999-2000                 Volunteer classroom assistant, Donnington Middle School, Oxford