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2009-10 Editor Candidate
Ashton F. Embry
Geologist, Geological Survey of Canada
Born 1946, Washington D.C.
Academic Degrees
- 1976 Ph.D., geology, University of Calgary
- 1970 M.S., geology, University of Calgary
- 1968 B.S. (Hons), geology, University of Manitoba
Experience
- 1977-present Regional Stratigrapher, Geological Survey of Canada
- 1976-77 Geologist, BP Canada
- 1970-72 Geologist, Mobil Canada
AAPG Activities
Joined AAPG 1971
- 2008-11 Bulletin, associate editor
- 2005-11 Publications Committee
- 2005 Annual Convention, Calgary, technical program, coordinator
- 1993-01 Bulletin, associate editor
- 1992 Annual Convention, Calgary technical program, coordinator
- 1987-90 HoD, delegate
AAPG Honors and Awards
- 2008 Public Service Award
- 2005 Certificate of Merit
- 1996 Distinguished Service Award
- 1974 J.C. Sproule Memorial Award
Publications
Numerous peer-reviewed articles on stratigraphy and petroleum potential of the Sverdrup Basin, Arctic Canada; Arctic tectonics; Circum-Arctic correlations; Concepts and applications of sequence stratigraphy. Most recent contributions include:
- Embry, A. & Beauchamp, B., 2008, Sverdrup Basin. In: Miall, A. (ed) Sedimentary Basins of the World, v. 5; The sedimentary basins of the United States and Canada. Elsevier, Amsterdam. 451-472.
- Embry, A., in press, Correlating Siliciclastic Successions with Sequence Stratigraphy. In: Ratcliffe, K. and Zaitlin, B.(eds.), Application of Modern Stratigraphic Techniques: Theory and Case Histories, SEPM Spec. Pub 94.
- Embry, A., in press, Petroleum Prospectivity of the Triassic-Jurassic Succession of Sverdrup Basin, Canadian Arctic Archipelago. In: Spencer, A., Sorensen, K., Gautier, D., Stoupakova, A. and Embry, A. (eds.), Arctic Geology and Petroleum Potential, Geological Society of London Memoir.
- Embry, A., in press, Crockerland - the source area for the Triassic to Middle Jurassic strata of northern Axel Heiberg Island, Canadian Arctic Islands. Bulletin of Canadian Petroleum Geology.