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Brian
Bornhold Geophysicist |
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Dr. Bornhold has degrees in earth sciences (B.Sc.; University of Waterloo), geology (M.Sc., Duke University), marine geology (Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology-Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution) and public policy (National Defence College of Canada). He has been involved in several international projects off West Africa, the Caribbean, South America, the Middle East, and China and has participated in U.N.-sponsored training programs related to assessment of geological hazards to petroleum development off southern China.
Email: brian@coastalandoceans.com
Offc: (250) 655-4035
SPECIALTIES:
* coastal and shelf marine processes
* marine geological studies
* seabed habitat
EDUCATION:
* B.Sc. Earth Sciences, University of Waterloo (1967)
* M.A. Geology, Duke University, North Carolina (1970)
* Ph.D. Marine Geology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution(1973)
* National Defence College of Canada, Kingston, Ontario (1990-1991)
WORK EXPERIENCE:
* January 1998-present Vice-President, Coastal and Ocean Resources
* September 1988-present Professor, School of Earth and Ocean Sciences, University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia
* 1977-1997 Research Scientist, Pacific Geoscience Centre, Geological Survey of Canada, Natural Resources Canada, Sidney, British Columbia
* 1992-1993 Director, Canadian Global Change Program, Royal Society of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario
* 1990-1991 Participant, National Defence College of Canada, Kingston, Ontario
* 1988-1991 Head, Marine and Regional Geoscience Division, Pacific Geoscience Centre, GSC, Dept. of Energy, Mines, and Resources, Sidney, B.C.
* June 1988 Consultant, United Nations Development Program, Ministry of Geology (China), South China Sea, China
* 1982-1983 Visiting Scientist, University of Perpignan, Perpignan, France
* 1975-1977 Research Scientist, Terrain Sciences Division, Geological Survey of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario
* 1973-1974 Consultant, Ontario Educational Communications Authority, TV Ontario
* 1973-1974 Lecturer, Geology Department, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario
GEOGRAPHIC EXPERIENCE:
West and arctic coasts and offshore regions of Canada; North Pacific; West Africa; South Atlantic; east and west coasts and offshore regions of United States; Caribbean; Bahamas; Namibia; the Middle East; South China Sea; Huanghe Delta (China); Malvinas (Falkland) Plateau.
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Marine Processes (Submarine Slope Stability)
Dr. Bornhold is a specialist in coastal and marine geological processes, and has brought innovation to research programs on submarine slope stability in various regions, especially Canada, Alaska, China, and the Middle East. He has carried out assessments of seabed geologic hazards as part of electrical transmission and telecommunications cable projects, and of gas pipeline corridor surveys.
Marine Processes (Sedimentology)- A primary focus for Dr. Bornhold has been marine sedimentology. Research topics related to submarine hazards, coastal zone and fjord processes, continental shelf history, ice-rafting processes, geochemistry and mineralogy, as well as placer mineral deposition and movement processes. Areas of study included: Northeast Pacific, China, West Africa, Arctic Ocean, and Arctic Island Channels.
Coastal Research/Marine Geology – Dr. Bornhold has conducted coastal and nearshore studies since 1971, with research projects on west and north coastlines of North America and offshore North Pacific, as well as the South China Sea. Research topics have included: sediment transport/deposition predictions and measurements, continental shelf and submarine slope stability surveys.
Paleoenvironments - Since 1973, Dr. Bornhold has been closely involved with large, multidisciplinary studies of paleoclimates and paleoceanography. These ranged from Quaternary climate and oceanographic change in the Southern Atlantic and Northeast Pacific to socioeconomic implications of global environmental change. Dr. Bornhold has been involved in paleoenvironmental legs of the Deep Sea Drilling Project and Ocean Drilling Program in the South Atlantic and west coast of Canada. Recently, he was Chief Scientist for the Saanich Inlet leg of the Ocean Drilling Program.
Training -Through his experience as lecturer and professor, Dr. Bornhold is very familiar with all aspects of training procedures, and will provide additional expertise to CORI training programs in coastal processes, marine geology, seabed habitat, and submarine slope stability. Dr. Bornhold is currently a sessional lecturer and professor at the University of Victoria’s School of Earth and Ocean sciences
Project Management - Dr. Bornhold has managed diverse multi-disciplinary projects. As Director of the Canadian Global Change Program for the Royal Society of Canada, he was responsible for: fundraising; publication of technical and popular documents on global environmental change; organization of technical and public symposia; creation of expert panels in scientific, socioeconomic and policy areas; provision of secretariat services to expert panels; preparation of strategic planning documents, briefing notes, press releases and various reports to funding agencies; complete financial management; publication of a quartely newsletter (circulation ~9,000); and operation of Canadian Secretariat for the International Geosphere-Biosphere Program. As Head of the Marine and Regional Geoscience Division at the Pacific Geoscience Centre, he oversaw general marine geoscience activities, project planning, financial management, and manpower supervision. As the Scientific Co-ordinator for the Ocean Drilling Program Leg 169S (Saanich Inlet), Dr. Bornhold co-ordinated all aspects of the project: planning, logistics, technical requirements, field program, and overall management.