BRUCE D. TRUDGILL
RESUME
email: btrudgil@mines.edu
office phone: 303 273 3883
office fax: 303 273 3859
Dept of Geology and Geological Engineering
Colorado School of Mines
1516 Illinois Street
Golden
CO 80401
USA
Education
1986-1989 Ph.D. Structural Geology, Imperial College, London
Thesis title: Structural Inversion of Sedimentary Basins.
Advisor: Michael P. Coward
1983-1986 B.Sc. (Honours) in Geology, University of Wales at Aberystwyth
Honours thesis topic: Geology of the Deep Springs Valley and the Lakes Basin, Eastern California, USA.
Professional Career Summary
1st June 2003 to Present: Associate Professor in Petroleum Geology, Dept of Geology and Geological Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, Golden,
1st Jan 2000 to 31st April 2003: Lecturer in Geology/Geophysics, Dept of Earth Sciences and Engineering, Imperial College, London, England, UK.
20th Feb 1999 to 31st Dec 1999: Assistant Research Professor, Dept. of Geological Sciences, University of Colorado, Boulder and Co. Principal Investigator "Salt, Faults, and Minibasins: Geometry, Evolution, & Interaction".
1st June 1996 to 19th Feb 1999: Research Associate and Co. Principal Investigator, Dept. of Geological Sciences, University of Colorado, Boulder. "Salt, Faults, and Minibasins: Geometry, Evolution, & Interaction".
1st June 1994 to 31st May 1996: Research Associate, Dept. of Geological Sciences, University of Colorado, Boulder. "The Structural and Stratigraphic Evolution of the Perdido Foldbelt, Alaminos Canyon, Northwestern Deep Gulf of Mexico".
1st July 1992 to 31st Jan. 1994: Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Department of Geology, Imperial College, London. Co-researcher on a project entitled "Geometry, kinematics and mechanics of relay structures".
19th Sept. 1989 to 19th Sept. 1991: Geophysicist, Amerada Hess UK Ltd., London. Employed in the exploration department working on complex structural areas in the UK and overseas.
Other Work Experience
- 2003, Consultancy work for Statoil on the Perdido fold belt
- April 2000, Consultancy work for Amerada Hess on the Perdido fold belt
- 1999-2000, Expert witness for Shell Offshore Inc
- Sept/Oct 1998, Consultancy work for 2 weeks in Poza Rica, Mexico:
- Interpreted 2D and 3D seismic data sets in the Cazones/Tampico area.
- Instructed Pemex employees in the use of Landmark software.
- October-November 1989, Consultancy work:
- Employed as a contract structural geologist on a field mapping project.
- Successful assessment of an oil accumulation in NW Syria.
Other Professional Skills
- Interpretation of 3D and 2D seismic data using Landmark software
- Interpretation of 3D and 2D seismic data on Geoquest system.
- Experienced user of ZMAP and Contouring Assistant for map creation.
- Experienced user of Midland Valley's 2D and 3Dmove restoration software
- Basic command of UNIX operating system.
- Word processing and drafting skills on both Macintosh and IBM systems.
Awards
- AAPG Distinguished Lecturer 2003-2004
- Co-author award for Runner Up Best Paper at the 1998 GCAGS Convention.
- Co-author award for Runner Up Best Paper at the 1997 GCAGS Convention.
- Co-author award for Best Paper at the 1996 GCAGS Convention.
Editorial Contributions
- AAPG Bulletin Associate Editor: 2000-2002 and 2003-2005
- Co-editor of GSA Field Guide No. 1: Colorado and Adjacent Areas, 1999
- Co-editor of the AAPG Bulletin Special Issue on the Structure and Stratigraphy of Rift
- Systems: AAPG Bulletin, June, 2002
GEOLOGY DEPARTMENT