Award winners
CTG annually awards prizes for excellence within the Canadian tectonics community:
David Elliott Prize for best journal paper
Jack Henderson Prize for best PhD thesis in tectonics awarded at a Canadian institution
Jack Henderson Prize for best MSc thesis in tectonics awarded at a Canadian institution
David Elliott Prize for best journal paper
Jack Henderson Prize for best PhD thesis in tectonics awarded at a Canadian institution
Jack Henderson Prize for best MSc thesis in tectonics awarded at a Canadian institution
David Elliott Prize
This award is presented each year by the Canadian Tectonics Group division to an exceptional publication in the fields of tectonics and/or structural geology by a researcher at a Canadian institution (lead author) or investigating a Canadian field area.
The 2020 David Elliott Prize has been awarded to Pascal Audet (U Ottawa), Claire A. Currie (U Alberta), Andrew J. Shaeffer (U Ottawa, now at GSC Pacific) and Alexander M. Hill (U Ottawa) for their paper “Seismic evidence for lithospheric thinning and heat in the northern Canadian Cordillera”. The paper was published in Geophysical Research Letters, 46, 4249-4257 (2019). Citation: “This study by Audet et al. provides a multifaceted approach to investigate the origin of the lithospheric mantle beneath the northern Cordillera. The authors seamlessly integrate geophysical data with thermal modelling and geological observations to test hypotheses of the age and origin of the very thin lithosphere beneath the northern Canadian Cordillera. The paper is well-written, succinct and is accessible to non-specialists" The paper can be found here: https://doi.org/10.1029/2019GL082406
2020 Honourable mentions:
Kelly, Beaumont and Butler for their paper “Inherited terrane properties explain enigmatic post-collisional Himalayan-Tibetan evolution”, published in Geology, 48, https://doi.org/10.1130/G46701.1.
Phillips, Rowe and Ujiie, for their paper “For how long are pseudotachylytes strong? Rapid alteration of basalt-hosted pseudotachylytes from a shallow subduction complex”, published in Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 518, 108-115, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2019.04.033
Past recipients:
2019: Renaud Soucy La Roche of the Geological Survey of Canada, along with coauthors Laurent Godin (Queen's U), John Cottle (U California, Santa Barbara) and Dawn Kellett (Geological Survey of Canada) for their paper “Preservation of the Early Evolution of the Himalayan Middle Crust in Foreland Klippen: Insights from the Karnali Klippe, West Nepal”. Published in Tectonics, 37, 1161-1193 (2018).
2018: Jordan McDivitt of Laurentian University, with coauthors Bruno Lafrance, Daniel Kontak and Lise Robichaud for their paper “The Structural Evolution of the Missanabie-Renabie Gold District: Pre-orogenic Veins in an Orogenic Gold Setting and Their Influence on the Formation of Hybrid Deposits, published in Economic Geology, 112, 1959-1975 (2017).
2017: Mirko van der Baan of University of Alberta, along with coauthors David W. Eaton and Giona Preisig for their paper “Stick-split mechanism for anthropogenic fluid-induced tensile rock failure”, published in Geology, 44, 503-506 (2016).
2016 : Mark Higgins of McGill University for his paper entitled “New kinematic and geochronologic evidence for the Quaternary evolution of the Central Anatolian fault zone (CAFZ).” Co-authors include Lindsay M. Schoenbohm, Gilles Brocard, Nuretdin Kaymakci, John C. Gosse, and Michael A. Cosca, published in Tectonics, 34(10), 2118–2141 (2015).
2015: John Waldron, David Schofield, Brendan Murphy, & Chris Thomas, for the paper: “How was the Iapetus Ocean infected with subduction?” published in Geology, volume 42(12), 1095-1098 (2014).
2014: Reid Staples, Dan Gibson, Rob Berman, Jim Ryan & Maurice Colpron, for the paper: "A window into the Early to mid-Cretaceous infrastructure of the Yukon-Tanana terrane recorded in multi-stage garnet of west-central Yukon, Canada" which appeared in Journal of Metamorphic Geology, 31(7), 729-753,
2013: Dr. Toby Rivers of Memorial University of Newfoundland, for the paper published in 2012: “Upper-crustal orogenic lid and mid-crustal core complexes: signature of a collapsed orogenic plateau in the hinterland of the Grenville Province” which appeared in Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 49, 1-42.
2012: Elena Konstantinovskaya and Jacques Malavieille for the paper: "Thrust wedges with décollement levels and syntectonic erosion: A view from analog models". Tectonophysics 502 (2011) 336–350.
2011: Kyle P. Larson, William J. Davis and Don W. Davis of University of Saskatchewan; and Laurent Godin of Queen’s University, for the paper: “Out-of-sequence deformation and expansion of the Himalayan orogenic wedge: insight from the Changgo culmination, south central Tibet”, published in Tectonics (2010) doi:10.1029/2008TC002393.
2008: Elena A. Konstantinovskaya, Lyal B. Harris, Jimmy Poulin, Gennady M. Ivanov, "Transfer zones and fault reactivation in inverted rift basins; insights from physical modelling Tectonophysics", vol. 441, pp. 1-26, 15 Aug 2007
2007: J.K. Madsen, D.J. Thorkelson (Simon Fraser University), R.M. Friedman (University of British Columbia) and D. D. Marshall (Simon Fraser University) for the paper: "Cenozoic to Recent plate configurations in the Pacific Basin: Ridge subduction and slab window magmatism in western North America”, Published in: Geosphere, v. 2, no. 1, p. 11-34
2005: Dr. Paul F. Williams (University of New Brunswick) and Dr. Dazhi Jiang (University of Western Ontario) for the paper: "An investigation of lower crustal deformation: Evidence for channel flow and its implications for tectonics and structural studies", published in Journal of Structural Geology, v. 27, p. 1486-1504.
The 2020 David Elliott Prize has been awarded to Pascal Audet (U Ottawa), Claire A. Currie (U Alberta), Andrew J. Shaeffer (U Ottawa, now at GSC Pacific) and Alexander M. Hill (U Ottawa) for their paper “Seismic evidence for lithospheric thinning and heat in the northern Canadian Cordillera”. The paper was published in Geophysical Research Letters, 46, 4249-4257 (2019). Citation: “This study by Audet et al. provides a multifaceted approach to investigate the origin of the lithospheric mantle beneath the northern Cordillera. The authors seamlessly integrate geophysical data with thermal modelling and geological observations to test hypotheses of the age and origin of the very thin lithosphere beneath the northern Canadian Cordillera. The paper is well-written, succinct and is accessible to non-specialists" The paper can be found here: https://doi.org/10.1029/2019GL082406
2020 Honourable mentions:
Kelly, Beaumont and Butler for their paper “Inherited terrane properties explain enigmatic post-collisional Himalayan-Tibetan evolution”, published in Geology, 48, https://doi.org/10.1130/G46701.1.
Phillips, Rowe and Ujiie, for their paper “For how long are pseudotachylytes strong? Rapid alteration of basalt-hosted pseudotachylytes from a shallow subduction complex”, published in Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 518, 108-115, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2019.04.033
Past recipients:
2019: Renaud Soucy La Roche of the Geological Survey of Canada, along with coauthors Laurent Godin (Queen's U), John Cottle (U California, Santa Barbara) and Dawn Kellett (Geological Survey of Canada) for their paper “Preservation of the Early Evolution of the Himalayan Middle Crust in Foreland Klippen: Insights from the Karnali Klippe, West Nepal”. Published in Tectonics, 37, 1161-1193 (2018).
2018: Jordan McDivitt of Laurentian University, with coauthors Bruno Lafrance, Daniel Kontak and Lise Robichaud for their paper “The Structural Evolution of the Missanabie-Renabie Gold District: Pre-orogenic Veins in an Orogenic Gold Setting and Their Influence on the Formation of Hybrid Deposits, published in Economic Geology, 112, 1959-1975 (2017).
2017: Mirko van der Baan of University of Alberta, along with coauthors David W. Eaton and Giona Preisig for their paper “Stick-split mechanism for anthropogenic fluid-induced tensile rock failure”, published in Geology, 44, 503-506 (2016).
2016 : Mark Higgins of McGill University for his paper entitled “New kinematic and geochronologic evidence for the Quaternary evolution of the Central Anatolian fault zone (CAFZ).” Co-authors include Lindsay M. Schoenbohm, Gilles Brocard, Nuretdin Kaymakci, John C. Gosse, and Michael A. Cosca, published in Tectonics, 34(10), 2118–2141 (2015).
2015: John Waldron, David Schofield, Brendan Murphy, & Chris Thomas, for the paper: “How was the Iapetus Ocean infected with subduction?” published in Geology, volume 42(12), 1095-1098 (2014).
2014: Reid Staples, Dan Gibson, Rob Berman, Jim Ryan & Maurice Colpron, for the paper: "A window into the Early to mid-Cretaceous infrastructure of the Yukon-Tanana terrane recorded in multi-stage garnet of west-central Yukon, Canada" which appeared in Journal of Metamorphic Geology, 31(7), 729-753,
2013: Dr. Toby Rivers of Memorial University of Newfoundland, for the paper published in 2012: “Upper-crustal orogenic lid and mid-crustal core complexes: signature of a collapsed orogenic plateau in the hinterland of the Grenville Province” which appeared in Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 49, 1-42.
2012: Elena Konstantinovskaya and Jacques Malavieille for the paper: "Thrust wedges with décollement levels and syntectonic erosion: A view from analog models". Tectonophysics 502 (2011) 336–350.
2011: Kyle P. Larson, William J. Davis and Don W. Davis of University of Saskatchewan; and Laurent Godin of Queen’s University, for the paper: “Out-of-sequence deformation and expansion of the Himalayan orogenic wedge: insight from the Changgo culmination, south central Tibet”, published in Tectonics (2010) doi:10.1029/2008TC002393.
2008: Elena A. Konstantinovskaya, Lyal B. Harris, Jimmy Poulin, Gennady M. Ivanov, "Transfer zones and fault reactivation in inverted rift basins; insights from physical modelling Tectonophysics", vol. 441, pp. 1-26, 15 Aug 2007
2007: J.K. Madsen, D.J. Thorkelson (Simon Fraser University), R.M. Friedman (University of British Columbia) and D. D. Marshall (Simon Fraser University) for the paper: "Cenozoic to Recent plate configurations in the Pacific Basin: Ridge subduction and slab window magmatism in western North America”, Published in: Geosphere, v. 2, no. 1, p. 11-34
2005: Dr. Paul F. Williams (University of New Brunswick) and Dr. Dazhi Jiang (University of Western Ontario) for the paper: "An investigation of lower crustal deformation: Evidence for channel flow and its implications for tectonics and structural studies", published in Journal of Structural Geology, v. 27, p. 1486-1504.
Jack Henderson Award - PhD
2020 winner: Eric Thiessen, Simon Fraser University for his thesis "Paleoproterozoic tectonometamorphic evolution of the southeastern Rae craton margin" supervised by Dan Gibson
2019 winner: Morgann Perrot, Université du Québec à Montréal for her thesis “Évolution tectonique des bassins sédimentaires tardi- à post- Taconiens des Appalaches du sud du Québec et du nord du Vermont”, supervised by Alain Tremblay
2018: Jeremy Powell, University of Ottawa, for his thesis: "Burial and Exhumation History of the Mackenzie Mountains and Plain, NWT, Through Integration of Low-Temperature Thermochronometers”, supervised by David Schneider.
2017: Diane Skipton, University of Ottawa, for her thesis, “Paleoproterozoic Metamorphism, Deformation and Exhumation of Mid-Crustal Rocks of the Trans-Hudson Orogen on Hall Peninsula, Baffin Island,“ supervised by David Schneider and Marc St-Onge
2016: Jessica Shaw, Western Washington University, for her thesis: “Oroclines of the Iberian Variscan Belt: Tectonic and Paleogeographic Implications,” supervised by Stephen Johnston
2015: Reid Staples, Simon Fraser University, for his thesis: “Diachronous Deformation, Metamorphism and Exhumation in the Northern Canadian Cordillera: Revealed from Pressure-Temperature-Time-Deformation Paths of Former Mid-Crustal Rocks,” co-supervised by Dan Gibson, Maurice Colpron, Jim Ryan and Rob Berman
2014: Jared Butler, (Dalhousie University)
2013: David Moynihan (University of Calgary)
2012: Grégory Dufréchou (Institut national de la recherche scientifique, Centre – Eau Terre Environnement)
2011: Dawn A. Kellett (Dalhousie U)
2010: Kyle Larson (Queen's U)
2009: Stefan Kruse (UNB)
2008: Michael Ames Cooley (Queen's U)
2007: Paul Wilson (UNB)
2006: Venessa Bennett (MUN)
2005: Joseph English (UVic)
2004: Yvette Kuiper (UNB)
2003: Michelle Haskins (SFU)
2019 winner: Morgann Perrot, Université du Québec à Montréal for her thesis “Évolution tectonique des bassins sédimentaires tardi- à post- Taconiens des Appalaches du sud du Québec et du nord du Vermont”, supervised by Alain Tremblay
2018: Jeremy Powell, University of Ottawa, for his thesis: "Burial and Exhumation History of the Mackenzie Mountains and Plain, NWT, Through Integration of Low-Temperature Thermochronometers”, supervised by David Schneider.
2017: Diane Skipton, University of Ottawa, for her thesis, “Paleoproterozoic Metamorphism, Deformation and Exhumation of Mid-Crustal Rocks of the Trans-Hudson Orogen on Hall Peninsula, Baffin Island,“ supervised by David Schneider and Marc St-Onge
2016: Jessica Shaw, Western Washington University, for her thesis: “Oroclines of the Iberian Variscan Belt: Tectonic and Paleogeographic Implications,” supervised by Stephen Johnston
2015: Reid Staples, Simon Fraser University, for his thesis: “Diachronous Deformation, Metamorphism and Exhumation in the Northern Canadian Cordillera: Revealed from Pressure-Temperature-Time-Deformation Paths of Former Mid-Crustal Rocks,” co-supervised by Dan Gibson, Maurice Colpron, Jim Ryan and Rob Berman
2014: Jared Butler, (Dalhousie University)
2013: David Moynihan (University of Calgary)
2012: Grégory Dufréchou (Institut national de la recherche scientifique, Centre – Eau Terre Environnement)
2011: Dawn A. Kellett (Dalhousie U)
2010: Kyle Larson (Queen's U)
2009: Stefan Kruse (UNB)
2008: Michael Ames Cooley (Queen's U)
2007: Paul Wilson (UNB)
2006: Venessa Bennett (MUN)
2005: Joseph English (UVic)
2004: Yvette Kuiper (UNB)
2003: Michelle Haskins (SFU)
Jack Henderson Award - MSc
2020 winner: Michael Duvall, University of Alberta for the thesis "Subsurface structural variability of the Himalayan foreland basin, Nepal" supervised by John Waldron.
2019 winner: Mark Ahenda, Queen's University for the thesis "Protolith affiliation and tectonometamorphic evolution of the Gurla Mandhata core complex, NW Nepal Himalaya", supervised by Laurent Godin.
2018: Kelian Dascher-Cousineau, McGill University for the thesis "The Evolution of Fault Slip Surfaces with Displacement.”, supervised by Jamie Kirkpatrick.
2017: Benoit Charette, University of Waterloo for the thesis "Long-lived Anatexis in the Exhumed Middle Crust from the Torngat Orogen and Eastern Core Zone: Constraints from Geochronology, Petrochronology, and Phase Equilibria Modeling", supervised by Carl Guilmette.
2016: Noah Phillips, University of New Brunswick for the thesis “The micromechanics of phyllosilicate-rich fault zone: case studies from the Minas Fault Zone, Nova Scotia, Canada and the San Andreas Fault, California” supervised by Joseph White.
2015: Tyler Ambrose, University of British Columbia (Okanagan) for the thesis “Ductile extrusion, underplating, and out-of-sequence thrusting within the Himalayan Metamorphic core, Kanchenjunga, Nepal,” co-supervised by Kyle Larson and Carl Guilmette.
2014: Joel Angen, University of Waterloo
2013: Holly Steenkamp (Dalhousie University)
2012: Chris Yakymchuk (Queen’s University)
2011: Tasca Noela Santimano (McMaster University)
2010: Jennifer Anne Macauley (U of T)
2009: (not awarded)
2008: Rebecca Hunter
2007: Dawn A. Kellett (Queen's U)
2006: Fionnuala Devine (Carleton U)
2005: Todd Noble (Queen's U)
2004: Nick Austin (UBC)
2019 winner: Mark Ahenda, Queen's University for the thesis "Protolith affiliation and tectonometamorphic evolution of the Gurla Mandhata core complex, NW Nepal Himalaya", supervised by Laurent Godin.
2018: Kelian Dascher-Cousineau, McGill University for the thesis "The Evolution of Fault Slip Surfaces with Displacement.”, supervised by Jamie Kirkpatrick.
2017: Benoit Charette, University of Waterloo for the thesis "Long-lived Anatexis in the Exhumed Middle Crust from the Torngat Orogen and Eastern Core Zone: Constraints from Geochronology, Petrochronology, and Phase Equilibria Modeling", supervised by Carl Guilmette.
2016: Noah Phillips, University of New Brunswick for the thesis “The micromechanics of phyllosilicate-rich fault zone: case studies from the Minas Fault Zone, Nova Scotia, Canada and the San Andreas Fault, California” supervised by Joseph White.
2015: Tyler Ambrose, University of British Columbia (Okanagan) for the thesis “Ductile extrusion, underplating, and out-of-sequence thrusting within the Himalayan Metamorphic core, Kanchenjunga, Nepal,” co-supervised by Kyle Larson and Carl Guilmette.
2014: Joel Angen, University of Waterloo
2013: Holly Steenkamp (Dalhousie University)
2012: Chris Yakymchuk (Queen’s University)
2011: Tasca Noela Santimano (McMaster University)
2010: Jennifer Anne Macauley (U of T)
2009: (not awarded)
2008: Rebecca Hunter
2007: Dawn A. Kellett (Queen's U)
2006: Fionnuala Devine (Carleton U)
2005: Todd Noble (Queen's U)
2004: Nick Austin (UBC)