The Sedimentary Basin Analysis and Modeling Lab focuses on developing and improving geologic techniques and applications in the search for energy, water and mineral resources in sedimentary basins. The lab trains the next generation of geoscientists looking at critical societal issues - our need for energy and mineral resources.
Expertise includes characterization and modeling of subsurface and outcrop analogs, sequence and seismic stratigraphy, microbial carbonate reservoirs, and communicating uncertainty in geologic data. Applied research includes both material investigations and theoretical pursuits.
Pure Research
| THEME | TOPICS | PERSONNEL |
| Computer simulations for geologic field work, education, and geoinformatics. | Virtual field mapping education with 3D game design | Parcell |
| 3D paleogeographic maps/worlds | ||
| Artificial intelligence applications in sedimentology and stratigraphy | Visualizing stratigraphic knowledge and reasoning |
Parcell coll: Mancini, Benson, Yang |
| Fuzzy logic approach to modeling surface dynamics in carbonate systems | ||
| Modeling stratigraphic sequences using multi-valued logic | ||
| Philosophical and historical approaches to stratigraphic interpretation. | Visualizing stratigraphic knowledge and reasoning |
Parcell coll: Vanderburgh |
| Expert systems and semiotics to communicate geologic uncertainty |
Parcell coll: L. Parcell |
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| Epistemology and conceptual geologic models of Athanasius Kircher (1602-1680) | Parcell |
* current and past students marked with asterisk
coll: current and past academic or professional collaborators
Applied Research
| THEME | TOPICS | PERSONNEL |
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Sedimentary basin analysis and reservoir characterization Application: subsurface resources and storage (incl. hydrothermal and hydrocarbons) |
Quantifying paleoenvironments in the Cretaceous Eagle Formation, northern Bighorn Basin, using trace element concentrations |
Parcell, *Schwartz |
| Quantifying paleoenvironments in the Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation, northern Bighorn Basin, Using trace element concentrations |
Parcell, *Dalton |
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| Microbial fabrics and development Jurassic Smackover Formation, AL and MS |
Parcell, *Day, *Whieland, *Korelegadara coll: Mancini, Llinas, Ahr, |
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| Microbial fabrics and development in the Ordovician Arbuckle Group, MO and KS | Parcell, *Warusavitharana | |
| Characterization of Jurassic microbialite in Western Europe (France, England, Spain, Portugal) |
Parcell coll: Benson, Mancini, Llinas, Aurell |
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| Microbial fabrics and development in Middle Jurassic, WY and MT | Parcell, *Ploynoi | |
| Stratigraphy and depositional facies in the Middle Jurassic, WY and MT | Parcell, *Day, *Gilbert, *Lapeyre, *Williams | |
| Reservoir characterization of Upper Jurassic Smackover Formation, AL |
Parcell, *Day, *Koralegedara, *Wheiland, coll: Mancini, Benson, Llinas, Ahr |
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| Cretaceous reservoir systems, AL and MS |
Parcell coll: Mancini, Badali |
* current and past students marked with asterisk
coll: current and past academic or professional collaborators