Geological activities – University of Winnipeg Ed Cloutis Department of Geography University of Winnipeg

Background University of Winnipeg is too small to have a stand-alone geology department University of Winnipeg is too small to have a stand-alone geology department Nevertheless, a number of faculty are engaged in geological research Nevertheless, a number of faculty are engaged in geological research Examples below Examples below

Red/Assiniboine River Flood Reconstruction Based on written and other proxy records (Bill Rannie) Based on written and other proxy records (Bill Rannie)

Mapping Historic Wetlands Satellite imagery and DEMs to reconstruct location of historic wetlands Satellite imagery and DEMs to reconstruct location of historic wetlands

Soil Moisture from Satellite Data Microwave satellite data and imagery for soil moisture mapping Microwave satellite data and imagery for soil moisture mapping SMAP satellite data SMAP satellite data

Paleoclimate/paleoenvironment from isotopic data

Diamond indicator mineral analysis

Oil sand analysis

Hard rock drill core analysis

Asteroid geological mapping

Mars geological mapping

Asteroid sample return mission OSIRIS-REx (NASA – CSA) OSIRIS-REx (NASA – CSA)