Assistant Professor in Earth Sciences studying rivers and their sediments.
Joined March 2017
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Paul Durkin retweeted
25 Sep 2024
New paper out now in Geology w/ co-authors @zzsylvester, @RiversToRocks, and @peteflaig exploring linkages between river avulsions and their 3-D stratigraphic architecture in the ancient sedimentary record: doi.org/10.1130/G52254.1
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12 Apr 2024
Colleague Dr. Karen Alley in the @RiddellFaculty visited our field site at Oldupai Gorge in Tanzania while on vacation - here's a link to an article she wrote about her experience @GSciencesUofM @umanitoba
news.umanitoba.ca/exploring-…
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Paul Durkin retweeted
20 Mar 2024
Join us! 🦕⚒️🔬
The PaleoSed Research Group in the Department of Earth Sciences @RiddellFaculty is looking for a Lab Tech to assist with day-to-day operations of the lab. For more info and to apply visit UM Careers viprecprod.ad.umanitoba.ca/d…
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Paul Durkin retweeted
8 Apr 2024
*New MSc Research Opportunity!* The Department of Earth Sciences is looking for a candidate to study Ocean Organic Carbon and DOC in Ancient Oceans. Further details can be found below. To apply please send CV and Cover Letter to Dr. Ricardo Silva.
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Paul Durkin retweeted
2 Feb 2024
Manitoba Geological Survey is hiring 4 positions!
Geological Assistant, GE1 (competition #42005)
Industrial Minerals and Sedimentary Geologist, GE2 (competition #42162)
Stratigrapher and Sedimentary Geologist, GE3 (competition # 42428)
Geophysicist, GE2 (competition # 42193
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Paul Durkin retweeted
10 Jan 2024
Excited to announce a new paper out of the @ClasticsLab & @txgeosciences (with co-authors @zzsylvester, @PaulMGeo , and D. Mohrig) exploring the kinematics of meander bend cutoffs in timelapse satellite imagery. The full OA paper is available here [1/6]:
lyellcollection.org/doi/abs/…
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Paul Durkin retweeted
9 Jan 2024
Did you know that UM's very own Dr. Kirstin Brink, Assistant Professor, Department of Earth Sciences made "Ace Burpee's Top 100 most fascinating Manitobans for 2023" list? Check out the article near the bottom. Congrats @kirstisaur
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Paul Durkin retweeted
15 Nov 2023
The next talk in the #umanitoba Water Researcher Speaker Series is next Monday -- Nov 20 -- at 11:30 AM CST!
Dr. Zou Zou Kuzyk from @GSciencesUofM will discuss "The Eeyou Coastal Habitat Comprehensive Research Project."
Register here: tinyurl.com/yy7j477a
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14 Oct 2023
It was a pleasure to take part in this workshop over the last 3 days. Thanks to @ProfMercader for their leadership and our @RiddellFaculty for financial support. Let’s build on this momentum!
14 Oct 2023
DAWN
Tracing the Nature of Early Human Life
An international workshop funded by @UCalgary and @umanitoba to build a revolutionary platform with three overarching aims:
1) Removing barriers to discovery through equitable research
2) Balancing the intellectual frameworks from Africa, Europe, and North America to deploy high-level technologies and data science methodologies
3) Conducting breakthrough research in Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Spain, and Canada
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Paul Durkin retweeted
12 Oct 2023
It's such a pleasure to be back to Canada for the 'Transforming the Story of Human Origins' Workshop!!
Old friends and new colleagues wonderfully orchestrated by @ProfMercader / @UCalgary and @RiversToRocks / @umanitoba!
I've missed these views!!
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Paul Durkin retweeted
12 Sep 2023
Join us on Dec 1st and learn more about continental scientific drilling in Canada. Register here: forms.office.com/r/4LTss0Z9N…
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8 Aug 2023
It was a pleasure! Thanks @ProfMercader for all your efforts in organization and leadership.
7 Aug 2023
At the time of closing, a shoutout to the talented ECRs who conducted our excavations #OldupaiGorge!!
Check the fascinating fluvial and lacustrine occupations from Beds II & IV
What a great season!
We couldn't have done it without your work and endurance. Thank you so much ⬇️
@AloyceMg @shukur2tz @Hernando90R @MagoheStephen @SiobhanJ_Clarke @deg_zed @Ayoola1255
ALT Elang'ata Oljurusi, Fluvial sediments from Lower/Middle Bed II. Orange tuffaceous layer in the foreground was deposited in a lacustrine environment and lies 3 m above Tuff IF
ALT Lacustrine sediments from Bed IV: Contact with Bed III is immediately below the foreground, while the limestone all the way up top is the Masek. Middle Pleistocene Transition, 0.9-0.8Ma
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Paul Durkin retweeted
7 Aug 2023
At the time of closing, a shoutout to the talented ECRs who conducted our excavations #OldupaiGorge!!
Check the fascinating fluvial and lacustrine occupations from Beds II & IV
What a great season!
We couldn't have done it without your work and endurance. Thank you so much ⬇️
@AloyceMg @shukur2tz @Hernando90R @MagoheStephen @SiobhanJ_Clarke @deg_zed @Ayoola1255
ALT Elang'ata Oljurusi, Fluvial sediments from Lower/Middle Bed II. Orange tuffaceous layer in the foreground was deposited in a lacustrine environment and lies 3 m above Tuff IF
ALT Lacustrine sediments from Bed IV: Contact with Bed III is immediately below the foreground, while the limestone all the way up top is the Masek. Middle Pleistocene Transition, 0.9-0.8Ma
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Paul Durkin retweeted
5 Aug 2023
The Canadian Rockies will be buzzing with palaeochat this Fall 23 as @UCalgary and @RiddellFaculty host workshop #Banff
Tanzania, Kenya, Ethiopia, Spain, Canada join forces for new leadership at palaeoanth sites to transform the landscape of Human Origins and #BigTeamScience
Myself, Dr Durkin (@RiversToRocks) and our entire group thank the Univ of Calgary's Vice-President Research office, through its Transdisciplinary Connector Grants, and @GSciencesUofM for generous financial support
ALT Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity
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Paul Durkin retweeted
24 Jul 2023
Want to work as an Industrial Minerals & Sedimentary Geologist? Don’t miss this opportunity bit.ly/3O3S4Mo. #winnipeg #mbjobs
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Paul Durkin retweeted
24 Jul 2023
The Department of Earth Sciences @umanitoba is hiring an Instructor 1 or 2 position. Please see information in attached image.
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3 Jul 2023
Our session @icfs23 with @a_owen0917 is underway! We have an excellent lineup of talks on river process, planforms, and stratigraphic products, over the entire day. #ICFS2023
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23 Jun 2023
So grateful for such an amazing team to work with in Oldupai Gorge. Only a few fieldwork days left for me and @the_subtender
22 Jun 2023
Embracing a Warm Local Welcome!
Oldupai Gorge, Tanzania
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7 Jun 2023
It was a pleasure working with Katrina on her research in Dinosaur Provincial Park - hopefully to be available as a journal article in the not too distant future 🤞stay tuned! Congratulations, Katrina!
7 Jun 2023
Congratulations to Katrina Mayo, recipient of the 2023 Honours Thesis Award. This award recognizes a successful year of studies and completion of an outstanding Honours Thesis. Congrats on behalf of the Department of Earth Sciences, @RiddellFaculty
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Paul Durkin retweeted
1 Jun 2023
@GSciencesUofM @RiddellFaculty is hiring! Assistant Professor, Department of Earth Sciences, Environmental Geophysics academicwork.ca/jobs/assista…
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