Sarah E. Tindall
Department of Geology and Geophysics
University of Wisconsin
1215 W. Dayton Street
Madison, WI 53706
Email:stindall@geology.wisc.edu
http://www.geology.wisc.edu/~stindall/


 

Current Position

Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Wisconsin


 

Education

Ph.D., 2000, Geology, University of Arizona

Thesis Topic:Structural characteristics and kinematic development of oblique-slip basement-cored uplifts

Thesis Advisor: Dr. George H. Davis

Graduate Coursework: Advanced Structural Analysis; Rock Mechanics; Stress and Strain; Regional Tectonics; Orogenic Systems; Physics of the Earth; Active Tectonics; Thrust Faults and Synorogenic Sediments; Sedimentary Basin Analysis; Global Seismology; Seismic Data Processing; Applied Multispectral Imagery; Statistical Analysis of Geological Data; Geology of Arizona; The Earth’s Mantle

B.S., 1995, Geology, College of William and Mary

Thesis Topic:Reconnaissance geochemical exploration for gold tracer elements in the Namozine Creek drainage basin, Eastern Slate Belt, VA

Thesis Advisor: Dr. C. R. Berquist


 

Awards and Honors

1998  Dr. H. Wesley Peirce Scholarship, University of Arizona

1997  Best Abstract, University of Arizona GeoDaze Symposium

1995  Bert S. Butler Scholarship, University of Arizona

1995  Keith Katzer Scholarship, University of Arizona

1995  Evans B. Mayo Scholarship, University of Arizona

1995  Graduate College Fellowship, University of Arizona

1995  Graduate Tuition Fellowship, University of Arizona

1995  Highest Honors, Undergraduate Thesis, College of William and Mary

1995  Alumni Association Award for Outstanding Research, College of William and Mary 

1994-1995  Golden Key National Honor Society 

1992-1993  Phi Eta Sigma and Alpha Lambda Delta National Honor Societies 

1991  Monroe Scholarship, College of William and Mary


 

Guest Lectures and Invited Talks

Pennsylvania State University - The Behrend College, Erie, PA (February 2001) 

Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville, TN (January 2001)

Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT (June 2000, October 2000, January 2001) 

The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ (October 1998, October 1999, March 2000) 


 

Memberships

Geological Society of America 
 

Professional Experience

Postdoctoral Researcher (2001-present)

Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Wisconsin 

Research Areas: Physical analog modeling, oblique deformation, intracratonic uplifts

Visiting Assistant Professor (2000-2001)

Geology Department, Middlebury College 

Courses: The Dynamic Earth, Structural Geology, The Colorado Plateau, Earthquakes and Volcanoes, Plate Tectonics

Intern (January-June 1998)

Mobil Exploration and Production Technology, Structural and Stratigraphic Processes Research Group, Dallas, TX 

Project: Physical analog modeling of cover deformation above strike-slip, dip-slip shortening, and oblique-shortening basement faults

Intern (May-August 1997)

ARCO Exploration and Production Technology, Structural Geology Research Group, Plano, TX 

Project: Compilation and comparison of structural and geochemical data from oil-rich rift basins

Graduate Teaching Assistant (1996-2000)

Department of Geosciences, University of Arizona 

Courses: Structural Geology, Physical Geology, Natural Sciences - A Geological Perspective, Geology Field School

Graduate Research Assistant (1995-1996)

Department of Geosciences, University of Arizona 

Project: Orientation analysis of deformation band shear zones, Colorado Plateau

Undergraduate Teaching Assistant (1994-1995)

Geology Department, College of William and Mary 

Courses: Physical Geology, Historical Geology

Undergraduate Research Assistant (1994-1995)

Geology Department, College of William and Mary 

Projects: Drilling and description of Virginia coastal plain sediments; digitizing state geologic maps


 

Publications

Peer-Reviewed Articles

Tindall, S. E., 2000, The Cockscomb segment of the East Kaibab monocline: Taking the structural plunge, in Sprinkel, D. A., Chidsey, T. C., and Anderson. P. B., eds., Geology of Utah’s Parks and Monuments: Utah Geological Association Millennium Guidebook, p. 629-643. 

Tindall, S. E., and Davis, G. H., 1999, Monocline development by oblique-slip fault-propagation folding: the East Kaibab monocline, Colorado Plateau, Utah: Journal of Structural Geology, 21 (10) p. 1303-1320.

Articles In Preparation

Tindall, S. E., and Davis, G. H., Systematic jointing of deformation band shear zones in porous sandstones: Geological Magazine

Tindall, S. E., Eisenstadt, G., Withjack, M. O., and Schlische, R., Characteristics of oblique-slip basement-cored uplifts: physical models and field examples: AAPG Bulletin 

Tindall, S. E., Riedel fault geometry in an oblique-slip trishear fault-propagation fold: Journal of Structural Geology

Abstracts

Tindall, S. E., Eisnestadt, G., Withjack, M. O., and Schlische, R. W., 1999, Characteristic features of oblique basement-cored uplifts: Abstracts with Programs – Geological Society of America, 31 (7), October 1999 meeting.

Tindall, S. E., Eisenstadt, G., Withjack, M. O., and Schlische, R. W., 1999, Interpretation of oblique compressional structures: comparison of field examples and physical models: American Association of Petroleum Geologists 1999 Annual Meeting, p. A139.

Tindall, S. E., and Davis, G. H., 1998, Partitioning of faulting within a reverse, right-lateral shear zone along the East Kaibab monocline, Colorado Plateau, Utah: Abstracts with Programs – Geological Society of America, 30 (6) p. 38. 

Davis, G. H., and Tindall, S. E., 1996, Discovery of major right-handed Laramide strike-slip faulting along the eastern margin of the Kaibab Uplift, Colorado Plateau, Utah: EOS, Transactions of the American Geophysical Union, 77 (46) p. 641-642.

Davis, G. H., Crosswhite, J. A., Libarkin, J. C., Ojha, T. P., Riley, B. C., Tindall, S. E., and Woodburne, K. L., 1996, Laramide tear faulting and layer-parallel shearing as accommodations to thrust surge in the Huachuca Mountains, southeastern Arizona: Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America, v. 28 p. 60.

Currie, Brian S., Beck, S., DeCelles, P. G., Chase, C., Tindall, S. E., Kutney, M. P., Moore, J., and Haldar, J., 1996, A regional approach to geology field camp: mapping a transect from the Colorado Plateau through the Basin and Range, Utah and Nevada: Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America, 28 (7) p. 327.

Theses

Tindall, S. E., 2000, Development of oblique-slip basement-cored uplifts: Insights from the Kaibab Uplift and from physical models: Ph.D. Dissertation, The University of Arizona, 261p.

Tindall, S. E., 1995, Geochemical exploration for gold in the Eastern Slate Belt, Amelia and Dinwiddie Counties, Virginia: Undergraduate Honors Thesis, The College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA, 99p.