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.