Dr. Liam Herringshaw  Ph.D. (Birmingham)

Email: lherringshaw @ mun.ca

I arrived in Newfoundland in January 2009 to begin a postdoctoral fellowship with Dr Duncan McIlroy, funded by NSERC and PRAC. The project investigates the interactions between bioturbating organisms and sediments, and the effects of bioturbation on petroleum reservoirs. The research involved laboratory study of burrowing animals, characterizing burrow geometries using CT scanning and serial sectioning, and examination of sedimentary rocks in core and outcrop. From this, the research aims to develop a more detailed understanding of near-burrow diagenesis and the impacts that bioturbation has upon the porosity and permeability of sedimentary rocks. Liam has moved back to the UK, but remains an integral part of the research group through participation in fieldwork and by serving on the supervisory committee of graduate and research projects.