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Dr. Hayley CAWTHRA

Senior Geologist

Marine Geoscience Unit

Council for Geoscience, Western Cape Region

Work Location

3 C/O Oos and Reed Streets
7535 Bellville
Cape Town
South Africa

Email(s)

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Telephone

+27 (21) 943 6700 / 6715

Fax

+27 (21) 946 4190

Profile URL

https://oceanexpert.org/expert/Hayley%20Cawthra

Highest Degree

M.Sc., Pr. Sci. Nat.

Job Type

Research

Subject Area

Marine Geology
Geophysics

Activities

My research interests include various aspects of Quaternary geology and glacio-eustatic sea levels (in particular submerged aeolianite/beachrock complexes; carbonate diagenesis; shoreface-attached ridges and the Holocene sediment wedge, and the regional interpretation sub-seafloor continental shelf geology by the application of sequence stratigraphy). These studies are carried out by the integration of stratigraphic relationships between units using high-resolution geophysical data and complimentary geological mapping offshore by SCUBA diving.

Sea regions of study

South Atlantic Ocean

Skills

Experienced in the use of multibeam bathymetry, side-scan sonar, seismic profiling systems and a qualified scientific diver; Computer skills include the use of geophysical post-processing software, GIS systems; Seafloor sedimentological studies; Geological modelling of the shelf environment

Working language(s)

English

Website(s)

http://www.geoscience.org.za/

Created: 2010-08-17 | Last Updated: 2015-05-15