Eleanor C. Willoughby
Research Associate, Marine Geophysics Group
University of Toronto
Toronto, ON
Eleanor
Willoughby is a Research Associate in the Marine Geophysics Group at the
University of Toronto where her research has focused on the development
of new methodologies for the resource evaluation of marine gas hydrates.
More specifically, Dr. Willoughby has worked on the application of two
new techniques used to identify marine gas hydrates: seafloor compliance
and; controlled-source electromagnetics (CSEM). She is currently working
on the research and development of a fully fibre-optically linked, multi-receiver
marine controlled-source electromagnetic (CSEM) array. Applications of
the CSEM array include towed surveys and monitoring of the gas hydrate-associated
cold vent with the NEPTUNE networked seafloor observatory.
Dr. Willoughby obtained her Ph.D. in Physics (Marine Geophysics) from the University of Toronto (2003) and subsequently joined the Geological Survey of Canada as a Visiting Fellow. Her other research interests include investigating the relationship between seismicity and slip on oceanic transform faults and the application of time-domain electromagnetic methods to image sub-permafrost gas hydrate deposits.
Dr. Willoughby is co-editor of the up-coming Society of Exploration
Geophysics volume on geophysical methods for gas hydrate exploration.
(06/07)