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Tasca Santimano

Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream

Faculty of Arts and Science, Department of Earth Sciences

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  • Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream
    Faculty of Arts and Science, Department of Earth Sciences

BIO

Dr. Tasca Santimano is an Assistant Professor (Teaching Stream) in the Department of Earth Sciences. She obtained her B.Sc. from the University of Toronto, her M.Sc. from McMaster University, and her Doctor rerum naturalium from Freie Universität Berlin.

Dr. Santimano's research focuses on lithospheric scale deformation particularly the kinematics of orogenic processes. Some of her publications include 'The Influence of Lithospheric Mantle Scars and Rheology on Intraplate Deformation and Orogenesis: Insights From Tectonic Analog Models', 'Sandbox rheometry: Co-evolution of stress and strain in Riedel– and Critical Wedge–experiments', and 'Fault-slip inversions: Their importance in terms of strain, heterogeneity, and kinematics of brittle deformation'.

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Assistant Professor-Teaching Stream
    University of Toronto St. George and Scarborough (UTSC) campuses, Department of Earth Sciences, Toronto, CanadaOct 2020 - present
  • Practical Instructor for Structural Geology (ERTH 3140)- Online
    Dalhousie University, Halifax, CanadaJan 2021 - Apr 2021
  • Sessional Lecturer
    University of Toronto (St. George and Mississauga (UTM) campuses), Toronto, CanadaJul 2019 - Oct 2020
  • Co-Investigator for Pedagogical study
    University of Toronto (St. George and Mississauga (UTM) campus), Toronto, CanadaJul 2019 - present
  • Course Instructor (PMU 199 H1F)
    University of Toronto, Department of Earth Sciences, Toronto, CanadaJan 2017 - Apr 2017
  • Teaching Assistant/ Geology Instructor
    McMaster University, Hamilton, CanadaJan 2009 - Aug 2011

NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Research Assistant
    McMaster University, Hamilton, CanadaJan 2011 - Aug 2011
  • Project Geologist
    Wallbridge Mining (Canada), Greater Sudbury, CanadaJan 2007 - Sep 2008
  • Field and Mapping Geologist
    Wallbridge Mining (Canada), Greater Sudbury, CanadaMay 2006 - Dec 2006

DEGREES

  • Doctor rerum naturalium, Geology/Earth Science, General
    Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany2012 - Jan 2016
  • Master of Science (M.Sc.), Geology
    McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada2008 - Dec 2010
  • Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) Honours, Major: Earth and Environmental Science, Minor: Biology
    University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada1999 - Jun 2004

POSTGRADUATE TRAINING

  • NSERC Postdoctoral Fellow
    University of Toronto, Department of Earth Sciences, Toronto, CanadaMar 2017 - Jun 2019
    Postdoctoral Fellowship
  • Marie Curie Early Career Research Scientist (Ph.D Fellowship)
    German Research Center for Geosciences, Potsdam, GermanySep 2011 - Mar 2016
    Postdoctoral Fellowship

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