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Ron Macnab
Marine Geophysicist
Geological Survey of Canada
Bedford Institute of Oceanography
P.O. Box 1006
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia B2Y 4A2
Canada
Phone: 902-426-5687 (office) Fax: 902-426-6152
Email: macnab@agc.bio.ns.ca

Ron Macnab has been working for the Geological Survey of Canada (GSC) since 1980. He is a marine geophysicist focusing on the construction and analysis of geophysical databases. He has many projects including: compiling the geologic, geophysical, and physiographic data of the Atlantic and preparing a series of common-base maps. He also is working on defining the outer limit of the continental shelf to define Canada’s juridical limits in the Atlantic and Arctic Oceans. Current research interests focus on Arctic regional geoscience, the Law of the Sea and maritime boundaries in the Arctic, regional data compilations, and GIS methodologies for data fusion.

Before working with GSC, Ron worked at Bedford Institute of Oceanography as a Marine Geophysical Surveyor and manager of shipboard computer systems. He graduated with a BA in Mathematics and Physics from Laurentian University. After serving in the Royal Canadian Navy as a Seagoing General List Officer from 1961-1964, he went on to Dalhousie University and graduated with a B.Sc. (Hon.) in Physics in 1966 and a M.Sc. in Oceanography in 1969.

He is interested in the Speakers’ program to acquaint others “with recent activities for advancing the state of our knowledge concerning the tectonic and geological structure of the Arctic Ocean seabed” and “to identify potential research partners for expanded research activities.”

He is interested in presenting to academic audiences, graduate seminars, and the general public. He is willing to work with school audiences but it’s dependent on the subject matter and the grade level.

His lecture topics include:

• The Law of the Sea: some sovereignty and resource implications for Arctic coastal nations.
• International collaboration for improving our knowledge of the geological and tectonic framework of the Arctic region.
• Building a better bathymetric map of the Arctic Ocean.