Tandis Bidgoli

Assistant Scientist, Energy Research, Kansas Geological Survey

Address Information

Kansas Geological Survey

1930 Constant Avenue

Lawrence, KS 66047-3724

Phone: (785) 864-3315

Fax: (785) 864-7728

E-mail: tbidgoli@kgs.ku.edu

Research: http://www.tbidgoli.com/

Education

Ph.D. Geology, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, 2014
M.S. Geology, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV, 2005
B.S. Geology, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA, 2002

Professional Experience

Assistant Scientist, University of Kansas--Kansas Geological Survey, 2014-present: Structural geologist and thermochronologist for the Energy Research Section; Conducting applied research in energy exploration and development
Courtesy Assistant Professor, University of Kansas--Department of Geology, 2014-present
Research/ Teaching Assistant, University of Kansas, 2010-2013: Laboratory Assistant for the Isotope Geochemistry Laboratory; Teaching Assistant for KU's Field Geology (field camp) and Structural Geology courses
Exploration Geologist, ExxonMobil Corporation, 2005-2013: Geoscientist on variety of technical projects teams focused on O&G fields and basins in the U.S., Germany, and South America
Instructor, ExxonMobil Training & Recruiting Schools (2007-2010): Prepared and presented lectures, field-stops, and exercises for various classroom- and field-based schools (e.g., Fundamental Structural and Stratigraphic Concepts, Extensional Tectonics School, Bighorn Basin Recruiting School, etc.)
Neotectonic Researcher, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 2004-2005: Surficial geologic mapping (1:12,000 scale) of the Eglington-Dectur and California Wash faults to determine the extent and age of surface ruptures and paleoseismicity.
Teaching Assistant/ Instructor, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 2002-2004: Provided classroom and field-based instruction for several geology courses including: Field I & II (Geologic Field Mapping Courses), Structural Geology Lab, Historical Geology Lab, and Geophysical Methods.
Intern, San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board, 2001-2002: Reviewed and managed database of over 1000 groundwater contamination cases for the Groundwater Division's, MTBE remediation program.

Teaching

Instructor, Special Studies in (U-Th)/He Thermochronology--Spring 2015
Instructor, Induced Seismicity in Kansas--Spring 2015
Instructor, Geology for Petroleum Engineers--Spring 2015
Instructor, Structural Geology Lab (KU and UNLV) (2 times)
Teaching Assistant and Instructor, Field Camp (Geologic Field Mapping Courses, KU and UNLV) (3 times)
Teaching Assistant, Geophysical Methods (UNLV) (1 times)
Instructor, Historical Geology Lab (UNLV) (1 times)
Co-Instructor, Fundamental Structural and Stratigraphic Concepts Field School (ExxonMobil) (1 times)
Co-Instructor, Extensional Tectonics Field School (ExxonMobil) (1 times)
Lecturer, Integrated Exploration School (ExxonMobil) (2 times)
Teaching Assistant, Fundamentals of Geoscience Subsurface Interpretation (ExxonMobil) (1 times)
Teaching Assistant, Bighorn Basin Field School (ExxonMobil) (1 times)
Teaching Assistant, La Popa Basin Field School (ExxonMobil) (1 times)

Publications

In Preparation

Bidgoli, T.S., Andrew, J.E., and Walker, J.D., in prep., Refining the space-time strain path of the central Basin and Range through low-temperature thermochronology: Tectonics
Bidgoli, T.S. and Taylor, W.J., in prep., The role of the transverse faults in Great Basin extension: Transfer faults or N-S extension?: GSA Bulletin.

Journals

Bidgoli, T.S., Walker, J.D., and Stockli, D.F, in revision, Latest Cretaceous exhumation and Eocene erosional beveling of the Nevadaplano, western Nevada and southern California, from low-temperature thermochronology: GSA Today.
Bidgoli, T.S., Amir, E., Walker, J.D., Stockli, D.F., Andrew, J.E., and Caskey, J.S., accepted, Low-temperature thermochronology of the Black and Panamint mountains, Death Valley, CA: Implications for geodynamic controls on Cenozoic intraplate strain: Geology.
Bidgoli, T.S., Stockli, D.F., and Walker, J.D., accepted, Low-temperature thermochronologic constraints on the kinematic histories of the Castle Cliffs, Tule Springs, and Mormon Peak detachments, southeastern Nevada and southwestern Utah: Geosphere.
Walker, J.D., Bidgoli, T.S., Diderickson, B.D., Stockli, D.F., and Andrew, J.F., 2014, Middle Miocene to recent exhumation of the Slate Range, eastern California, and implications for the timing of extension and the transition to transtension: Geosphere, doi:10.1130/GES00947.1

Dissertation & Theses

Bidgoli, T.S., 2014, Low-temperature thermochronometric constraints on Cenozoic intraplate deformation in the central Basin and Range [Ph.D. dissertation]: Lawrence, Kansas, University of Kansas.
Bidgoli, T.S., 2005, The role of transverse faults in Great Basin extension: Transfer faults or N-S extension? [M.S. thesis]: Las Vegas, Nevada, University of Nevada.
Bidgoli, T.S., 2002, Determining the style and rate of uplift from Quaternary marine terraces of the Point Reyes Peninsula, California [Senior thesis]: San Francisco, California, San Francisco State University.

Maps

Andrew, J.E., Rittase, W.M., Monastero, F.M., Bidgoli, T., and Walker, J.D., 2014, Geologic Map of the Northern Lava Mountains and Summit Range, San Bernardino County, California: Geological Society of America Digital Map and Chart Series 19, doi:10.1130/2014.DMCH019.

Fieldtrip Guidebooks

Caskey, J., Bell, J.W., Ramelli, A.R., Adams, K.D., Reheis, M.C., Slemmons, B.D., Wesnousky, S.G., Ford, E.W., Domrose, C.J., Schneider, G., Goebel, M.W., Smith, N.W., Bidgoli, T.S., and Scherer, A.M., 2002, Historical Faulting, Chronostratigraphy, and Paleoseismicity of the Central Nevada Seismic Belt: Friends of the Pleistocene, Pacific Cell, Fieldtrip Guidebook, 114 p.

Abstracts

Bidgoli, T.S., Holubnyak, Y., and FazelAlavi, M., 2015, Evaluating potential for induced seismicity through reservoir-geomechanical analysis of fluid injection in the Arbuckle saline aquifer, south-central Kansas: AAPG ACE Abstract, Spring Meeting
Miller, R., Peterie, S., Bidgoli, T., Fontana, J., Watney, W.L., Buchanan, R., 2015, Elevated seismicity in southern Kansas: Environmental and Engineering Geophysical Society Annual Conference.
Birdie, T., Watney, W.L., Bidgoli, T.S., Fazelalavi, M., and Holubnyak, E., 2015, Assessing induced seismicity risk associated with CO₂ geologic sequestration: GSA South-Central Section Meeting.
Bidgoli, T.S., Walker, J.D., and Stockli, D.F., 2014, Two-phase development of the Nevadaplano from low-temperature thermochronology: AGU Abstract, Fall Meeting
Bidgoli, T.S., Watney, W.L., Gerlach, P.M., and Nguyen, M.C., 2014, Episodic reactivation of critically-stressed basement faults in southern Kansas: Implications for wastewater disposal and long-term storage of CO₂: GSA Abstracts with Program, Fall Meeting.
Bidgoli, T.S., Amir, E., Walker, J.D., Stockli, D.F., Andrew, J.E., and Caskey, J.S., 2014, Space-time patterns and geodynamic drivers of Miocene to Pliocene strain in Death Valley, CA from low temperature thermochronology: GSA Abstracts with Programs, Fall Meeting.
Birdie, T., Watney, L., Gerlach, P., Killion, M., Holubnyak, E., Raney, J., Bidgoli, T., Williams, G., Nguyen, M., and Wilson, B., 2014, Impacts of carbon dioxide storage in the saline Arbuckle aquifer on freshwater aquifers in Kansas: 59th Annual Midwest Ground Water Conference.
Bidgoli, T.S., Walker, J.D., and Stockli, D.F., 2012, Refining the space-time strain path of the central Basin and Range through low-temperature thermochronology: Implications for geodynamic controls on Cenozoic intraplate deformation: 34th International Geological Congress.
Bidgoli, T.S., Stockli, D.F., and Walker, J.D., 2012, Low-temperature thermochronology of the Castle Cliffs, Tule Springs, and Mormon Peak detachment faults: New constraints on the timing, magnitude, and spatial pattern of Miocene strain: 34th International Geological Congress.
Bidgoli, T.S., 2012, Low-temperature thermochronometric constraints on Cenozoic intraplate deformation in the central Basin and Range: AAPG Search and Discovery Article #90157.
Bidgoli, T.S., Stockli, D.F., and Walker, J.D., 2011, Low-temperature thermochronologic constraints on the kinematic histories of the Mormon Peak, Tule Springs, and Castle Cliffs detachments, southeastern Nevada and southwestern Utah: GSA Abstracts with Programs, v. 43, p. 276.
Corbin, N., Walden, J.W., Bidgoli, T.S., Thompson, J., Stockli, D.F., Hernandez Goldstein, E.J., Biel, S. Fry, T.L., Wiese, S., and Weiland, C.C., 2010, Late Miocene to Pliocene left-lateral reactivation of middle Miocene right-lateral faults in the Mina Deflection--a detailed stratigraphic, structural, fault-kinematic, and geochronological investigation in the Coaldale Junction area, Walker Lane, Nevada: GSA Abstracts with Programs, v. 42, p. 133.
Bidgoli, T.S. and Taylor, W.J., 2008, The Timpahute Lineament: Transfer zone between the northern and central Basin and Range: GSA Abstracts with Programs, v. 40, p. 155.
Bidgoli, T.S. and Taylor, W.J., 2004, The role of transverse faults in Great Basin extension: Transfer faults or N-S extension?: GSA Abstracts with Programs, v. 36, p. 424.
Bidgoli, T.S., Fossett, E., Knudsen, T.R., Kubart-Dano, R.K., McEwan, D.J., And Taylor, W.J., 2003, Surface rupture, paleoseismology, and seismic hazard assessment of the Holocene California Wash Fault, southern Nevada: Implications For Risk To Greater Las Vegas Area: GSA Abstracts with Programs, v. 35, p. 426.
Bidgoli, T., and Grove, K., 2002, Determining uplift rates and patterns from Quaternary marine terrace of the Point Reyes Peninsula, California: GSA Abstracts with Programs, v. 34, n. 5.
Caskey, S.J., Domrose, C.J., Ford, E.W., Goebel, M.W., Smith, N.W., Bidgoli, T.S., Scherer, A.M., 2002, Tectonic and isostatic deformation of latest Pleistocene shorelines, Dixie Valley: GSA Abstracts with Programs, v. 34, p. A-100

Research Grants

Pending Support

American Chemical Society--Doctoral New Investigator Grant, 08/01/15-08/31/17, "Conodont thermochronology: Expanding the utility of the (U-Th)/He method to marine carbonates and shales," $110,000 (Principal Investigator)
University of Kansas--Strategic Initiative Grant, 06/01/2015-05/31/2016, "The Fault Model Project: Consortium development devoted to the characterization and modeling of fractured reservoirs using Terrestrial LiDAR, Hyperspectral Imaging, Geochemistry, and Near Surface Geophysics," $401,537(Co-PI Mike Taylor, George Tsoflias, Doug Walker, Jennifer Roberts, Chi Zhang, Noah McLean, Andreas Moeller, Reza Barati, James Miller, Lynn Watney, Yevhen Holyubnyak)

Past Support

U.S. Department of Energy, 10/01/2009-09/30/2014, "Modeling CO2 sequestration in saline aquifer and depleted oil reservoir to evaluate regional CO2 sequestration potential of Ozark Plateau Aquifer System, south-central Kansas," $9,974,352 (PIs: W. Lynn Watney and Jason Rush) Person-Months Committed to Project: Year 5 - 1.5

Student Research Grants and Scholarships

Joseph M. Patterson Fellowship, 2011-2013
D.A. McGee Geology Scholarship, 2013
GSA/ IUGS, Early Career Scientist Grant, 2012
American Association of Petroleum Geologists, Grants-In-Aid, 2003 and 2012
Geological Society of America, Student Research Grant, 2003 and 2012
University of Kansas, Doctoral Research Scholarship, 2012
Ernest E. Angino Geochemistry Scholarship, 2012
Encana Energy Scholarship, 2011
University of Kansas, Travel Scholarship, 2011
University of Nevada, Las Vegas, GREAT Assistantship, 2004
Bernada E. French, Geoscience Scholarship, 2003 and 2004
University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Graduate Student Association, Research Grant, 2003
SF State University, College of Science and Engineering, Student Project Fund Award, 2001

Awards and Honors

KU, Erasmus Haworth Graduate Honors in Geology, 2014
KU, Geology Department, Ph.D. Final Examination, Pass with Honors, 2014
International Union of Geological Sciences, Hutchison Young Scientist Award, 2012
KU, Geology Department, Ph.D. Oral Comprehensive Examination, Pass with Honors, 2011
UNLV, College of Science, Outstanding Thesis Award, 2006
UNLV, Graduate and Professional Student Association Poster Award, 1st Place, 2004
Geological Society of America, Cordilleran Section, Student Paper Award, 2002
Association for Woman Geoscientists, Outstanding Student Award, 2002
SF State University, College of Science and Engineering, Outstanding Project Award, 2002

Service and Outreach

American Association of Petroleum Geologists, Grant-In-Aid Committee, 2014-present
American Association of Petroleum Geologists, Education Committee, 2014-present
Search Committee, University of Kansas, KGS Outreach Coordinator, 2014
President, KU Student Chapter, American Association of Petroleum Geologist, 2010-2011
Presenter, ExxonMobil, Early Career--Skill Area Forum, 2009
Instructor, Harris Foundation Summer Science Camp, 2008
Coordinator, ExxonMobil, New Hire Skill Area Forums, 2006-2008
Co-Chair, Short Courses Committee, Annual Meeting of Association of Engineering Geologist, 2005
Lead, Geoscience Track of UNLV Summer Career College (U.S. Dept. of Education--GEAR UP), 2004

Current Graduate Students

James P. Tyrrell, M.S. (expected May 2016)
Drew Schwab, M.S. (expected May 2016)
Minh C. Nguyen, KGS Intern (May-December 2014)

Industry Training

SEPM, Rifts Renaissance Workshop, 2008
Depth-dependent Extension Workshop (XOM), 2008
Tectonic Evolution of Passive Margins, Alps Workshop and Fieldtrip (XOM), 2008
Structural Concepts and Analysis (XOM), 2009
Quantitative Basin Analysis (XOM), 2008
Integrated Exploration School (XOM), 2008
Integrated Seismic Interpretation School (XOM), 2008
Play Assessment School (XOM), 2007
Fundamental Structural and Stratigraphic Concepts (XOM), 2007
Geologic Operations and Formation Evaluation School (XOM), 2006
Fundamentals of Petroleum Geochemistry Workshop (XOM), 2006
Fundamentals of Geoscience Subsurface Interpretation (XOM), 2005
ExxonMobil, Integrated Exploration Short Course (XOM), 2004

Professional Affiliations

American Association of Petroleum Geologists
American Geophysical Union
Geological Society of America
Kansas Geological Society

Kansas Geological Survey, Energy Research Section
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