2nd Edition of Global Scientific Congress on Geology and Earth Science

Ian R MacDonald

Biography:

Dr. MacDonald is an oceanographer studying carbon cycling at basin and site scales.  He uses synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite images to quantify the magnitude and distribution of natural hydrocarbon seeps across the Gulf of Mexico. His work has been the basis for the NRC estimates of the total natural seep input for the Gulf.  During the DWH oil spill, his early assessments of the rate of discharge alerted the public regarding the true scale of the process. He has pioneered techniques of in situ instrumentation and autonomous imaging for quantifying the effects of variable seafloor conditions on hydrocarbon and gas hydrate stability.

Mahmoud Hani Shalaby

Educational Background:

1. B.Sc. in Chemistry and Geology, Faculty of Sciences, Alexandria university (1969).
2. M.Sc. in Geology, Faculty of Sciences, Al Azhar university (1982).
3. Ph.D. in Geology, Faculty of Sciences, Alexandria university (1986).

Post Held:

1. Demonstrator from June 1970 to October 1982, Nuclear Materials Authority (N.M.A).
2. Assistant lecturer from October 1982 to February 1986 (N.M.A).
3. Lecturer from February 1986 to December 1991 (N.M.A).
4. Associate Prof. of Geology from December 1991 to December 1996 (N.M.A).
5. Professor of Geology since December 1996 (N.M.A).
6. Associate Prof. of Geology, King Abdulaziz university, Saudi Arabia (1996-1999).
7. Vice President of production division from July 1999 to May 2003.
8. Head of research division from May 2003 to July 2003.
9. Professor Emeritus since July 2007.

10- Scientific visits to France, USA, Mexico, Sweden.

Research Interests:

1. Economic Geology.
2. Structural Geology.
3. Field Geology.
4. Prospection for economic minerals and radioactive raw materials.
5. Evaluation and ore reserve estimation.
6. Supervision of more than 35 M.Sc. and Ph.D. thesis.

Publication of about 60 papers in national and international magazines.

Naveen. B.P.

Biography:

Dynamic, committed and result driven professional, with over 18 years of diverse and progressive experience in the field of Civil, Geotechnical, and Environmental engineering. Eminently qualified, having completed his B.E. in Civil Engineering and M. Tech, M.S(research) and a PhD in Geotechnical Engineering in addition to being a C.E (Chartered Engineer) from the Institution of Engineers (India); An efficient strategic researcher and planner with expertise in planning and executing construction projects with proficiency for applying modern construction methodologies and technologies; Holds the distinction of executing numerous projects of large magnitudes and technical complexities, from inception to commissioning, within critical time schedules, while implementing rigorous cost and quality regulatory measures. Has very exhaustive research expertise in Geo-environmental Engineering, Ground Improvement, Foundation Engineering, Solid Waste Management, Geotechnical Field Testing and Geophysical testing. Possesses
excellent communication & organizational skills, provides performance-based solutions to address clients’ concerns with unsurpassed interpersonal skills, flexibility, and resourcefulness. He is general consultant for the STUP Consultants Private Limited, Stup Consultants Private Limited; Dilip Buildcon Limited & PANGEA SRL, Italy, ISAP Enterprise 4 Impact. He has overseas worked experience having worked in the Bangladesh, Kenya, Japan, USA.

Ochir Gerel

Rahul Verma

Biography:

Dr. Rahul Verma has an overall teaching and research experience of more than 26 years. He has worked in Himalayan terrain for his Master's Dissertation in Structural Geology. He has a Doctoral degree in Petrology and Geochemistry. His current focus is in structure, tectonics and slope stability. He has completed two projects sponsored by government of India in the field of “Landslide Causative Factors and Hazard Zonation. Presently he is handling a BIUST sponsored project on ‘Slope Stability in Mupane Gold Mine’, Botswana. He has published 36 papers/chapters and has authored two books on Geology. He has guided two Ph.D. also. He has also received a prestigious award by an indian NGO for his contributions in Science. Currently, he is affiliated to Department of Mining and Geological Engineering in Botswana International University of Science and Technology.

Jaime Leonardo Báez Presser

Presentation Title: Lonsdaleite diamonds in the mantle: as an example of the Capiibary Diamonds

Biography: 

Dr. Jaime L.B. Presser obtained his BSc (Geology) from the National University of Asuncion (UNA) and his MSc. and his PhD (Geology) from the Geosciences Institute of the University of Sao Paulo, Brazil. In his first years as a geology professional, he worked as an assistant professor at the Institute of Basic Sciences (UNA). His PhD research was based on the study of diamond-bearing K-alkaline rocks as lamproites and lamprophyres in Paraguay. He is currently involved in the study of diamonds and lonsdaleitic diamonds. Applying his talents to the survey of high-grade diamond deposits in Paraguay, South Africa, and Botswana. His area of interest is diamond, lonsdaleite, and primary diamond deposits. She has published various papers in peer-reviewed journals as well as chapters of some books and, recently, the editing and publication of a book.

Paul Santi

Biography:

Dr. Paul Santi is a Professor of Geological Engineering at the Colorado School of Mines.  His recent research has focused on analysis, prediction and mitigation design for debris flows, landslide analysis, and general geologic hazard analysis.  He holds Bachelor’s degrees in Geology and Physics from Duke University, an MS in Geology from Texas A&M, and a PhD in Geological Engineering from the Colorado School of Mines.  He is a Fellow of the Geological Society of America, he has been the chair of the Engineering Geology Division of that organization, and he has been the President of the Association of Environmental and Engineering Geologists.  He is currently the director of the Institute for Initiatives in Latin America, which manages multiple research projects with partner universities in Peru.

Patricia Marks

Fugang Wang

Pijush Samui

Vanja Travas

Biography: Dr. Vanja Travaš completed his studies and doctorate at the Faculty of Civil Engineering in Rijeka (Croatia), where he is currently a full-time professor. He has also worked for research purposes at several foreign scientific institutions (University of Stuttgart, Germany; Northwestern University, USA). His main research interest is in fluid modelling, especially in relation to computational and experimental hydraulics. In the past 15 years of his professional life, he has published dozens of scientific and professional papers, was head of the hydraulics laboratory and vice-dean of the faculty, participated in several international congresses, participated in the training of young scientists and was also involved in solving practical engineering problems.

Camila Neder

Mohammed Yassine El Habti

Aya Shereif

Hussein A. Hegazy

Yuwei Cai

Biography:
Dr. Yuwei Cai obtained her BSc (Petroleum Geology) from the University of Technology and her MEs (Petroleum Geology and Geography) from the China University of Geosciences (Beijing) and the University of Waterloo. She previously worked for the China National Offshore Oil Corporation Beijing Research Center. Her current PhD research is related to the damaged building detection in the war-related area. She is currently at the University of Glasgow. Her area of interest is differential equations, includingComputer Vision, Remote Sensing, Deep Learning, etc. She has published various papers in peer reviewed journals.

Romulo Sandoval Florez

Biograpy:

Dr. Rómulo Sandoval is a mechanical engineer with a Ph.D. in Applied Sciences, Dr. Martinez delved into seismic exploration. His groundbreaking doctoral research focused on VSP (Vertical Seismic Profiling) data characterization. Using parametric trained dictionaries, Dr. Sandoval deciphered seismic signals to extract valuable information. His work spanned diverse areas, including:

Quality Factor Determination: Dr. Sandoval developed novel approaches to assess the quality of seismic data, noise reduction methods and interpolation techniques, he enhanced the accuracy of subsurface imaging.

Tomography in the Magdalena Valley Region: Recently, Dr. Sandoval has worked in a project to create a tomography of Colombia’s Valle Medio del Magdalena. Employing cutting-edge algorithms, he aims to create detailed tomographic images of the Earth’s interior. These images will shed light on the region’s tectonic structures like Nazca plate.

Omar Kutsnashvili

Biography:

Professor Omar Kutsnashvili graduated from Georgian Technical University, Faculty of Mining Geology, with a degree in hydrogeology and engineering geology. In 1979, he defended his Ph. D. thesis, and in 1990 his habilitation doctorate thesis in engineering geology at A. Lange Institute of Hydrogeology and Engineering Geology in Tashkent and obtained Doctor Habil. In Engineering Geology.

In 1967-1992, he was engaged in practical engineering and geological activities at the Caucasian Railway Design and Survey Institute, where many engineering projects were implemented with his participation and leadership. His habilitation doctoral dissertation was devoted to geotechnical analysis, assessment and forecasting of mined tunneling conditions.

In 1978-2008, he was Associate Professor, then Professor and Head of Chair ofHydrogeology and Engineering Geology at the Georgian Technical University. Since 2006, he has been the President of the International Society of Soil Mechanics an Geotechnical Engineering of Georgia. In 1997, he founded Geoengineering Ltd., an engineering geological investigation and design company, and to this day is Chairman of Supervisory Board.

He has published hundreds of papers in peer-reviewed journals.

Raafat Abdeldayem

Biography:

PhD, MSc and postgraduate diplomas from Mansoura University Schools of Science and Medicine.
Name: RAAFAT A ABDELDAYEM
University/organization name: Mansoura University
Designation: Emeritus Prof
Country: EGYPT
Research interest: Forensic Chemistry and Toxicology, water pollution and medical analysis

Baruch Spiro

Biography:

Dr Baruch Felix Spiro studied at the Department of Geology of the Hebrew University Jerusalem, His MSc study was on the mineralogy, chemistry, and textures of corals in the Gulf of Eilat, Israel: He stayed at the Department of Geology, University of Copenhagen to carry out the analytical work. His PhD research was on the geochemistry and mineralogy of bituminous rocks in Israel. Post Doc was at the Institute for oil and organic geochemistry KFA Julich Germany. Dr Spiro was the Head of the Stable Isotope Laboratory of the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) UK. He is currently a Scientific Associate at the Natural History Museum London UK, and at the School of Marine Sciences, University Haifa, Israel

Irina Shtangeeva

Biography:

Dr. Shtangeeva is senior researcher at St. Petersburg State University. Her main scientific interests are biogeochemistry of trace elements, modern analytical techniques and multivariate statistical analysis of experimental data. Irina Shtangeeva is a member of International Society of Trace Element Biogeochemistry, International Society of Environmental Botanists, and the UNECE Working Group on Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. She has published one edited book, nine chapters in books published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc., CRC Press, USA, Nova Science Publishers, USA, Springer, Germany, WIT Press, UK and more than 80 articles in peer-reviewed Journals.

Carolina Holz Boffo

Biography:
Dr. Carolina Holz Boffo has a PhD in Water Resources and Environmental Sanitation works in Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul since 2001, when she was first admitted as an undergraduate student. The research developed is based on experimental sedimentology, and the main areas are soil erosion, density currents, submarine slope collapse, and stratigraphic simulation. In recent publications, Dr. Boffo proved that seepage is a potential mechanism to trigger collapses in marine slopes, as well as in the formation of density currents with erosive potential to create gullies and canyons. Scientific advances are sought by carrying out multi-instrument simulations, which enable the use of data for upscaling and numerical modelling. Dr. Boffo is currently developing physical models to simulate climate cycles to study the related systems tracts, whose data will be used for stratigraphic models applied to oil and gas reservoirs exploration.