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.