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Dr Mario Werner

Biography/ Background

My broad and profound geological education enabled me to work on a colorful variety of academic research and industrial-commercial projects. Currently, I am a researcher and consultant within the Cooperative Research Centre for Greenhouse Gas Technologies (CO2CRC), with my activities focusing on reservoir & seal characterization and regional CO2 sequestration assessment. Prior to this I held the position of the Technical Assistant of the CO2CRC. I am based as a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Australian School of Petroleum of the University of Adelaide, where I am also a member of the Reservoir Analogues Research Group (RARG). My main fields of expertise are sedimentology & stratigraphy, petrography & mineralogy, mapping & logging, as well as natural resources of all sorts. I gained considerable experience as a field geologist during my plentiful outdoor work in often remote regions under harsh conditions, balanced by ample breathing of lab air back home. As a lecturer at the Technical University of Aachen (RWTH) I also gained practical teaching experience. Further work experience includes the application of geophysical methods for numerous exploration, engineering, and environmental projects. In addition, I also assessed, proposed and described potential geological monument sites as a part of the natural heritage and conservation program of the Geological Survey of Germany.

Qualifications

Dr. rer. nat. (PhD-equiv.), 2006, University of Wuerzburg, Germany. The stratigraphy, sedimentology, and age of the Late Paleozoic Mesosaurus Inland Sea, SW-Gondwana: new implications from studies on sediments and altered pyroclastic layers of the Dwyka and Ecca Groups (lower Karoo Supergroup) in southern Namibia.

Diplom (Master-equiv.), 1998, University of Wuerzburg, Germany. Metasomatic-hydrothermal mineralizations and rock alterations within the carbonatitic Gross Brukkaros Volcanic Field in southern Namibia.

Research Interests

Sedimentary processes and environments
Paleogeography & Basin analysis
Sequence stratigraphy
Synsedimentary tectonics
Reservoir and seal Characterisation
Geological storage of CO2
Pyroclastics
Microscopy of rocks
Diagenesis
Geochemistry
Geochronology
Geological Monuments

Publications

See attached file.

Files

Publications - Mario_Werner_publications.pdf [37.1K] (application/pdf)

Entry last updated: Friday, 6 Jul 2007

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