Maria Eugenia Arriaga Cavalieri, PhD Fellow

Maria Eugenia Arriaga Cavalieri

PhD Fellow

Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona

Location
Spain
Education
Doctorate, Biostratigraphy
Experience
6 years, 5 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :6 years, 5 Months

PhD Fellow at Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona
  • Spain
  • September 2011 to October 2016

- Paper publication (2.06 Impact Factor) (DOI: https://doi.org/10.2113/gsjfr.46.1.9)
- Carbonate shelf characterization (Apennines and Pyrenees)
- Depositional environment interpretation integrating geochemical data
- Full biostratigraphic analysis and faunal evolution interpretation
- Sequence stratigraphic analysis within the regional geology framework for basin evolution interpretation
- Financial support from the Spanish government for 5 I+D sub-projects, 3 of them within international cooperation
- Led others PhD students in fieldwork

- New findings to open a new research branch

- Research Personnel Training Program of Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness scholarship for doctoral formation

Summer Intern at Statoil
  • Norway
  • July 2010 to August 2010

- Offshore wells biostratigraphy data storage using Stratabugs software
- Checkup files towards its contents in different databases and the migration between these
- Application of Statoil’s biostratigraphic zonation to a number of Norwegian Sea wells from the Voring Basin on a Cretaceous exploration project
- 30% time optimization of data-migration process, allowing participation in an additional project
- Participation and promotion of diverse team building activities and presentations

Biostratigraphy trainee at PDVSA - Intevep
  • Venezuela
  • May 2008 to May 2009

- Offshore well Uquire-1 cuttings analysis, located at northern Cumaná - Venezuela
- Biostratigraphic identification and nannoplankton biozonation
- Well-logs and biostratigraphic data (Nannoplankton and foraminifera) integration and interpretation
- Application and standardization of new procedures for additional data
- Miocene - Pliocene boundary well definition

Education

Doctorate, Biostratigraphy
  • at Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona
  • October 2016

Turonian carbonate shelf characterisation through benthic foraminifera and facies identification on thin section, and geochemistry data integration for an accurate age datation of Apennines and Pyreneean carbonate platforms.

Master's degree, Sedimentary Basin Analysis
  • at Universidad de Barcelona
  • June 2011

Structural modelling with GOCAD software of compressive systems with saline layers

Master's degree, Biostratigraphy
  • at Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona
  • June 2011

Identification and characterization of Turonian Benthic Foraminifera from Mt Coccovello (Southern Apennines) carbonate shelf

Bachelor's degree, Geological Engineering
  • at Universidad Central de Venezuela
  • June 2009

Bachelor degree on engineering focus on Geological fundamentals with additional signatures regarding Oil & Gas exploration.

Specialties & Skills

Research
Adobe Photoshop
Stratabugs
Access and Nannoware data bases
Sosftware
Microsoft Office
Adobe InDesign

Social Profiles

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Languages

Spanish
Native Speaker
English
Expert
Italian
Intermediate
Portuguese
Beginner

Training and Certifications

Entrepreneurial Initiative (Training)
Training Institute:
EOI - Industrial Organization School
Date Attended:
June 2014
Duration:
150 hours
Fundamentals of Management (Training)
Training Institute:
University of California, Irvine Extension
Date Attended:
March 2016
Duration:
80 hours
Sequence Stratigraphy for Graduate Students (Training)
Training Institute:
Geological Society of America
Date Attended:
October 2014
Duration:
5 hours

Hobbies

  • Women empowerment coach
    Guidance for self esteem reinforcement of Latin women around the world to help them on the achievement of their goals
  • Educational Volunteer
    Mamá Margarita centre of education reinforcement for children of one of the poorest areas in Caracas - Venezuela.