I am so glad to announce that the first graduate of my research group here at the School of Geosciences has been amazing at presenting her work on the Tuscaloosa Marine Shale at the AAPG ACE 2019! And now she’s heading out to a full time job at Shell in New Orleans! Great start for… Read More

After a little bit of time, I’m pleased to see on-line the paper I was working on during the last year! Together with Martin Hovland, we used multi-channel 3D and 2D seismic data to investigate the role of methane seepage during the initial phase of growth of isolated carbonate build-ups in the NW offshore of… Read More

I can certainly say that the GSA 2018 Annual Meeting in Indianapolis has been a success for the Sedimentary Basins Research Group! Great work of all my attending students in presenting their research results to a varied and a numerous number of attendees. Next step, AGU 2018 in Washington DC!  

It’s almost time to pack for the 2018 GSA Meeting in Indianapolis! A new student poster has been added to the list: Grace Stone*, Raphael Gottardi and Davide Oppo (2018) – A Geochemical Analysis of the Tuscaloosa Marine Shale (Upper Cretaceous) Core Recovered from Eads Poitevent et al. #1 Do not forget to have look also… Read More

Let’s welcome Zachary Lukaszeski in our group! Zachary got his BS in Geological Engineering from the University of Mississippi (2013) and soon after he started working for Halliburton as a logging geologist in the deep water Gulf of Mexico. Zachary is now pursuing a MS in Petroleum Geology at the School of Geosciences of UL Lafayette. His thesis project will investigate… Read More

Applications are now being accepted for the new PhD program in Earth and Energy Science at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette! This new program prepares students to embrace an inter- and multi-disciplinary understanding of issues central to meeting the energy and environmental challenges of today and the future. For more information, see here! Download the Curriculum Application Deadlines Fall:… Read More