Martina Forzese

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

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31/10/2019 – CURRENT
PhD Course – University of Catania
PhD in Palaeoclimate and Palaeoceanography
Field of study: Earth and Environmental Sciences
Supervisor: Prof. Rosanna Maniscalco (University of Catania) Co-supervisor: Prof. Robert W.H. Butler (University of Aberdeen)

10/2017 – 26/07/2019
MSc in Geological Sciences – University of Catania
Final project: “Mesozoic stretching and tectonic evolution of the Briançonnais”
Supervisors: Prof. Rosanna Maniscalco (University of Catania) and Prof. Robert W.H. Butler (University of Aberdeen) Co-supervisors: Prof. Randell Stephenson (University of Aberdeen)
110/110 cum laude 

04/09/2018 – 17/05/2019
ERASMUS+ Program – University of Aberdee
First term (September 2018-December 2018)
      - The Basin Fill: Clastic and Carbonate Sedimentology, Basin Tectonics and Structural Geology.
      - Integrated Sedimentary Basin Systems: including a one-week fieldwork in the Western Alps working on
        the stratigraphic and structural elements developed during Mesozoic rifting.
      - Geoscience Research Skills and Data Analysis.
      - Geological Models: developed a 2D model of the lithospheric strength of tectonically active areas.
Second term (January 2019-May 2019)
      - Surface and Subsurface Digital Imaging: including employment of Petrel Software.
      - Interpretation of Seismic Reflection Data.

10/2013 – 13/10/2017
BSc in Geological Sciences – University of Catania
Geological mapping (March 2016-June 2016): developing a geological map, scale 1:10,000, of an area in Brucoli (Siracusa, Sicily)
Final project: “Shallow seismic bright spot analysis as a guide for deeper hydrocarbon accumulations (Southern Barents Sea, Norway)”, undertaken during a one-month internship project at the Norwegian petroleum company Concedo ASA.
Supervisor: Prof. Rosanna Maniscalco (University of Catania) Co- Supervisor: Juergen Schlaf (Concedo ASA)
110/110 cum laude

2008 – 2013
SCIENTIFIC CERTIFICATE – “E. Boggio Lera” High School
100/100

 

WORK EXPERIENCE

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27/10/2020 – CURRENT – Catania, Italy
Academic Tutor – University of Catania
Tutoring Bachelor’s students in Geology and Topography

2019 – 2020 – Catania, Italy
Tutor – University of Catania
Tutoring Bachelor’s students in Micropalaeontology

2017 – 2017 – Catania, Italy
Volunteer as assistant guide in fieldtrips – University of Catania
Assistant guide to both students and foreign groups

01/07/2017 – 31/07/2017 – Oslo, Norway
Internship in Petroleum Geology – Concedo ASA
    - Training in the application of Petrel and Kingdom Software
    - Petrel project: tracing and mapping shallow bright spots below the Quaternary base units in the Finnmark
      Platform (Southern Barents Sea, Norway)
    - Tracing Triassic to Quaternary Top Formations in the Norwegian Sea using Kingdom Software
    - Implementation of team projects and preparation of final work presentations

 

LANGUAGE SKILLS

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Mother tongue: Italian

Language	Listening	Reading	Spocken production	Spocken interaction	Writing
English CAMBRIDGE FIRST B2	C1	C1	C1	C1	C1
Spanish DELE B2	C1	C1	C1	C1	C1

 

 

 

 

 

 

Levels: A1 and A2: Basic user; B1 and B2: Independent user; C1 and C2: Proficient user 

CONFERENCES AND SEMINARS

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04/05/2020 – 08/05/2020 – Online meeting
EGU General Assembly 2020
Online presentations:
    - Forzese M., Butler R. W. H., Stephenson R., Maniscalco R., “Mesozoic stretching and tectonic evolution
      of the Briançonnais”
    - Maniscalco R., Corrado S., Balestra M., Schito A., Casciano I.C., Forzese M., Montalbano S., Pellegrino A.,
      Bachtiar A., Palmeri G., Di Stefano A., “Sedimentological features and thermal maturity signature of the
      upper Triassic Streppenosa and Noto Formations, source rocks in the Hyblean Plateau (SE Sicily,Italy)”

23/10/2019 – 25/10/2019 – Calvello (IT)
Petroleum Geology Student Contest Ⅲ Edition
Abstract book - Società Geologica Italiana - DOI: 10.3301/ABSGI.2019.

06 10/09/2019 – 13/09/2019 – University "La Sapienza", Rome (IT)
34th IAS Meeting of Sedimentology Poster Presentation
Poster presentation:
Forzese M., Butler R. W. H., Stephenson R., Maniscalco R., “Mesozoic stretching and tectonic evolution of the Briançonnais” Abstract Book ISBN 978-88-944576-2-9

17/12/2018 – 20/12/2018 – Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh (UK)
The 57th British Sedimentological Research Group Annual General Meeting

GRANTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS

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11/2019
3 years PhD Studentship – University of Catania

09/07/2019
IAS Travel Grant Award to participate in 34th IAS Meeting of Sedimentology (10-13 September 2019, Rome, IT) – IAS - International Association of Sedimentologists

06/2018
Erasmus+ Scholarship – Erasmus+ Outcoming mobility (KA 103)
Nine months scholarship to spend the second year of Master's at the University of Aberdeen

DIGITAL SKILLS

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Very good knowledge of seismic interpretation software (Petrel and Kingdom)
Very good usage of Adobe Illustrator                              
Good experience using ArcGIS Software                                            
Good knowledge of photogrammetry software (Agisoft Photoscan)                                        
Basic Usage of Matlab Software for creating and analysing variables and scripts               
Proficient with Windows OS and office suite (Access, Excel, Power Point, Word)

 

RESEARCH SKILLS

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• Cenozoic benthic and planktonic foraminifera classification
• Microscopic analysis of calcareous plankton (Foraminifera and Nannofossils) and integrated biostratigraphy
• Smear-slide preparation
• Field experience in the Mediterranean area (Sicily), Aspromonte (Calabria, Italy), in the Western Alps and Pyrenees (Spain)
• Geological mapping
• Petrological description of rocks in hand specimen and thin section
• Macrofossil description and identification of the main classes