Dr. Speranta-Maria Popescu
CEO and Founder of Geobiostratdata Consulting since 2011Here is a description
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Education
1989
Master
Master of Science (Earth Sciences, Mineralogy and Petrography), University of Bucharest, Bucarest, Romania
Master Project: Petrography and mineralogy of Paleozoic metamorphic formations and magmas from the Cerna area (Tulcea Department) in order to establish indicators for geological prospection
2001
Doctorate
Doctorate in Earth Sciences – Palynology (PhD), University Lyon 1, Lyon, France
Titre: Végétation, climat et cyclostratigraphie en Paratéthys centrale au Miocène supérieur et au Pliocène inférieur d’après la palynologie
2008
Research (HDR)
Habilitation of Research Supervising (HDR) (Earth Sciences, Palynology), University of Lyon 1, Lyon, France
Titre: Continental and Marine Environmental changes in Europe induced by Global Climate variability and Regional Paleogeography Changes
ACADEMIC & RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
1999-2010
Academic Postions
Research Associate
(08.2010 – 12.2010)
Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris,
Paris, France
Visiting Scientist
(09.2010 – 10.2010)
Louisiana State University,
Baton Rouge, LA, USA
Assistant Professor/ Research Associate
(04.2009 – 08.2010)
University of Brest, France
Research Associate
(10.2007- 03.2008)
Senkenberg Institute, Frankfurt um Maine, NN Germany
Postdoctorate
(04.2006 – 10.2007)
University Lyon 1, Lyon, France,
granted by CNRS
Fulbright Research Scholar
(2005-04.2006)
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution,
Woods Hole, MA, USA
Postdoctorate
(01.2004 – 08.2004)
University Lyon 1, Lyon, France and Cambridge University, UK, granted the European Community (Assemblage Project)
Technical assistant
(10.2002 – 01.2004)
Palynology University Lyon 1,
Lyon, France
Postdoctorate stage
(06.2002 – 07.2002)
Westminster University, School of Biosciences, London, UK granted by European Science Foundation
Postdoctorate stage
(03.2002 – 05.2002)
University Lyon 1, Lyon, France
granted by CNRS France
Teaching
University of Brest (2009/2010)
Class lecture, lab work and training for undergraduate and graduate students
- Introduction to Sedimentology (DSTN3ROC);
- Sedimentary Geology (DSTN4GST);
- Sedimentology and Stratigraphy (DSTN5SED);
- Structural Geology (DSTN3GES);
- Geology of France (DSTN4GEF);
- Paleontology (DSTN4PAB & DSTN4PAB);
- Applied Micropaleontology (DSTN6PAL)
- Geodynamics -Integrated proxies (LGSO801);
- Dynamic of coastal environments (LGSO811);
- Offshore engineering (LGSO805);
- Process, Environments et Sedimentary recording (LGSO906);
- Climate mechanisms.
Supervising students
5 PhD thesis
- 2006. P. Sorrel, Univ of Potsdam (DE) & Univ. Lyon 1(FR)
- 2009. O. Bazeley, Univ of Cambridge (UK),
- 2010. D. Biltekin,Istanbul Technical Univ. (TR)& Univ. Lyon 1 (FR)
- 2011. M. Dalibard, Univ Lyon 1 (FR)
4 graduate reseach projects
- 2001/2002, Univ. Bucarest (RO): S. Boroi
- 2002/2003, Univ. Bucarest, (RO): S. Boroi
- 2007/2008, Univ. Lyon 1(FR): F. Dalesme
- 2010/2011, Univ. Brest (FR) : R. Pellen
6 undergraduate reserach projects
- 2009/2010, Univ. of Brest : C. Denner; K. Bouchare; T. Hatin; R. Pellen; D. Yoon
- 2006/2007, Univ. Lyon 1: G. Jouannic, F. Dalesme
INTERNATIONAL & FRENCH
RESEARCH PROJECTS
2009/2011
Apennine foredeep and Messinian Salinity Crisis, PI : Popescu S.-M & Rabineau M. Grant INSU/CNRS (SYSTER Program), France, 5400 €.
2009/2011
Neogene basins and mantle in the Mediterranean region, PI : Jolivet L., Gorini C., & others. Grant INSU/CNRS (TERMEX-MISTRALS Program), France, 90,000 EUR.
2009/2011
Alboran Sea margins,sedimentation and deformation processes.PI : Gorini C., Mercier de Lépinay & others. Grant INSU/CNRS (TERMEX-MISTRALS Program), France, 90,000 €.
2006/2009
The Holocene records of Caspian sea-level change in the offshore Kura Delta, Azerbaijan. PI : S. Kroonenberg Delft University, Netherland. Grant NATO- INTAS, 300,000 €.
2005/2010
Rheology and deformation of Aegean lithosphere, L. Jolivet (P.I.), Armijo R. & others. Grant CNRS/ANR Program, 885000€.
2005/2006
Late Cenozoic environmental changes on the Black and Marmara seas region according to palynology (pollen grains and dinoflagellate cysts. PI : S.-M. Popescu, FULBRIGHT Grant, 15,000 €.
2004-2009
UNESCO-IUGS IGCP 521 project “Black Sea-Mediterranean Corridor during the last 30 ka: Sea-level change and human adaptation”. PI : V. Yanko-Hombach, Avalon Institute for Applied Science, Canada.
2004/2006
Spatial-temporal detailed evaluation about the impact of the Messinian Salinity Crisis and its control factors. PI : J. Deverchère, Gorini C. & others. Grant CNRS/ECLIPSE II Program, 12,500 EUR.
2003/2006
Assessment of Black Sea sedimentary system since the Last Glacial Extreme, Lericolais G. (P.I.) & others. Grant European Communities, CORDIS RTD-PROJECTS (EVK3-CT-2002-00090).
2001/2003
Messinian Salinity Crisis: modality, regional and global consequences, quantifications, PI : Suc J.-P., Rouchy J.-M & others. Grant CNRS/ECLIPSE I Program, 29,000 €.
2001/2002
Biodiversity evolution of Mediterranean vegetation since 6 millions years, PI : Fauquette S., Suc J.-P. & others. Grant IFB (French Insitute of Biodiversity), 340,000 EUR.
2001
Late Cenozoic environmental changes in the paratethyas realm according to dinocysts. S.-M. Popescu (P.I), Grant of European Science Foundation, 5,000 €.
2000-2005
EEDEN “Environments and Ecosystem Dynamics of the Eurasian Neogene” (European Science Foundation). PI : J.E. Meulenkamp, Utrecht University, The Netherland.
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INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE
1989-1998
Experience
I began my work as Geologist Engineer in September 1989 at the Lupoaia Quarry, that was one of the largest lignite quarries in Romania, with manpower of more than 2,500 workers.
During 10 years, I gradually progressed in the hierarchy, from simple Geologist Engineer to the Head of Geological Department of the open mining of Lupoaia, composed of 5 engineers (one geologist and four land and chartered surveyors) and two groups respectively constituted by 20 and 45 workmen and technical assistants.
Working in industry enabled me to acquire a huge experience regarding to:
- WORKFORCE MANAGEMENT : practically organizing the team according to the personal specificity and competences of each person, supervising if every steps of the final work is correctly achieved with respect to specific safety, and initiating a system of encouragements and rewards for the peoples who accomplished very difficult works;
- MANAGEMENT OF THE MINING : as I significantly contributed to major decisions during the time when I was involved in the Direction.
My concrete work was :
- to manage the reserves available in order to obtain a maximum output according to the layers of lignite and their calorific value. It is to mention that the decision of selective exploitation of each layer of lignite aimed at obtaining a mixture of the various lignite layers whose the calorific value was acceptable by the thermo-electric power stations.
- to plan and organize the system of water drainage after precipitations and snow melt, from theworking areas towards outside of the quarry. To do that, I was directly responsible for the two teams respectively composed of 20 and 45 persons (technicians and workers). The first team was specialized in performing drillings and systematic samplings of lignite layers in order to estimate geometry and caloric value of each lignite layer, necessary to manage the organization of the mining.The second team that I supervised simultaneously focused on the drainage of waters outside of the quarry. My responsibility on the second team concentrated in:
- organizing working groups in three time periods/24h;
- managing the accomplishment of the drainage system by paying attention to the stock of the necessary tools (planning of repairs, contact with the suppliers, new purchases, etc.) and monitoring of their correct use.
