UFAZ will Host a Research Seminar on Geology and Sedimentology

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On December 18, the French-Azerbaijani University (UFAZ) will host a research seminar by the distinguished French geologist Dr. Alexis Nutz. The seminar, titled “Sedimentation in the Turkana Depression (East African Rift System, Kenya): a reservoir analogue for all fluvial-lacustrine systems”, will bring together specialists and students in sedimentology, stratigraphy, geology, basin analysis, and petroleum reservoir studies.

During the seminar, Dr. Nutz will present the results of long-term research on the Turkana Depression in Kenya, one of the most important segments of the East African Rift System. This region, with its thick Neogene sediments, provides a unique opportunity to study sedimentation processes and the development dynamics of continental basins and fluvial-lacustrine systems. The talk will give an overview of the basin’s evolution over the last 28 million years, its main depositional environments, and potential reservoir characteristics.

Dr. Alexis Nutz is an experienced researcher specializing in sedimentology and stratigraphy. After completing his PhD at the University of Strasbourg, he participated in two research-oriented scientific programs – first within the CNRS-Total collaboration, and later at Aarhus University in Denmark. Since 2018, he has been working as an assistant professor at Aix-Marseille University, one of France’s largest higher education institutions.

His research focuses mainly on continental sedimentary systems from the Precambrian to the Quaternary. Dr. Nutz studies basin architecture, depositional environments, fundamental processes in fluvial, glacial, and lacustrine settings, and the effects of climate and tectonics on sedimentation. He has made important contributions to understanding basin evolution and identifying paleoenvironmental changes.

📌 Registration link: https://forms.office.com/r/SbanzdfURk?origin=lprLink

🗓️ Date: December 18
⏰ Time: 16:15
📍 Venue: 183 Nizami Str., UFAZ, Room 102