Members
Head of Department
Damien Lemarchand
Damien Lemarchand works as a senior teacher-researcher at the University of Strasbourg within the Institut Terre et Environnement de Strasbourg (EOST-ITES). He obtained his PhD in 2001 in isotope geochemistry at the University of Paris VII and at the Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris (IPGP). He continued his research on the isotopic fractionation of calcium during calcite precipitation (Caltech, USA) before being hired as a teacher-researcher in 2003 at the University of Strasbourg. His research focuses on isotopic fingerprinting of water/rock interactions with a particular emphasis on biogeochemical cycles in forest ecosystems, reconstruction of the present and past weathering regime in continental areas as well as description of water/rock interactions in geothermal systems.
Since 2018, he has been involved in teaching at UFAZ and has been working since 2020 as the coordinator of the two-year master’s program in geosciences at UFAZ in Baku, Azerbaijan.
Local Head Coordinator
Lucas Bofill
Lucas Bofill is an Associate Professor at the University of Strasbourg, based at the French-Azerbaijani University in Baku. His main areas of expertise are field sedimentology and groundwater flow modelling. He holds a PhD in Sedimentology and Hydrogeology from the University of Strasbourg, a Master’s degree in Hydrogeology from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) in Brazil, and a five-year Bachelor’s degree in Geology also from UFRGS. Before pursuing his master’s degree, Lucas completed an internship at a geophysical start-up within Hunt Oil Company in the United States. He later worked as a consultant on (hydro)geology studies in Brazil.
His primary research focuses on two main areas:
- Interpreting past depositional environments, understanding reservoir and aquifer heterogeneities;
- Conducting hydrogeological studies focused on groundwater quantity and quality assessments for resource management.
Geophysical Engineering Coordinator
Arzu Aliyeva
Arzu is a Geophysical Bachelor Coordinator at UFAZ. She has a Master's Degree in Sedimentology from Azerbaijan State Oil and Industry University. She has worked at Azerbaijan State Oil and Industry University as a teacher since 2019. She has 4 years of teaching experience in Mineralogy, Petrography, General Geology, and related fields. Currently, she is doing a Ph.D. at Azerbaijan State Oil and Industry University.
Petroleum Engineering Coordinator
Fidan Aslanzada
Fidan is an ‘Oil &Gas Engineering’ program coordinator at UFAZ. She is a Master in Petroleum Engineering from Azerbaijan State Oil and Industrial University and holds an MBA degree from Anglia Ruskin University (UK). She has more than 10 years of experience in Reservoir Engineering, Petrophysics and Sedimentology and over three years of teaching experience in related sciences. Today, she pursue a PhD at the University of Strasbourg on the Productive Series in the western South Caspian Basin. Her research interests are 3D reservoir model, sedimentology, petrophysics, oil and gas reservoirs’ production optimization.
Geoscience Assistant
Dashgin Abakarov
Dashgin is a Geoscience Assistant at French-Azerbaijani University (UFAZ). He studies a Master’s in Geosciences and holds a bachelor’s in Geological Engineering from State Oil and Industry University (ASOIU). He participated in the 2022 Azerbaijan Summer School: Mud Volcanism and Petroleum Systems. He has hands-on experience as a Field Supervisor at Star Mining LLC. He does a research project ‘Petrophysical assessment of fire resistance of limestone of Baku buildings’ under the supervision of associated professor Clara Jodry and professor Michael Heap, Strasbourg University.