Undergraduate level
2022 Kevin Johnson, "Paleogeographic reconstruction of Kansas during the Mississippian", B.Sc. in Geology (senior thesis)
2019 Lindsay Gutierrez, "Paleocurrent and provenance analysis of an incised-valley fill at Echo Cliff, KS", B.Sc. in Geology (senior thesis)
2018 Austin Becker, "Permian loess deposits, Midcontinent of Kansas", B.Sc. in Geology (senior thesis)
2017 Alexander Eaton, "Facies analysis of the Ordovician Viola Limestone, Kansas". B.Sc. in Geology (senior thesis)
2015-2016 Milena Caumo Carniel, “Facies analysis and gamma-ray spectrometry in the onshore Barra de Itiúba and Penedo Formations, Sergipe-Alagoas Basin”. B.Sc. in Geology (supervisor)
2015-2016 Bruna Fiscuk Ferreira, “Structural-stratigraphic mapping of the Late Permian units of the Paraná Basin in Urubici region, Santa Catarina State“.
B.Sc. in Geology (supervisor)
2014-2015 Mateus Dalchiavon Generoso, “Reservoir characterization of sand bodies in turbidite deposits, Adana Basin, Turkey”. B.Sc. in Geology (supervisor)
2014-2015 Kamila Cardias Rodrigues, “Petrographic characterization of the Crato Member laminated carbonates, Araripe Basin, northeastern Brazil”. B.Sc. in Geology (supervisor)
2014-2015 Andreas Emilio Grings, “Textural tendencies in Tertiary turbidites of the Peira-Cava Basin (Grès D´Annot Formation, southeastern France). B.Sc. in Geology (supervisor)
2013-2014 Fabia Emanuela Rafaloski Bobco, “Facies, petrographic and isotopic characterization of the evaporites in the Ipubi Member, Araripe Basin, northeastern Brazil”. B.Sc. in Geology (supervisor)
2012-2013 Daiane dos Santos Cardoso, “Seismic stratigraphic characterization of the rift section in the Campos Basin, Lagoa Feia Group, Lower Cretaceous”. B.Sc. in Geology (supervisor)
2012-2013 Ana Paula de Oliveira Dani, “Facies and petrographic characterization of the Santa Tecla Formation, Rio Grande do Sul state”. B.Sc. in Geology (supervisor)
2011-2012 Adriano Domingos dos Reis, “Recognition of unconformities in the Mesoproterozoic alluvial systems: example of the Tombador Formation, Chapada Diamantina, Brazil”. B.Sc. in Geology (co-supervisor)
2011-2012 Amanda Goulart Rodrigues, “Primary composition and diagenetic patterns in sandstones of the rift section in the Caioba Field, Sergipe Sub-basin”. B.Sc. in Geology (supervisor)
2011-2012 Ana Paula Franz, “Seismic stratigraphic analysis of the rift section in the Campos Basin”. B.Sc. in Geology (supervisor)
2007-2008 Rogério Dutra Soares, “Formalization of petrographic parameters impacting porosity and permeability of clastic reservoir rocks and their application in the definition of Petrofacies”; co-supervisor
2007-2008 Andréa Bressani Bahlis, “Impact of authigenic chlorites and diagenetic processes associated with the quality of Cretaceous sandstones in the Santos Basin as gas reservoirs”; co-supervisor
2007 Tiara Cerva Alves, “Tridimensional modelling of sandstone layers as a tool for prospecting groundwater in the Seival region, Candiota Municipality, Rio Grande do Sul”; co-supervisor
Graduate level
Ph.D.
2019-2020 Yu Guo, “Petroleum migration pathways and predict reservoir quality in the Neogene Dongying Formation in Nanpu Sag, Bohai Bay Basin, China” (Visiting PhD student, supervisor at KSU)
2017-2022 Garibaldi Armelenti, "Diagenesis and porosity of the Lower Quissama Formation (Albian) in the Campos Basin, Brazil". Partially sponsored by Solintec (co-supervisor)
2015-2019 Rosalia Barili Da Cunha, “Global vs. Local controls in the mineralogy of oolitic carbonates – a petrographic and chemostratigraphic study”. Co-sponsored by Shell Brasil and CNPq/Brazilian Research Council, Dual PhD Degree Program (UFRGS/University of Aberdeen) (co-supervisor at UFRGS)
2014-2018 Daniel Bayer Da Silva, “Architectural characterization of turbidite lobes and reservoir quality in the Miocene of the Adana Basin, Turkey”. Co-sponsored by BG Brasil and CNPq/Brazilian Research Council, Dual PhD Degree Program (UFRGS/University of Aberdeen) (co-supervisor at UFRGS)
2014-2018 Simon Courivaud, “Facies and stratigraphic analysis of the Barra de Itiúba Formation in the Furado and Pilar Fields, Sergipe-Alagoas Basin“. Partially sponsored by Petrobras (co-supervisor)
2013-2016 Bruno Ludovico Dihl Horn, “Tectono-stratigraphic analysis of the Santa Maria Supersequence, Triassic of the Paraná Basin”. (supervisor)
2013-2017 Patrícia Romagna Pinter, “Deepwater sandstone fairways and their interaction with substrate: analogues from the Numidian turbidites (Miocene) of Sicily”. Co-sponsored by Shell Brasil and CNPq/Brazilian Research Council (co-supervisor at UFRGS)
M.Sc.
2023-ongoing Luke Romang, "Geospatial analysis of land-use practices on groundwater quality, and the potential implications on cancer incidence in Lincoln, Russell and Ellsworth Counties, KS"
2023-ongoing Chinedu Okolo, "Assessment of vulnerability and contamination potential of the Ozark Plateau Aquifer in Cherokee County, KS"
2022-ongoing Minindu Kumarage, "Origin and paragenetic relations of chert nodules in the Florence Limestone, Flint Hills, Kansas"
2022-ongoing Fidelis Onwuagba, "Natural uranium contamination of groundwater and potential health implications for rural communities in Southeastern Kansas"
2021-2023 Chinyere Eunice Eme, “Facies analysis and chemostratigraphy of the Chattanooga Shale in TN and AL”
2019-2020 Brayton Pew, “Allogenic controls on the sedimentary succession of the Woodford Formation in southern Oklahoma”
2018-2020 Iffat Azmi, "Facies and provenance analysis of the Midcontinent Rift System in Kansas"
2018-2020 Rhowe Stefanski, "Sedimentologic and petrographic analysis of a core in Laguna de los Pozuelos, Atacama Desert, Argentina"
2017-2019 Spencer Brower, "Sequence stratigraphy of the Woodford/Chattanooga Shale in KS" (supervisor)
2015-2017 Fabia Emanuela Rafaloski Bobco, “Facies, petrographic and isotopic analyses of the evaporites and associated rocks of the Ibura Member, Sergipe-Alagoas Basin”. Sponsored by Petrobras (supervisor)
2014-2016 Jorge Danine de Oliveira Menezes, “Geochemistry and organic petrography of the Barbalha and Santana Formations, Araripe Basin, northeastern Brazil”. Sponsored by Chevron (supervisor)
2012-2015 Tatiana Pastro Bardola, “Paleoenvironmental characterization of the microbial carbonates in the Crato Member, Santana Formation, Aptian-albian of the Araripe Basin”. Sponsored by Chevron (supervisor)
2012-2015 Adriana Damiani Rodrigues, “Facies and stratigraphic characterization of the fluvial-eolian deposits in the Pirambóia Formation, Permian-Triassic of the Paraná Basin, western Rio Grande do Sul”. (co-supervisor)
2012-2014 Patrycia Leipnitz Ene, “Seismic stratigraphic analysis of the rift section in the Campos Basin”. Sponsored by BG Brasil (supervisor)
2012-2014 Andrea Fabiola Arias Ramirez, “Seismic stratigraphic analysis of the rift section in the Santos Basin”. Sponsored by BG Brasil (supervisor)
2010-2013 Franciele Girolometto Fracalossi, “Facies and petrologic analyses of Cretaceous sandstones in the Carapeba Field, Campos Basin”. Sponsored by Petrobras (supervisor)
2022 Kevin Johnson, "Paleogeographic reconstruction of Kansas during the Mississippian", B.Sc. in Geology (senior thesis)
2019 Lindsay Gutierrez, "Paleocurrent and provenance analysis of an incised-valley fill at Echo Cliff, KS", B.Sc. in Geology (senior thesis)
2018 Austin Becker, "Permian loess deposits, Midcontinent of Kansas", B.Sc. in Geology (senior thesis)
2017 Alexander Eaton, "Facies analysis of the Ordovician Viola Limestone, Kansas". B.Sc. in Geology (senior thesis)
2015-2016 Milena Caumo Carniel, “Facies analysis and gamma-ray spectrometry in the onshore Barra de Itiúba and Penedo Formations, Sergipe-Alagoas Basin”. B.Sc. in Geology (supervisor)
2015-2016 Bruna Fiscuk Ferreira, “Structural-stratigraphic mapping of the Late Permian units of the Paraná Basin in Urubici region, Santa Catarina State“.
B.Sc. in Geology (supervisor)
2014-2015 Mateus Dalchiavon Generoso, “Reservoir characterization of sand bodies in turbidite deposits, Adana Basin, Turkey”. B.Sc. in Geology (supervisor)
2014-2015 Kamila Cardias Rodrigues, “Petrographic characterization of the Crato Member laminated carbonates, Araripe Basin, northeastern Brazil”. B.Sc. in Geology (supervisor)
2014-2015 Andreas Emilio Grings, “Textural tendencies in Tertiary turbidites of the Peira-Cava Basin (Grès D´Annot Formation, southeastern France). B.Sc. in Geology (supervisor)
2013-2014 Fabia Emanuela Rafaloski Bobco, “Facies, petrographic and isotopic characterization of the evaporites in the Ipubi Member, Araripe Basin, northeastern Brazil”. B.Sc. in Geology (supervisor)
2012-2013 Daiane dos Santos Cardoso, “Seismic stratigraphic characterization of the rift section in the Campos Basin, Lagoa Feia Group, Lower Cretaceous”. B.Sc. in Geology (supervisor)
2012-2013 Ana Paula de Oliveira Dani, “Facies and petrographic characterization of the Santa Tecla Formation, Rio Grande do Sul state”. B.Sc. in Geology (supervisor)
2011-2012 Adriano Domingos dos Reis, “Recognition of unconformities in the Mesoproterozoic alluvial systems: example of the Tombador Formation, Chapada Diamantina, Brazil”. B.Sc. in Geology (co-supervisor)
2011-2012 Amanda Goulart Rodrigues, “Primary composition and diagenetic patterns in sandstones of the rift section in the Caioba Field, Sergipe Sub-basin”. B.Sc. in Geology (supervisor)
2011-2012 Ana Paula Franz, “Seismic stratigraphic analysis of the rift section in the Campos Basin”. B.Sc. in Geology (supervisor)
2007-2008 Rogério Dutra Soares, “Formalization of petrographic parameters impacting porosity and permeability of clastic reservoir rocks and their application in the definition of Petrofacies”; co-supervisor
2007-2008 Andréa Bressani Bahlis, “Impact of authigenic chlorites and diagenetic processes associated with the quality of Cretaceous sandstones in the Santos Basin as gas reservoirs”; co-supervisor
2007 Tiara Cerva Alves, “Tridimensional modelling of sandstone layers as a tool for prospecting groundwater in the Seival region, Candiota Municipality, Rio Grande do Sul”; co-supervisor
Graduate level
Ph.D.
2019-2020 Yu Guo, “Petroleum migration pathways and predict reservoir quality in the Neogene Dongying Formation in Nanpu Sag, Bohai Bay Basin, China” (Visiting PhD student, supervisor at KSU)
2017-2022 Garibaldi Armelenti, "Diagenesis and porosity of the Lower Quissama Formation (Albian) in the Campos Basin, Brazil". Partially sponsored by Solintec (co-supervisor)
2015-2019 Rosalia Barili Da Cunha, “Global vs. Local controls in the mineralogy of oolitic carbonates – a petrographic and chemostratigraphic study”. Co-sponsored by Shell Brasil and CNPq/Brazilian Research Council, Dual PhD Degree Program (UFRGS/University of Aberdeen) (co-supervisor at UFRGS)
2014-2018 Daniel Bayer Da Silva, “Architectural characterization of turbidite lobes and reservoir quality in the Miocene of the Adana Basin, Turkey”. Co-sponsored by BG Brasil and CNPq/Brazilian Research Council, Dual PhD Degree Program (UFRGS/University of Aberdeen) (co-supervisor at UFRGS)
2014-2018 Simon Courivaud, “Facies and stratigraphic analysis of the Barra de Itiúba Formation in the Furado and Pilar Fields, Sergipe-Alagoas Basin“. Partially sponsored by Petrobras (co-supervisor)
2013-2016 Bruno Ludovico Dihl Horn, “Tectono-stratigraphic analysis of the Santa Maria Supersequence, Triassic of the Paraná Basin”. (supervisor)
2013-2017 Patrícia Romagna Pinter, “Deepwater sandstone fairways and their interaction with substrate: analogues from the Numidian turbidites (Miocene) of Sicily”. Co-sponsored by Shell Brasil and CNPq/Brazilian Research Council (co-supervisor at UFRGS)
M.Sc.
2023-ongoing Luke Romang, "Geospatial analysis of land-use practices on groundwater quality, and the potential implications on cancer incidence in Lincoln, Russell and Ellsworth Counties, KS"
2023-ongoing Chinedu Okolo, "Assessment of vulnerability and contamination potential of the Ozark Plateau Aquifer in Cherokee County, KS"
2022-ongoing Minindu Kumarage, "Origin and paragenetic relations of chert nodules in the Florence Limestone, Flint Hills, Kansas"
2022-ongoing Fidelis Onwuagba, "Natural uranium contamination of groundwater and potential health implications for rural communities in Southeastern Kansas"
2021-2023 Chinyere Eunice Eme, “Facies analysis and chemostratigraphy of the Chattanooga Shale in TN and AL”
2019-2020 Brayton Pew, “Allogenic controls on the sedimentary succession of the Woodford Formation in southern Oklahoma”
2018-2020 Iffat Azmi, "Facies and provenance analysis of the Midcontinent Rift System in Kansas"
2018-2020 Rhowe Stefanski, "Sedimentologic and petrographic analysis of a core in Laguna de los Pozuelos, Atacama Desert, Argentina"
2017-2019 Spencer Brower, "Sequence stratigraphy of the Woodford/Chattanooga Shale in KS" (supervisor)
2015-2017 Fabia Emanuela Rafaloski Bobco, “Facies, petrographic and isotopic analyses of the evaporites and associated rocks of the Ibura Member, Sergipe-Alagoas Basin”. Sponsored by Petrobras (supervisor)
2014-2016 Jorge Danine de Oliveira Menezes, “Geochemistry and organic petrography of the Barbalha and Santana Formations, Araripe Basin, northeastern Brazil”. Sponsored by Chevron (supervisor)
2012-2015 Tatiana Pastro Bardola, “Paleoenvironmental characterization of the microbial carbonates in the Crato Member, Santana Formation, Aptian-albian of the Araripe Basin”. Sponsored by Chevron (supervisor)
2012-2015 Adriana Damiani Rodrigues, “Facies and stratigraphic characterization of the fluvial-eolian deposits in the Pirambóia Formation, Permian-Triassic of the Paraná Basin, western Rio Grande do Sul”. (co-supervisor)
2012-2014 Patrycia Leipnitz Ene, “Seismic stratigraphic analysis of the rift section in the Campos Basin”. Sponsored by BG Brasil (supervisor)
2012-2014 Andrea Fabiola Arias Ramirez, “Seismic stratigraphic analysis of the rift section in the Santos Basin”. Sponsored by BG Brasil (supervisor)
2010-2013 Franciele Girolometto Fracalossi, “Facies and petrologic analyses of Cretaceous sandstones in the Carapeba Field, Campos Basin”. Sponsored by Petrobras (supervisor)