Brazil

Leonardo Borghi

Professor Adjunto

Contact Information:
UFRJ
Rua Barao de Icarai
33 Apto 502 - Falmengo
22250-110 Rio de Janeiro RJ
Brazil

lborghi@geologia.ufrj.br

Brazil Ambassador

Education

Graduated in Geology (1989), Master (1993) and Doctor (2002) in Sciences (Geology) by the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro

Research Interests

  • Cratonic basins
  • Devonian
  • depositional systems and sequences
  • paralic/shallow marine facies
  • Rifted basins
  • Cretaceous
  • depositional systems and sequences
  • terrigenous, carbonate and evaporitic facies
  • Carbonate Sedimentology
  • Biosedimentology
  • microbialites (recent and ancient)
  • Shales: facies (microfacies) and processes
  • depositional systems and sequences
  • seal / reservoir (gas shale)
  • Turbidites: facies and processes
  • depositional gearchitecture
  • reservoirs
  • Ichnology (Invertebrate): icnofacies
  • paleoenvironment
  • Sequence Stratigraphy
  • Paleocurrent analysis
  • Petroleum Geology (at reservoir scale)

Current Position

Professor Adjunto (Full Professor) in the Department of Geology, Geosciences Institute, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), teaching/advising for the Undergraduated Course in Geology (Sedimentology, Stratigraphy and Sedimentary Basins) and for the MSc/DSc Graduated Program in Geology (Depositional Systems and Sequence Stratigraphy), and where coordinates the Sedimentary Geology Laboratory (Lagesed). Head of the Graduated Program in Geology (2007-2010) and coordinator of the Petroleum Geology Human Resources Program (2004-2010), of the National Agency for Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuel (ANP), at the UFRJ.