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
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.