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CAMELIA CRISTINA KNAPP
(formerly Diaconescu)

(STUDENTS NEEDED!!!) Geologic Characterization of the South Georgia Rift Basin for Source Proximal CO2 Storage

Associate Professor
Geophysical Exploration Laboratory
Department of Earth and Ocean Sciences
University of South Carolina
Room 205 EWS Building
701 Sumter Street
Office Phone: (803) 777-8491
Lab Phone: (803) 777-3272
Fax: (803) 777-6082

camelia@geol.sc.edu

EDUCATION:

2000 - Ph.D., Cornell University (Geophysics and Tectonics)

1988 - B.S.-M.S., University of Bucharest, (Geophysical Engineering)

RESEARCH:

Application of active source seismology to the structure, composition, and physical properties of the Earth crust and upper mantle; geodynamic evolution of orogenic belts, structure and origin of sedimentary basins, physical properties of marine gas hydrates, and seismic wave propagation and imaging in petroleum exploration; field experience in exploration seismology and in deep seismic reflection/refraction profiling; most recently (fall 2001) participated in the planning and execution of a major regional seismic project in the Romanian Carpathians; use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) as a tool in the accurate spatial integration of geophysical and geological data; extensive research in areas including the Carpathian orogen (Romania), the Caspian basin (Azerbaijan), and the Uralian orogen (Russia).

RESEARCH PROJECTS:

Environmental Geophysics

Climate Change

(NEW) Geologic Characterization of the South Georgia Rift Basin for Source Proximal CO2 Storage

TEACHING:

        Fundamentals of Geophysics I: Seismology, Gravity, & Geomagnetism (GEOL 505x)
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        Applied Seismology/ Exploration Seismology (GEOL 554/765)
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        Introduction to the Earth (GEOL 101)
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        Regional Tectonics of the Carpathians (GEOL 735 w/ Jim Knapp)
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        Advanced Seismology (GEOL 766)
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        Environmental Geophysics (GEOL 548 w/ Scott White)
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     Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for Geological Sciences (GEOL 551x)
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EXPERIENCE:

07/09-pres.:    Associate Professor, Department of Geological Sciences, University of South Carolina.

01/00-07/09:   Assistant Professor, Department of Geological Sciences, University of South Carolina.

6/00-12/02:     Research Assistant Professor, Department of Geological Sciences, University of South Carolina.

8/96-5/00:         Research Assistant, Department of Geological Sciences, Cornell University.

Deep Seismic Studies of the Central Eurasian Lithosphere: Southern Uralian Orogen (project URSEIS) and South Caspian Basin (project CASPIANSEIS).
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) study of the Tibetan Plateau (Yangbaijan graben).

Teaching Assistant (spring 1998) - Science of Earth's Systems (SES 302).

6/98-9/98: Geophysicist, Chevron Overseas Petroleum Inc., 6001 Bollinger Canyon Rd., San Ramon, CA (USA).

Study of gas hydrate occurrences in the South Caspian Sea, and their significance as potential geohazards.

8/95-06/96: Visiting Scientist (Fulbright), Cornell University.

Seismic reflection studies of continental collision and post-orogenic extension in the Middle Urals, Central Russia.

7/90-8/95: Research Scientist, National Institute for Earth's Physics, P. O. Box MG-2, Bucharest, Romania.

Acquired, processed, and interpreted, crustal-scale seismic reflection and refraction data from the Carpathians.
Participated in analysis of seismic data from the Romanian earthquake seismological network.

9/88-7/90: Exploration Geophysicist, Prospectiuni. S.A., 1 Caransebes St., Bucharest, Romania.

Exploration activities for oil and gas in the Pannonian and Moldavian basins through processing and interpretation of seismic reflection data, and well-log analysis.

AWARDS AND FELLOWSHIPS:

         SEG Foundation Scholarship: 1999-2000 (sponsor - Landmark Graphics Corp.)
         BP Amoco Caspian fellowship (Cornell Geological Department) – fall 1998
         Fulbright scholarship: 08/95-06/96

SOCIETY MEMBERSHIP:

        Carolina Geological Society – member since 2001
        American Association of Petroleum Geologists - member since 1999
        Society of Exploration Geophysicists - member since 1999
        Cornell Geophysical Society (affiliated to SEG) - president 1997-2000
        Geological Society of America - member since 1996
        American Geophysical Union – member since 1997
        Romanian Geophysical Society – member since 1994
        Romanian Engineer Association - member since 1994

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CONTACT INFO

Geophysical Exploration Laboratory
Department of Earth and Ocean Sciences
University of South Carolina
701 Sumter St.
Columbia, SC 29208, USA
Tel: (803)777-8491
Fax: (803)777-6082

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