Lorena Moscardelli
Research Associate
Bureau of Economic Geology
The University of Texas at Austin
Professional Summary: My
technical experience is in stratigraphy, seismic geomorphology, and seismic
interpretation and visualization. I specialize in the study of deep-water
deposits, with particular interest in mass transport complexes. My industry
experience includes regional hydrocarbon prospectivity
and the development of exploration prospects.
The University of Texas at Austin
University
Station, Box X
Austin, Texas 78713-8924
E-mail:
lorena.moscardelli@beg.utexas.edu Telephone: 512-471-4971
Fax: 512-471-0140
Education: B.S., Geology, Universidad
Central de Venezuela, 2000 Ph.D., Geology, The University of Texas at Austin,
2007
Professional
History: Bureau of Economic Geology: Graduate Research Assistant for the
Quantitative Clastic Laboratory Consortium,
2003–2007
BHP Billiton: Summer Intern, 2006
OXY Occidental
Oil and Gas: Summer Intern, 2005
PDVSA Exploration: Exploration Geologist,
2001–2003 Rice & Avendaños: Exploration
Geologist, 2000–2001
Selected Publications: Moscardelli, Lorena, and Wood, L. J., 2007, New classification
system for mass transport complexes in offshore Trinidad: Basin Research, doi: 10.1111/j1365-2117.2007.00340x [26 p.].
Moscardelli, L., L.
Wood, and P. Mann, 2006, Mass Transport Complexes and Associated Processes in
the Offshore Area of Trinidad and Venezuela, AAPG Bulletin, v. 90, no. 7.
Parra, M., L. Moscardelli,
and M. A. Lorente, 2003, Late Cretaceous Anoxia and
Lateral Microfacies Changes in the Tres Esquinas Member, La Luna
Formation, Western Venezuela, Palaios, v.18, no. 4,
p. 321-333.
Research
Interests: Study and characterization of mass
transport
complexes around the world, Application of quantitative seismic geomorphology
techniques in shallow and deep-water deposits, Subsurface mapping of
depositional systems, Basin analysis
Selected Publications: Moscardelli, L., and L. Wood, 2006, Seismic Geomorphology of
Mass Transport Deposits and Controls on Formation Character, Eastern Offshore
Trinidad and Venezuela, in AAPG Proceedings Annual Meeting, Houston, Texas,
USA.
Moscardelli, L., D.
Woods, and L. Wood, 2006, Quantitative Seismic Geomorphology Study in Fluvial
Systems—A New Approach, in AAPG Proceedings Annual Meeting, Houston,
Texas, USA.
Moscardelli, L., and
L. Wood, 2006, Identification and Classification of Mass Transport Complexes in
Offshore Trinidad/Venezuela and Their Potential Anthropogenic Impact as Tsunamigenic Hazards, in AGU Proceedings Fall Meeting, San
Francisco/California USA.
Moscardelli, L., and
L. Wood, 2006, Morphometry of Mass Transport
Complexes in Offshore Trinidad, in External Controls on Deep Water Depositional
Systems; Climate, Sea-level and Sediment Flux, London,
UK.
Moscardelli, L., 2006, Mass Transport Complexes in Offshore Trinidad and World Wide
Analogs, in Houston Geological Society International Dinner (March), Houston,
Texas.
Moscardelli, L., and
L. Wood, 2005, Visualization Technology and Quantitative Morphometrics
of Mass Transport Complexes along the continental margin of Trinidad, West
Indies, in SEPM Research Conference Proceedings, Houston, Texas, USA.
Moscardelli, L., L.
Wood, and P. Mann, 2004, Debris Flow Distribution and Controls on Slope to
Basin Deposition, Offshore Trinidad, in AAPG Proceedings Annual Meeting,
Dallas, Texas, USA.
Moscardelli, L., L.
Wood, and P. Mann, 2004, Debris Flow Architecture and Processes Offshore
Trinidad: Implications for Basin Fill in Tectonically Active Margins, in AGU
Proceedings Fall Meeting,
San Francisco/California
USA.
Selected Committees: Session
Co-Chair, Recent Advances in Deepwater and Shelf Siliciclastic Facies Models:
Implications for Reservoir Characterization, Houston, Texas: American
Association of Petroleum Geologists / Society of Economic Paleontologists and
Mineralogists, 2006.
Reviewer, External Controls on Deep Water
Depositional Systems; Climate, Sea-level and Sediment
Flux: GSL Special Publication, 2006.
Reviewer, The Significance of Mass-Transport
Deposits in Deep Water Environments: AAPG/SEPM Special Publication, 2006.
Awards: Ed Picou
Full Fellowship Grant, 2007 Gulf Coast Section of SEPM
AAPG Grant in Aid, 2006 American Association of
Petroleum Geologists Foundation
Graduate Student Research Grant, 2005 Geological
Society of America GSA
Outstanding Student Paper Award, 2004 Hydrology
Section AGU
Thomas R. Banks Memorial Scholarship, 2004 from the San
Antonio Area Foundation
L. Austin Weeks Grant, 2004 American Association
of Petroleum Geologists Foundation Exxon-Mobil Student Grant Participation
Award, 2001 AAPG/SEPM Annual Convention