Enrique Gomez-Rivas

Sedimentary Petrology, Structural Geology, Geofluids, Energy Transition 

Biography

2024-present: Professor Agregat (Associate Professor), at the University of Barcelona

2020-2024: “Ramón y Cajal” Research Fellow, at the University of Barcelona. Funded by the Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities

2018-2019: “Beatriu de Pinós” Research Fellow, at the University of Barcelona. Funded by the Beatriu de Pinós programme (EU Horizon 2020 Marie Sklodowska-Curie Cofund and Catalan Government)

2014-2019: Lecturer in Geology and Petroleum Geology, at the University of Aberdeen

2010-2014: Postdoctoral research fellow (Jan 2010 – June 2014), as well as Privatdozent (Jan 2014 – June 2014), at the University of Tübingen. Funded by DGMK – Deutsche Wissenschaftliche Gesellschaft für Erdöl, Erdgas und Kohle (German Society for Petroleum and Coal Science and Technology), ExxonMobil Production Germany, GDF SUEZ E&P Germany, RWE Dea AG and Wintershall

“Habilitation” (venia legendi for the German university system) (Jan 2014). Thesis entitled: “Rock alteration by hydrothermal fluids: fracture formation, sealing and fault-controlled dolomitization”

2008-2009: Postdoctoral research fellow at the Autonomous University of Barcelona. Funded by ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company

2005-2008: PhD at the Autonomous University of Barcelona. Cum laude PhD degree (highest possible grade). Thesis entitled: “Localization of deformation in ductile and anisotropic materials: field, experimental and numerical study”. Funded by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Technology

2003-2005: MSc at the Autonomous University of Barcelona. Matricula d’honor MSc degree (highest possible grade). Thesis entitled: “Shear bands in anisotropic materials: analogue modelling in coaxial deformation conditions”. Funded by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Technology

1997-2002: Study of Geology at the University of Zaragoza. Licenciatura (equivalent to MSc) in Geology