Switzerland

Elias Samankassou

University of Geneva
Department of Earth Sciences
Rue des Maraîchers 13
CH-1205 Geneva
SWITZERLAND
Phone: +41 22 379 66 20
Fax: +41 22 379 32 10
E-Mail: Elias.Samankassou@unige.ch

Education

• Habilitation: University of Fribourg, Switzerland
• PhD: University of Erlangen-Nu¨rnberg, Germany (Advisor: Prof. Eric Flu¨gel)
• MSc: University of Erlangen-Nu¨rnberg, Germany (Advisor: Prof. Werner Buggisch)

Experience

• Since 2008: University of Geneva, Switzerland
• 2007-2008: University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
• 2000-2007: University of Fribourg, Switzerland
• 1998-2000: University of Erlangen-Nu¨rnberg, Germany

Research interests

• Multi-proxy approach in reconstruction of past global changes
• Dynamics of modern and fossil depositional systems and their importance in sea-level and climate reconstruction
• Microfacies analysis and diagenesis of carbonate rocks; Application to reservoir geology