From 4 to 9 October 2026, the Institute of Geological Sciences of the Polish Academy of Sciences (ING PAN) hosted Prof. Joseph Cartwright from the Department of Earth Sciences, University of Oxford (United Kingdom) as part of a study visit related to the scientific collaboration between the Seismic Interpretation and Basin Analysis Research Group (SeisSed) and the Shell Geosciences Laboratory in Oxford, headed by Prof. Cartwright.
During the visit, Prof. Cartwright also delivered a scientific lecture entitled “A comparison of the Messinian and Zechstein evaporite depositional systems: insights based on integrating geophysical and petrophysical data”.
The visit was funded by the International Cooperation Office of the Polish Academy of Sciences under Agreement no. BWZ.0610.WS.P.74.2026.
The visit was coordinated by Dr Łukasz Słonka (ING PAN).
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As part of the scientific cooperation between the Institute of Geological Sciences of the Polish Academy of Sciences (IGS PAS) and the Geological Institute of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (GI-BAS), Dr Anna Gumsley and Dr Wiktoria Gmochowska participated in the international workshop and field excursion “Late Proterozoic – Paleozoic Geodynamics and Variscan Metallogeny”, held in Sofia, Bulgaria, on 4–10 October 2026.
The visit took place within the bilateral research exchange project “The Quest for Peri-Gondwanan Terranes in the Variscan Orogen, Eastern Bulgaria”, coordinated by Dr Anna Gumsley (IGS PAS) and Dr Anna Lazarova-Georgieva (GI-BAS).
Dr Anna Gumsley delivered an invited presentation alongside internationally renowned researchers, including Prof. Damian Nance, Prof. Brendan Murphy, and Prof. David Chew. The event provided an opportunity to exchange scientific knowledge and strengthen international research collaboration.
The visit was funded by the International Cooperation Office of the Polish Academy of Sciences (PAS) under Agreement No. PAN.BFB.S.BWZ.265.022.2026.
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The Institute of Geological Sciences of the Polish Academy of Sciences has been awarded the Erasmus Charter for Higher Education (ECHE) for the first time. The Charter is granted by the European Commission.
On 5 October 2026 at 10:00, Prof. Joseph Cartwright of the University of Oxford will give a lecture in Lecture Hall 133, Building A-0, Faculty of Geology, Geophysics and Environmental Protection, AGH University of Krakow.
The lecture is entitled:
“A comparison of the Messinian and Zechstein evaporite depositional systems: insights based on integrating geophysical and petrophysical data”
Prof. Joseph Cartwright’s research interests are in understanding process linkages between depositional, diagenetic and deformational processes in sedimentary basins. He has primarily used seismic data for this purpose, and has built laboratories at Imperial College London and in Cardiff prior to coming to the University of Oxford.
He is particularly interested in developing quantitative methods in 3D seismic interpretation to gain a better understanding of basin shaping and filling processes. His current projects include: seal integrity for hydrocarbons and CCS; hydrocarbon migration and leakage and how understanding of these processes can be used in the geological sequestration of carbon dioxide; the propagation of tectonic faults; the genesis of polygonal fault systems; the emplacement of giant dyke swarms; the genesis of mud volcanoes; fluid overpressure in the subsurface: mechanisms and controls on highly focused fluid venting; and the seismic and petrophysical characterisation of evaporites as seals.
His longer term interests centre on the break-up of continents and the formation of volcanic passive margins, with a particular focus on the South Atlantic.
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