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Professional Appointments:
Assistant Professor of Structural Geology, Columbia University Starting 07/2022
Adjunct Associate Research Scientist, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory 11/2021 - 06/2022
Upstream Structural Geologist, BP America 08/2020 - 05/2022
Structural Geology Intern, BP America 05/2019 - 08/2019
Structural Geology Intern, Chesapeake Energy 05/2018 - 08/2018
Graduate Research & Teaching Assistant, University of Oklahoma 08/2017 - 07/2020
Graduate Teaching Assistant, Oklahoma State University 08/2015 - 07/2017
Bureau of Geophysical Prospecting (BGP-CNPC), Nigeria 10/2010 - 02/2014
Education:
PhD., Geophysics (2017 - 2020)
University of Oklahoma, U.S.
Emphases: Structural Geology, Geomechanics, Geophysics
Mentors: Brett M. Carpenter (Advisor), Ze'ev Reches
MSc., Geology (2015 - 2017)
Oklahoma State University, U.S.
Emphases: Active Tectonics, Near-Surface Geophysics
Mentors: Estella A. Atekwana (Advisor), Mohamed Abdelsalam
BTech., Geology (2003 - 2008)
Federal University of Technology, Akure (F.U.T.A.), Nigeria
Emphases: Structural Geology, Satellite Remote Sensing
Mentors: Yekini B. Anifowose (Advisor), Idowu B. Odeyemi
Fellowships:
· Chris J. Cheatwood Geology & Geophysics Graduate Scholarship Award (University of Oklahoma): August 2018
· Decker Dawson Graduate Fellowship in Geophysics (Oklahoma State University): August 2016
· Skinner Geology Graduate Fellowship (Oklahoma State University): August 2015
Other Awards:
· 2nd Place Best Poster Presentation at the ConocoPhillips Research Symposium, University of Oklahoma: April 2019
· 1st Place Best Poster Presentation at the 2019 AAPG Spring-Break Student Expo: March 2019
· 2018 Ben Hare Excellence in Research Award, School of Geosciences, University of Oklahoma: May 2018
· 2018 Geological Society of America (GSA) Research Grant Award Award: April 2018
· 3rd Place Best Poster Presentation at the 2018 AAPG Spring-Break Student Expo: March 2018
· 1st Place Best Student Oral Presentation at Eastern Section SSA Annual Meeting: Oct 2017
· Best Poster Presentation at AAPG-ConocoPhillips TechFest 2017 Conference, Oklahoma State University: March 2017
Journal Editorial Service
• Associate Editor, Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems (G-Cubed), American Geophysical Union [March 2021 - Current]
• Associate Editor, Frontiers in Earth Science (Structural Geology & Tectonics Section) [May 2022 - Current]
• Editorial Board Member, EScubed (ES3), The Geological Society of London [November 2020 - Current]
• Guest Associate Editor, Frontiers in Earth Science, Special issue on Structural Inheritance at Tectonic Boundaries [April 2022 - Present] and Advances in African Earth Sciences [December 2020 - December 2021].
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The attached CV is not frequently updated. For an updated and more detailed version of my CV, please reach out to me through my email (folarin.kol@gmail.com).