If by some fiat I had to restrict all this writing to one sentence, this is the one I would choose: The summit of Mt. Everest is marine limestone” (John McPhee)
Dr. Antonio Benedicto is Professor in Earth Science at the University of Paris Paris-Saclay. He undertook his graduate degrees in Geology and Gemology at University of Barcelona (Spain) and his European PhD in structural geology at the University of Montpellier (France). Dr. Benedicto specializes in structural controls of ore deposits, spatial-temporal evolution of fluid systems in deformed crust and low enthalpy geothermal systems. Over his career, he has worked on aspects of structural analysis for energy resources industry, serving as a senior expert for Worldwide-based uranium exploration projects and most recently as a structural expert on Canadian unconformity-related projects. He is actually Expert for the IAEA on the field of uranium exploration and he is involved in several projects about geothermal systems in France and Spain. He has published numerous scientific articles in his areas of expertise, including aspects of deformation in carbonate rocks and deformation bands in silico-clastic rocks, the growth of faults, the interaction between fractures and fluids, and the structural controls of unconformity-related basement hosted uranium deposits. He has supervised several PhD and a large number of Masters and MsC students. He is a recognized expert in the area of fault processes and fault-controlled fluid flow in deformed crust. (Presentation by Prof. K. Bethune)
