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16 Timoleontos Street
Nicosia, Cyprus, 1041
+357-97653871
Alexandros Konstantinou, Ph.D.
RESUME My career aspiration is to join a multinational hydrocarbon exploration company and
develop my skills in basin analysis and basin modeling. My focus while working at
ExxonMobil was on hydrocarbon systems evaluation using global and regional datasets.
My expertise is in the field of extensional tectonics and my strongest attribute is my ability
to integrate multiple approaches to visualize and solve complex geologic problems.
EXPERIENCE IN THE
ENERGY INDUSTRY
ExxonMobil, Upstream Research Company, Houston, TX.
2014 January to December: Geoscience Contractor, Hydrocarbon Systems Group. • Developed a seep-based charge evaluation toolkit and workflow.
• Performed statistical evaluation of seep data for hydrocarbon risk assessment.
• Assisted in regional basin analysis of frontier exploration basins.
• Assisted in heat-flow and subsidence analysis of continental passive margins.
Project results had direct business applications, impacted exploration decisions, and
received extremely positive feedback from the upper management.
ExxonMobil, Upstream Research Company, Houston, TX.
2013 July to December: Geoscience Intern, Basin Scale Stratigraphy Group. • Developed workflow in quantitative seismic stratigraphy using 3D seismic data.
• Evaluated reservoir quality using the quantitative seismic stratigraphy workflow.
• Assisted with well placement decisions for a project in the production phase.
• Assisted with the evaluation of U-Pb geochronology data in provenance analysis.
Project results had direct business applications, were presented to the Business Unit
management, and impacted well placement decisions.
SKILLS • Basin Modeling: Able to build and evaluate 1D and 3D models in Petromod.
• Seismic Interpretation: Able to interpret 2D and 3D seismic data using Petrel.
• GIS and Cartography: Proficient in data manipulation and map production using ArcGIS.
• Heat-Flow and Subsidence Analysis: Modeling heat-flow and subsidence history of
basins in extensional settings.
• Structural Analysis: Application of concepts of hyper-extension to crustal-scale seismic
interpretation in order to predict hydrocarbon system elements.
• Mapping and Fieldwork: Detailed and regional field investigations.
• Provenance Analysis: Interpretation of zircon U-Pb analysis in provenances analysis.
• Languages: English (fluent), Greek (native).
EDUCATION Stanford University, Stanford, CA, Ph.D. (2013)
Department: Geological and Environmental Sciences
Outstanding Ph.D. graduate (class of 2013). GPA: 3.95/4.0
Thesis focus: Regional extensional tectonics. Advisor: Dr. Elizabeth Miller
Macalester College, St. Paul, MN, B.A. with Honors (2008)
Major: Geology, Minor: Art Summa Cum Laude. GPA: 3.93/4.0
Thesis focus: Geochronology and provenance analysis.
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PROFESSIONAL
AFFILIATIONS
American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG) – Member.
American Institute of Professional Geologists – Member.
Geological Society of America (GSA) – Member.
American Geophysical Union (AGU) – Member.
HONORS AND
AWARDS
2013: Stanford University Department of Geol. and Env. Science outstanding student award.
2012: ExxonMobil science grant.
2011: Geological Society of America research grant.
2010-2012: Leventis Foundation grant.
2010-2013: Stanford Graduate Fellowship (SGF).
2008: Macalester Geology Department excellence award.
2007: American Institute of Professional Geologists academic scholarship.
2006-2007: Keck and Beltman undergraduate research grants.
2004-2008: Cyprus Fulbright Committee, AMIDEAST-CASP scholar.
2004-2008: Kofi Annan International Scholarship.
OTHER
PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE
Stanford University, Department of Geological and Env. Sciences, Stanford, CA.
2008 to 2012: Teaching Assistant. • Assisted in teaching and grading lab sections for introductory courses (4 quarters).
• Organized and taught field courses and field trips (3 quarters).
• Mentored undergraduate and beginning graduate students in the field (4 field seasons).
EMED Mining Company, Nicosia, Cyprus.
2008 June to September: Geoscience Intern at Rio Tinto and North Alestos Mines. • Collaborated with exploration geologists in mapping the geology of the Rio Tinto (Spain)
and North Alestos (Cyprus) mines, to evaluate their tectonic and mineralization history.
• Assisted with evaluating the quality of the mineral deposits.
Macalester College, Geology Department, St. Paul, MN.
2006 to 2008: Teaching Assistant. • Assisted in teaching and grading lab sections for introductory courses (2 quarters).
• Assisted with organizing an interdisciplinary geology field trip to Cyprus (January 2008).
Cyprus Geological Survey, Nicosia, Cyprus.
2006 January: Volunteer at the Cartography Department. • Assisted with cartography projects and attended local geologic excursions.
Cyprus National Guard, Cyprus.
• 2002 to 2004: Private at the Artillery Branch.
TECHNICAL AND
ANALYTICAL SKILLS
• Electron Microprobe and SEM: Characterization and imaging of minerals and rocks.
• Geochronology: Zircon U-Pb dating using Laser Ablation ICP-MS and SIMS techniques.
• In-situ Isotope Geochemistry: Zircon oxygen and Hf-isotope analysis.
• Isotope Geochemistry: Whole-rock isotope analysis using ICP-MS.
• Inorganic Geochemistry: Chemical characterization of whole rock samples using XRF.
FIELD TRIP
PARTICIPATION
2012: Snake Range metamorphic core complex, USA: led by Elizabeth Miller and Jeff Lee.
2012: Catalina Island subduction complex, USA: led by Marty Grove.
2011: Ruby Mountains core complex, USA: led by Chris Henry, Joseph Colgan and others.
2010: Troodos ophiolite and Limassol Forest, Cyprus: led by Joe Cann, and Chris MacLeod.
2008: Death Valley and Funeral Mountains core complex, USA: led by Elizabeth Miller.
2008: Troodos Massif and environs, Cyprus: led by John Craddock and Karl Wirth.
2007: Galapagos Islands, Ecuador: led by Karl Wirth.
UNIVERSITY SERVICE 2008: Student member of faculty search committee at Stanford University.
2006-2007: Geology Club, Macalester College – Elected president.
2005-2007: Residence Hall Association, Macalester College – Secretary and Vice-president.
2004-2005: Pluralism and Unity Club, Macalester College – Selected member.
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PUBLICATIONS IN
PEER-REVIEWED
JOURNALS
Konstantinou A., Craddock J.P., Wirth K. R., Malone D., Vervoort J.D. and Davidson C., 2014.
Provenance of supermature quartz arenites of the Early Paleozoic Midcontinent region:
Implications for erosional and sedimentation patterns. Journal of Geology, V. 122(2),
p.201-216.
Brumley K., Miller E.L., Konstantinou A., Meisling K., Wooden J.P. and Lloyd M., 2014. First
samples of bedrock dredged from the Chukchi Borderland, Arctic Ocean. Geosphere.
Konstantinou A., Strickland A., Miller E.L., Vervoort J., Fisher C.M., Wooden J.P. and Valley J.
2013. Synextensional magmatism leading to crustal flow in the Albion-Raft River-
Grouse Creek metamorphic core complex, northeastern Basin and Range. Tectonics, V.
32, 1–20, doi:10.1002/tect.20085.
Konstantinou A., Valley J., Strickland A., Miller E.L., Fisher C., Vervoort J. and Wooden J.W.
2013. Geochemistry and geochronology of the Jim Sage volcanic suite, southern Idaho:
Implications for Snake River Plain magmatism and its role in the history of Basin and
Range extension. Geosphere. V. 9, 6, p. 1–23, doi:10.1130/GES00948.1
Craddock, J.P., Rainbird, R., Davis, G., Heaman, L., Vervoort, J.D., Davidson, C., Boerboom, T.,
Konstantinou, A., Vorhies, S., Kerber, L., and Lundquist, R. 2013. Detrital Zircon
Provenance of the Paleoproterozoic Huron (~2.4-2.2 Ga) and Animikie Basins (~2.2-1.8
Ga), Southern Superior Province. 2013. The Journal of Geology, V. 121, p. 623–644, doi:
10.1086/673265
Konstantinou A., Strickland A., Miller E.L. and Wooden J.P., 2012. Multi-stage Cenozoic
extension of the Albion-Raft River-Grouse Creek metamorphic core complex:
Geochronologic and stratigraphic constraints. Geosphere. V.8, 6.
Miller, E.L., Konstantinou A., and Strickland A., 2012. Comment on “Geodynamics of
synconvergent extension and tectonic mode switching: Constraints from the Sevier-
Laramide orogen” by Michael L. Wells et al., Tectonics, V. 31,
Craddock, J. P., Konstantinou, A., Vervoort, J.D., Wirth, K.R., Davidson, C., Finley-Blasi, L.,
Juda, N.A., and E. Walker. 2012. Detrital Zircon Provenance of the Proterozoic
Midcontinent Rift, USA. Journal of Geology, v. 121, p. 57-73.
Konstantinou A., and Miller E.L., in review. Evidence for a long-lived transfer zone beneath
the Snake River Plain and its influence to the Neogene magmatism in the province.
Tectonics.
SELECTED MEETING
PRESENTATIONS
Konstantinou A., 2015. Syn-extensional basin inversion over detachment faults: An
example from the Raft River Basin, U.S.A. AAPG European Regional Conference.
Konstantinou A., Strickland A. and Miller E.L., 2012. Magmatically induced diapiric rise of
the Albion-Raft River-Grouse Creek metamorphic core complex. Abstracts with
Programs: 2012 GSA Annual meeting. Topical theme session T179: Dynamics of Gneiss
Domes, Core Complexes, and Orogenic Plateaux.
Konstantinou A., Strickland A. and Miller E.L., 2010 The two-stage evolution of
metamorphic core complexes: Examples from the northern Basin and Range. Abstracts
with Programs: 2010 GSA Annual meeting. Paper No. 124-459.
PROFESSIONAL
REFERENCES
Kristian Meisling.
Consulting Geologist at Meisling Geoscience LLC.
Consulting Professor at Stanford University.
Email: [email protected]
Michael D. Blum.
Ritchie Distinguished Professor at University of Kansas, former ExxonMobil mentor.
Email: [email protected]
Elizabeth Miller.
Professor at Stanford University, PhD Adviser
Email: [email protected]