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Intermediary report Bucharest Student Chapter

2012-2013

Executive committee:

Georgian Manuc

Mihai Munteanu

Roxana Stanca
Alexandru Ion

Function Name E-mail Member number

President Georgian MANUC [email protected] 10071729
Vice-President Mihai MUNTEANU [email protected] 10074962
Secretary Roxana STANCA [email protected] 10090127
Treasurer Alexandru ION [email protected] 10090772

AAPG Faculty Adviser: Faculty Co-advisor: Local Society Sponsor:

Lect. Dr. Relu Roban Prof. Dr. Nicolae Anastasiu Dr. Antoneta Seghedi

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BSC of AAPG Members

1st Year

22. Malai Iulian Stefan

Member
No. Name No. 23. Matei Andrei-Catalin
1. Bocioaca Andreea-Maria 24. Mindu Mariana-Lavinia
2. Chiriac Andreea 25. Nania George Lucian 10092202
3. Ciucu Madalina-Elena 26. Onulescu Mihai-Aurelian
4. Cojocaru Vlad 27. Pantia Adrian-Iulian
5. Damian Alexandru 28. Pirvulet Vasile-Adrian
6. Dediu Cosmin 29. Placint Andrei-Razvan
7. Dicu Roxana-Gabriela 30. Popescu Marian
8. Draica Adrian 31. Prahoveanu Silvia
9. Dumitru Elena 32. Prisecaru Catalin
10. Dumitru Octavian 33. Purluca Andrada
11. Ene Florin-Ioan 34. Rapaila Ionut Cristian
12. Fenea Eduard 35. Rotaru Alexandru
13. Florescu Ionut-Alexandru 36. Sabau Andreea-Nicoleta
14. Gal Bogdan 37. Sandulescu Tudor
15. Girneata Estera 10092204 38. Sima Andreea
16. Georgescu Alxandru-Cosmin 39. Simion Ionut-Razvan
17. Ghica Madalina-Florina 40. Smaranda George
18. Ilie Tiberiu 41. Staicu Gabriel-Sorinel
19. Iscru Giulia 10092205 42. Toma Ion-Mihai
20. Istrate Ionut 43. Vasile Maria Carmen
21. Ivan George-Ioan 44. Ventila Andrei
2nd Year

Member
No. Name No. 20 Malciu Cristina Elena
1 Alexe Adrian 21 Marcu Elena Diana
2 Anghel Laurentiu 22 Matei Laura
3 Aron Mark-Antonio 23 Murarașu Thomas
4 Bugheanu Delia 10090108 24 Paranțucă Alexandru
5 Cojocaru Elena Iuliana 25 Pieptan Maria-Camelia
6 Constantinescu Lavinia 26 Prahoveanu Dorian Andrei
7 Crăciun Dan 27 Ristea Elena Mihaela
8 Cristea Ștefan 28 Scarlat Simona Maria
9 Dincă George 29 Scarlet Alexandra
10 Drăguș Maria 30 Simuț Horia
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11 Duta Ana-Maria 31 Spiridon Roxana Andreea

12 Ene Roxana 32 Stanca Roxana 10090127
13 Ene Sandra Eliana 33 Ștefan Daniel
14 Ghica Corina 34 Stoica Adina
15 Gionea Romina 35 Strachinaru Paul
16 Grama Paula 36 Suciu Ștefan
17 Grosu Emanuel 37 Tănase Adrian
18 Iancu Virgil Iulian 38 Tonița Larisa
19 Luciu Nicoleta 39 Ungureanu Constantin
3rd Year

Member
No. Name No. 13 Negru Florina-Andreea
1 Caragea Irina-Marilena 10092201 14 Nuta Geanina-Andreea
2 Carmocan Alexandru 15 Oteleanu Eugenia Alexandra
3 Ciuciuc Alexandra 16 Paraschiv Gheorghe
4 Faur Luchiana-Maria 17 Pascu Delia Maria
5 Georgescu Ana Andreea 18 Pirnea Roxana-Mihaela
6 Ion Ioana-Georgiana 19 Popescu Anca-Gabriela
7 Jinga Irina-Ioana 20 Serbanescu Irina-Nona
8 Manuc Georgian 10071729 21 Sirbu Maria-Adriana 10074964
9 Marasescu Alina 22 Stan Constantin-Daniel 10090126
10 Marza Andreea-Andra 10072482 23 Stoica Adriana Mihaela
11 Moga Radu 24 Tivig Ioan Cristian
12 Munteanu Mihai 10074962
4th Year

Member
No. Name No. 15 Lupu Dan Catalin
1 Apotrosoaei Vlad Alexandru 10074960 16 Manea Valentina Adriana 10061394
2 Balahura Andrei Daniel 17 Marin Simona
3 Barbu Marius Bogdan 18 Nastase Lavinia
4 Barbu Mihai 10061399 19 Oprea Andreea
5 Biban Mihai-Andrei 20 Paduraru Madalina-Georgeta
6 Birsan Antonio Octavian 10061422 21 Pavel Victor
7 Buioc Bogdan Ionut 10061415 22 Poloboc Alexandra
8 Dragomir Raluca 23 Radu Bogdana
9 Dumitru Tiberiu-Costin 24 Raduca Adela Cristina
10 Funduc Roxana 25 Roman Catalin Gabriel
11 Lazar Robert 26 Stancu Cristina
12 Lazar Vlad Alexandru 10061396 27 Strachinaru Andrei Lucian 10066945
13 Lechea George Daniel 10061406 28 Trandafir Gabriela Teodora 10061405

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14 Lungu Alexandra-Gabriela 29 Zamfir Claudia Gabriela

1st Year MSc

2nd Year MSc

Member Member
No. Name No. No. Name No.
1 Andrei Codrut Florin 1 Calin Andreea-Elena 10061420
2 Bud Aurelian 10061423 2 Caprioreanu Andreea Elena
3 Budusan Diana 10061412 3 Cancel Ioana Valentina 10061403
4 Canini Paul 10092153 4 Chiciudean Irina 10061402
5 Dobrin Nicolae Sebastian 5 Ciobanete Diana 10053862
6 Donisan Alina Roxana 10061419 6 Girneata Nina 10061398
7 Dorneanu Anca 10061418 7 Iliescu Cristina Mihaela 10061413
8 Ene Vlad Victor 10061397 8 Leparda Ioan Alexandru
9 Maria Anamaria 9 Lihaciu Alina 10053869
10 Matei Berta Corina 10 Lupu Dumitru 10061411
11 Mitrica Dragos 11 Mihalcea Cristian 10053858
12 Moisil Andreea 12 Mirea Ionut Horatiu Adrian
13 Neagu Sorin Cristi 13 Panaiotu Andrei George 10053571
14 Olteanu Dan Cristian 10061410 14 Popescu Ana-Georgiana 10053861
15 Opris Anca 15 Ranete Emilia 10061409
16 Placinta Maria 10061400 16 Scheul Ionel 10053866
17 Pojar Iulian 17 Septimius Mara
18 Popa Razvan Gabriel 18 Tarigradschi Victor 10061393
19 Profeta Lucia-Rodica 10061401 19 Visnevschi Eugen 10061408
20 Ricu Alexandra Victoria 10061417
21 Stochici Rasvan
22 Tita Patricia
23 Tudor Eugen Petrut 10061407
24 Voiculescu Daniel Alexandru 10061416

In the last six months, the members of Bucharest Student Chapter (BSC) of AAPG had a
busy scientific schedule. During summer, our AAPG project was organized and we
participated in a wide range of projects in which we were invited:
 The interaction between the Balkans and Carpathians kinematics: Inferences for basin
evolution and hydrocarbon play potential, organized by BSC of AAPG;
 East Europe Geophysical Summer School, Romania - 17-30 July 2012, organized by
BSC of SEG;
 Hydrocarbon reservoirs in the Pannonian Basin and their outcrop analogs in the
Transdanubian Range, organized by Eotvos Student Chapter of AAPG (Hungary);
 Crossing the Carpathians, organized by SPE student chapter from Utrecht University
in collaboration with Ploiesti University of Oil and Gas and with BSC of AAPG;

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 2nd International Summer Student Archeo-Geophysical Field Camp, organized by

Belgrade SEG Student Chapter;
 Field trip to Rosia Montana, organized by BSC of SEG (Economic).
After the beginning of the Academic year our activity as a chapter increased. We started
our meetings with an Icebreaker. The traditional autumn field trip was held on 26 – 28
October 2012, in Buila Vanturarita (Valcea, Romania). We were also involved in the
organization of the 81st edition of the Romanian Geological Society Conference.

The interaction between the Balkans and Carpathians kinematics:

Inferences for basin evolution and hydrocarbon play potential

Background
The Balkans and Carpathians have represented a very controversial subject in the
last years, regarding their kinematics from mountain buildings to orogenic collapse.
Romanian, Serbian and Bulgarian experiences are necessary for better understanding of
the nowadays scenarios, having Dr. Liviu Matenco (University of Utrecht, Netherlands)
with us.
Taking the experience from last year with the Aberdeen Student Chapter and
hearing about the success of combined chapter field trips we wanted to create new
connections with AAPG chapters within Eastern Europe by integrating our Southern
neighbors from Bulgaria and Serbia in an AAPG joint project.
Therefore, 25 students participated at the project:
- 17 from the University of Bucharest, Faculty of Geology and Geophysics, Bucharest,
Romania;
- 3 from “Babes-Bolyai” University, Faculty of Geology and Biology, Cluj, Romania;
- 2 from the University of Belgrade, Serbia;
- 3 from "St. Kliment Ohridski" University, Sofia, Bulgaria.

The Trip
The team proved to be homogenous and the language boundaries were easily
crossed. Asides from improving our geological background, the first thing that we wanted
for this trip was to improve the communication skills between the students from 3
different countries.
We started in Veliko Tarnovo with a general introduction of the Balkans tectonics,
petrology, stratigraphy and sedimentology. We were from the very beginning familiarized
with the four main tectonic units: The Central, Eastern and Western Balkans units and the
Srednogorie unit. Throughout the nine days, we have passed all the major units from the
Balkans to the contact with the Carpathians.

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The road map of the field trip, starting at Tarnavo (Bulgaria) continuing to Zajecar
(Serbia) and ending at Sofia (Bulgaria)

Basically, our goal was to understand the

relationships between the Central, Eastern and
the Srednogorie units and the main tectonic
events from the Paleozoic and Alpine ages (the
entire evolution of the orogenic system).
The way through Zlatitsa, Pavolche and
Svoge was predominantly about the Cretaceous
sediments and volcanism, Triassic limestones and
the contact between the Western Balkans unit
and the Paleozoic basement. Maps with the geological setting of the field trip
We crossed the border in Serbia, heading
towards Zajecar while following the Timok fault
systems. The trip ended back in Bulgaria, Sofia.
Dr. Liviu Matenco, our trip advisor and
coordinator, has succeeded to cope with us and
our various whims and he exceeded all our
expectations, both academical and social. The so
often tedious explanations usually associated with
a visit to various outcrops were avoided because
the students were the first ones to express an Dr. Liviu Matenco explaining how to
opinion about the geology of the area. describe structural features on the
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Individual observations and measurements were performed, which were followed

by discussions and the interpretation of the acquired data.
Professor L. Matenco also contributed to the development of our presentation skills,
encouraging each of the teams in which we were divided to present in the evenings
everything that they observed and acknowledged during the day.
Therefore, the field trip achieved all its goals, starting with the understanding of the
tectonic system of the Balkans and it’s implication with the sedimentary basins, which had
been the start point of a more complex and long term collaboration between us and our
Serbian and Bulgarian colleagues. We’ve finished this trip with the guitar sounds in the
background and the hope that maybe sometimes soon we will do it again.

Serbian, Bulgarian and Romanian

participants

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Feedback

These are some opinions from the students that participated in the project:
”The best parts of this field trip were the following:
 the daily road trip (long enough to offer us to see as much as we can assimilate and
even more)
 the presentations at the end of the day, which gave us the opportunity to better
comprehend and correct our information which we learned during the day and to try
to talk in front of an audience as geologists
 best group ambiance ever”
Says Bivolaru Luciana, 4th year at Faculty of Geology and Geophysics, Bucharest, Romania

“I could say that I really enjoyed the interesting experience that I had in this field trip
and I am disappointed in myself because I haven’t participated more often at these kind of
events, especially if they have all cost included. The accommodation was comfortable, even
though it’s not easy to change the location every night. I was never sure there could be a hotel
on the top of a mountain, on a road cut in limestones that we found when the night started. In
the end I would like to congratulate the BSC committee for the courage and implication in so
many projects that they made and to thank them and AAPG for offering me this great
opportunity to assimilate, understand and learn about the formation of the Balkans,
Carpathians and the depositional system environments related to their formation. I hope that
we will collaborate more in the future as Student Chapters.”
Says Octavian Andone, 1st year of Master, Faculty of Geology and Biology, Cluj, Romania

We would like in the end to present our gratitude to AAPG and Chevron for all the
understanding, support and confidence that they have shown towards us throughout the
whole project and the past projects, hopping that the future will break some other
boundaries related to the geological and geosciences projects.

Sponsored by:

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East Europe Geophysical Summer School

Romania - 17-30 July 2012

The two-week long summer school, organized by the University of Bucharest SEG
(Society of Exploration Geophysicists) Student Section from the Faculty of Geology and
Geophysics, has brought together over 20 geosciences students from Eastern Europe:
Bucharest (Romania), Sofia (Bulgaria), Budapest (Hungary) and Belgrade (Serbia).

The participant students at Weatherford

headquarter, Ploiesti (Romania)

The students, of different academic backgrounds, were offered a unique opportunity

to learn about the industrial approach of geophysics applied to hydrocarbons exploration
and the principles and methodologies applied to near-surface engineering aspects.
In the first phase of the project, the group was guided by the professionals from
Weatherford and Prospectiuni SA through well logging and seismic field methodology,
processing and interpretation.
The second part was held at Jurilovca, Tulcea, and it was part of a continued
collaboration between the Faculty of Geology and Geophysics and the archeological team at
the Orgame/Argamum archeological site. The students applied several non-invasive
investigation methods (resistivity surveys, GPR and magnetics) and they have learned
hands-on advices about data acquisition and using geophysical equipment, but they also
had the opportunity to learn more about the history of the area thanks to the guidance of
an archeologist.
The field camp was sponsored by the Society of Exploration Geophysicists
Foundation, Weatherford and Prospectiuni SA.

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Vibroseises trucks (Prospectiuni SA) at Videle, Romania

Hydrocarbon reservoirs in the Pannonian Basin and their outcrop

analogs in the Transdanubian Range
Hungary, 21-25 of August 2012

The project was organized by the students from Eötvös Loránd University, Hungary
( Eötvös Student Chapter of AAPG) and the purpose was to understand the formation of
hydrocarbon reservoirs from the Pannonian Basin. There were 40 students from four
different universities. Ten students from Eötvös Loránd University (Hungary), ten students
from University of Miskolc (Hungary), ten students from Babes – Bolyai University of Cluj –
Napoca (Romania) and ten students from Faculty of Geology and Geophysics, University of
Bucharest (Romania).
The surrounding areas of Lake Balaton were the main focus of the field investigation
for a period of 5 days. Moreover, on our last day in the project we have visited the Museum
of Hungarian Petroleum Industry.
The students who participated in the field activities were of different study levels,
ranging from first year, to PhD students. The diversity of the age range has proven to be
very useful during the field investigations because older students were able to explain the
new information to the younger ones, considering that they had an advanced knowledge
degree in regards to the specific subjects we had to deal with.

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The subject approached wasn’t very easy to understand, but thanks to our
coordinator, Janos Haas, they were made very explicit and easier to grasp.
During the time spent in Hungary, we haven’t learnt only geology, but we also got
the chance to know ourselves a little better, to exchange impressions and compare our
different cultures starting from differences in the educational system, down to personal
traditions and customs. Our accommodation was in a resort near Lake Balaton, which made
it easy for us to swim in the lake in the evening after a full day of working in the field.
This experience was useful from two different aspects: scientific and social. The
basis of the understanding of the hydrocarbon reservoirs has been laid down for us, and
now all the interested students will be able to know where to look for more material
regarding this subject in order to do a more thorough study. Moreover, we have made a lot
of friends by crossing the boundaries of nationality and language.

Hungarian and Romanian students in a quarry

near lake Balaton

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Crossing the Carpathians – Joint SPE/AAPG project between Utrecht,

Amsterdam, Bucharest and Ploiesti Student Chapters

The project ‘Crossing the Carpathians’ represents a collaboration between SPE

Student Chapters from Vrije University of Amsterdam and from Utrecht University
(initiators), both from Netherlands, and the SPE chapter from Ploiesti University of Oil and
Gas, in partnership with Bucharest Student Chapter of AAPG, University of Bucharest, from
Romania. It consisted of a one week field trip with 25 students from the four universities
exploring the petroleum provinces near the Carpathians bend, Vrancea zone. The field trip
was focused on visiting several outcrops which represent the main parts of the oil
generation and entrapment systems in the area. The Carpathian fold belt presents
interesting features from a structural point of view and it clearly gave the students an
opportunity to expand their knowledge. Both the geology and engineering students could
debate on how the petroleum systems evolved and how we find ourselves in a period of
maturity in manners of oil production. Many of the oil fields in the Carpathians bend could
clearly be treated as textbook material.

Left: The participant students in the uplifted part of the Focsani Basin Right:
The Buzau Valley

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2nd International Summer Student Archeo-Geophysical Field Camp

This year, like the year before, the Belgrade SEG Student Chapter invited SEG
Student Chapter of University of Bucharest to take part in the “2nd International Summer
Student Archaeo-Geophysical Field Camp”. The project took place between the 13th and
the 18th of September, 2012, at the archaeological site located nearby the Petnica Science
Center, Valjevo, Serbia. As the name suggests, the project’s aim was to provide students
the opportunity to learn practical principles and methodology of near-surface geophysics
applied for the investigation of an archaeological site.

Electrometry methods applied on an archaeological site, Serbia

The Faculty of Geology and Geophysics from Bucharest was represented by four
students eager to learn about research methods in geophysics and for whom working in a
team was not a problem. The domain of study or the academic year was not a selection
criterion, but an important requirement was to know English, being an international
project.
Travelling to Serbia and back was done by personal cars and the costs of transport,
accommodation and food were provided from the funds stipulated for the project
sponsored by SEG Foundation and Prospectiuni SA.

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The field camp gave students the opportunity to learn hands-on information about
various methods such as: electrometry, magnetometry and GPR, but also to interact with
other students from other universities, at the same time strengthening the relationship
between the two chapters.

The 8th International Geology Symposium

Brad, 13 – 16 September

The 8th International Economic Geology Symposium has been developed between
the 13th and 16th of September 2012, in Brad. Seven students from the Faculty of Geology
and Geophysics from Bucharest, active members of Bucharest Student Chapter of Society of
Economic Geologists and AAPG, participated in organizing this event. Under the thorough
guidance of Dr. Sorin Udubasa and among members of the industrial and academic
environment, they combined the organizational skills with the assistance of several
scientific presentations.

Volunteers from Bucharest Student Chapter

Field trip to Rosia Montana

The Bucharest Student Chapter of the Faculty of Geology and Geophysics, affiliated
to Society of Economic Geologists, has been involved in several activities in 2012, among
which field applications and participating in organizing the 8th International Economic
Geology Symposium, held in Brad.
The most recent project developed by BSC of SEG focused on Rosia Montana mining
sites, an area of great geological and economic interest, held between 24th and 28th
September, the current year.

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The scientific coordinator of the field trip has been Dr. Sorin Udubasa and the
financing has been ensured by the Newmont Company, covering the accommodation, two
meals per day and the transport from Alba Iulia to Rosia Montana.
RMGC (Rosia Montana Gold Corporation) had previously signed a partnership with
the faculty regarding the development of the field project, guaranteeing for specialized
personnel to offer accurate geological, archaeological and geochemical information, the
socio-economic impact of a mining exploitation, as well as the safety equipment and the
transport in the local area.

The entrance of the Catalina Monulesti mine gallery

This field trip addressed mostly the older students who already had the basic
knowledge concerning solid mineral resources and summed up 13 participants, from the
3rd and 4th year of study as well as master students.
In the first day, on the 24th September the students accommodated with the area
and were presented the project proposed by RMGC for Rosia Montana, a short history of
the mining in the area and the regional geology comprising the characteristics of the ore
deposit.

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Students in Cetate quarry

The second day was planned for a trip in the Cetate quarry, with the implied
geological description and explanations, as well as visiting the laboratory where the
company takes its geochemical analyses. The students were able to follow the basic
procedures of registering and processing, but also to see the storage room for drilling
samples. During the third day the field application moved underground in the Catalina
Monulesti gallery, where there could be observed the transition through several evolution
stages of the mining techniques, of great historical importance, preserving chisel gab traces
and the trapezoidal style typical for the period under Roman domination. In the afternoon
of the 26th September the students visited the pilot station for treating acid water and
learnt about what is mining drainage, but also of the importance and noxiousity of certain
chemical elements and the possible and necessary measurements for purifying this water.
The 4th day has been allocated to presenting the archaeological discoveries from the Rosia
Montana area, visiting the Gold of the Apuseni Museum and of the village with stops at the
architectural key-sites, especially restored houses. In the 5th day the students were driven
to Alba Iulia, point at which the field trip ended.
After the project, its success has been certified by an extended invitation for future
field trips in the area on the behalf of the RMGC employees, but mostly by the positive
feedbacks addressed to the chapter from the participating students.

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The traditional autumn field trip of BSC

26-28 October 2012

Fifty students left from Bucharest at 6.30 in the morning on the 26th of October. We
were heading towards Buila Vanturarita, Valcea, accompanied by two professors.
After a three hours ride we had our first stop in the Brezoi – Titesti Basin. Teams
were made, the third and the fourth year students having the responsibility to make the
younger ones understand the basics of geology. Here we were introduced to the Brezoi
conglomerates of Cretaceous age. On top of them lies the Turnu sandstone which we saw
while visiting the Turnu Monastery; we were also familiarized with the formation of the
channels and how to recognize them on the field.

Group photo at Brezoi, Autumn field trip

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Various outcrops were encountered, showing the Cozia augen gneisses and the
Caciulata clay deposits of Campanian – Maastrichtian age. On the left side of the Olt River,
in the Fedelesoiu Village, we saw Badenian volcanic tuffs. The last stop on that day was at
Costesti, at the sandstone concretion museum.
In the next day we crossed the Buila Vanturarita limestones, reaching the basement
represented by micaceous schists, amphibolites, gneisses; a particular type of rock
encountered here was the eclogite.
The third day, our group visited the Bistrita Gorge with Jurasic limestones lying on
top of a metamorphic basement.
The field trip ended with a final test, in order to verify the correctitude and the
amount of information received by the students during that weekend, and, of course, with
prizes.

The Geological Society of Romania’s Conference

The Geological Society of Romania (SGR - Societatea Geologica a Romaniei) is
organizing, every two years, a conference. This year the conference took place at the
University of Bucharest, Faculty of Geology and Geophysics, during the 2nd and 4th of
November.
It was the first time when two students were chosen to be secretaries, Andreea
Marza, respectively Georgian Manuc (president of the AAPG chapter). During the event, 31
volunteers from Bucharest Student Chapter helped them to organize the conference with
tasks which included coffee breaks, member registration, presentations and other issues
that appeared during the event.
The conference has been opened
with discussions regarding a new SGR
statute and proposals for upcoming
elections. The president of SGR, Antoneta
Seghedi, awarded student Diana
Ciobanete (former treasurer and vice-
president of AAPG SC) for her scientific
performance in the field of Sedimentology
and also other students’ efforts were
awarded with a diploma recognizing their
past efforts in organizing the 3rd
International Symposium on the Geology
of the Black Sea Region and their
Georgian Manuc during his presentation participation in international conference
during the year of 2011 and 2012.

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The conference included both posters and oral presentations, subdivided into
petrology, geochemistry and mineral resources; sedimentology and hydrology; geophysics,
tectonics and regional geology; ambiental geology and paleobiodiversity. The students who
had held the presentations had the chance to learn from the best experts from the domain
and they talked with them about how to start their careers in geology.
In the second day, the primary event was a fieldtrip into the Northern part of
Dobrogea, with 20 participants.

Bucharest Student Chapter Meetings

The first meeting of the Bucharest Student Chapter members was on 11 October
2012. We started with an Icebreaker dedicated to the students in order to become better
acquainted with each other, and afterwards we invited the young professionals who belong
to our chapter to talk about their first experiences as employees within the petroleum
industry and how did the involvement with BSC helped them in the long run.
Our guests were Cezar Iacob from Prospectiuni – Former president of Bucharest
Student Chaper of AAPG, Mihai Furnica from Prospectiuni – Former Vice-president of
Bucharest Student Chapter of AAPG, Alin Popa from Schlumberger, Lorand Birtok from
Petrom and Emilia Ranete from Zeta Petroleum – former vice-president of Bucharest
Student Chapter of EAGE.
The second meeting was held on the 25th of October 2012, where we have invited
one of the lecturers from the Faculty of Geology and Geophysics in order to talk about the
opportunities that the Erasmus scholarships offer to the students. In the same meeting, the
former scholarship beneficiaries have shown us a little bit of their experience during the
time spent in a foreign Univerisity, within the Erasmus programme.
The third meeting was held on the 8th of November where Alexandru Andrasanu
was again invited in order to talk about geoconservation and to present the online
platform, entitled European Virtual Seminar - Suistainable Development. At the end we also
talked about the Hateg Country National Geopark and about the work which is carried out
in order to develop a new one in Buzau area.
The forth meeting was held on the 6th of December, when we had a special guest
from the industry, our student chapter friend Dr. Ing. Gheorghe Oaie the director of
“GeoEcoMar” the National Research and Development Institute for Marine Geology and
Geoecology. He presented their new project about “Marinegeohazard – the first real-time
warning system for marine geohazards in the Black Sea”, that will start next year. The
presentation started with a description about the Western part of the Black Sea geology
and the possibilities of heaving some storms, earthquakes and tsunami waves in this area.
After that he described us the necessary equipment that it will be use in this project and the
operating principles of it. In the end, Mr. Gheorghe Oaie encouraged our faculty students to
apply for the future jobs and research opportunities provided by this project.

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The Christmas Celebration

13 years BSC

Our last important activity was the Christmas Celebration which was held on 13th
December. Each year Bucharest Student Chapter organizes a Christmas party for its
members, faculty professors and industry persons. This party represents an important
tradition for our chapter because it actively involves all the members in its preparation; it
informs people on what we do and connects everyone, from students to professionals. The
Christmas Party has a specific program every year: first of all, we had a presentation by
Andrei Strachinaru (the former president) on what activities we had during 2011-2012.

Andrei Strachinaru`s presentation

After Andrei’s presentation we invited the BSC choir, formed by eleven girls and
eight boys, who delighted our guests with traditional Romanian carols. At the end of the
choir, we invited everyone to enjoy our traditional culinary delights and with its help, the
networking started.

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The BSC choir

This party represents an important moment for students because here they can
meet professors and get to know them before they even have classes together, and also
they can create connections with people from the industry environment. At the end, we
sang Happy Birthday for 13 years of BSC and started handing out gifts.

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Acknowledgments

Acknowledgments and gratitude for all their contribution, confidence and financial
support for our chapter activities and projects:

- “The interaction between the Balkans and Carpathians kinematics:

Inferences for basin evolution and hydrocarbon play potential, organized by
BSC of AAPG”;
- “Hydrocarbon reservoirs in the Pannonian Basin and their outcrop analogs
in the Transdanubian Range, organized by Eotvos Student Chapter of AAPG
(Hungary)”;
- “Crossing the Carpathians, organized by SPE student chapter from Utrecht
University in collaboration with Ploiesti University of Oil and Gas and with
BSC of AAPG”;
- Autumn field trip – Buila Vanturarita 2012;
- Lake Austin Grant Week

- “The interaction between the Balkans and Carpathians kinematics:

Inferences for basin evolution and hydrocarbon play potential, organized
by BSC of AAPG”;

- Professor Grigore Raileanu award, used for the project: “The

interaction between the Balkans and Carpathians kinematics:
Inferences for basin evolution and hydrocarbon play potential,
organized by BSC of AAPG”,

- Logistic and technical support in projects and confidence in all

our activities
- Official Local Society Sponsor for Bucharest Student Chapter

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Other sponsors:

GeoEcoMar – for the financial support showed to the students who participated at SRG
Conference and for their presentations and short corses held for students;
Prospectiuni S.A. – financial support for: “East Europe Geophysical Summer School”;
Weatherford – financial support for: “East Europe Geophysical Summer School”;
Rosia Montana Gold Corporation – logistic support for: “Rosia Montanata field trip”;
Newmont Company - financial support for: “Rosia Montanata field trip”;
University of Bucharest – Faculty of Geology and Geophysics – technical and logistic
support

We would like to thank all the student chapter members of AAPG for
their dedication and hard work in the chapter.

Thank you AAPG!

Group photo at Bistrita Gorge, Autumn field trip, Buila – Vanturarita

2012

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