Prof. Dr. Rafael Ferreiro Mählmann

• Convenor with Sabine Klein (Deutsche Bergbaumuseum Bochum, Leibniz-Forschungsmuseum für Georessourcen) at the GeoBerlin 2023, Geosciences Beyond Boundaries – Research, Society, Future. Deutsche Geologische Gesellschaft, Geologische Vereiningung Conference. Session 4.11: „Geo-scientific methods in Archaeology, Archaeometry and Experimental Archaeology”. DGGV Berlin, Germany (2023).
• Convenor and Chairperson with Ömer Bozkaya (Pamukkale University), Jan Środoń (Polish Academy of Sciences, Krakow) at the XVII International Clay Conference. Session TS-27: “Clay minerals reaction progress during burial diagenesis and very low-temperature metamorphism”. ICC-AIPEA Istanbul, Turkey (2022).
• Convenor and Chairperson with Branimir Šegvić (Texas Tech University) and Sébastien Potel (Institut Polytechnique UniLaSalle, Beauvais) at the XVII International Clay Conference. Session TS-26: “Clay minerals studies in sedimentary basins predicting geotherms, fluid- and hydrocarbon migration systems”. ICC-AIPEA Istanbul, Turkey (2022).
• Convenor with Lan Nguyen-Thanh (Technische Universität Darmstadt) at the XVII International Clay Conference. Session TS-29: “Stability of smectite from experiments to nature”. ICC-AIPEA Istanbul, Turkey (2022).
• Advisory Member of the conference Scientific Committee, 17^th International Clay Conference 2021 (17^th ICC2021) İstanbul, Turkey.
• Convenor with Peter Uhlík (Department of Economic Geology, Comenius University in Bratislava, Slovakia), Branimir Šegvić (Department of Geosciences, Texas Tech University, USA). Session 6: Burial Diagenesis and Very Low Grade Metamorphism. 10^th Mid-European Clay Conference, MECC Kliczków Castle, Poland (2020, postponed to 2022 due to the pandemic of COVID-19).
• Convenor and Chairperson with Sébastien Potel (UniLaSalle UPJV, Basins-Reservoirs-Resources (B2R), Beauvais, France) at the fourth Frey-Kübler Symposium at the International Conference on Clay Science and Technology, EUROCLAY Conference, Session B7: “Diagenesis and Low-Grade Metamorphism”. EUROCLAY Paris, France (2019).
• Invited Keynote Speaker at 9th Mid-European Clay Conference, Session E: „Clay (and associated) minerals in geological systems“. Keynote: „Preliminary attempt to define grade of diagenesis and incipient metamorphism considering geothermal gradients calibrated with clay mineral, mineral and maceral index data“. MECC Zagreb, Croatia (2018).
• Convener and Chairperson with Jan Środoń (Institute of Geological Sciences, Polish Academy of Sciences, Research Centre in Kraków, Poland), Asuman Günal Türkmenoglu (Geological Engineering Department, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey) and Béla Raucsik (Department of Mineralogy and Geochemistry, University of Szeged, Hungary) at 9th Mid-European Clay Conference, Session E: „Clay (and associated) minerals in geological systems“, MECC Zagreb, Croatia (2018).
• SEG lecture about Coal Petrology & Palaeogeothermics. Society of Economic Geology (SEG) Workshop Munich, Student Chapter Technical University München. 16 lecture hours with practice. 8th and 9th of June, TU München, Germany (2018).
• Convenor with Sébastien Potel (B2R, Institut Polytechnique LaSalle, Beauvais, France), Isabel Suárez-Ruiz (INCAR-CSIC, Oviedo, Spain), Simon Lopez (BRGM, France) and Andrea Moscariello (University Geneva, Switzerland) at the International Meeting of Sedimentology 2017 (33rd International Association of Sedimentologist & 16th Association des Sédimentologistes Français, Joint Meeting). Accepted Session SR7.4/FSD8.8 “Geothermal studies in sedimentary basins with clay minerals and organic indices to characterize present-day geotherms, fluid- and hydrocarbon migration systems”. IAS/ASF Toulouse, France (2017).
• Convenor and Chairperson with Blanca Bauluz, Fernando Nieto and Sébastien Potel at the the XVI International Clay Conference (ICC2017). Planed session about: “Clay mineral reaction progress in very low-grade temperature petrologic studies”. Granada, Spain (2017).
• Guest editor with Hans Albert Gilg, Stephen Hillier and Emilio Galán. Special issue about “Clay mineral indices in palaeo-geothermal studies, hydrocarbon and geothermal prospection”. Including the proceedings of the third Frey-Kübler Symposium. Applied Clay Sciences, in press (2016).
• Member of the Scientific Program Committee at the 5th Mediterranean Clay Meeting (MCM), Ilıca Çeşme, İzmir, Tukey (2016).
• ERASMUS lecture about „Peak Oil, problems and perspectives“ at Pamukkale University, Denizli, Turkey (2016).
• ERASMUS short course about „Coal Petrology and Paleogeothermics“ at Pamukkale University, Department of Geological Engineering, Denizli, Turkey (2016).
• CUSO lecture at the Université De Genève, Section of Earth and Environmental Sciences. Programme doctoral en Sciences des Minéraux. DPMS Short Course: „Maturation of Carbonaceous Matter: Methods and Ppplications“ together with Dr. Olivier Beyssac (ENS Paris) and Prof. Dr. Kitty Milliken (University of Texas, Austin). Geneva (2016).
• ERASMUS lecture about „Applying different clay mineral and organic matter indices to dtermine rock maturity and grade of diagenesis to incipient metamorphism focused on cirrelation problems“ at Institut Polytechnique LaSalle Beauvais. France (2016).
• Guest editor with Ralf Littke and Ronan Le Bayon. Special issue about “Organic petrology, organic geochemistry and mineralogy in sedimentary basin research”. International Journal of Coal Geology, v. 157/1 (2016).
• Revisor der SMPG (Schweizerische Mineralogische und Petrographische Gesellschaft) 2014 und 2015.
• Convener and Chairperson with Hans Albert Gilg at the third Frey-Kübler Symposium at the 42th Clay Mineral Society (CMS) and EUROCLAY Conference. Session: “Clay mineral indices in palaeo-geothermal studies, hydrocarbon and geothermal prospection”. Edinburgh, Scotland GB (2015).
• Member of the Scientific Program Committee at the 68th International Committee for Coal and Organic Petrology Meeting (ICCP), Potsdam, Germany (2015).
• Convener with Ralf Littke and Ronan Le Bayon at the GeoFrankfurt 2014 Conference, Earth System Dynamics (GV, DGG). Session A09: “Organic petrology, organic geochemistry and mineralogy in basic research and applied geosciences”. Frankfurt, Germany (2014).
• Convener with Laurence N. Warr and Chairperson at the 7th Mid-European Clay Conference (MECC14). Session 5: “Clay minerals in diagenetic and low temperature metamorphic environments” including a round table about the ”Kübler Index – standardisation“. Dresden, Germany (2014). (opens in new tab) MECC 2014 (opens in new tab)
• Member of the Scientific Program Committee at the 9th European Coal Conference. Convener with Ronan Le Bayon at conference theme Coal Geology. Session: “Coalification process”. Gliwice, Poland (2013).
• Guest editor with Ömer Bozkaya, Sebastién Potel and Fernando Nieto. Special issue about “Clay mineral diagenesis and very low-grade metamorphic processes. Proceedings of the 2011 Frey-Kübler symposium”. Swiss Journal of Geosciences, v. 105/2 (2012).
• Invited Plenary Speaker at EUROCLAY: “Thermo-barometric use of coal and clay-mineral indicators: comparative application from diagenesis to sub-greenschist and sub-blueschist facies”. Antalya, Turkey (2011).
• Convener with Fernando Nieto, Sebastién Potel and Ömer Bozcaya, at the second Frey-Kübler Symposium at EUROCLAY. Session: “Clay mineral diagenesis and very low-grade metamorphic processes”. Antalya, Turkey (2011).
• ERASMUS lectures about “Clay, Clay Minerals and Applied Clay Mineralogy” at St. Kliment Ohridski University Sofia, Bulgaria (2010).
• ERASMUS short course with Janko Gerdjikow “Paragenetic metamorphic rocks”. One- week field studies in the Stara Planina Mountain, Kashana section, Central Balcanides, Bulgaria. St. Kliment Ohridski University Sofia, Bulgaria (2010).
• Convenor, Chairperson and Guest President of the AKOP (Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Kohle- und Organische Petrologie) meeting at the Institute of Applied Geosciences, Darmstadt. Annual meeting held at the Technische Universität Darmstadt in cooperation with the Hessische Landesmuseum. Darmstadt, Germany (2007).
• Chairperson and Convener with Peter Árkai and Ken Livi at EGS-AGU-EUG Joint Assembly. Session VGP 3.06 “Processes at low temperatures: Advances in studies of disequilibrium systems”. Nice, France (2003).
• Invited Keynote Speaker with Monika Wolf and Josef Mullis at EGS-AGU-EUG Joint Assembly. Session VGP 3.21 “Quantifying diagenesis to low-grade metamorphism: Old shoes and new paths”. Keynote: “Temperature determination between 50 and 270° C through fluid inclusion microthermometry and vitrinite reflectance values in the external parts of the Central Alps”. Nice, France (2003).
• Invited Keynote Speaker with Gary W. Ernst at American Geophysical Union Spring meeting. Keynote: “Experimental rate study of vitrinite maturation as a function of temperature, time, starting material, aqueous fluid pressure and oxygen fugacity-corroboration of prior work”. Washington D.C., USA (2002).
• Guest editor with Susanne Th. Schmidt. Special issue about “Diagenesis and Low-Grade Metamorphism”. Schweizerische Mineralogische Petrographische Mitteilungen, v. 82/2 (2002).
• Convenor with Susanne Th. Schmidt and Laurence N. Warr at the first Frey-Kübler Symposium at EUG 11. Session FMF1: “Diagenesis and Low-Grade Metamorphism”. Strasbourg, France (2001).
• Invited Keynote Speaker with Mauricio Belmar and Magda Ciulavu at EUG 11. Session FMF1 “Diagenesis and Low-Grade Metamorphism”. Keynote: “Bituminite reflectance in very low-grade metamorphic studies”. Strasbourg, France (2001).