Dr. Martina Kirilova

Education

10/2014 - 09/2017

Doctor Of Philosophy, University of Otago

(PhD thesis successfully defended on 25 January 2018; Degree awarded on 12 May 2018)
Thesis title: The effects of graphite and porosity on the mechanics of the Alpine Fault, New Zealand.
Academic advisors: Dr. Virginia Toy (University of Otago) and Prof. Dave Craw (University of Otago)

09/2011 – 03/2014

Master of Science in Geology- Geoscience, University of Copenhagen

Thesis title: Structural investigation of fault systems in the southern part of the Skagerrak Platform, northern Denmark.
Academic advisors: Lars Ole Boldreel (University of Copenhagen) & Stig Asbjørn Schack Pedersen (GEUS- Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland

09/2012 – 01/2013

Erasmus period with Geology and Geophysics of Reservoirs

Mutual program between University of Barcelona and Autonomous University of Barcelona

10/2007 – 11/2011

Bachelor of Science in Geology, Sofia University St. Kl. Ohridski

First Class Honours degree
Individual research: Products of HP melting in the Chepelare shear zone, Central Rhodope, Bulgaria – petrology, P-T estimates and U-Th-Pb dating.
Academic advisor: Milena Georgieva (Sofia University St. Kl. Ohridski)

Experience

08/2018 – 12/2018, 01/2018 – 04/2018

Associate research fellow, University of Otago

Processing and analyses of synchrotron-derived CT datasets using Avizo 3D software. Calculations of porosity and permeability from skeletonized CT datasets.

03/2016 – 12/2016

Research assistant, University of Otago

Studying the capabilities of Avizo 3D software and training staff and students of the University of Otago.

02 - 2015 /

2016 / 2017 / 2018

Teaching assistant, University of Otago

Demonstrator at annual field camps (344 Advanced Field Studies). This course provides training and practical expertise in geological field mapping and advanced field techniques with focus on structural geology and sedimentology.

10/2014 – 12/2014

Deep Fault Drilling Project 2, Alpine Fault, New Zealand

Active participation in curating, sampling and coring operations. Performing onsite geological microstructural analyses.

June 2013

Acquisition of seismic data, Carlsberg fault, Copenhagen, Denmark

Participation in a mutual project between the University of Hamburg and the University of Copenhagen.

Awards

2017 New Zealand Synchrotron Group Travel funding, grant in support of travel expenses and living allowances during the 1st AOF (Asia - Oceania forum) synchrotron radiation school at the Australian Synchrotron

2017 Best Student Presentation, awarded at DRT 2017 (21st International Conference on Deformation Mechanisms, Rheology and Tectonics)

2017 Conference Leave Travel Grant, awarded by the Division of Sciences, University of Otago, to attend EGU 2017 (annual meeting of the European Geosciences Union) and DRT 2017 (21st International Conference on Deformation Mechanisms, Rheology and Tectonics)

2017 new Zealand Synchrotron Group Travel funding, grant in support of travel expenses and living allowances during 3 days of beam time at the Australian Synchrotron

2015 Young Researcher Travel Grant, awarded by the Geological Society of New Zealand to attend AGU 2015 (annual meeting of the American Geophysical Union)

2012 Erasmus scholarship, European Commission Socrates II funding in support of a six months student exchange program at the University of Barcelona, Spain

Publications