Munira Raji, PhD.

United Kingdom

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About me
Geologist & Science Diplomat | Global Energy & Climate Policy Analyst | Bridging Science, Policy & Diplomacy for Just Energy Transitions and Global Challenges.
Education
- One education
  2021 -
  Diploma sustainable energy
- Gaia education
  2021 -
  Certificate sustainable development goals (sdgs) africa programme
- Soas university of london
  2023 - 2025
  Master's degree msc. global energy and climate policy
  Through the MSc Global Energy and Climate Policy programme, I have acquired the expertise to contribute to the global transformation of energy systems, tackling energy and climate change policy as interconnected domains using an integrated approach that includes case studies from various countries.My core modules include:• Global Energy and Climate Policy• Low Carbon Development• Global International Organization: United Nations in the World• Global Environmental Change and… Show more Through the MSc Global Energy and Climate Policy programme, I have acquired the expertise to contribute to the global transformation of energy systems, tackling energy and climate change policy as interconnected domains using an integrated approach that includes case studies from various countries.My core modules include:• Global Energy and Climate Policy• Low Carbon Development• Global International Organization: United Nations in the World• Global Environmental Change and Sustainability Show less
- Durham university
  2014 - 2018
  Doctor of philosophy - phd geological sciences
  ■ Mapped and evaluated the potential for un-expelled and retained unconventional shale oil in the Kimmeridge Clay Formation of the North Sea. Several analytical techniques were used for this research including LECO-TOC, Rock-Eval Pyrolysis, Kerogen Isolation, Density Gradient Centrifugation, Stable Isotope and Organic Petrology, XRD, FIB-SEM and Micro-CT independently performed on representative source rock samples.
- University of portsmouth
  2008 - 2011
  Bsc geology
  Research Title: The Geology and Tectonic Evolution of Ios, Cyclades, Greece. ■ Efficiently worked for 40-days on an independent mapping project on the Geology and Tectonic Evolution of Ios, Cyclades, Greece. In addition to being an amazing experience, this gave me an understanding of deep-crustal processes which has proved useful in my subsequent basin modeling project using Genesis during my postgraduate degrees.■ An independent research project on Spectral gamma-ray and… Show more Research Title: The Geology and Tectonic Evolution of Ios, Cyclades, Greece. ■ Efficiently worked for 40-days on an independent mapping project on the Geology and Tectonic Evolution of Ios, Cyclades, Greece. In addition to being an amazing experience, this gave me an understanding of deep-crustal processes which has proved useful in my subsequent basin modeling project using Genesis during my postgraduate degrees.■ An independent research project on Spectral gamma-ray and Mineralogical Characterisation of Palaeocene-Eocene Siliciclastic, Isle of Wight using hand-held Spectral Gamma Ray, XRD, and XRF techniques were performed. This helped my understanding of radioactive isotope and how it contributes to heat flow Show less
- University of derby
  2011 - 2012
  Master's degree applied petroleum geosciences merit
  Activities and Societies: American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG) ■ I am an active member of the AAPG and founded University of Derby AAPG-Students Chapter. ■ Assisted in the registration of old and new members in the department. ■ Encouraged students participation in chapter activities, Imperial Barrel Award, training and conference attendance Research Title: Unconventional Oil and Gas Potential of the Widmerpool Gulf. ■ I designed and implemented an independent research study on "Unconventional Oil and Gas Potential of the Widmerpool Gulf using mineralogy and geochemical analytical data derived from core samples in the lab. Results of the quantitative analyses were used to evaluate unconventional shale oil and gas potential combined with burial history models.
Experience
- Chevron
  Sept 2006 - Mar 2007
  Trainee geologist
  ■ Provided well log interpretation and correlation to the Formation Evaluation team■ Provided data support, managed a well database, documented and QC’ed daily well data in LAS, DLIS files collected from the drilling rigs ■ Visited Chevron's Rob Butler drilling rig as a junior support geologist for the wellsite geologists.
- Egdon resources plc
  Jan 2013 - Nov 2013
  Associate geologist
  ■ Interpreted geological, geochemistry, seismic, and burial history datasets to evaluate the potential for unconventional shale oil and gas of Egdon's onshore Carboniferous acreage.
- Durham university
  Jan 2014 - Jan 2018
  Phd research scientist
  Research Title: Offshore Unconventional- extracting oil from active source rocks of theKimmeridge Clay Formation of the North Sea.■Funded by Third Field/Trapoil-Durham Consortium with > £150,000 to research Offshore Unconventional (N. Sea). Results: identified optimum maturity, thickness, organic-richness, organofacies, and potential Oil reserves in N. Sea for shale oil exploitation. ■ Performed various lab analyses in the UK and USA. Collaborated with academia which resulted in a publication and presentation of research findings at Brae, BSRG, URTEC and TSOP/ICCP conferences (1 & 2). ■ Executed a novel approach of using Rock-Eval S1 yields for quantifying drainage and retention of shale oil in hybrid shale systems leading to multiple paper citations from other geoscientist experts (1). ■ Taught other postgraduates on organic petrography techniques, p: IGI-3, Genesis and IHS-Kingdom software and teaching assistant for petroleum geology classes. Show less
- Southern illinois university, carbondale
  Sept 2015 - Mar 2016
  Visting research scholar
  ■ European Association of Organic Geochemists/Durham University Funded Research Project on Geochemistry and Petrology Characterisation of Separated Maceral Concentrates of Kimmeridge Clay Formation from South Viking Graben (Offshore) and Kimmeridge Bay (Onshore). This project resulted in a broad understanding of the relationship between mineral porosity, kerogen porosity and adsorption in the storage of un-expelled oil in mature source rocks.■ Separation of the different maceral end-members using Density Gradient Centrifugation techniques and the characterisation of the separated macerals using petrography, SEM, TOC, ROCk-Eval techniques. This project contributed to our understanding of the role of each macerals group in the retention and expulsion of shale oil in general, and more particularly at sand/shale interface of thinly interbedded mature source rocks.■ Identification of the potential best area for North Sea shale oil for retained oil as well as oil eventual migration to charge conventional fields by relating kerogen type to organo-facies mapping. Show less
- Octivian data
  Oct 2019 - May 2020
  Principal data analyst-independent consultant
- Shandong university of science and technology
  Dec 2019 - May 2020
  Research scientist
  Studying the Paleoclimate of Jurassic Eras in Ordos Basin, China to better understand the paleoclimate change during the Early–Middle Jurassic coal-accumulating period.The research project aims and objectives are;1) To establish a chronostratigraphic framework for the Yan’an Formation using CA-ID-TIMS U-Pb dating of volcanic ash beds as well as cyclic- and bio-stratigraphy.2) To reveal paleoclimate change by analyzing macrolithotype and microlithotype of coals.3) to reconstruct pO2 evolution history of the Early-Middle Jurassic based on the former two and correlate pO2 with major geological events4) to examine the relationship between carbon accumulation rate and pO2 change and to further study the linkage between large-scale coal distribution and pO2 change. Show less
- University of portsmouth
  Jan 2021 - Feb 2025
  Visiting researcher
- University of hull
  May 2021 - Dec 2022
  - Postdoctoral Researcher
    May 2021 - Dec 2022
  - SDGs and Renewable Energy Policy Postdoctoral Researcher
    May 2021 - Jul 2021
- Sheffield hallam university
  Dec 2021 - May 2022
  Principal researcher
- American geophysical union
  Mar 2022 - Dec 2024
  Agu voices for science policy fellow
- University of plymouth
  Aug 2022 - now
  Research fellow in geoscience and science diplomacy
Licenses & Certifications
- Accounting i: fundamentals
  Quantic school of business and technology
- Finance: time value of money
  Quantic school of business and technology
- Blue ocean strategy
  Quantic school of business and technology
  May 2020
- Customer discovery
  Quantic school of business and technology
  May 2020
- Finance: time value of money
  Quantic school of business and technology
  May 2020
- Marketing fundamentals
  Quantic school of business and technology
  May 2020
- Micro economics i: supply and demand
  Quantic school of business and technology
  May 2020
- One-variable statistics
  Quantic school of business and technology
  May 2020
- Doing business in russia
  Coursera
  May 2020
- Selling to executives
  Linkedin
  May 2020
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