TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Core description
Grain size analysis
Smear-slides preparation and estimates
Minerals investigation by microscopy
Minerals investigation by x-ray diffraction
Clay minerals investigation by XRD
Interpretation of electron microscopy patterns
Structural analysis of minerals by XRD (Ritveld methods)
Modelling of clay minerals XRD patterns


COMPUTER SKILLS:

Windows: Word, Excel, Power Point, Grapher, Surfer, Adobe Photoshop, Corel Draw, QXPress,
Geological programs: LogPlot, GetData
XRD software: Jade, WinFit, X-Ray, Grldifn (MS DOS)
Crystal structural analysis: Rigas, FullProf, MudMaster, Atom
Modeling of clay minerals XRD-spectra (NEWMOD)