Curriculum vitae
Curriculum vitae
1. Family name: Gaál
2. First names: Gabriel Edmund
3. Date of birth: 28 October 1938
4. Nationality: Finnish, Hungarian, Austrian
5. Civil status: married
6. Education:
Institution[ Date from - Date to ] / Degree(s) or Diploma(s) obtained:
University of Vienna, Austria
September 1957-June 1964 / Ph.D. (Doctor of Philosophy)
7. Language skills: Indicate competence on a scale of 1 to 5 (1 - excellent; 5 - basic)
Language / Reading / Speaking / WritingFinnish / 1 / 1 / 1
English / 1 / 1 / 1
German / 1 / 1 / 1
Hungarian / 1 / 1 / 1
Portuguese / 3 / 4 / 5
Russian / 4 / 5 / 4
8. Membership of professional bodies:
· International Union of Geological Sciences - IUGS, Vice President 1996-2002
· International Geological Correlation Programme (IGCP), member of Scientific Board (1992-1997)
· EuroGeoSurveys (Association of Geological Surveys of the EU member states), Contact Point of GTK (1997-2003)
· Forum of European Geological Surveys (FOREGS), President 1995-1996
· IUGS/UNESCO Deposit Modeling Program, Chairman 1992-1995, member 1984-2003,
· IUGS Commission for Storage, Processing and Retrieval of Geological Data - COGEODATA , Chairman 1985-1991
· IGCP project 247 ”Precambrian ore deposits and tectonic styles”, Co-Leader 1986-1991
· Hungarian Geological Society, member
· Geological Society of Finland, Vice President and President in 1986-1987
· Geologische Vereinigung, Germany, member
· Österreichische Geologische Gesellschaft, member
9. Other skills: (e.g. Computer literacy, etc.)
Word, Excel, PPT
10. Present position:
Consultant backed by a company located in Sweden MAESTOSO AB. Tasks: Project management and project planning in EU countries. Clients: Geological Survey of Finland, Hungarian Geological Institute of Hungary, SELOR e.e.i.g, The Netherlands, Water and Environmental Directorate KÖRKÖVIZIG, Hungary etc
11. Key qualifications:
Project management with special reference to applied geoscientific research (Environmental applications of geology and geophysics, mineral exploration, mineral deposit modelling, Precambrian geology, structural geology and tectonics). Details:
· Managerial and technical orientation in the last 12 years centred on environmental issues, especially on environmental risk assessment of mining sites, groundwater monitoring and pollution monitoring.
· Coordinator or manager of seven EU projects dealing with environment technology:
1. 4th FP: Craft Programme, Assessment of environmental risks by airborne geophysical techniques validated by geophysical field measurements (AERA), Contract NºENV4-CT98-0793
2. 4th FP: Toxic Pollution Detection in Ground Water; from Real Time Early Warning to Overall Assessment (TOXICAL), Contract Nº ICA2-CT-2000-10016
3. 5th FP: A non-destructive Pulse Neutron Multiple Detector Tool for use in environmental, hydrocarbon and mineral exploration work (NuPulse), GROWTH programme, Contract Nº GIRD-CT-2002-00714
4. PHARE program: Survey of the Chemical Status of Groundwaters, EUROPEAID/114956/D/SV/HU2002-000-180-04-01-02-03 (2004-2006)
5. 6th FP Sustainable management and treatment of arsenic bearing groundwater in Southern Hungary (SUMANAS) LIFE05 ENV/H/000418 EU (2006-2008)
6. Environmental state and sustainable management of Hungarian-Slovakian transboundary groundwater bodies (ENWAT), INTERREG III a project, HUSKUA/05/02/111 (2006-2008)
7. 6th FP CRAFT project “A sustainable solution for pig manure treatment: Environmental compliance with the Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control directive (PIGMAN)", COOP-CT-2005 contract number 017641 (2006-2008)
· Previous scientific carrier is tightly linked with Precambrian geology and ore deposits with international reputation in these fields, published some eighty papers in international journals (list of selected publications attached)
· Practical experience in exploration for gold, base metals and industrial minerals.
· The greatest part of life work accomplished in Finland and Hungary, but considerable experience was acquired in Austria, Australia, Brazil, India, Kenya, Namibia, Nicaragua, Russia, Tanzania and in South Africa.
12. Professional experience
Date from - Date to / Location / Company / Position / Description2003 October-ongoing / Sweden / MAESTOSO AB / Independent Consultant / Consulting in EU projects in Central and Eastern Europe and in WB projects in Africa
2002
January- 2003 October / Espoo, Finland / Geological Survey of Finland (GTK) / Research Director / Directs the Espoo Unit of GTK established by uniting the former R&D Unit with the South Finland Regional Unit forming the powerful core of GTK consisting of 200 persons. Most international projects function in the Espoo Unit.
1998
January- 2001
December / Espoo, Finland / Geological Survey of Finland (GTK) / Research Director / Directs R&D activity of GSF; leader of R&D Unit of 120 experts comprising four sectors: Bedrock & Exploration, Quaternary Geology and Environmental Geology, Geophysics, Information Technology; co-ordinates EU project activity of GSF.
1996
July – 1997
December / Budapest, Hungary and Espoo Finland / Independent / Consultant / Advising on organisational matters, EU project acquisition, mineral resources and environmental geology; Clients: Geological Institute of Hungary (MAFI), Geological Survey of Finland, EU and non EU organisations
1991
July – 1996
June / Budapest, Hungary / Hungarian Geological Survey, Geological Institute of Hungary Budapest (Magyar Állami Földtani Intézet-MAFI) / Director / Reorganisation of the institution: previous basic research- and exploration-centred activity replaced by environmental R&D incl. nuclear waste disposal, groundwater monitoring, regional environmental risk assessment etc.; oversized staff slimmed down from 530 to 150; Income from commissioned activity (contracts) increased from 5% to 50%; Several successful applications for EU project funding, International relations reformed with emphasis on EU countries and North America.
1983
July – 1991
June / Espoo, Finland / Geological Survey of Finland (GTK) / Chief Geologist, International Relations / Reorganised international activity with emphasis on commissioned works in developing countries
1978
April – 1983
October / Helsinki, Finland / Helsinki University / Associate Professor / Teaching and research in the fields of structural geology, Precambrian geology and sedimentology
1983
January –1983
May / Salvador, Brazil / Caraiba Metais S.A. and
DOCEGEO (Exploration company of CVRD) / Consulting Geologist / Gold and copper exploration
1982
January- 1982
December / Salvador, Brazil / Federal University of Bahia / Visiting Professor / Lecturing, laboratory work and field courses in structural geology and tectonics, supervising M.Sc. theses
1973
June – 1977
February / Espoo, Finland / Ore-Geological Committee of Northern Finland, Ministry of Trade and Industry, Finland / Chief of Research / Supervision of fourteen ore-geological projects financed by the Ministry of Trade and Industry
1965
July – 1978
March / Outokumpu and Espoo, Finland / Outokumpu Oy, Exploration / Exploration Geologist / Exploration for base metals
1963
December – 1964
May / Calcutta, India / Geological Survey of India / Trainee Geologist / Field work and geological mapping in Singhbhum Copper Belt in Bihar State
13. Other relevant information (eg, Publications)
Selected list of publications after 1970
1) Rasilainen, Kalevi; Gaál, Gabor 2003. NuPulse : a non-destructive pulse neutron multiple detector tool for environmental logging and monitoring. In: 3rd SENSPOL workshop : monitoring in polluted environments for integrated water-soil management, Kraków, Poland, 3-6 June, 2003, 1 p.
2) Rasilainen, Kalevi; Gaál, Gabor; Baker, James; Buckup, Klaus; Meijer, Robert de; Maucec, Marko; Marwick, David; Williamson, Mark; Sideris, George; Sotiropoulos, Pavlos 2003. A non-destructive pulse neutron multiple detector tool for use in environmental, hydrocarbon and mineral exploration work. In: Eliopoulos, D. G. ... [et al.] (eds.) Mineral exploration and sustainable development : proceedings of the Seventh Biennial SGA Meeting, Athens, Greece, 24-28 August 2003. Vol. 2. Rotterdam: Millpress, 1013-1014.
3) Fabbri, Andrea G. (ed.); Gaál, Gabor (ed.); McCammon, Richard B. (ed.) 2002. Deposit and geoenvironmental models for resource exploitation and environmental security. NATO Science Series. Series 2. Environmental security 80. 532 p. + CD-ROM.
4) Gaál, Gabor 2001. Geological surveys and geoscience mapping in the beginning of 2000. In: Haldar, D. & Behera, U. K. (eds.) International seminar on the role of geological surveys in the 21st century, March 5-6, 2001, Kolkata, India : abstracts and brief history of other geological surveys. Kolkata: Geological Survey of India, 11.
5) Gaál, Gabor; Hänninen, Pekka; Lahti, Mari (ed.); Schmidt-Thomé, Philipp; Sulkanen, Kalevi; Vanhala, Heikki; Buckup, Klaus; Sideris, George; Zervos, Fragiskos; Stoll, Rolf; Viehweg, Michael; Boom, Hugo de 2001. AERA : assessment of environmental risks by airborne geophysical techniques validated by geophysical field measurements : final report. Luxembourg: European Commission. 204 p.
6) Gaál, G. 2000. Assessment of environmental risks by airborne geophysical techniques validated by geophysical field measurements (AERA). In: Büsing, J. ... [et al.] (eds.) Workshop on the protection of European water resources : contaminated sites - landfills - sediments : progress review 2000, 21-23 June 2000, Venice, Italy. Novara: Enichem, 191-196.
7) Gaál, Gabor (ed.) 2000. Application of geoscience mapping and related geoscientific products in the 21st century. 31st International Geological Congress, Rio de Janeiro, August 15-16, 2000 : abstracts. Espoo: Geological Survey of Finland. 35 p.
8) Loukola-Ruskeeniemi, K.; Gaál, G.; Karppanen, T. 1993. Geochemical and structural characteristics of a sediment-hosted copper deposit at Hammaslahti, Finland : comparison with Besshi-type massive sulphide deposits. In: Maurice, Y. T. (ed.) Proceedings of the Eighth Quadrennial IAGOD Symposium, Ottawa, Canada, August 12-18, 1990. Stuttgart: E. Schweizerbart'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung , 551-569.
9) Gaál, Gabor 1991. Tectonic setting of Late Svecofennian granitoid magmatism and associated mineralization. Geologiska Föreningens i Stockholm Förhandlingar 113 (1), 48-49.
10) Loukola-Ruskeeniemi, K.; Gaál, G.; Karppanen, T. 1991. Geochemistry, structure and genesis of the Hammaslahti copper mine - explorational tools for a sediment-hosted massive sulphide deposit. In: Autio, S. (ed.) Geological Survey of Finland, Current Research 1989-1990. Geological Survey of Finland. Special Paper 12, 101-106.
11) Gaál, G. 1990. Tectonic styles of Early Proterozoic ore deposition in the Fennoscandian Shield. In: G. Gaál, D. I. Groves (eds.) Precambrian ore deposits related to tectonics. Precambrian Research 46 (1-2), 83-114.
12) Gaál, G. 1990. Exploration target selection by integration of geodata using statistical and image processing techniques at the Geological Survey of Finland. In: Agterberg, F. P. & Bonham-Carter, G. F. (eds.) Statistical applications in the earth sciences : proceedings of a colloquim, Ottawa, Ontario, 14-18 November, 1988. Geological Survey of Canada. Paper 89-9, 208.
13) Gaál, G.; Parkkinen, O. J. 1990. Ophiolite-hosted Cu-Zn-Co deposits of the Outokumpu-type and Proterozoic to Phanerozoic analogues. In: 8th IAGOD Symposium in conjunction with International Conference on Mineral Deposit Modeling, August 12-18, 1990, Ottawa, Canada : program with abstracts, A191.
14) Gaál, G.; Sundblad, K. 1990. Metallogeny of gold in the Fennoscandian Shield. Mineralium Deposita 25, S 104-S 114.
15) Gaál, G. (ed.); Groves, D. I. (ed.) 1990. Precambrian ore deposits related to tectonics. Precambrian Research 46 (1-2), 1-179.
16) Gaál, Gabor; Ward, Peter 1990. Comparisons between late Archaean and early Proterozoic tectonics and mineralization in the Fennoscandian Shield. In: Glover, J. E. & Ho, S. E. (comps.) Third International Archaean Symposium, Perth, 1990 : extended abstracts volume. Perth: Geoconferences, 55-57.
17) Gaál, Gabor (ed.); Merriam, Daniel F. (ed.) 1990. Computer applications in resource estimation : prediction and assessment for metals and petroleum. Oxford : Pergamon Press. XVI, 453 p.
18) Kautsky, G.; Boyd, R.; Gaál, G.; Shaikh, N. A. 1990. The Mid-Norden project. Geonytt 17 (1), 64.
19) Loukola-Ruskeeniemi, K.; Gaál, G.; Karppanen, T. 1990. Hydrothermal alteration and geochemical zonation related to structures in the Hammaslahti copper deposit, Finland. In: 8th IAGOD Symposium in conjunction with International Conference on Mineral Deposit Modeling, August 12-18, 1990, Ottawa, Canada : program with abstracts, A247.
20) Gaál, G. 1989. Early Precambrian tectonics and related metallogeny in the central Fennoscandian (Baltic) Shield. In: Fifth meeting of the European Union of Geosciences, Strasbourg, 20-23 March 1989. Terra abstracts 1 (1), 2.
21) Gaál, G. 1989. Tectonic evolution of Fennoscandian (Baltic) Shield : comparison of Archean and Proterozoic geology with emphasis of granite-greenstone terrains. In: 28th International Geological Congress, Washington, D.C. USA, July 9-19, 1989. Abstracts. Vol. 1, 521.
22) Gaál, G. 1989. Early Proterozoic metallogeny related to plate tectonics in Fennoscandian (Baltic) Shield. In: 28th International Geological Congress, Washington, D.C. USA, July 9-19, 1989. Abstracts. Vol. 1, 521-522.
23) Gaál, G.; Berthelsen, A.; Gorbatschev, R.; Kesola, R.; Lehtonen, M. I.; Marker, M.; Raase, P. 1989. Structure and composition of the Precambrian crust along the POLAR Profile in the northern Baltic Shield. Tectonophysics 162 (1-2), 1-25.
24) Gaál, G.; Nevalainen, R. 1989. Digitizing and other techniques applied for the geological maps of the Nordkalott region by the Geological Surveys of Finland, Norway and Sweden. In: International Colloquium on Digital Maps in Geosciences, Würzburg, 9-11 September 1989 : abstracts. Würzburg: COGEODATA & Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, 1 p.
25) Gaál, G.; Gorbatschev, R. 1988. Tectonic setting of early Proterozoic volcanism and associated metallogeny in the Fennoscandian (Baltic) Shield. In: Gaál, G. & Gorbatschev, R. (eds.) Tectonic setting of Proterozoic volcanism and associated ore deposits : IGCP field conference in Sweden and Finland, 15-21 August, 1988. Geologian tutkimuskeskus. Opas 22, 3-13.
27) Gaál, G.; Kazansky, V. I. 1988. Early Proterozoic continental margins as major sites of ore deposition. In: Zachrisson, E. (ed.) Proceedings of the Seventh Quadrennial IAGOD Symposium, Luleå, Sweden, August 18-22, 1986. Stuttgart: Schweizerbart'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, 93-102.
28) Gaál, G.; Teixeira, J. B. G. 1988. Brazilian gold : metallogeny and structures. Krystalinikum 19, 43-58.
29) Gaál, G. (ed.) 1988. Exploration target selection by integration of geodata using statistical and image processing techniques : an example from central Finland. Geologian tutkimuskeskus. Tutkimusraportti 80. 156 p.
30) Gaál, G. (ed.); Gorbatschev, R. (ed.) 1988. Tectonic setting of Proterozoic volcanism and associated ore deposits: IGCP field conference in Sweden and Finland, 15-21 August, 1988. Geologian tutkimuskeskus. Opas 22. 112 p.
31) Gaál, G. 1987. Fennoskandian kilven metallogenia tektoniikan näkökulmasta. Summary: Metallogeny of the Fennoscandian shield related to tectonics. Geologi 39 (9-10), 175-179.
32) Gaál, G. 1987. Computerized mineral resource assessment studies as the base of regional exploration planning: example from Fennoscandia. In: International Conference on Precambrian Metallogeny Related to Tectonics and Computerized Mineral Resource Assessment Methods Applied to Metallogenic Provinces, December 7-19, 1987, Arusha, Tanzania: abstracts: IGCP & COGEODATA, 4.
33) Gaál, G. 1987. Early-Proterozoic metallogeny and tectonics of the Fennoscandian Shield. In: International Conference on Precambrian Metallogeny Related to Tectonics and Computerized Mineral Resource Assessment Methods Applied to Metallogenic Provinces, December 7-19, 1987, Arusha, Tanzania: abstracts: IGCP & COGEODATA, 5-6.