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Catalina Luneburg, PhD

 

Dr. Luneburg teaches the following course:

Cataline Luneburg, PhD

Dr. Catalina Luneburg is the owner and director of TerraEx Group LLC, a customized consulting and training service for the energy industry focusing on Structural Geology/Tectonics.

Previously, Luneburg was a Product Manager and Senior Scientist at Landmark/Halliburton developing geomodelling workflows as well as managing and designing software applications such as LithoTect and DecisionSpace. She has also held positions with GeoLogic Systems and Midland Valley, focusing on structural restorations and modeling. Preceding her industry career, she spent many years in academic teaching and research.

As a Structural Geologist Luneburg is a recognized expert in the validation of a variety of basins and petroleum systems worldwide, applying best practices and innovative structural modeling and restoration techniques. Her areas of expertise include geologic interpretation and validation, Structural Geology modeling, cross section balancing and 2D/3D time-step restorations as well as HC reserve estimates, 3D framework building and fracture prediction analyses.

Luneburg holds a doctorate in Natural Sciences from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich, Switzerland, and a master’s degree and bachelor’s degree in Geology/Paleontology from the Ludwig-Maximilian University in Munich, Germany.
She has published extensively in her field including several books, and has authored a number of patents. In addition, she has convened conferences and led numerous field trips and workshops. She is fluent in English, German, and Spanish, and proficient in French and Italian.

The course Luneburg teaches follow a unique modular structure where clients can combine and customize topics into a course of desired content.