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Lucia RoncagliaSurface Geoscience Manager
Biography
As an experienced leader with a background in both science and executive management, Lucia brings a unique blend of technical expertise and strategic oversight to every role she takes on. With a solid foundation in geology and environmental change, she spent many years working in scientific research, focusing on environmental issues and sustainability. Since transitioning into leadership in 2011, Lucia has honed her skills in cross-functional team leadership, strategic planning, change management, and governance, risk management, and compliance. She is passionate about fostering people development and driving organizational success through effective financial planning, executive decision-making and leading change. Her expertise also extends to managing board relations, ensuring alignment between high-level strategy and day-to-day operations. Throughout her career, Lucia has remained committed to empowering people, navigating complex challenges, and guiding them through change and opportunities to foster long-term growth and resilience.
Qualifications
- PhD, Paleontology
- MSc, Geology
Major Publications
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- Palynofacies, organic geochemistry and depositional environment of the Tartan Formation (Late Paleocene), a potential source rock in the Great South Basin, New Zealand, Marine and Petroleum Geology 27(2): p. 351-369; 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2009.09.006. p. 351-369; 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2009.09.006
- Revision of the palynofacies model of Tyson (1993) based on recent high-latitude sediments from the North Atlantic, Facies 52(1): p. 19-39. p. 19-39
- Palynofacies analysis and organic-walled dinoflagellate cysts as indicators of palaeo-hydrographic changes : an example from Holocene sediments in Skalafjord, Faroe Islands, Marine Micropaleontology 50(1-2): p. 21-42. DOI: 10.1016/S0377-8398(03)00065-3. p. 21-42
- Dinoflagellate biostratigraphy of Piripauan-Haumurian (Upper Cretaceous) sections from northeast South Island, New Zealand, Cretaceous research 20(3): p. 271-314. DOI: 10.1006/cres.1999.0153. Institute of Geological & Nuclear Sciences contribution 1811 p. 271-314
- Upper Campanian to Maastrichtian dinoflagellate zonation in the northern Apennines, Italy, Newsletters on stratigraphy 35(1): p. 29-57. p. 29-57