Fernando J. Gómez
PhD Geology
CONICET-Researcher
Phone: +54 351-4344980/81, Ext. 116
fgomez@cicterra-conicet.gov.ar & fernandogomez411@gmail.com

Biography
-Born in Mendoza in November 4th of 1975, and later established in Oliva, Córdoba Province (Argentina). Now living in Córdoba, Capital City.
-B.S. Degree in Geology, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, April of 2003.
-PhD Degree in Geology, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, April 2008.
-Research Associate (Geo/Exobiology),Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (USA).
-Postdoctoral Fellow CONICET (Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, CONICET).
-Staff Member of CICTERRA-Centro de Investigaciones  en Ciencias de la Tierra, CONICET-UNC-Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba.

Research Interest
-Carbonate sedimentology (microfacies, diagenesis, geochemistry)
-Large-scale and small-scale cycles of carbonate and mixed (carbonate-siliciclastics) deposits.
-Stratigraphy and Basin Analysis.
-Geochemical evolution in carbonate systems through time.
-Geobiology of modern and ancient microbial systems.
-Biogeochemistry of microbial life in extreme environments its astrobiological potential.
-Early life and early Earth record through the study of modern analogue environments.