About

Guy Lang is a post-doctorate researcher in the Applied Marine Exploration Lab.

He obtained his B.Sc. in Geology and Chemistry from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem and his M.Sc. and PhD in Marine Geosciences from the University of Haifa. He joined the research group in 2022. Guy’s M.Sc. research focused on the Messinian-to-recent tectonic evolution of the Levant continental shelf and was based on the interpretation of 3D seismic and well data. During his PhD, Guy studied the formation and evolution of the Eastern North American Margin by interpreting regional seismic and well data. He enjoys hiking and sailing.  

Guy’s research interests include geodynamics, continental rifting, mantle plumes, vertical motions, magmatism, formation of sedimentary basins, sequence stratigraphy and petroleum geology.

Gas Migration and Seepage in the Eastern deep-sea fan of the Nile, Eastern Mediterranean

Lawal’s research is focused on understanding gas migration and seepage systems in the eastern deep-sea fan of the Nile in the Levant Basin, eastern Mediterranean. The project involves the use of 3D and 2D seismic datasets to map and analyse seafloor seeps, related migration pathways and potential subsurface gas-bearing intervals. These datasets are strengthened by seafloor observations from gas seepage sites from the Levant Basin. Importantly, Lawal uses an innovative and advanced attribute visualization technique to detect and characterize seafloor seeps and to aid visualization of multi-level subsurface geological features such as channels and lobe systems that are abundant within the deep-sea fan of the Nile.

Preliminary results show Quaternary depositional elements of the eastern deep-sea fan of the Nile.