The aim of the mobility project is to capitalize the expertise and experience of Dr. Cornel Olariu (researcher and Associate Professor in the Department ”Earth and Planetary Sciences” of the Jackson School of Geosciences, University of Texas at Austin) in the field of sedimentology and stratigraphy by his participation in meetings with researchers from the National Institute of Research Development for Marine Geology and GeoEcoMar, – GeoEcoMar as well as with students from the Faculty of Geology and Geophysics of the University of Bucharest.

During his visit, Dr. Cornel Olariu will give a public lecture on the topic “Formation and evolution of submarine valleys on the continental slope: a key element in sediment transport to the basin floor”; he will be involved in the preparation of a project related to the transport and mixing of sediments from the Danube bed with sediments transported by coastal currents from the mouths of Ukrainian rivers: he will work with GeoEcoMar researchers on manuscripts with the topics: (a) the provenance of the Danube sediments and the main tributaries, (b) the transport of sediments in the Lower Danube area and in the marine influence area, and (c) the variation of the morphology of the Danube Delta front using historical bathymetric maps.