Dr. Muhedeen Lawal
Postdoctoral Scholar
School of Earth Sciences
The Ohio State University
Email: lawal.34@osu.edu
Host: Ann Cook
Location: Mendenhall Laboratory Room 291 or online through Zoom
From Seismic reflection imaging (multilevel composition) to marine sustainability
We explore the use of multilevel composition for mapping and predictive ranking of seafloor gas seeps at the toe of Palmahim Disturbance (PD). PD is a submarine landslide, stretching ~50 x 15 km (100-1,200 m water depths) across the southeastern Mediterranean margin. 3D seismic analysis and modelling results guided seafloor expeditions, leading to the discovery of gas-seepage habitats, an exceptional shark nursery and brine pools in this area. This prompted the declaration of a marine protected area (MPA) in PD, the first in Israel’s EEZ and its largest MPA.
Dr. Muhedeen Lawal
Dr. Muhedeen Lawal is currently a Presidential Postdoctoral Fellow in the School of Earth Sciences, The Ohio State University. He completed his Ph.D. (Marine Geosciences) at the University of Haifa, Israel in 2023 and a MSc (Petroleum Geology) at the University of Perugia, Italy in 2016. Most of his key research focus on sub-seafloor gas accumulation and migration, seafloor seepage systems and their geological controls. This is done with a view to understanding the impacts of these systems on resource exploration, marine ecosystems and sub-seafloor storage assessment. Dr. Lawal is also interested in exploring other active seafloor processes including submarine mass transport and deep-water sedimentary systems. His research is primarily anchored on the use of geophysical methods e.g., seismic reflection, advanced seismic attribute methods, well log data and seafloor observations. Dr. Lawal’s current field area is the northern Gulf of Mexico where he is investigating natural leakage pathways as risks for sub-seafloor CO2 storage.
