Curriculum Vitae

Boris Dehandschutter

 

Date and place of birth: May, 12, 1973, Dakar (Senegal)
Nationality: Belgian
Sex: Male
Civil State: married to Elvira Vassilieva , since October 25, 2001

 

 

 

 

Currently working at the Federal Agency for Nuclear Control (FANC).

Education

 

  • PhD in Geology, Free University of Brussels (VUB), 2001. Keywords: fault kinematics, recent tectonic evolution, Basin formation, Central-Asia.


Title of doctorate thesis: Study of the structural evolution of continental basins in Altai, Central Asia

Supervisors: Prof. Dr. J. Klerkx, Dr. M. Buslov, Prof. Dr. P. Pasteels

Financed trough a grant of the Flemish institute for the promotion of scientific-technological research in the industry (IWT).

  • Graduate degree in geology (masters), Free University of Brussels (VUB), Belgium, 1996.

Title of licentiate (graduate) dissertation: ‘the Teletskoye lake: contributions to the study of brittle tectonics & geochronology‘

promoters: Prof. Dr. J. klerkx & Prof. Dr. P. Pasteels
  • High-school graduate, Science and classical languages, 1991, H. Pius-X Institute, Antwerp, Belgium.

 

Experience
 

Professional

Currently working at the Federal Agency for Nuclear Control (FANC) as expert on natural radioactivity.

2004-2007: Research associate of the International Bureau for Environmental Studies (IBES), Belgium. Specifically involved with the management of the INTAILRISK project studying to the relations between radioactive coal and aluminium waste and radon emanation in a EU context.

2002-2004: Post-Doc Research Fellow at the Structural Geology & Tectonics Group of the Department of Geology of the University of Leuven ( KULeuven ), Belgium. Research field: fracturing of argillaceous sediments: tectonism, petrophysics, microtectonics. Risk assessment for radioactive waste storage facilities in argillaceous formations.

October 2001-December 2001: Post-Doc Research Associate at the Renard Centre for Marine Geology , University of Ghent ( RUG ). Working on the GASHYDAT project, which aimed at constructing and maintaining an on-line meta-database and homepage (www.gashydat.org) on Gas-Hydrate (Clathrane) information.

October 1996-September 2001: PhD student at the Free University of Brussels (VUB ). Mainly working in the Ar-Ar thermochronology lab. Research Associate (to the present day) at the Royal Museum for Central Africa ( RMCA ), Tervuren, Belgium. Mainly working with GIS and Remote Sensing, structural analysis (microtectonics) and Radon-gas geochemistry, related to faulting.


Fieldwork

Southern Belgium (Ardennes)2004-present: Soil-gas emanation and exhalation studies in relation to specific geologic features (fractures and folds). Detailed geologic mapping, geostatistics and geochemistry. Radon Mapping of Radon  prone areas of Belgium.

Northern Belgium: 2002-2003. Detailed micro-structural study of sediment deformations in various argillaceous sediments and their relations to stratigraphy, to local/regional stress changes and to geodynamics. In cooperation with Prof. M. Sintubin (University of Leuven, Belgium) and Dr. S. Vandycke (F.P.Mons, Belgium).

Eastern Altai, Russia: June 1999 and June 2000. Study of the kinematic evolution of large intra-continental multi-stage strike slip sutures: Paleostress, paleostrain and kinematic study of the Shapshal fault zone. In cooperation with Dr. M. Buslov (United Institute for Geology, Geophysics and Mineralogy, Novosibirsk, Russia).

Lake Teletskoye Basin, Russian Altai: June-July 1997, 1998, 1999 and 2000. Study of the brittle deformation related to the extensional graben formation: Fault kinematics, micro-structural analysis, soil-gas analysis for Radon concentration and exhalation related to fault zones. In cooperation with Dr. M. Buslov and Dr. V. Bobrov (United Institute for Geology, Geophysics and Mineralogy, Novosibirsk, Russia), and Dr. André Poffijn (University if Ghent, Belgium).

The Issyk-Kul basin in the Tien Shan, Kyrgyzstan: July 1999 and July 2000. Study of the brittle deformation related to basin development. Study of the Chon-Kemin active fault zone by remote-sensing, morphology and field geology. Supervision and guidance of Belgian and Russian under-graduate students during a summer field-school on active tectonics in Altai and Tien Shan. In cooperation with the University of Gent, Belgium, the United Institute for Geology, Geophysics and Mineralogy from Novosibirsk, Russia, and the Insitute of Seismology, Bishkek, Kyrgizstan (Kanathbek Abrachmatov).

Tuva Republic, Russia: June-July, 1998. Study of the Cenozoic evolution of different continental fault-bounded basins in the Altai-Sayan region. Timing, kinematic history and brittle micro-tectonics of the Ubsu-Nuur and West-Tuvinian basin. In cooperation with Dr. K. Theunissen (Royal Museum for Central Africa, Tervuren, Belgium).

Tunka depression, south Siberia: July, 1997. Study of the relation between Cenozoic volcanism and variation of the regional stress field. In cooperation with Dr. D. Delvaux (Royal Museum for Central Africa, Tervuren, Belgium).

Lake Baikal, August, 1997. Supervision and guidance of field summer school for under-graduate students from the VUB of Brussels. Study of the rift-related brittle deformation. In cooperation with Prof. Dr. J. Klerkx (Royal Museum for Central Africa, Tervuren, Belgium).

Lake Teletskoye, 1995, July-August, 1995. Study of the joint- and fault pattern delimiting the Teletsk basin, by remote-sensing, brittle structural field geology and sampling for geochronology. Supervised by Prof. Dr. J. Klerkx (Royal Museum for Central Africa, Tervuren, Belgium).

 

 

Publications 

 

Books and book chapters

Physical and geological environment of Lake Teletskoye. Edited bySelegei, V.; Dehandschutter, B.; Klerkx, J. and Vysotsky, E. Koninklijk museum voor Midden-Afrika Tervuren. Annalen. Geologische wetenschappen  105, 310 p., 2001 . + Two chapters in the book, + new bathymetric map of Lake Teletskoye (supplement to the book).

Klerkx, J., Poort, J. and Dehandschutter, B. Continenten splijten en diepe troggen ontstaan, in Afrika Museum tervuren: 1898-1998, edited by D. T. c. Van den Audenaerde, pp. 233-237, KMMA Arte-Print, Tervuren, 1998 (in Dutch).

Papers

<>Dehandschutter, B., S. Vandycke, N. Vandenberghe, M. Sintubin, L. Wouters. Brittle fractures and ductile shear bands in argillaceous sediments: inferences from Oligocene Boom Clay (Belgium). Journal of Structural Geology 27, 1095-1112, 2005.

Dehandschutter, B., P. Gaviglio, J.-P. Sizun, M.  Sintubin, S. Vandycke, N. Vandenberghe and L. Wouters. Volumetric matrix strains related to intraformational faulting in argillaceous sediments. Journal of the Geological Society, London 162, 801-813, 2005.


Mertens, J., W. Bastiaens and B. Dehandschutter. Characterisation of induced discontinuities in the Boom Clay around the underground excavations (URF, Mol, Belgium). Applied Clay Science 26, 413-428, 2004.


Dehandschutter, B., S. Vandycke, M. Sintubin, N. Vandenberghe, P. Gaviglio, J.-P. Sizun and L. Wouters. Microfabric of fractured Boom Clay at depth: a case study of brittle-ductile transitional clay behaviour. Applied Clay Science 26, 389-401, 2004.


Buslov, M.M., J. Klerkx, K. Abdrakhmatov, D. Devaux, V.Yu. Batalev, O.A. Kuchai, B. Dehandschutter and A. Muraliev. Recent strike-slip deformation of the Northern Tien Shan. In: Storti, F., Holdsworth, R.E., Salvini, F. (Eds.), Intraplate stike-slip deformation belts. Geological Society Special Publication 210, London, pp. 53-64, 2003.


Baeyens, W., B. Dehandschutter, M. Leermakers, V. A. Bobrov, R. Hus, and D. Baeyens-Volant. Natural Mercury Levels in Geological Enriched and Geological Active Areas: Case Study of Katun River and Lake Teletskoye, Altai (Siberia). Water, Air, and Soil Pollution 142 (1-4), 375-393 , 2003.


Dehandschutter, B., M. Sintubin, N. Vandenberghe, S. Vandycke, P. Gaviglio, and L. Wouters. Fracture analysis in the Boom Clay (URF, Mol, Belgium). Aardkundige Mededelingen 12, 245-248 , 2002.

Theunissen, K., L. Smirnova, and B. Dehandschutter . Pseudotachylytes in the southern border fault of the Cenozoic intra-continental Teletsk basin (Altai,  Russia). Tectonophysics 351, 165-182, 2002.

Dehandschutter, B., V. Bobrov, R. Hus and N.E. Acopachov.  Radon anomalies as tracers of fault activity (West Sayan fault zone, northern part of Lake Teletskoye, Gorny Altai). Russian Geology and Geophysics 43 (2), 114-128, 2002.

Dehandschutter, B., E. Vysotsky, D. Delvaux, J. Klerkx, M. Buslov, V.S. Seleznev and M. De Batist.   Kinematic evolution of the Teletsk graben (Russian Altai). Tectonophysics 351, 137-165, 2002.

Hus, R., B. Dehandschutter, V. A. Bobrov and N.E. Acopachov.Active fault identification using radon measurements around Lake Teletskoye (Altai, Russia), Royal Museum of Central Africa, Annual Report 1997-1998, 177-201, 1999.

Dehandschutter, B., D. Delvaux and A. Boven . The Teletsk Tectonic Depression (Altai): New Kinematic Data and Chronological Relations, Royal Museum of Central Africa, Annual Report , 1995&1996, 147-167, 1997.

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Abstracts of Posters and Oral presentations

Boris Dehandschutter, Ariel Boven & Jean Klerkx (1997) Temporal relations of structural elements within the Teletskoye rift basin in southern Siberia (Altai). EUG 9 Abstract Supplement No 1, Terra Nova Volume 9, pp. 140 (Poster Abstract)

Trefois, P. and Dehandschutter, B. (1997) Contribution of digital elevation model analysis to the structural study of the Teletsk Lake depression and related continental basins in Altai-Sayan (Autonomous Republic of Gorny-Altai, South Siberia). Twelfth International Conference and Workshops Applied Geol. Remote Sensing, Denver 1997 (Poster Abstract)

Klerkx, J., Dehandschutter, B., Matton, C., De Batist, M., D'Hoe, K., Buslov, M., Kalugin, I. and Seleznev, V. (1997) The Teletskoye basin (Gorny Altai) as an example of the early stage of evolution of continental rifts. AGU fall meeting 1997, San Francisco, EOS Transactions78 (46), F-176 (Poster Abstract)

Dehandschutter, B., Bobrov, V., Poffijn, A. and Gofman, A. (1997) Use of radon activity measurements for identifying active faults: preliminary study around the Teletskoye Lake (Altai). TSG Annual Meeting 1997, University of Durham, abstract book (Oral presentation Abstract)

B. Dehandschutter, J. Klerkx, D. Delvaux, M. Buslov, E. Vysotsky, V. Seleznyov, M. De Batist, K. D'Hoe and C. Matton . (1998) The Teletsk graben in Altai: an example of a young tectonic basin. International Conference on Active Tectonic Continental Basins, april-may 1998, Gent, abstract book. (Oral presentation Abstract)

B. Dehandschutter, V. Bobrov, A. Beshaev, N. Androsova, V. Budashkina, A. Gofman and A. Poffijn. (1998) Use of radon activity measurement for identifying active faults: preliminary study around Lake Teletskoye (Altai). International Conference on Active Tectonic Continental Basins, april-may 1998, Gent, abstract book. (Poster Abstract)

D. Delvaux, C. Matton, B. Dehandschutter and A. Fronhoffs . Morphology of sub-basins between normal fault splay and relay ramp in the Baikal Rift Basin (poster). International Conference on Active Tectonic Continental Basins , april-may 1998, Gent, abstract book. (Poster Abstract)

C. Matton, D. Delvaux, B. Dehandschutter and A. Fronshoffs (1998) Transfer fault zones and basin evolution in Central Baikal. International Conference on Active Tectonic Continental Basins , april-may 1998, Gent, abstract book. (Oral presentation Abstract)

L. Smirnova, B. Dehandschutter, M. Buslov, A. Boven and K. Theunissen. (1998) Kinematics and Ar/Ar geochronological data in the basement of the Teletsk basin. International Conference on Active Tectonic Continental Basins, Gent, abstract book. (Poster Abstract)

Klerkx, J., Dehandschutter, B., Delvaux, D., Buslov, M. and Vysotsky, E. (1999) The role of arcuate listric versus planar normal faults in the kinematics of deep rift basins (East Africa and South Siberia). Terra Abstract EUG 10 , 833 (Oral presentation Abstract)

Dehandschutter, B., Delvaux, D., Buslov, M., San'kov, V. and van der Meer, R. (1999) Late Cenozoic basin formation in transpressional to transtensional setting, in the Altai-Sayan belt, Central Asia. Geophysical Research Abstracts, 24th General Assembly 1, 29 (Oral presentation Abstract)

Vysotsky, E. and Dehandschutter, B. (1999) Morphologic, bathymetric and high resolution seismic study of the Teletsk graben in Altai. Geophysical Research Abstracts, 24th General Assembly 1 , 29 (Abstract)

Dehandschutter, B., Vysotsky, E., Hus, R. and De Batist, M. (1999) Kinematics of the Lake Teletskoye graben formation and development. LENNOU 2nd Int. Congress of Limnogeology, Abstract book (Poster Abstract)

Delvaux, D.,  J. Klekx, M. De Batist, M. Buslov, B. Dehandschutter, and J. Imbo. (2000) Tectonic evolution of the Issyk-Kul basin in the regional compressional setting of the Tien-Shan (Kyrgystan).  31st International Geological Congress, 6-17 August 2000, Rio de Janeiro, CD-ROM Abstract Volume, 2000. (Abstract).

Buslov, M.M.,  K. Y. Abrakhmatov, M. De Batist, D. Delvaux, B. Dehandschutter, and J. Klekx. (2001) A major stage of convergence in the Issyk-Kul Basin (Northern Tien-Shan) at the end of the Neogene.  EUG 11, Abstact Supplement 311. (Oral presentation Abstract).

Dehandschutter, B.,  A. Boven, L. Smirnova, and M. Buslov. (2001) The role of pseudotachylyte formation in active strike-slip and transtensional deformation in the Altai transpressional belt in Central Asia.  EUG 11, Abstact Supplement , 326-327. (Oral presentation Abstract).

Dehandschutter, B.,  M. Sintubin, N. Vandenberghe, S. Vandycke, P. Gaviglio, and L. Wouters. (2002) Fracture analysis in the Boom Clay (URF, Mol, Belgium). Aardkundige Mededelingen 12:245-248, 2002. (Oral presentation Abstract).

Dehandschutter, B.,  J. Mertens, M. Sintubin, N. Vandenberghe, S. Vandycke, P. Gaviglio, and L. Wouters. (2002) Analysis of fractures observed during Underground Research Facility excavation in the Boom Clay formation at Mol (Belgium). ANDRA meeting, Reims, december 2002, Abstract volume, 2002. (Poster presentation Abstract). 

Mertens, J., W. Bastiaens,  B. Dehandschutter.  (2002) Characterisation of induced discontinuities in the Boom Clay around the underground excavations (URF, Mol, Belgium). ANDRA meeting, Reims, december 2002, Abstract volume, 2002. (Oral presentation Abstract).

Dehandschutter, B., M. Sintubin, N. Vandenberghe, S. Vandycke, P. Gaviglio, L. Wouters and J. Mertens. (2003) Coeval micro-polygonal faulting and orthogonal jointing in Oligocene Boom Clay (Belgium) . TSG meeting, january 2003, Abstract volume. (Oral presentation Abstract).

De Grave, J. , B. Dehandschutter, P. Van den haute, M. Buslov and A. Boven. (2003) Low-temperature thermo-tectonic evolution of the Altai-Sayan mountains, South Siberia, Russia. Geophysical Research Abstracts Vol. 5 , p. 11996. (Poster Presentation Abstract).

Dehandschutter, B., M. Sintubin, N. Vandenberghe, S. Vandycke, P. Gaviglio and L. Wouters. (2004). Brittle-ductile behaviour of critically stressed unconsolidated argillaceous sediments. "Wrestling with Mud" thematic meeting, Geol. Soc. London, Burlington House, London . (Oral Presentation Abstract).

Dehandschutter, B., M. Sintubin, N. Vandenberghe, S. Vandycke, P. Gaviglio, J.-P. Sizun and L. Wouters. (2004). Matrix strains related to intraformational normal faulting in uncemented argillaceous sediments.  TSK  Annual Meeting, Aachen. (Oral Presentation Abstract).

Dehandschutter, B.,  S. Vandycke and M. Sintubin. (2004). Use of paleostress analysis for understanding the fracturing of argillaceous sediments in potential waste-storage facilities. "New Dynamics in Palaeostress Analysis" TSG meeting, Burlington House, London. (Oral Presentation Abstract).

Dehandschutter, B.,  J. Klerkx and A. Poffijn. (2004). Significance of high radon risk zones in the Lower Devonian meta-sedimentary series of the Ardenne, Belgium. Seventh international workshop on the geological aspects of radon risk mapping, Prague. (Oral Presentation Abstract).

Dehandschutter, B. (2005). Detailed radon mapping in radon prone areas of Belgium. International Workshop on radon data: Valorisation, Analysis and Mapping. Lausanne, March 2005. (Oral Presentation Abstract). 

 

 

Skills

      • Languages:


Dutch (mother tongue)

English: good speaking and writing

French: good speaking and fair writing

German: basic speaking and reading

Russian: basic speaking and reading 

 

      •   Experience with following software:

WordPerfect, Word, QuattroPro, Excel, CorelDraw, PCI (GIS for UNIX); Idrissi, Mapinfo, Arcview, Envi (GIS for Windows); Surfer/Grapher, MathCad, Statistica, Dbase, Rockware
 

 

      • Driver’s licence (B) since 1991

Hobbies/Interest

 

Traveling and foreign cultures

Mountaineering

Playing music (jazz and ethnic percussion)

 

 

Updated 20 July 2007