Candidate for President-Elect
(2020-22)

Kaushalendra B. "K.B." Trivedi

Chief Geoscientist
  • 2001: Post Graduate Diploma, Human Resource Management, Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), New Delhi, India
  • 1979: M.Sc. Geology, University of Lucknow, Lucknow, India
  • 1977: B.Sc. Geology, University of Lucknow, Lucknow, India
  • 2009-Present: PetroSA, Chief Geoscientist, New Venture-Upstream, Cape Town, 
    Western Cape, Republic of South Africa 
  • 1984-2009: Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Ltd., Chief Geologist, GEOPIC, Dehradun, Uttaranchal, India; GNPOC, Team Leader, Khartoum, Sudan, Egypt, Iran, Vietnam, China (Served as Team Leader in GNPOC, Khartoum, Sudan, 2002-05)
  • 1982-84: Geological Survey of India, Assistant Geologist, Himalayan Geology Division, Northern Circle, Lucknow, India
  • 1980-82: University of Lucknow, Lecturer, Department of Geology, Lucknow, 
    India
New Venture (upstream), PetroSA, Cape Town, South Africa
  • Joined AAPG 1998
  • Division of Environmental Geosciences (DEG) 2015, DEG Advisory Board, 2015-18
  • Division of Professional Affairs (DPA) CPG #6302, 2016
  • Energy Minerals Division (EMD), 2010
  • AAPG Africa Region Officer, Region Vice President, 2018-20
  • AAPG International Conference & Exhibition (ICE), Technical Chair, Cape Town, South Africa, 2018
  • Visiting Geoscientist, 2017-Present
  • Sequence Stratigraphy Technical Interest Group (TIG), 2017-Present
  • AAPG Geoscience Technology Workshop (GTW), "Exploring and Development of Unconventional Hydrocarbons: Understanding and Mitigating Geotechnical Challenges Through Conventional Wisdom," Cape Town, South Africa, 2017
  • House of Delegates, Geological Society of South Africa (GSSA) Delegate, 2012-19 
  • Imperial Barrel Award (IBA), Africa Region Committee, 2009-15 
  • Geo India-2008, International Conference and Exhibition (ICE), Technical Program Committee, Co-Chair, New Delhi, India, 2008
  • University of the Western Cape AAPG Student Chapter, Coordinator, Cape Town, South Africa 
  • AAPG Distinguished Service, 2019
  • AAPG, Certificate of Merit, Geo India 2008 Technical Program Co-Chair, 2009
  • AAPG, 1st Place Photo (Published in AAPG Explorer), International Conference & Exhibition (ICE), Bali, Indonesia, 2000
  • Professional Affiliations:
    • Geological Society of India (GSI), Life Member
    • Geological Society of South Africa (GSSA)
    • Indian Association of Petroleum Geologists (APG India), Executive Member
    • Indian Association of Petroleum Geoscientists, Life Member
    • International Association of Gondwana Research (IAGR)
    • Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE)
    • Society of Petroleum Geophysicist (SPG), Professional Member
    • South African Council for Natural Scientific Professionals, Registered Scientist
    • Sudanese Association of Petroleum of Geoscientists (SAPEG), Executive Member
  • Professional Honors & Awards:  
    • Elsevier Publications, Certificate of Outstanding Contribution in Reviewing, Journal of African Earth Sciences, 2017 
    • International Geological Congress-35, Petroleum System and Exploration, Theme Champion, Cape Town, South Africa
    • PetroSA Certificate of Excellence, CEO, 2015
    • Hydro Conference, Technical Committee Chair, 2015 
    • GNPOC, Letter of Appreciation, Sequence Stratigraphy Project, Khartoum, 2006
    • ONGC, Certificate of Excellence, C&MD, 2001
    • ONGC, Directors’ Special Award,  KDMIPE, 1999
    • ONGC, Letter of Appreciation, C&MD, 1997
    • ONGC, Merit Award, Exploration Member, 1995
    • ONGC, Letter of Appreciation, Member (Exploration), 1994
    • ONGC, Letter of Appreciation, Member (Exploration), 1993
    • ONGC, Merit Award, Member (Exploration), 1991
    • ONGC, Merit Award, Director, KDMIPE, 1990
    • ONGC, Award of Excellence, Project Manager, Cachar Project, India, 1986

All Candidates

President-Elect
Vice President
Secretary
Treasurer
IBA Coordinator