Congratulations to Jordania Mildred Zerpa Varela on completing her Masters thesis titled: Syn-rift stratigraphy and sedimentary evolution of the Midyan Basin: from geological observations to Forward Stratigraphic Modeling.  Her research was mentored by Professor Afifi and postdocs Jing Ye and Guillaume Baby.  For her PhD, Jordania will continue research on the potential for CO2 disposal in the sedimentary basins along the Red Sea coast.