Antun Husinec
Post-doc in Geology
Virginia Tech
Ph.D. in Geology
University of Zagreb, Croatia
M.Sc. in Geology
University of Zagreb, Croatia
Professor Husinec's research investigates how carbonate and mixed sedimentary systems record the evolution of Earth's oceans, climate, and sea level through time. By integrating sedimentology, sequence stratigraphy, petrography, geochemistry, isotopic approaches, and quantitative data analysis, he examines both ancient and modern depositional systems, with a particular focus on the 540-million-year record preserved in Phanerozoic carbonate platforms.
His work also combines field and subsurface studies to improve the prediction of reservoir heterogeneity, porosity evolution, and fluid-flow behavior in carbonate and mixed sedimentary successions. Current projects span North America, Europe, and the Middle East, as well as modern shallow-marine environments of the Caribbean.
Professor Husinec has authored numerous peer-reviewed publications and received multiple best-paper and most-cited-paper awards. His research has been supported by government agencies, geological surveys, industry partners, and private foundations. He is also the founder of the Rudstone Carbonate Consulting, LLC, and has provided consulting and professional training to industry partners in the United States and internationally.
Publications
Recent Publications (2022-present)
Husinec, A., Bowman, A.L., 2026. Hydrodynamic control of fluvial oncoid formation in a modern high-energy tropical cascade system. Scientific Reports, in press, DOI:10.1038/s41598-026-56585-4
Alsharhan, A.S., Husinec, A., Kendall, C.G.St.C., 2026. Geologic well log interpretation across carbonate reservoir types in the Middle East: Insights into reservoir heterogeneity and play characteristics. Journal of Petroleum Geology, v. 49, p. 3-39, DOI:10.1111/jpg.70021.
Jafarian, A., Husinec, A., Coimbra, R., Immenhauser, A., Kakemem, U., Ullmann, C., Wang, M., Saboor, A., Wang, C., 2025. Principal component analysis reveals the relationship between carbonate facies, geochemical properties and diagenetic overprint. Sedimentary Geology, v. 489, #106979, DOI:10.1016/j.sedgeo.2025.106979
Jafarian, A., Husinec, A., Koeshidayatullah, A., Chen, X., Wang, M., Ullmann, C.L., Saboor, A., Han, K., Wang, C., 2025, Cerium anomalies and iodine track nonuniform paleoredox conditions during the Aptian Oceanic Anoxic Event 1a. Scientific Reports, v. 15, #23802, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-09471-4
Jafarian, A., Kakemem, U., Husinec, A., Mehrabi, H., Pouyafard, Z., Ghasemi, M., Senemari, S., Saboor, A., Wang, C., 2025. Syn- and post-depositional influences on reservoir quality of the Aptian Dariyan Formation, eastern Persian Gulf. Petroleum Geoscience, v. 31, #60, DOI:10.1144/petgeo2024-060
Jafarian, A., Kakemem, U., Husinec, A., Mehrabi, H., Javanbakht, M., Wang, C., Chen, X., li, Y., 2024, Depositional facies and diagenetic control on reservoir quality of the Aptian Dariyan Formation, NW Persian Gulf, Marine and Petroleum Geology, #106895, DOI:10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2024.106895
Jafarian, A., Husinec, A., Wang, C., Chen, X., Wang, M., Gröcke, D.R., Saboor, A., Li, Y., 2024, Intrashelf basin record of redox and productivity changes along the Arabian
margin of Neo-Tethys during Oceanic Anoxic Event 1a. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, v. 636, #111975, DOI:10.1016/j.palaeo.2023.111975
Husinec, A., Read, J.F., 2023, Milankovitch record from Middle Jurassic platform supports moderate coolhouse glaciation. Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology, v. 38, e2023PA004680, DOI:10.1029/2023PA004680
Jafarian, A., Husinec, A., Wang, C., Chen, X., Saboor, A., Li, Y., 2023, Aptian oceanic anoxic event 1a in the shallow, carbonate-dominated intrashelf Kazhdumi Basin, Zagros Mountains. Sedimentology, v. 70, p. 1981-2014, DOI: 10.1111/sed.13102
Husinec, A., Read, J.F., Kemp, D.B., 2023, Orbital forcing of Upper Jurassic (Tithonian) shallow-water carbonates, Tethyan Adriatic Platform, Croatia evaluated using synthetic vs. real data sets. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, v. 622, #111617, DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2023.111617
Kakemem, U., Ghasemi, M., Adabi, M.H., Husinec, A., Mahmoudi, A., Anderskouv, K., 2023, Sedimentology and sequence stratigraphy of automated hydraulic flow units – the Permian Upper Dalan Formation, Persian Gulf. Marine and Petroleum Geology, v. 147, #105965 (24 pp), DOI: 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2022.105965
Husinec, A., Read, J.F., Prtoljan, B., 2022, Middle and Late Jurassic record of sea-level, sequence development, and carbon-isotope fluctuations, Tethyan Adriatic Carbonate Platform, Croatia. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, v. 599, #111030 (25 pp.), DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2022.111030
Radwan, A., Husinec, A., Benjumea, B., Kassem, A., El Aal, A.A., Hakimi, M.H., Thanh, H.V., Abdel-Fattah, M.I., Shehata, A.A., 2022, Diagenetic overprint on porosity and permeability of a combined conventional-unconventional reservoir: Insights from the Eocene pelagic limestones, Gulf of Suez, Egypt. Marine and Petroleum Geology, v. 146, #105967 (20 pp.), DOI: 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2022.105967
Husinec, A., Leslie, A.S., 2022, Continuous record of Upper Ordovician (Katian) to lower Silurian (Telychian) global δ13C excursions in the Williston Basin. Terra Nova, v. 34, p. 314-322, DOI: 10.1111/ter.12593
Ghasemi, M., Kakemem, U., Husinec, A., 2022, Automated approach to reservoir zonation: a case study from the Upper Permian Dalan (Khuff) carbonate ramp, Persian Gulf. Journal of Natural Gas Research and Engineering, v. 97, #104332 (13 pp.), DOI:10.1016/j.jngse.2021.104332
Husinec, A., Read, J.F., 2022, Assessing Milankovitch forcing in disconformity-prone cyclic shallow-water carbonates, Upper Jurassic (Kimmeridgian), Adriatic Platform, Croatia. Sedimentology, v. 69, 1789-1815, DOI: 10.1111/sed.12973