Seismic Soundoff

Steve Roche discusses his current Geoscientists without Borders project addressing volcano preparedness in Guatemala. Steve's GWB project addresses the geohazard resiliency and safety of the communities in Guatemala. His project implements community-based educational workshops about earthquake and volcanic hazards. Steve's project also works to increase Guatemala's seismic and volcanic monitoring capacity while reducing disaster response time. In this inspiring conversation with host Andrew Geary, Steve provides his on-the-ground perspective of the project. He offers what has been accomplished and his vision for the project's future. This podcast takes joy in highlighting the humanitarian work of geophysicists worldwide. And this conversation is no exception in sharing how geophysics can impact communities through using the tools and knowledge that geophysicists have to give. And Steve is the perfect guest to showcase all that can be accomplished. RELATED LINKS * Read more about Steve's project, Increasing Natural Hazard Resiliency in Guatemala - https://seg.org/gwb_projects/guatemala-2/ * Explore the seismic monitors placed in Guatemala (and all around the world) - https://stationview.raspberryshake.org/ * Listen to our previous episode on Silvio De Angelis’s project in Guatemala - https://seg.org/podcasts/episode-112-international-partnership-for-volcano-early-warning-a-gwb-story/ CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS The Early Career Subcommittee of the SEG Research Committee is receiving nominations of new members to serve the term 2023-2025. This subcommittee is open to graduate students active in research or early-career professionals up to three years post-graduation. As part of the SEG Research Committee, the Early-Career Subcommittee provides their opinion, advice, and vision to the research direction and goals of SEG from the perspective of career starters. If you are passionate about contributing to shaping the future of applied geophysics, please indicate your interest by sending a resume and cover letter to Xiaolei Tu at tuxl2009@hotmail.com before 30 September. SEISMIC SOUNDOFF WANTS TO HEAR FROM YOU! The podcast will celebrate 200 episodes on 5 October, and we want to hear from our listeners on this special milestone. * What's the most valuable thing you've learned from the show? * What surprised you? * What episode do you most share with others? Record your message today at https://www.speakpipe.com/SeismicSoundoff if you have answers to these questions and want to be showcased. BIOGRAPHY Steven L. Roche received his BSc in Geophysics from the University of California, Riverside, in June 1978. He worked for Geophysical Service, Inc. (GSI and HGS) as an Area Geophysicist for the Permian Basin Region of West Texas / Southeastern New Mexico. In January 1994, Steve returned to school, attending the Colorado School of Mines as a member of the Reservoir Characterization Project (RCP), studying multicomponent seismology and 4D applications. After receiving his Ph.D. in 1997, Steve joined Output Exploration, the oil and gas exploration division of Input/Output, working on exploration projects and multicomponent seismic applications within I/O. In 1999, Output Exploration, LLC (OPEX) became an independent oil and gas exploration company, and Steve participated in OPEX exploration efforts. Steve joined Veritas DGC in 2003, specializing in multicomponent applications in the position of Principal Geophysicist – Multicomponent Applications Group. Steve joined Cimarex Energy in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in 2011 as Manager of Geophysics for Cimarex until August 2017, when he joined the faculty within the Geoscience Department at The University of Tulsa. CREDITS Zach Bridges created original music for this show. Andrew Geary hosted, edited, and produced this episode at TreasureMint. The SEG podcast team is Jennifer Cobb, Kathy Gamble, and Ally McGinnis.

21 Sep 202317min

Kurt Marfurt reflects on his career and the recent award of SEG's highest honor, the Maurice Ewing Medal. In this engaging conversation with host Andrew Geary, Kurt shares his reaction to learning about receiving the Maurice Ewing Medal. He offers his major takeaways from various career stops along his path and how his volunteer roles at the SEG advanced his career. Kurt provides wisdom on what's changed and hasn't changed in building a successful geophysical career and what he's most proud of when looking back at his accomplishments. It's a privilege to hear from geophysicists at the top of their profession, and Kurt provides actionable advice with a fun and insightful look back at his long career. Listen to the full archive at https://seg.org/podcast. RELATED LINKS * (2023), "Honors and Awards: SEG 2023 Honors and Awards Citations," The Leading Edge 42: 526–538. (https://library.seg.org/doi/10.1190/tle42080526.1) CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS The Early Career Subcommittee of the SEG Research Committee is receiving nominations of new members to serve the term 2023-2025. This subcommittee is open to graduate students active in research or early-career professionals up to three years post-graduation. As part of the SEG Research Committee, the Early-Career Subcommittee provides their opinion, advice, and vision to the research direction and goals of SEG from the perspective of career starters. If you are passionate about contributing to shaping the future of applied geophysics, please indicate your interest by sending a resume and cover letter to Xiaolei Tu at tuxl2009@hotmail.com before 30 September. SEISMIC SOUNDOFF WANTS TO HEAR FROM YOU! The podcast will celebrate 200 episodes on 5 October, and we want to hear from our listeners on this special milestone. * What's the most valuable thing you've learned from the show? * What surprised you? * What episode do you most share with others? Record your message today at https://www.speakpipe.com/SeismicSoundoff if you have answers to these questions and want to be showcased. Everyone who leaves a message will be automatically entered to win a free online subscription to the SEG Library (everything except e-books) for one year. BIOGRAPHY Kurt J. Marfurt is the recipient of SEG's highest honor, the Maurice Ewing Medal, awarded to a person deserving of special recognition for making major contributions to the advancement of the science and profession of exploration geophysics. Marfurt is a remarkably productive geophysicist, author, and educator with a distinguished career in academia and the oil and gas industry. After completing his Ph.D. in applied geophysics at Columbia University in 1978 and teaching there, he joined the Amoco Research Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma, as a research geophysicist. During his tenure at Amoco, Marfurt made significant contributions to several processes and patents, particularly the development of seismic attributes. In 1999, Marfurt joined the faculty at the University of Houston, where he served as director of the Allied Geophysical Laboratories. He continued to research seismic imaging, interpretation, and data simulation, notably generating well-used synthetic data sets for the Marmousi model. In 2007, Marfurt joined the faculty of the University of Oklahoma, where he served as the Shultz Professor of Geophysics and is now professor emeritus. He has been involved with SEG as a short course instructor, associate editor of GEOPHYSICS, editor-in-chief of Interpretation, director at large on the SEG Board of Directors, and coauthor of more than 800 papers and abstracts. CREDITS Zach Bridges created original music for this show. Andrew Geary hosted, edited, and produced this episode at TreasureMint. The SEG podcast team is Jennifer Cobb, Kathy Gamble, and Ally McGinnis.

14 Sep 202328min

Philip Ringrose discusses his upcoming Distinguished Instructor Short Course, "Storage of Carbon Dioxide in Saline Aquifers – Building confidence by forecasting and monitoring." Interest in carbon capture and storage (CCS) is growing rapidly as a crucial part of global efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions into the atmosphere. In this conversation with host Andrew Geary, Philip reviews the science and technology underpinning CO2 storage in deep saline aquifer formations using insights from several industrial-scale projects. Philip also addresses what's needed to achieve climate-significant scales of CCS deployment. Although technically achievable, the current socio-economic framing often makes storage project execution difficult in practice. By building technical confidence in project execution, we may be able to "turn the dial" and realize the gigatonne levels of storage needed over the coming decades. Philip is an excellent guide for understanding CO2 storage, its possibilities and limits, and how to use your geophysical skills to support CO2 projects. You should listen to this episode if you are interested in this topic. Listen to the full archive at https://seg.org/podcast. RELATED LINKS * Learn more about Philip's course and see the latest schedule (https://seg.org/education/courses/upcoming-disc/) * Buy the e-book (https://library.seg.org/doi/10.1190/1.9781560803959) * Buy the Print Edition (https://seg.org/shop/product/?id=809b9313-4e3c-ee11-bdf4-0022482b6d2f) * Discover SEG on Demand (https://seg.org/Education/SEG-on-Demand) CELEBRATING 200 EPISODES! The podcast will celebrate 200 episodes on 5 October, and we want to hear from our listeners on this special milestone. * What's the most valuable thing you've learned from the show? * What surprised you? * What episode do you most share with others? Record your message today at https://www.speakpipe.com/SeismicSoundoff if you have answers to these questions and want to be showcased. Everyone who leaves a message will be automatically entered to win a free online subscription to the SEG Library (everything except e-books) for one year. BIOGRAPHY Philip S. Ringrose is a Specialist in reservoir geoscience at Equinor and an Adjunct Professor in CO2 Storage at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology. He has been engaged with many CCS project developments over the last 15 years. He has published widely on reservoir geoscience and fluid flow in rock media, including the textbooks Reservoir Model Design and How to Store CO2 Underground. Ringrose holds a BSc in geology from the University of Edinburgh and a Ph.D. in applied geology from the University of Strathclyde in Scotland. He is a member of SEG, EAGE, and the Geological Society (London) and was the 2014-2015 President of the EAGE. In 2018, he was appointed as an Honorary Professor at the University of Edinburgh, and in 2020, he was elected as a member of The Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters (DKNVS). CREDITS Seismic Soundoff explores the depth and usefulness of geophysics for the scientific community and the public. If you want to be the first to know about the next episode, please follow or subscribe to the podcast wherever you listen to podcasts. Two of our favorites are Apple Podcasts and "Spotify. If you have episode ideas, feedback for the show, or want to sponsor a future episode, find the "Contact Seismic Soundoff" box at https://seg.org/podcast. Zach Bridges created original music for this show. Andrew Geary hosted, edited, and produced this episode at TreasureMint. The SEG podcast team is Jennifer Cobb, Kathy Gamble, and Ally McGinnis.

7 Sep 202325min

Paolo Dell'Aversana highlights his article in The Leading Edge, discussing a dual-sensory approach to understanding seismic. In a first for this podcast, host Andrew Geary and Paolo discuss music's role in interpreting seismic. Based on concepts well-established in cognitive sciences, Paolo introduces the idea of expanded imaging in geophysics, using a dual-sensory (audiovisual) perception of a data set. In this episode, Paolo explains the basic principles of multimodal seismic data analysis using augmented imaging theory. He then provides examples and applications on real data at varying spatial scales, from individual seismic traces to entire seismic sections. Paolo shares the advantages and limitations of converting seismic data into an auditory format and outlines how geophysicists can start with this approach today. This episode unlocks secret information hiding in your seismic data waiting to be discovered. Listen to the full archive at https://seg.org/podcast. CELEBRATING 200 EPISODES! The podcast will celebrate 200 episodes on 5 October, and we want to hear from our listeners on this special milestone. * What's the most valuable thing you've learned from the show? * What surprised you? * What episode do you most share with others? Record your message today at https://www.speakpipe.com/SeismicSoundoff if you have answers to these questions and want to be showcased. Everyone who leaves a message will be automatically entered to win a free online subscription to the SEG Library (everything except e-books) for one year. BIOGRAPHY Paolo Dell'Aversana graduated in Geological Sciences (1988) and Physics (1996). He has 35 years of experience in various areas of the Earth disciplines, including geology, volcanology, and exploration geophysics. Furthermore, he is a musician and a recognized expert in sound engineering and audio signal processing. He works in Eni S.p.A. as a senior geophysicist, data scientist, and project manager for developing innovative geophysical technologies and machine learning methods. He is the author of various patents and has published over one hundred specialist articles and several books. He has received international awards, including the prestigious Eni Award from the President of the Italian Republic, as recognition for innovation. RELATED LINKS * Paolo Dell'Aversana, (2023), "An expanded idea of imaging in geophysics through multimodal data analysis," The Leading Edge 42: 550–556. (https://doi.org/10.1190/tle42080550.1) * Discover Paolo's geophysical musical creations on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@paolodellaversana1420) * Find Paolo's code on ResearchGate (https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Paolo-Dellaversana) * Explore the librosa python library (https://librosa.org/doc/latest/index.html) * (2023), "Introduction to Special Focus: Visualization in geophysics," The Leading Edge 42: 540–540. (https://doi.org/10.1190/tle42080540.1) * Read the August 2023 issue of The Leading Edge (https://library.seg.org/toc/leedff/42/8) Subscribers can read the full articles at https://library.seg.org/; abstracts are always free. CREDITS Seismic Soundoff explores the depth and usefulness of geophysics for the scientific community and the public. If you want to be the first to know about the next episode, please follow or subscribe to the podcast wherever you listen to podcasts. Two of our favorites are Apple Podcasts and "Spotify. If you have episode ideas, feedback for the show, or want to sponsor a future episode, find the "Contact Seismic Soundoff" box at https://seg.org/podcast. Zach Bridges created original music for this show. Andrew Geary hosted, edited, and produced this episode at TreasureMint. The SEG podcast team is Jennifer Cobb, Kathy Gamble, and Ally McGinnis.

17 Aug 202322min

Sara Gentilini, founder of GEOfood, discusses how her organization supports the sustainable development of local communities and helps increase achievement towards the UN Sustainable Development Goals. GEOfood is an initiative for communities and environmentally friendly food enterprises in UNESCO Global Geoparks territories. This unique partnership with GEOfood and Global Geoparks enables local traditions and ancient knowledge to be connected with the geological heritage that characterizes each territory. In this episode with host Andrew Geary, Sara shares the history and purpose of UNESCO Global Geoparks and how she came up with GEOfood. She shares her unique definition of sustainable development and outlines her five sustainable food and agriculture principles. Sara discusses the role of education for her organization and how geophysicists can use their skills to impact sustainable food and agriculture. This is a unique topic that might inspire some new lines of thinking for your projects. Listen to the full archive at https://seg.org/podcast. CELEBRATING 200 EPISODES! The podcast will celebrate 200 episodes on 5 October, and we want to hear from our listeners on this special milestone. * What's the most valuable thing you've learned from the show? * What surprised you? * What episode do you most share with others? Record your message today at https://www.speakpipe.com/SeismicSoundoff if you have answers to these questions and want to be showcased. Everyone who leaves a message will be automatically entered to win a free online subscription to the SEG Library (everything except e-books) for one year. BIOGRAPHY Sara Gentilini is an archaeologist, historian, and project manager of the Magma UNESCO Geopark (Norway). She is responsible for international networking activities and EU-Nordic-funded projects. She is the inventor of the GEOfood brand for food enterprises within UNESCO Global Geopark's local communities. Sara is a Marie Curie Ph.D. candidate at the Earth Department of Turin University, within the new international Programme Teach4Culture. She is studying geodiversity and abiotic ecosystem services in the framework of UNESCO Global Geoparks. Sara is a member of the UNESCO evaluation team for UNESCO Global Geoparks territories. She has several years of experience as a project manager for international projects related to geological interpretation, education, culture, geo-tourism, and cooperation with local stakeholders, universities, communities, and aspiring geoparks territories. She is passionate about cultural diversity and creative processes and loves to learn and explore. RELATED LINKS * Learn more about GEOfood at https://geofood.no/ * Read the UNESCO-AGU report, "Geoscience in Action – Advancing Sustainable Development," at https://geoscienceinaction.org/, which features GEOfood and is endorsed by more than 24 professional associations (including SEG). CREDITS Seismic Soundoff explores the depth and usefulness of geophysics for the scientific community and the public. If you want to be the first to know about the next episode, please follow or subscribe to the podcast wherever you listen to podcasts. Two of our favorites are Apple Podcasts and "Spotify. If you have episode ideas, feedback for the show, or want to sponsor a future episode, find the "Contact Seismic Soundoff" box at https://seg.org/podcast. Zach Bridges created original music for this show. Andrew Geary hosted, edited, and produced this episode at TreasureMint. The SEG podcast team is Jennifer Cobb, Kathy Gamble, and Ally McGinnis.

10 Aug 202317min

Felix J. Herrmann highlights the July 2023 special section in The Leading Edge - digitalization in energy. In this episode with host Andrew Geary, Felix discusses his open-access article, "Learned multiphysics inversion with differentiable programming and machine learning." He shares why the future of the oil and gas industry depends on the democratization of technology design. He provides insights into why modernizing wave-equation inversion frameworks is important to geophysics and shares the implications for the results of his study. This episode provides a glimpse into the future capabilities of machine learning to help provide the path for the next great discoveries in geophysics. Listen to the full archive at https://seg.org/podcast. SPONSOR This episode is sponsored by Katalyst Data Management®. Katalyst Data Management® provides the only integrated, end-to-end subsurface data management solution for the oil and gas industry. Over 215 employees operate in North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and South America, dedicated to enabling digital transformation and optimizing the value of geotechnical information for exploration, production, and M&A activity. Learn more at http://www.katalystdm.com/. BIOGRAPHY Felix J. Herrmann graduated from Delft University of Technology in 1992 and received his Ph.D. in engineering physics from that same institution in 1997. After research positions at Stanford University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, he returned in 2002 as faculty at the University of British Columbia. In 2017, he joined the Georgia Institute of Technology, now a Georgia Research Alliance Scholar Chair in Energy. He was cross-appointed between the Schools of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, Computational Science & Engineering, and Electrical & Computer Engineering. His cross-disciplinary research program spans several areas of computational imaging, including seismic and, more recently, medical imaging. Dr. Herrmann is widely known for tackling challenging problems in the imaging sciences by adapting techniques from randomized linear algebra, PDE-constrained and convex optimization, high-performance computing, machine learning, and uncertainty quantification. Over his career, he has been responsible for several cost-saving innovations in industrial time-lapse seismic data acquisition and wave-equation-based imaging. RELATED LINKS * Join Software Underground - The place for scientists and engineers that love rocks and computers. (https://softwareunderground.org/) * Mathias Louboutin, Ziyi Yin, Rafael Orozco, Thomas J. Grady II, Ali Siahkoohi, Gabrio Rizzuti, Philipp A. Witte, Olav Møyner, Gerard J. Gorman, and Felix J. Herrmann, (2023), "Learned multiphysics inversion with differentiable programming and machine learning," The Leading Edge 42: 474–486. (https://doi.org/10.1190/tle42070474.1 - open access) * Vladimir Kazei and Mita Sengupta, (2023), "Introduction to this special section: Digitalization in energy," The Leading Edge 42: 456–456. (https://doi.org/10.1190/tle42070456.1) * Read the July 2023 special section: Digitalization in energy. (https://library.seg.org/toc/leedff/42/7) Subscribers can read the full articles at https://library.seg.org/; abstracts are always free. CREDITS Seismic Soundoff explores the depth and usefulness of geophysics for the scientific community and the public. If you want to be the first to know about the next episode, please follow or subscribe to the podcast wherever you listen to podcasts. Two of our favorites are Apple Podcasts and"Spotify. If you have episode ideas, feedback for the show, or want to sponsor a future episode, find the "Contact Seismic Soundoff" box at https://seg.org/podcast. Zach Bridges created original music for this show. Andrew Geary hosted, edited, and produced this episode at TreasureMint. The SEG podcast team is Jennifer Cobb, Kathy Gamble, and Ally McGinnis.

3 Aug 202316min

Fabien Allo highlights his award-winning article, "Characterization of a carbonate geothermal reservoir using rock-physics-guided deep neural networks." In this episode with host Andrew Geary, Fabien shares the potential of deep neural networks (DNNs) in integrating seismic data for reservoir characterization. He explains why DNNs have yet to be widely utilized in the energy industry and why utilizing a training set was key to this study. Fabien also details why they did not include any original wells in the final training set and the advantages of neural networks over seismic inversion. He closes with how this method of training neural networks on synthetic data might be useful beyond the application to a geothermal study. This episode is an exciting opportunity to hear directly from an award-winning author on some of today's most cutting-edge geophysics tools. Listen to the full archive at https://seg.org/podcast. RELATED LINKS * Fabien Allo, Jean-Philippe Coulon, Jean-Luc Formento, Romain Reboul, Laure Capar, Mathieu Darnet, Benoit Issautier, Stephane Marc, and Alexandre Stopin, (2021), "Characterization of a carbonate geothermal reservoir using rock-physics-guided deep neural networks," The Leading Edge 40: 751–758. - https://doi.org/10.1190/tle40100751.1 BIOGRAPHY Fabien Allo received his BSc in mathematics, physics, and chemistry with a biology option from the Lycée Chateaubriand, Rennes (France) in 2000 and his MSc and engineering degree in geology from the École Nationale Supérieure de Géologie, Nancy (France) in 2003. Since joining CGG 20 years ago, he has held several roles in the UK, Brazil, and now Canada working on inventing, designing, and developing reservoir R&D workflows for seismic forward modeling and inversion with a specific focus on data integration through rock physics. Fabien was recently promoted to the position of rock physics & reservoir expert within CGG's TECH+ Reservoir R&D team. He has increasingly applied geoscience capabilities to energy transition areas, such as carbon capture & sequestration (CCS) and geothermal projects. He received the SEG Award for Best Paper in The Leading Edge in 2021 for a CGG-BRGM co-authored paper published in October 2021: "Characterization of a carbonate geothermal reservoir using rock-physics-guided deep neural networks." (https://www.cgg.com/sites/default/files/2021-10/TLE%20Oct%202021%20Allo%20et%20al%20Final%20published.pdf) CREDITS Seismic Soundoff explores the depth and usefulness of geophysics for the scientific community and the public. If you want to be the first to know about the next episode, please follow or subscribe to the podcast wherever you listen to podcasts. Two of our favorites are Apple Podcasts and"Spotify. If you have episode ideas, feedback for the show, or want to sponsor a future episode, find the "Contact Seismic Soundoff" box at https://seg.org/podcast. Zach Bridges created original music for this show. Andrew Geary hosted, edited, and produced this episode at TreasureMint. The SEG podcast team is Jennifer Cobb, Kathy Gamble, and Ally McGinnis.

20 Jul 202316min

Aria Abubakar and Wenyi Hu, co-chair and vice-chair of the IMAGE Technical Program Committee, respectively, discuss the reasons for attending IMAGE '23. The third annual International Meeting for Applied Geoscience & Energy (IMAGE) will bring geoscientists from around the world from 28 August to 1 September at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, Texas. IMAGE is the largest technical program in the event's history. IMAGE will have 168 oral and 110 poster sessions over three full days, totaling 1108 oral and poster presentations. There will be 30 topics, including nine geology focus topics, 11 geophysics topics, and ten integrated topics. IMAGE will also have 20 special oral sessions comprising 15 geology and geophysics topics not covered by the regular technical sessions. In this conversation with host Andrew Geary, Aria and Wenyi help attendees navigate the large technical program, provide a sneak preview of the top topics, and offer tips to make the most of your attendance. Aria and Wenyi also explain the changes to the abstract submission process this year and the benefits of these changes. They close by answering the most common questions they receive on the Technical Program and highlight the surprising value of attending poster sessions. In conjunction with episode 191, How to unlock the power of networking, these episodes will provide a solid foundation to maximize your value of attending IMAGE '23. Listen to the full archive at https://seg.org/podcast. RELATED LINKS * Read the IMAGE '23 Preview in The Leading Edge - https://library.seg.org/doi/10.1190/tle42070452.1 * Register for IMAGE '23 - https://platform.tpni.com/GcmMaintenance/aapg/Html_Files/30000087/landing.html * Learn more about IMAGE '23 - https://www.imageevent.org/ * Listen to Episode 191, How to unlock the power of networking - https://seg.org/podcasts/episode-191-how-to-unlock-the-power-of-networking/ CREDITS Seismic Soundoff explores the depth and usefulness of geophysics for the scientific community and the public. If you want to be the first to know about the next episode, please follow or subscribe to the podcast wherever you listen to podcasts. Two of our favorites are Apple Podcasts and Spotify. If you have episode ideas, feedback for the show, or want to sponsor a future episode, find the "Contact Seismic Soundoff" box at https://seg.org/podcast. Zach Bridges created original music for this show. Andrew Geary hosted, edited, and produced this episode at TreasureMint. The SEG podcast team is Jennifer Cobb, Kathy Gamble, and Ally McGinnis.

13 Jul 202318min