Seismic Soundoff

The Opening Session represented the official start to the 87th Annual Meeting at Houston in September 2017. Craig Beasley, the General Chair for Houston, opened the session. Bill Abriel, president of SEG, presented his State of the Society address. The keynote is given by Stephen Greenlee, President of ExxonMobil Exploration Company and Vice President of ExxonMobil Corporation. If you enjoy the show, review us on Apple Podcasts – your review helps others find the show. Subscribe to Seismic Soundoff on the podcast app of your choice to receive the latest episodes first. Full show notes at http://seg.org/podcast. Sponsor The SEG Wiki is home to hundreds of biographies of key geoscientists, geophysical tutorials, and core content from the science of applied geophysics. Visit http://wiki.seg.org to learn how you can grow the world’s first online, geophysics encyclopedia.

27 Sep 20171h 41min

This episode previews the 87th Annual Meeting in Houston at the George R. Brown Convention Center from 24-29 September. Register today at http://seg.org/am. Andrew Geary speaks with: * 1:02 – Dorsey Morrow, SEG Executive Director * 3:55 – Craig Beasley, Annual Meeting General Chairperson * 14:40 – Teresa Dallis, SEG Exhibition and Sponsorship Sales Representative * 18:07 – Mihai Popovici, Technical Program Chairperson SEG is honored to be the first large conference to take place in Houston following Hurricane Harvey and its devastating floods. Houston is dear to our hearts, and SEG wants to do everything it can to support the city while advancing the interests and needs of our members, attendees, sponsors, exhibitors, and presenters. Houston is open for business! You can stay connected to the Annual Meeting on social media before, during, and after by using #SEG17. Follow SEG on Twitter at @seg_org. If you enjoy the show, review us on Apple Podcasts – your review helps others find the show. Subscribe to Seismic Soundoff on the podcast app of your choice to receive the latest episodes first. Full show notes at http://seg.org/podcast. Sponsor The SEG Wiki is home to hundreds of biographies of key geoscientists, geophysical tutorials, and core content from the science of applied geophysics. Visit http://wiki.seg.org to learn how you can grow the world’s first online, geophysics encyclopedia.

20 Sep 201728min

Andrew Geary speaks with Bill Abriel, SEG president, on Hurricane Harvey and how the SEG community can help now and with future natural hazards. Full show notes at http://seg.org/podcast. Statement on Hurricane Harvey (29 August 2017) Our hearts are in Houston today, and SEG is actively evaluating how the Society can be of assistance in the coming days, weeks, and months to our friends and colleagues affected by Hurricane Harvey and the subsequent tropical storm. Whether assisting with skills, science, knowledge, clean up, financial aid, or a combination thereof, we will do everything we can to help alleviate the devastating effects of this natural disaster. In the meantime, we ask that you consider a financial gift to one of the organizations providing disaster relief to the people of Houston and the surrounding areas. Visit http://abc13.com/.../how-to-help-the-victims-of-hurr.../2348094/ at to find out how you can help. If you are planning to attend SEG’s International Exposition and 87th Annual Meeting in Houston 24-29 September 2017, we are monitoring the situation closely and will update you on how this could affect our plans in the next couple of days. Our thoughts continue to be with Houston and the surrounding areas in the days to come.

30 Aug 201722min

Andrew Geary speaks with Johannes Douma, vice-chair of the Emerging Professionals International Committee (EPIC). Johannes provides the committee's background, current focus, and how emerging professionals can get involved. EPIC is SEG’s resource for emerging professionals, those with less than 8 years in the industry. It's a global group sharing a common interest in sponsoring gatherings of emerging geoscientists to discuss and gain further understanding of their respective disciplines. Johannes is an exploration geophysicist at Cimarex Energy and vice-chair of EPIC. At Cimarex, he currently works on the Anadarko Exploration Team focusing on further developing formations in Oklahoma. He completed both his undergraduate and graduate degrees in geophysics at Colorado School of Mines. If you enjoy the show, review us on iTunes – your review helps others find the show. Subscribe to Seismic Soundoff on the podcast app of your choice to receive the latest episodes first. Full show notes at http://seg.org/podcast. Sponsor The SEG Wiki is home to hundreds of biographies of key geoscientists, geophysical tutorials, and core content from the science of applied geophysics. Visit http://wiki.seg.org to learn how you can grow the world’s first online, geophysics encyclopedia.

27 Jul 201714min

During this episode, Dr. Gerard (Jerry) Schuster discusses his new book, Seismic Inversion. Schuster's book describes the theory and practice of inverting seismic data for the subsurface rock properties of the Earth. The book will benefit scientists and advanced students in engineering, earth sciences, and physics. Visit http://seg.org/newbooks to purchase today. Jerry is a Professor of Earth Science and Engineering at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). He is also the co-director and founder of the Center for Fluid Modeling and Seismic Imaging at KAUST. He was the founder and director of the Utah Tomography and Modeling/Migration consortium from 1987 to 2009 and received the SEG Virgil Kauffman Gold Medal Award in 2010. If you enjoy the show, review us on iTunes – your review helps others find the show. Subscribe to Seismic Soundoff on the podcast app of your choice to receive the latest episodes first. Full show notes at http://seg.org/podcast. Sponsor The SEG Wiki is home to hundreds of biographies of key geoscientists, geophysical tutorials, and core content from the science of applied geophysics. Visit http://wiki.seg.org to learn how you can grow the world’s first online, geophysics encyclopedia.

20 Jul 201713min

Jeff Johnson joins Andrew Geary, Seismic Soundoff host, to discuss how SEG's Competency Management System (CMS) can benefit SEG members and improve their skills and expertise. CMS is a SEG web-based interactive tool used for self-assessment by individual geoscientists. SEG members use CMS to identify their strengths and weaknesses, and to efficiently plan practical training actions. Jeff is an Exploration and Production Geophysical & Training Consultant who worked for 15 years with NExT/Schlumberger, teaching over 120 geology and geophysics training classes and workshops worldwide. Prior to joining Schlumberger, Jeff worked for Amoco E&P Company for 24 years and was General Manager of Amoco's Geoscience Research and Technical Services Organizations for most of the nineties. Begin your free, member assessment at http://seg.org/cms. If you enjoy the show, review us on iTunes – your review helps others find the show. Subscribe to Seismic Soundoff on the podcast app of your choice to receive the latest episodes first. Full show notes at http://seg.org/podcast. Sponsor The SEG Wiki is home to hundreds of biographies of key geoscientists, geophysical tutorials, and core content from the science of applied geophysics. Visit wiki.seg.org to learn how you can grow the world’s first online, geophysics encyclopedia.

6 Jun 201715min

The co-hosts of Undersampled Radio, Graham Ganssle and Matt Hall and Isaac Farley, SEG digital publications manager join Seismic Soundoff to discuss communicating geoscience and modern geoscience skills. Undersampled Radio (https://undersampledrad.io/) is a podcast that talks science, tech, oil, business, politics and more. Graham (@grahamganssle) is president and owner of Sandstone Oil and Gas based in New Orleans. Matt (@kwinkunks) helps lead Agile Scientific based in Mahone Bay, Canada. Find the full show notes at https://seg.org/podcast. If you enjoy the show, review us on iTunes – your review helps others find the show. Editor's note The first voice you will hear is Graham, followed by Isaac and Matt. Sponsor The SEG Wiki is home to hundreds of biographies of key geoscientists, geophysical tutorials, and core content from the science of applied geophysics. Visit wiki.seg.org to learn how you can grow the world’s first online, geophysics encyclopedia.

30 Mai 201747min

Sven Treitel discusses his signal processing course, the historical transition from analog to digital, and his decades-long collaboration with Enders Robinson. Sven Treitel, along with Enders Robinson, was instrumental in the transition of exploration geophysics from analog to digital recording and data processing. Sven has published over 40 papers and has received numerous Society awards, including SEG's Reginald Fessenden award and Honorary Membership. Sven also co-authored two books with Enders Robinson, the most recent - Digital Imaging and Deconvolution - that serves as the basis for the May 23-26 virtual course, Geophysical Signal Processing 101, sponsored by the Geophysical Society of Houston and the SEG. Register for his course and read the show notes at https://seg.org/podcast. If you enjoy the show, review us on iTunes – your review helps others find the show. Sponsor The SEG Wiki is home to hundreds of biographies of key geoscientists, geophysical tutorials, and core content from the science of applied geophysics. Visit wiki.seg.org to learn how you can grow the world’s first online, geophysics encyclopedia.

14 Mai 201733min