118: The secret to maximizing your professional career

Dr. Dhananjay (DJ) Kumar discusses his course, the value of membership at SEG, and the activities essential for the professional development of geophysicists. This conversation covers a wide range of topics from synthetic seismograms construction to how to get the most of your membership at SEG. DJ has taken advantage of his activities throughout his career and is excited to share his lessons learned with this audience. Visit https://seg.org/podcast for the complete show notes. BIOGRAPHY Dhananjay Kumar received a B.S. (1998) in geological sciences and an M.S (2000) in exploration geophysics from the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur and a Ph.D. (2005) in geophysics from the University of Texas at Austin. Since 2012, he has been working as a geophysicist at BP Upstream Technology in Houston. Earlier, he worked one year for Reliance in Mumbai and seven years for Chevron in San Ramon and Houston. His research interests include reservoir properties predictions from seismic, 4D seismic, shale gas, and gas hydrates. He has taught various geophysical courses during SPG-India conference and delivered lectures at universities. He conducts BP’s internal course as well. He is a member of SEG, GSH, AGU, and SPG North America Chapter. SPONSOR This episode is sponsored by CGG. At CGG, we have a positive outlook for the future - an optimism that drives us to constantly push the boundaries of what’s possible. Blending new thinking and advanced technologies, we help you understand and solve the world’s most complex natural resource, environmental, and infrastructure challenges. Let CGG help you to see things differently at https://www.cgg.com/. CREDITS Original music by Zach Bridges. This episode was hosted, edited, and produced by Andrew Geary at 51 features, LLC. Thank you to the SEG podcast team: Ted Bakamjian, Dylan Fehrle, Kathy Gamble, Ally McGinnis, and Mick Swiney.