#28: Bridge Over Troubled Waters
2018 marks the ten-year anniversary of the SEG Foundation’s Geoscientists Without Borders® program. The program uses the specialized knowledge and technical skills of geoscientists to mitigate natural hazards by connecting universities and industries with local communities. In this episode, we highlight the commitment of Professor Ron Harris, Brigham Young University, and his student, Torri Duncan, to tsunami preparedness in Java, Indonesia. Ron and Torri's Geoscientists Without Borders® project "Bridge Over Troubled Waters: Building Resiliency to Tsunami Hazards by training Indonesian Geoscientists and Local Communities" was first funded in 2016 and is currently in progress. Donate to Geoscientists Without Borders® Ron and Torri’s work is important. GWB projects pay it forward and save lives. Support proactive, life-changing, and long-term geoscience projects today. Your gift can be the difference between SEG funding two additional projects in 2018. Through the generosity of several Foundation donors, SEG has a $50,000 GWB Matching Fund this year. Double your impact now with a donation at https://donate.seg.org. Sponsor Schlumberger strives to be a unifying force for social and environmental stewardship, and engages in philanthropic activities that reflect the company’s values. As the founding sponsor of Geoscientists Without Borders®, Schlumberger believes in the science of geophysics to affect positive changes in communities facing environmental hardship and natural hazards. If you enjoy the show, please leave us a 5-star review 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 https://seg.org/podcast. Audio credits Interviews: Ron Harris, Torri Duncan, Daniel Horns * Daisy by Les Hayden * Storm Passing by Podington Bear * Frisco Traffic (ID 762) by Lobo Loco * Alba by Cambo * 432 by Cambo * Ambient Blues Joe (ID 773) by Lobo Loco * Herbie Munster Party (ID 731) by Lobo Loco * Jingles for films & podcasts by Lobo Loco Special thanks to Dr. Maya Tolstoy, Columbia University's Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, and the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Organization for providing the recording of the 26 December 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake. This show was produced by Isaac Farley and hosted, edited, and produced by Andrew Geary.
21 Dec 201726min
#27: Fiber-optic distributed sensing - Jonathan Ajo-Franklin
In this episode, Andrew Geary speaks with Jonathan Ajo-Franklin, editor of the special section of the December 2017 issue of The Leading Edge on geophysical applications of fiber-optic distributed sensing - https://library.seg.org/toc/leedff/36/12. Jonathan currently works as Staff Scientist in the Energy Geoscience Division at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and served as an associate editor for GEOPHYSICS from 2011-2016. If you enjoy the show, please leave us a 5-star review 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 https://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 https://wiki.seg.org to learn how you can grow the world’s first online, geophysics encyclopedia.
14 Dec 201727min
#26: Student Education Program (SEP)
In this episode, Kathryn Elkins, SEG Student and Early Career Advisor, and Vinicius Riguete, a 2017 Student Education Program (SEP) participant from Rio de Janeiro State University, discuss the 2017 program, their experiences in Houston, and the 2018 SEP application process. If you enjoy the show, please leave us a 5-star review 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 https://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 https://wiki.seg.org to learn how you can grow the world’s first online, geophysics encyclopedia.
7 Dec 201729min
#25: Dean Clark - Basic Geophysics
In this episode, Dean Clark discusses his new book, Basic Geophysics. Co-authored with Enders Robinson, the book takes us on a journey that shows how the achievements of our predecessors have paved the way for modern exploration seismology. From the ancient Greeks through the Enlightenment to the greats of the contemporary age, the reasoning behind basic principles is explored and clarified. Visit http://seg.org/newbooks to purchase today. SEG members save 45% off the cover price. Clark joined the publications department at SEG in 1981 as associate editor of The Leading Edge. He became TLE’s editor in 1984 and served in that capacity until retiring in 2013. Clark has written one hundred scientific and literary articles covering all phases of exploration geophysics including the history of geophysics, biographies of leading geophysicists, expositions of current developments and new trends, and mathematical tutorials. He is also a founding member of the Afghanistan Perceivers of Oklahoma and a member of Circulo Holmes, the Sherlock Holmes club in Barcelona, Spain. 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.
21 Nov 201716min
#24: Vladimir Grechka and Werner M. Heigl - Microseismic Monitoring
In this episode, Dr. Vladimir Grechka and Dr. Werner M. Heigl discuss their new book, Microseismic Monitoring. By analyzing approaches to harvesting data from unconventional reservoirs, Microseismic Monitoring demonstrates the accuracy of the velocity model as the critical ingredient for obtaining precise source locations and interpretable moment tensors, and shows that the ray theory provides the only practical means available today for building such models. Visit http://seg.org/newbooks to purchase today. SEG members save 45% off the cover price. Vladimir has his M.S. in geophysical exploration and a Ph.D. in geophysics. He has worked as a research scientist, an associate research professor, and for major oil and gas companies. Since 2012, he is a senior technical consultant at Marathon Oil Company, focusing on reservoir characterization with seismic, microseismic, and borehole data. He received the J. Clarence Karcher Award (1997) and the Best Paper in The Leading Edge Award (2013), both from SEG. Werner received his Ph.D. in geophysics in 2011 and has a long history working in the field. He joined Apache's E&P Technology group in 2006 as a senior geophysicist. Since 2008, Werner has been involved in designing, recording, and processing of nearly all microseismic data sets acquired by Apache. In 2011, he launched the Microseismic Special Interest Group in Houston, now managed by the Geophysical Society of Houston. 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.
31 Okt 201730min
#23: SEG 2017 Opening Session and Presidential Address
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
#22: 2017 Annual Meeting Preview
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
#21: SEG President Bill Abriel in Conversation
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
