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ERL Alum Dr. Donald Paul Awarded SPE Charles F. Rand Memorial Gold Medal by Society of Petroleum Engineers
Via EAPS News: Donald Paul ’67, SM ’69, PhD ’77, an MIT ERL alum and former CTO of Chevron who is now Director of the USC Energy Initiative, is recognized for his distinguished achievement in mining administration, including metallurgy and petroleum. The Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) recently honored Dr. Donald L. Paul with the SPE Charles…
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ERL Presentations at SEG 2020
Planning on participating in the Society of Exploration Geophysicists’ virtual Annual Meeting October 11-16? Be sure to check out these presentations by MIT Earth Resources Laboratory researchers: Date Start End Type Session ID Presenter Title 10/12/20 3:55pm 4:20pm Poster FWI P1 Zhilong Fang Lift and relax for waveform inversion 10/12/20 3:55pm 4:20pm Oral SS 3 …
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Congratulations Dr. Josimar Alves da Silva
On August 12, 2020, Josimar successfully defended his PhD thesis entitled “Multiphase flow and fault poromechanics: understanding earthquake triggering and seismic hazard.” He is pictured here with his advisor, Prof. Ruben Juanes, and thesis committee chair, Dr. Michael C. Fehler.
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Waveforms Without Limits
A new mathematical method from MIT researchers eliminates a theoretical limit on the complexity of 3D waveform simulations. Computer simulations of waveforms are essential tools for researchers in many fields, from earth science and the energy industry to medical imaging. A new mathematical method developed by MIT researchers eliminates a theoretical limit on the complexity…