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ERL at SEG 2019
The 2019 Society of Exploration Geophysicists Meeting in San Antonio, TX included 15 presentations with MIT ERL-affiliated authors. On Monday evening, ERL and MIT Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences welcomed our alumni and friends in industry for a reception at the Hotel Contessa on the San Antonio’s Riverwalk. ERL Research Scientist Dr. Dan… read more…
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Robust Extraction of Useful Information from Seismic Measurements
Geophysicists rely on seismic data to understand the Earth’s subsurface. Data from seismic receivers contains two types of information convoluted into a single signal: information about the source of the signal (source effects) and information about the subsurface features it passed through on its way to the receiver (path effects). Current methods for separating out… read more…
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Bubble Experiment Finds Universal Laws
Quanta Magazine features work by ERL’s Amir Pahlavan and Ruben Juanes In a recent article for Quanta Magazine, writer Charlie Wood takes a closer look at the concept of universality in physics, focusing on recent work by ERL/CEE Postdoctoral Associate Dr. Amir Pahlavan working with ERL/CEE Professor Ruben Juanes: “A recent study has identified universality… read more…
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Congratulations Dr. Manuel Florez!
On August 23, 2019, Manuel succesfully defended his PhD thesis entitled “A Global Study of Double Seismic Zones and Its Implications for the Mechanism of Intermediate-Depth Earthquakes.” He is pictured here with his advisor, Prof. Germán Prieto. read more…
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Former ERL Postdoc Dr. William Frank to return to MIT as Faculty
Prof. Rob van der Hilst, Head of the Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences (EAPS) at MIT, announced today that Prof. William Frank will join EAPS in July, 2020 as an Assistant Professor. Prof. Frank was an NSF Postdoctoral Fellow in ERL/EAPS from 2015-2017 before becoming an Assistant Professor at the University of Southern… read more…
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Longtime ERL Researcher Dr. Yves Bernabé Retires
Congratulations to longtime ERL researcher, Dr. Yves Bernabé, on his recent retirement. During a distinguished research career, Yves focused his work on the interrelationships among fluid transport, water-rock interactions, and mechanical behavior. This knowledge is essential for evaluating the risks and benefits of technologies including hydrofracking, geothermal energy, and carbon sequestration. After receiving a third-cycle… read more…
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Researchers solve mystery of how gas bubbles form in liquid
Findings show how to make confined bubbles develop uniformly, instead of in their usual scattershot way. MIT News features work by ERL faculty-member Prof. Ruben Juanes and recent alumnus Dr. Amir Pahlavan. David L. Chandler | MIT News OfficeJune 17, 2019 The formation of air bubbles in a liquid appears very similar to its inverse… read more…
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Congratulations Dr. Bing Q. Li
On May 13, 2019, Bing succesfully defended his PhD thesis entitled “Microseismic and Real-Time Imaging of Fractures and Microfractures in Barre Granite and Opalinus Clayshale.” He is pictured above with his advisor, Prof. Herbert Einstein (ERL/CEE). read more…
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Charles-Henri Clerget’s team Acoustic Wells wins MIT $100K Entrepreneurship Competition
Acoustic Wells, a team that includes Charles-Henri Clerget, a postdoctoral associate in ERL and MIT Mathematics, has won the grand prize in this year’s MIT $100K entreprenuership competition. Their winning project is an internet-of-things control solution for oil wells that leverages a novel sensor to optimize production while drastically reducing the amount of methane emitted. … read more…
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Congratulations Dr. Saied Mighani!
On May 10, 2019, Saied succesfully defended his PhD thesis entitled “Some Rock Mechanics Problems with Application for Hydraulic Fracturing.” He is shown here with his advisor, Prof. Brian Evans (ERL/EAPS). read more…
