morgan@erl.mit.edu
F. Dale Morgan
- Associate Director, Earth Resources Laboratory
- Professor of Geophysics
- PhD, Geophysics, Massachusetts Inst. of Tech., 1980
- MSc, Theoretical Solid State Physics, U. West Indies, 1972
- BSc, Mathematics and Physics, U. West Indies, 1970
Biographical Overview
Frank Dale Morgan obtained his B.Sc. (1970) in Mathematics and Physics and his M.Sc. (1972) in Theoretical Solid State Physics, both from the University of the West Indies (UWI), Trinidad. He was a lecturer in Physics at UWI Trinidad from 1970 to 1975. From 1975 to 1980 he completed his Ph.D. in Geophysics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He then returned to UWI Trinidad and was attached to the Seismic Research Unit. From 1983 to 1985 he was at Stanford University and from 1985 to 1993 at Texas A&M University. In 1993 he joined the Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology as a full Professor in Geophysics, where he is also the Associate Director of the Earth Resources Laboratory and served as the Director of the Geosystems Program.
Professor Morgan’s research interests are in geoelectromagnetics, rock physics, applied seismology, inverse theory, environmental and engineering geophysics, energy, natural cave systems, electronic instrumentation and electrochemistry.
He has taught courses on Analog Electronics, Digital Electronics, Semiconductor Devices, Digital Signal Processing, Time Series Analysis, Exploration Geophysics, Exploration Seismology, Environmental and Engineering Geophysics, Inverse Methods, Borehole Geophysics, Geoelectromagnetics, Rock Physics, Earthquake Seismology, Plate Tectonics, Alternate Energy Sources, Geothermal Energy Resources and Technical Writing.
Professor Morgan currently teaches courses in Data and Models, Physics and Chemistry of Rocks, Environmental and Engineering Geophysics, and Written and Oral Communication.
Publications
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A. Alali, F.Dale Morgan, 2017, "Novel approach for 1D resistivity inversion using the systematically determined optimum number of layers", SEG Technical Program Expanded Abstracts 2017
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X. Zhan, L.M. Schwartz, M.N. Toksoz, W.C. Smith, F.Dale Morgan, 2010, "Pore-scale modeling of electrical and fluid transport in Berea sandstone", GEOPHYSICS, 75, F135 - F142
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F. Pearce, M.N. Toksoz, F.Dale Morgan, P. Johnson, 2009, "In situ, nonlinear soil response applying an active source"
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X. Zhan, L. Schwartz, W. Smith, M.N. Toksoz, F.Dale Morgan, 2009, "Pore scale modeling of rock properties and comparison to laboratory measurements"
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X. Zhan, L. Schwartz, F.Dale Morgan, W. Smith, M.N. Toksoz, 2008, "Numerical modeling of transport properties and comparison to laboratory measurements"
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D. Coles, F.Dale Morgan, 2007, "Experimental design applied to borehole DC Resistivity"
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B. Minsley, J. Sogade, F.Dale Morgan, 2007, "Three dimensional self-potential inversion for subsurface DNAPL contaminant detection at the Savannah River Site, South Carolina", Water Resources Research, 43
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B. Minsley, J. Sogade, F.Dale Morgan, 2007, "Three-dimensional source inversion of self-potential data", Journal of Geophysical Research, 112
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B. Minsley, J.B. Ajo-Franklin, F.Dale Morgan, 2006, "Non-linear constraints with application to self-potential source inversion"
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J. Cao, X. Li, Y. Sun, Z. He, F.Dale Morgan, 2005, "An approach for simultaneously inverting MT data for resistivity and susceptibility", SEG Expanded Abstracts 24: 613
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Y. Sun, L. Xu, S. Kuleli, F.Dale Morgan, M.N. Toksoz, 2004, "Adaptive moving window method for 3-D P-velocity tomography and its application in China", Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, 94(2): 740-746
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J. Sogade, Y. .Vichabian, A. Vandiver, P. Reppert, D. Coles, F.Dale Morgan, 2004, "Electromagnetic Cave-to-Surface Mapping System", IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 42 (4): 754-763
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Y. Sun, S. Kuleli, W. Rodi, F.Dale Morgan, M.N. Toksoz, W. Han, Z. Lu, 2004, "Location robustness of earthquakes in Sichuan Province, China", Seismological Research Letters, 75(1): 54-62
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D. Coles, Y. Vichabian, F. Fleming, C. DesAutels, V. Briggs, P. Vermeesch, J.R. Arrell, L. Lisiecki, T. Kessler, H. Hooper, E. Jensen, J. Sogade, F.Dale Morgan, 2004, "Spatial decision analysis of geothermal resource sites in the Qualibou Caldera, Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles", Geothermics, 33: 277-308
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F.Dale Morgan, Y. Vichabian, J. Sogade, 2003, "Deep resistivity tomographic imaging of the Qualibou Caldera, Saint Lucia"
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P. Reppert, F.Dale Morgan, 2003, "Temperature-dependent streaming potentials: 1. Theory", Journal of Geophysical Research, 108(B11): 2546-2547
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P. Reppert, F.Dale Morgan, 2002, "Frequency-dependent electro-osmosis"
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P. Reppert, F.Dale Morgan, 2002, "Frequency-dependent electroosmosis", Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 254: 372-383
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P. Reppert, F.Dale Morgan, D. Lesmes, L. Jouniaux, 2002, "Frequency-dependent streaming potentials"
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F.Dale Morgan, Y. Vichabian, J. Sogade, 2002, "Reinterpretation of a vintage 4.5 km resistivity line through Sulphur Springs, St. Lucia", The Leading Edge, 21: 1199-1202
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Y. Vichabian, F.Dale Morgan, 2002, "Self potentials in cave detection", The Leading Edge, 21: 866-871
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A. Al-Dajani, F.Dale Morgan, M.N. Toksoz, P. Reppert, 2001, "Determination of near-surface anisotropy from surface electromagnetic data"
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D. Lesmes, F.Dale Morgan, 2001, "Dielectric spectroscopy of sedimentary rocks", Journal of Geophysical Research, 106: 13392-13346
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Z. Zhu, F.Dale Morgan, C.J. Marone, M.N. Toksoz, 2001, "Experimental studies of electrical fields on a breaking rock sample"
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P. Reppert, F.Dale Morgan, D. Lesmes, L. Jouniaux, 2001, "Frequency-dependent streaming potentials", Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 234: 194ñ203
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P. Reppert, F.Dale Morgan, 2001, "Streaming potential collection and data processing techniques", Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 233: 348ñ355
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P. Reppert, F.Dale Morgan, M.N. Toksoz, 2000, "Dielectric constant determination using ground-penetrating radar reflection coefficients", Journal of Applied Geophysics, 43: 189ñ197
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A. Al-Dajani, T. Alkhalifah, F.Dale Morgan, 1999, "Reflection moveout inversion in azimuthally anisotropic media: accuracy, limitation, and acquisition"
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P. Reppert, F.Dale Morgan, 1998, "Laboratory study of frequency dependent streaming potentials"
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J. Zhang, R.M. Turpening, C. Chauvelier, F.Dale Morgan, M.N. Toksoz, J. Queen, D. Cox, 1997, "Shear-wave tomographic images of an oil reservoir at MITís Michigan test site"