Awards of Merit (Best Student Paper, Annual Meeting)

The SEG recognizes the Best Student Paper, Annual Meeting. Return to SEG Honors and Awards.

Award Recipient

• 2021 Estimation of DAS microseismic source mechanisms using unsupervised deep learning, Matthew Eaid, co-authorsː Chaoshun Hu, Lin Zhang, Scott Keating, and Kristopher Innanen

• 2020 Full-bandwidth FWI, Tatiana Kalinicheva, co-authorsː Mike Warner and Fabio Mancini

• 2019 Data weighted full-waveform inversion with adaptive moment estimation for near-surface seismic refraction data, Ao Cai, co-authorː Colin A. Zelt

• 2018 Accurate estimates of simultaneous seismic velocity changes and interfracture-source distances from coda wave interferometry, Jonathan Singh

• 2017 [https://doi.org/10.1190/segam2017-17734132.1 Diffraction-based migration velocity analysis using double-path summation, Dmitrii Merzlikin, co-authorː Sergey Fomel

• 2016 [https://doi.org/10.1190/segam2016-13877126.1 Application of fuzzy C-means clustering to discrete-valued inversion of gravity gradient data, Elizabeth Maag, co-authorː

Yaoguo Li

• 2015 3D GPR characterization of sandy mouth bars in an outcrop reservoir analog: Cretaceous Ferron sandstone, southeast Utah, Azie Aziz, co-authorsː Robert R. Stewart, Mohammad S. Ullah, and Janok P. Bhattacharya

• 2014 Seismoelectric interface response signal behaviour in thin-bed geological settings, Niels Grobbe, co-authorː

Evert Slob

• 2013 Investigating the potential of using conductive or permeable proppant particles for hydraulic fracture characterization, Lindsey Heagy

• 2012 Enhanced dispersion analysis of borehole array sonic measurements with amplitude and phase estimation method, Wei Li

• 2011 Lowrank finite-differences for wave extrapolation, Xiaolei Song, co-authors: Sergey Fomel, Lexing Ying, and Tian Ding

• 2010 Separation of blended data by iterative estimation and subtraction of interference noise, Panagiotis Doulgeris

• 2009 Archaeological investigation of the Court Kiva in Chaco Canyon using geophysical methods, Cericia Martinez

• 2008 Visualizing spectral decomposition using the view locked color image grand tour, Bradley C. Wallet

• 2007 Investigation of core data reliability to support time-lapse interpretation in Campos Basin, Brazil, Marcos Grochau

• 2006 Application of 3D electrical resistivity imaging in an underground potash mine, Robert A. Eso, co-authors: Douglas W. Oldenburg and Nigel Phillips

• 2005 Mapping geology and structure using multispectral and hyperspectral data and evaluating topographic correction methods: Case study, Salmon River Mountains of east-central Idaho, Yardenia Martinez, co-authorsː Schuhab Khan, Paul Link, and Nancy Glenn

• 2004 Non-stretch stacking in the tau-p domain: Exploiting long-offset arrivals for sub-basalt imaging, Hassan Masoomzadeh

• 2003 Using seismic attributes as a QC for velocity model building--Vinton Dome, Louisiana, Warren S. Duncan

• 2003 Propagator inversion for shallow structure, Robbert Van Vossen

• 2002 The kernel trick: using linear algorithms to solve nonlinear geophysical problems, Heidi Kuzma

• 2001 (No award given this year)

• 2000 (No award given this year)

• 1999 AVO analysis for converted waves, Katiusca del Valle Álvarez

• 1998 Land vertical cable acquisition and analysis: Results from the Blackfoot high-resolution 3-C seismic survey, Jitendra S. Gulati co-authors: Robert R. Stewart, Brian H. Hoffe, and Henry C. Bland

• 1997 The transition zone between effective medium theory and ray theory for the propagation of electromagnetic waves, Christina Y. Chan

• 1996 Electromagnetic coupling removal from frequency domain IP data in 2D environments, Partha S. Routh, co-autorː Douglas W. Oldenburg