Near-Surface Executive Committee

The Near-Surface Geophysics Technical Section recognizes and thanks the committee members who volunteer their time and ideas to help advance the direction of the SEG’s near-surface program.

If you are interested in volunteering, email: NSseg.org.

2023–2024

• Chair: Geoff Pettifer
• Chair-elect: Lee Slater
• Past Chair: Kennedy Doro
• Vice Chair: Mine Dogan
• Secretary: Christine Downs
• Global Chair: Anja Klotzsche
• Global Vice Chair: Sophie Hautot
• Vice Chair of Committees: Nadia Fantello
• Student Program Lead: Noah Dewar
• Finance and Grants: Vacant
• Continuing Education Lead: Vacant
• GEOPHYSICS Publication Lead: Sina Saneiyan
• The Leading-Edge Lead: Niels Grobbe
• Hydrogeophysics Subcommittee Lead: Sina Saneiyan

2022–2023

• Chair: Lee Slater
• Chair-elect: Geoff Pettifer
• Past Chair: Erika Gasperikova
• Vice Chair: vacant
• Secretary: Christine Downs
• Global Chair: Yunyue Elita Li
• Global Vice Chair: Anja Klotzsche
• Vice Chair of Committees: Nadia Fantello
• Student Program Lead: Noah Dewar
• Finance and Grants: Vacant
• Continuing Education Lead: Vacant
• GEOPHYSICS Publication Lead: Ariel Lellouch
• The Leading Edge Lead: Niels Grobbe

2021–2022

• Chair: Erika Gasperikova
• Chair-elect: Lee Slater
• Past Chair: Cathy Truffert
• Vice Chair: Blair Schneider
• Secretary: Christine Downs
• Global Chair: Yunyue Elita Li
• Global Vice Chair: Chih-Ping Lin
• Vice Chair of Committees: Nadia Fantello
• Student Program Lead: Noah Dewar
• Finance and Grants: Vacant
• Continuing Education Lead: Vacant
• GEOPHYSICS Publication Lead: Ariel Lellouch
• The Leading Edge Lead: Niels Grobbe

2020–2021

• Chair: Cathy Truffert
• Chair-elect: Erika Gasperikova
• Past Chair: Chester Weiss
• Vice Chair: John Goff
• Secretary: Christine Downs
• Global Chair: Kennedy Doro
• Global Vice Chair: Chih-Ping Lin
• Vice Chair of Committees: Sarah Morton Rupert
• Student Program Lead: Morgan Sander-Olhoeft
• Continuing Education Lead: Esther Babcock
• Finance and Grants Lead: Niels Grobbe
• GEOPHYSICS Publication Lead: Ariel Lellouch
• The Leading Edge Lead: Steve Sloan

2019–2020

• Chair: Chester Weiss
• Chair-elect: Catherine Truffert
• Past Chair: Jose Arce
• Vice Chair: John Goff
• Secretary: Lia Martinez
• Global Chair: Kennedy Doro
• Vice Chair Committees: Sarah Morton Rupert
• Student Programs Lead: Morgan Sander-Olhoeft
• Continuing Education Lead: Stephanie Barde-Cabusson
• Finances and Grants Lead: Niels Grobbe
• Membership Communication Lead: Kristen Burke
• GEOPHYSICS Publications Lead: Ariel Lellouch
• The Leading Edge Publications Lead: Steve Sloan
• Marketing and Social Media Subcommittee: Taina Oliveira, Gabriel Magalhaes, Kristen Burke

2018–2019

• Chair: Jose Arce
• Chair-elect: Chester Weiss
• Past Chair: Mike Powers
• Vice Chair: Erasmus Oware
• Secretary: Lia Martinez
• Newsletter Editor: Sarah Morton Rupert
• Social Media: Sajad Jazayeri

2017–2018

• Chair: Mike Powers
• Chair-elect: Jose Arce
• Past Chair: Steve Sloan
• Vice Chair: Erasmus Oware
• Secretary: Dale Rucker
• Newsletter Editor: Sarah Morton Rupert
• Social Media: Sajad Jazayeri

2016–2017

• Chair: Steve Sloan
• Chair-elect: Mike Powers
• Past Chair: Phil Sirles
• Vice Chair: Kristina Keating
• Secretary: Dale Rucker
• Finance and Grant Program Leader: Seth Haines
• Publications Program Leader: Anja Klotzsche

2015–2016

• Chair: Phil Sirles
• Chair-elect: Steve Sloan
• Past Chair: John Lane
• Vice Chair: Kristina Keating
• Secretary: Dylan Mikesell
• Program Lead Treasurer: Seth Haines
• Program Lead Newsletter Editor: Anja Klotzsche
• Program Lead Webmaster: Neil Terry
• Program Lead Students: Sarah Morton

Prior to 2015, the Near-Surface Geophysics Section of the SEG was an independent organization that was brought inside the SEG at the end of 2014, as the Near-Surface Geophysics Technical Section.

2014–2015

• Chair: John Lane
• Chair-elect: Phil Sirles
• Past Chair: Remke van Dam
• Vice Chair: Kristina Keating
• Secretary: Dylan Mikesell
• Program Lead Treasurer: Seth Haines
• Program Lead Newsletter Editor: Anja Klotzsche
• Program Lead Webmaster: Neil Terry

2013–2014

• President: Remke van Dam
• President-elect: John Lane
• Past President: John Bradford
• Vice President: Kristina Keating
• Treasurer: Seth Haines
• Secretary: Dylan Mikesell
• Newsletter Editor: Andrew Parsekian
• Webmaster: Achim Mester

2012–2013

• President: John Bradford
• President-elect: Remke van Dam
• Past President: James Irving
• Vice President: Kristina Keating
• Treasurer: Seth Haines
• Secretary: Esther Babcock
• Newsletter Editor: Andrew Parsekian
• Webmaster: Achim Mester

2011–2012

• President: James Irving
• President-elect: John Bradford
• Past President: Klaus Holliger
• Vice President: Darcy McPhee
• Treasurer: Seth Haines
• Secretary: Caroline Dorn
• Newsletter Editor: Andrew Parsekian
• Webmaster: Achim Mester

2010–2011

• President: Klaus Holliger
• President-elect: James Irving
• Past President: Jan van der Kruk
• Vice President: Darcy McPhee
• Treasurer: Laurence Bentley/Seth Haines
• Secretary: Caroline Dorn
• Newsletter Editor: Emily Hinz
• Webmaster: Achim Mester

2009–2010

• President: Jan van der Kruk
• President-elect: Klaus Holliger
• Past President: Rob Jacob
• Vice President: Darcy McPhee
• Treasurer: Laurence Bentley
• Secretary: James Irving
• Newsletter Editor: Emily Hinz
• Webmaster: Deborah Underwood

2008–2009

• President: Rob Jacob
• President-elect: Jan van der Kruk
• Past President: Wendy Wempe
• Vice President: Darcy McPhee
• Treasurer: Laurence Bentley
• Secretary: James Irving
• Newsletter Editor: Emily Hinz
• Webmaster: Deborah Underwood

2007–2008

• President: Wendy Wempe
• President-elect: Rob Jacob
• Past President: Partha Routh
• Vice President/Webmaster: Deborah Underwood
• Treasurer: Laurence Bentley
• Secretary: James Irving
• Newsletter Editor: Emily Hinz

2005–2006

• President: Louise Pellerin
• President-elect: Partha Routh
• Past President: Tom Dobecki
• Vice President: Laurence Bentley
• Treasurer: Mike Knoll
• Secretary: James Irving
• Newsletter Editor/Webmaster: Deborah Underwood

2004–2005

• President: Tom Dobecki
• President-elect: Louise Pellerin
• Past President: Gregory Baker
• Vice President: Lawrence Gochioco
• Treasurer: Mike Knoll
• Secretary: Klaus Holliger
• Newsletter Editor: Deborah Underwood

2003–2004

• President: Gregory Baker
• President-elect: Tom Dobecki
• Past President: Steve Danbom
• Vice President: Louise Pellerin
• Treasurer: Mike Knoll
• Secretary: Klaus Holliger
• Newsletter Editor: Deborah Underwood

2002–2003

• President: Steve Danbom
• President-elect: Gregory Baker
• Past President: Roger Young
• Vice President: Tom Dobecki
• Treasurer: Doug Crice
• Secretary: Diana Dana
• Newsletter Editor: Daran Rehmeyer
• Webmaster: Jonathan Nyquist

2001–2002

• President: Roger Young
• President-elect: Steve Danbom
• Past President: Pieter Hoekstra
• Vice President: Gregory Baker
• Treasurer: Tony Endres
• Secretary: Jonathan Nyquist
• Newsletter Editor: Daran Rehmeyer

2000–2001

• President: Pieter Hoekstra
• President-elect: Roger Young
• Past President: Janet Simms
• Vice President: Gregory Baker
• Treasurer: Tony Endres
• Secretary: Jonathan Nyquist
• Newsletter Editor: Daran Rehmeyer

1999–2000

• President: Janet Simms
• President-elect: Bill Doll
• Vice President: Jeff Wynn
• Treasurer: Tony Endres
• Secretary: Gregory Baker
• Newsletter Editor: Dean Keiswetter

1998–1999

• President: Bill Doll
• President-elect: Janet Simms
• Vice President: Michael Powers
• Treasurer: Mark Everett
• Secretary: Rick Miller
• Newsletter Editor: Keith Sjostrom

1997–1998

• President: Peter Annan
• President-elect: None
• Vice President: Janet Simms
• Treasurer: Barbara Luke
• Secretary: Michael Powers
• Newsletter Editor: Peiter Hoekstra

1996–1997

• President: Dwain Butler
• President-elect: Peter Annan
• Vice President: Thomas Boyd
• Treasurer: Keith Sjostrom
• Secretary: Bill Doll
• Newsletter Editor: Peiter Hoekstra

1995–1996

• President: Dwain Butler
• President-elect: Joe Inman
• Vice President: Robin Newmark
• Treasurer: Janet Simms
• Secretary: Rob Huggins
• Newsletter Editor: Peter Annan

1994–1995

• President: Ben Sturnberg
• President-elect: Dwain Butler
• Vice President: Rosemary Knight
• Treasurer: Mary Poulton
• Secretary: Pete Haeni
• Newsletter Editor: Peter Annan

1993–1994 Inaugural executive committee

• President: Don Steeples
• President-elect: Ben Sturnberg
• Vice President: Bill Jones
• Treasurer: Phil Romig
• Secretary: Rick Miller
• Newsletter Editor: Dwain Butler