Richard Miller
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| Latest company | Kansas Geological Survey |
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| President year | 2020 |
| Membership | Life Member |
| BSc | Physics |
| MSc | Physics |
| PhD | Geophysics |
| BSc university | Benedictine College |
| MSc university | University of Kansas |
| PhD university | University of Leoben, Austria |
Richard (Rick) Miller is a senior scientist at the Kansas Geological Survey (KGS), a research and service division of the University of Kansas (KU). He also holds a courtesy appointment as associate professor of geology at KU. Rick received a BA in physics from Benedictine College, an MS in physics (emphasis geophysics) from KU, and a PhD in geophysics from the University of Leoben, Austria. He has been at the KGS since 1983. His scientific interests focus on the application of shallow, high-resolution seismic methods to a wide assortment of problems ranging from energy to engineering to the environment. Rick was the head of the research team that received SEG's Distinguished Achievement Award in 2002 and was the recipient of the SEG/NSGS Hal Mooney Award in 1995. He was awarded Life Membership (2014). His editorial service includes five years on the TLE Editorial Board (2005 through 2009, chair during 2009) and as co-editor of the 2010 book Advances in Near-surface Seismology and Ground-penetrating Radar[1]. He has published more than 124 refereed journal articles, nine book chapters, and over 150 SEG Annual Meeting Expanded Abstracts. Rick served as SEG President (2019-2020).
SEG Life Membership 2014 [2]
Richard D. (Rick) Miller is best known for leading the development of near-surface seismic methods for the past quarter century. He has made many contributions to SEG. He served as the first SEG Near Surface Honorary Lecturer, Second Vice President, and First Vice President.
Biography Citation for SEG Life Membership 2014
Contributed by Don Steeples
Richard D. “Rick” Miller epitomizes an ideal awardee for SEG Life Membership. He has been a member of SEG since 1984 and has served as Second Vice President and First Vice President. Those who served with him during his two years on the SEG Board of Directors will tell you that he always seemed to be more prepared for board meetings than anyone else.
From 2005 through 2009, Rick served on The Leading Edge editorial board; he was chairman in 2009 and was guest editor of 17 special sections from 2004 through 2014. He was the inaugural SEG Near Surface Honorary Lecturer in 2012. In addition, he has served on numerous committees, task forces, and boards, including the Online Technical Content Board, Publication Policy Board, Annual Meeting Technical Committee, Inter-Society Task Force, Foundation Project Review Committee, and Nominations Committee. Rick has been a representative to the SEG Executive Council 10 times since 1989. He has served during SEG Annual Meetings as a continuing education instructor, session chair, and coconvener/moderator of workshops. He received the inaugural SEG-NSGS Hal Mooney Award in 1995.
Rick is a senior scientist at Kansas Geological Survey (KGS), a research and service division of the University of Kansas (KU). He also holds a courtesy appointment as associate professor of geology at KU. He received a B.A. in physics from Benedictine College, an M.S. in physics (emphasis geophysics) from KU, and a Ph.D. in geophysics from the University of Leoben, Austria. He has been at the KGS since 1983. The research group that Rick manages at KGS received SEG’s Distinguished Achievement Award in 2002.
Rick’s scientific interests focus on the application of shallow, high-resolution seismic methods to a wide assortment of problems, ranging from energy to engineering to the environment. He has published more than 85 refereed journal articles and a half-dozen book chapters and was coeditor of an SEG book.
I have worked with Rick for 35 years, and I have never met anyone who could simply ignore pain, discomfort, and fatigue and continue to function in an excellent professional manner the way he does. It has been an honor and privilege to work with him.
2012 SEG Honorary Near-Surface Global Lecturer
Near-surface seismic: More than a problem of scale
Over the last 30 years, various seismic techniques have been successfully used to unravel some of the most intriguing and challenging near-surface problems faced by geologists, hydrologists, and engineers. In general, geophysicists define the near-surface as the upper few hundred meters of the Earth's surface. With the unique behavior and wavefield characteristics commonly observed on seismograms at time-depths as great as 1 km, I define the upper 1 km as near-surface for this discussion. Within this upper 1 km of the Earth's crust, many assumptions central to conventional exploration approaches are invalid. Adapting conventional seismic techniques to near-surface applications requires more than simple scaling to accurately and confidently image or characterize the shallow subsurface.
It seems intuitive that considerations, concepts, and workflows for the seismic wavefield should scale consistent with depth; however, making that assumption has led some to incorrectly conclude that inherent limitations of the seismic-reflection method make it unreliable at shallow depths and associated higher frequencies. High-frequency near-surface applications of the method do have some inherent limitations, but they are related to resolution. Resolution limitations stem from both the Earth's preferential attenuation of higher frequencies and its relatively rapid changes in physical properties, both vertically and horizontally, in the near-surface. In this talk, I present key aspects of both acquisition and processing, focusing on differences between the approaches and the most important considerations that distinguish high-resolution from conventional imaging.
The bane of both conventional and near-surface seismic-reflection surveying is surface waves. Over the last decade, surface waves have transformed from noise to signal for many near-surface applications. This evolution has allowed the entire seismic wavefield to become signal for near-surface practitioners. My presentation includes examples of enhancement techniques that have been and are being tailored to each wave type, providing better and more redundant characterization for an ever-increasing range of near-surface settings.
Seismic wavefield characteristics uniquely associated with the near surface include an extremely large velocity gradient, a high percentage of dispersive energy within the optimum recording window, high attenuation coefficients, lateral heterogeneity of physical properties, and minimal modal and wave separation. This talk will highlight some of the most troublesome problems and the associated solutions developed to accurately interrogate the near surface with seismic methods.
Radio Interview
Rick Miller was interviewed by Angelo Lampousis, PhD, on the subject of his lecture tour, Near-surface: More than a problem of scale. The interview was part of the radio program Innovation Unedited via WNYE 91.5 Cosmos FM and hosted by Angelo Lampousis.[3]
WNYE 91.5 is a commercial-free radio station based in New York, NY offering global music, world news, and ethnic programming.
References
- ↑ https://library.seg.org/doi/book/10.1190/1.9781560802259
- ↑ SEG Honors and Awards Ceremony in Official Program and Exhibitors Directory, SEG Denver 26-31 October 2014 p.36-49.
- ↑ https://eportfolios.macaulay.cuny.edu/lampousis12/files/2012/08/015_Richard_Miller.mp3
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