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Name: Name: Gerard Schuster Gerard Schuster Current Position: Current Position: Geology & Geophysics Dept., Univ. of Utah Geology & Geophysics Dept., Univ. of Utah Grad. Education: Grad. Education: PhD Columbia Univ., 1984 PhD Columbia Univ., 1984 Research: Research: Exploration, Engineering, and Earthquake Exploration, Engineering, and Earthquake Seismology Seismology Engineering Engineering Exploration Exploration UTAM Consortium UTAM Consortium 20 oil+mining companies 20 oil+mining companies Earthquake Earthquake $$$$ $$$$

Name: Gerard Schuster Current Position: Geology & Geophysics Dept., Univ. of Utah Grad. Education: PhD Columbia Univ., 1984 Research: Exploration, Engineering,

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Name:Name: Gerard Schuster Gerard Schuster

Current Position:Current Position: Geology & Geophysics Dept., Univ. of Utah Geology & Geophysics Dept., Univ. of Utah

Grad. Education:Grad. Education: PhD Columbia Univ., 1984 PhD Columbia Univ., 1984

Research:Research: Exploration, Engineering, and Earthquake Seismology Exploration, Engineering, and Earthquake Seismology

EngineeringEngineering

ExplorationExploration

UTAM ConsortiumUTAM Consortium20 oil+mining companies20 oil+mining companies

EarthquakeEarthquake

$$$$$$$$

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ExplorationExploration

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ExplorationExploration

3D High Resolution Seismic Experiment3D High Resolution Seismic Experiment

EngineeringEngineeringEarthquakeEarthquake

ExplorationExploration

Fault Scarp Formation: M7.0Fault Scarp Formation: M7.0

EngineeringEngineeringEarthquakeEarthquake

ExplorationExploration

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Duck-bill Dinosaur FemurDuck-bill Dinosaur Femur 3D High Resolution Seismic Experiment3D High Resolution Seismic Experiment

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ExplorationExploration

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ExplorationExploration

EngineeringEngineeringEarthquakeEarthquake

ExplorationExploration

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Find:Find: v(x,,y,z) or r(x,y,z)v(x,,y,z) or r(x,y,z)

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TLE, Jiang et al., 2005TLE, Jiang et al., 2005

Aerial View Eucalyi River, PeruAerial View Eucalyi River, Peru

Seismic View: 2 km Deep Meandering RiverSeismic View: 2 km Deep Meandering River

Pop QuizPop Quiz

Final ThoughtsFinal Thoughts

Closely couple theory, algorithmsClosely couple theory, algorithms with with datadata

Develop math+physics backgroundDevelop math+physics background

Passion, curiosity, perserverancePassion, curiosity, perserverance

Read Widely: Nature, Science, Appl. Mth, Read Widely: Nature, Science, Appl. Mth, IEEE, SIAM, SPE,..IEEE, SIAM, SPE,..

Be brave, have fun.Be brave, have fun.