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

2. Ideal Seismic Section Depth Time c  22 11

3. 700 km (km)  N.D.E. Env.+Eng. Exploration 0 m 10 m 0 m 100 m 1 km 5 km 0 km 30 km 0 km Application vs Earthquake Starquake 0 Mm 60 Mm 700 km 0 km

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6. 3D High Resolution Seismic Experiment Engineering Earthquake Exploration Fault Scarp Formation: M7.0

7. Engineering Earthquake Exploration 3m 4 m Duck-bill Dinosaur Femur 3D High Resolution Seismic Experiment

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10. Engineering Earthquake Exploration Given: d Find: v(x,,y,z) or r(x,y,z)

11. Instead of using just primary arrivals, you also use the multiples for a wider view

12. 5000 13000 0 56000 X (ft) Depth (ft) VSP Imaging (12 receivers 13 kft @ 30 ft spacing; 500 shots) TLE, Jiang et al., 2005

13. Aerial View Eucalyi River, Peru Seismic View: 2 km Deep Meandering River Pop Quiz

14. Final Thoughts Closely couple theory, algorithms with data with data Develop math+physics background Passion, curiosity, perserverance Read Widely: Nature, Science, Appl. Mth, IEEE, SIAM, SPE,.. IEEE, SIAM, SPE,.. Be brave, have fun.