CEMI - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Student at the Consortium for Electromagnetic Modeling and Inversion, Geology and Geophysics Dept., University of Utah.
Alexander Gribenko received his M.S. in geophysics from Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk, Russia, in 1998, his M.S. in geosciences from Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, USA, in 2001, and his Ph.D. in geophysics from the University of Utah in 2005. From 1996 to 1999 he worked as a research associate with the Institute of Geophysics of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy
of Sciences. He also worked as a research and teaching assistant with Texas Tech University from 1999 to 2001. Alex joined CEMI in 2001. His current research interests include 3D modeling and inversion of marine CSEM and MT data.
Job Titles:
- Student / Consortium for Electromagnetic Modeling and Inversion
Education
M.S. in Mathematics from Saint-Petersburg State University, Russia, 2003
Research Interests
Her current interests include sensitivity analysis and inversion for seabed logging electromagnetic data.
Arvidas Cheryauka was a research associate at CEMI. Arvidas works for GE healthcare in Salt lake City now.
Education
B.S. Suleyman Demirel University (Turkey), Department of Geophysics, 2008-2012
Berthold Kriegshauser graduated in April 1997 with PhD, and joined Baker Hughes as a researcher.
Darrel Hall graduated with MS degree in May 1999, and joined Newmont Mining as geophysicist.
David Bierman graduated with MS degree in 2014. He joined Willowstick Technologies in 2014.
David Johnson graduated with MS in June 1997, and joined Rio Tinto as geophysicist.
Job Titles:
- Research Associate at CEMI. He Joined ExxonMobil After
Job Titles:
- Masters Student / Consortium for Electromagnetic Modeling and Inversion
Ekaterina Tolstaya graduated with MS degree in autumn 2003. Ekaterina works for Samsung now.
Job Titles:
- Postdoctoral Research Associate / Consortium for Electromagnetic Modeling and Inversion Department
Glenn A. Wilson. He joined the CSIRO in spring 2004. Glenn works for Halliburton now.
Education:
Ph.D. in radio physics (Thesis: Plane wave propagation problems in electrically anisotropic and inhomogeneous media with geophysical applications, 144 p.), School of Microelectronic Engineering, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia, April 2003
B.App.Sc. in physics, Central Queensland University, Rockhampton, Australia, July 2000
Haiyan Fu graduated with MS degree in 2013. She joined University of Calgary after graduation.
Zhengwei Xu graduated with PhD degree in 2013. He joined SunRise PetroSolutions Tech, Inc in 2013.
Education
M.S. Yangtze University, 2006-2009
B.S. Yangtze University, 2002-2006
EDUCATION
Master of Science: Hiroyuki Katayama obtained his B. Sc. (1994) in resistivity method and his M. Sc. (1996) in numerical experiment of TEM from Kyoto University.
Hongzhu Cai graduated with PhD degree in 2016. He joined Technoimaging in 2016.
Shihang Feng graduated with MS degree in 2014. He joined King Abdullah University in 2014.
Lei Fu graduated with MS degree in 2010. He pursued PhD degree at Rice University after graduation.
Leif Cox graduated with PhD degree in 2007. He joined TechnoImaging in 2010.
Martin Cuma recieved a Ph.D. in physical chemistry from Southern Illinois University in 1998. He joined the University of Utah Chemistry Department as a postdoctoral fellow in 1998. In 2000, he joined the Center for High Performance Computing at the University of Utah as a staff scientist responsible for scientific programming support. Dr. Cuma joined CEMI as a part-time research scientist in 2005. His research interests in geophysics include the development of fast forward and inverse EM and potential fields applications.
Job Titles:
- Research Associate
- Research Associate / Consortium for Electromagnetic Modeling and Inversion
Michael Jorgensen received his B.S. in physics from Utah Valley University, Orem, Utah, USA, in 2012; his M.S. in geophysics from the University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, in 2015; and his Ph.D. in geophysics from the University of Utah in 2019. From 2012 to 2019 he worked as a teaching assistant at the University of Utah. Michael joined CEMI in 2012, and has been a research associate at the University of Utah since 2021. Michael specializes in potential field inversion and joint inversion.
Michael Jessop graduated with MS degree in May 2004. He joined the Willowstick technologies company after his graduation.
Job Titles:
- Professor
- Professor of Geophysics / Director of the Consortium for Electromagnetic Modeling and Inversion ( CEMI )
8. Mehanee, S., and M. Zhdanov, 1999, Magnetotelluric inversion of blocky geoelectrical structures using the minimum support method: 69th International exposition and meeting, Society of Exploration Geophysicists.
5. Mehanee, S. and M. Zhdanov, 2000, Regularized joint focusing inversion of TE and TM mode magnetotelluric data.
Job Titles:
- Independent Consultant
- Research Assistant Professor, University of Utah, Dept. of Geology and Geophysics, Consortium for Electromagnetic Modeling and Inversion.
Nikolay Golubev works as an independent consultant in EM geophysics.
Vanyan, L L; Varentsov, I M; Golubev, N G; Sokolova, E Yu., 1997, Construction of magnetotelluric induction curves from a profile of geomagnetic data on electrical conductivity of the continental asthenosphere in the EMSLAB experiment, Physics of the Solid Earth, vol.33, N 10, pp.807-819.
Zhdanov, M S; Golubev, N G., 1983, Use of the finite function method for the solution of the 2D inverse problem. J. Geomag. Geoelectr., v. 35, N 11, pp. 707-722.
Job Titles:
- Research Associate
- Research Assistant Professor, Center for EM Modeling and Inversion / Dept. of Geology and Geophysics, University of Utah
Job Titles:
- Student / Consortium for Electromagnetic Modeling and Inversion
Pichet received a BS in Hydrographic Engineering from Royal Thai Naval Academy in 2000.Before returning to further his education; he worked with the Hydrographic Department, Royal Thai Navy. His current research interests is Digital filters for CSEM electromagnetic migration.
Job Titles:
- Research Scholar at the Consortium for Electromagnetic Modeling and Inversion, Dept. of Geology and Geophysics, the University of Utah.
Education:
Ph.D. the Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2005, Solid Geophysics
M.S. Changchun Geology College, 1997, Geophysics
B.S. Changchun Geology College, 1994, Geophysics
Job Titles:
- Student / Consortium for Electromagnetic Modeling and Inversion
Sam Buist graduated with MS degree in 2011. He joined BP after graduation.
Roo Philips graduated with MS degree in 2011. He joined Schlumberger after graduation.
Job Titles:
- Visiting Scholar at CEMI, UofU, on Leave from Geoelectric Imaging Lab., KIGAM ( Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources ), Korea
Sheng Fang graduated with PhD degree in March 1998, and joined Baker Hughes as a researcher.
Souvik Mukherjee graduated with MS degree. He is working for Shell oil now.
Takumi Ueda graduated with PhD degree in 2007. He joined National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) in 2007.
Tim Sodergren graduated with MS degree in autumn 2002.Tim works for Schlumberger TerraTek now.
Toshiko Furukawa graduated with MS degree in 2008. She joined Japan Oil, and Metals National Corporation in 2008.
Valeria Paoletti graduated with PhD in 1996. She is a researcher at the University of Naples
Virginia Maris graduated with PhD degree in 2011. She joined EGI after graduation.
Vladimir Burtman received his Ph.D. in applied physics from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel, in 1996. He received an M.Sc. in computer science from St. Petersburg State University, Russia, in 1991 and a B.S/M.Sc. combined in material science from St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, Russia, in 1989. He has worked as research assistant professor of physics and visiting professor in the Chemistry Department, University of Utah; as visiting professor in the Physics Department, Ohio State University, Columbus; and as research associate in the Department of Chemistry and Material Science and Engineering, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Currently he is an adjunct professor of physics at the University of Utah. Dr. Burtman joined CEMI in 2007. His research interests in geophysics include mathematical physics, transport studies in disordered media, anisotropic induced polarization effects, effective medium theory, plasmonic structures, and metamaterials.
Wei joined CEMI in 2012. He received a B.S. degree in solid geophysics from Tongji University, Shanghai, China, in 2009, and a M.S. degree in solid geophysics from Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China, in 2012. His current research interest is the inversion of gravity gradient data.
Weidong Li graduated with PhD degree in May 2001, and joined Baker Hughes as a researcher.