SEG ’15: Energetic turnout by geophysicists, despite industry slowdown
NEW ORLEANS – The Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG) inaugurated its 85th annual convention with an icebreaker on the exhibit floor with an enthusiastic turnout by delegates from throughout the world, despite an industry slowdown that has had a significant impact on the exploration sector.
Delegates enjoyed complimentary snacks, beer and wine catered by the SEG. Several of the exhibiters also offered food and beverages.
Earlier Sunday afternoon, the SEG held its Honors & Awards ceremony. The Maurice Ewing medal was presented to Manik Talwani, Schlumberger Professor Emeritus of Advanced Studies and Research Professor of Earth Science at Rice University. Dr. Talwani is responsible for developing 2D and 3D gravity algorithms that are classics in the geophysical industry.
The Virgil Kauffman gold medal was presented to H. Justus Rozemond for his development of the slip-sweep procedure that allows increased data-recording productivity with vibroseis sources. Rozemond is actually a musician, who, while lost in geophysics, transposed the perpetual canon, a classical compositional technique, for seismic vibrators.
The SEG conference continues until Oct. 23 with workshops, more than 400 technical presentations and exhibits of advances in geophysical data acquisition, processing and interpretation by service providers and equipment manufacturers.
