Graduate Students & Research Associates - John A. Hole

last updated April 2018

CURRENT STUDENTS & RESEARCH ASSOCIATES

• Tyler W. Rasmussen (MS) Quantitative comparison of a geophone array to a broadband seismometer.
• Amin Abbasi Baghbadorani (MS) Imaging voids and fractures within an underground mine using ground penetrating radar.

FORMER STUDENTS & RESEARCH ASSOCIATES

Postdoc

• A. Christian Stanciu, 2015-2016: Seismic imaging of continental arc processes of the Coast Ranges batholith, British Columbia. Now at University of Oregon (postdoc).
• Florian Bleibinhaus, 2004-2005: Structure of the California Coast Ranges and San Andreas Fault at SAFOD from seismic waveform inversion and reflection imaging. Now at Montanuniversität Leoben, Austria (faculty).

Ph.D.

• G. Didem Beskardes, 2017: Geophysical Imaging of Earth Processes: Electromagnetic Induction in Rough Geologic Media, and Back-Projection Imaging of Earthquake Aftershocks. Now at Sandia National Labs (postdoc).
• Kathy K. Davenport, 2016: Continental Tectonics from Dense Array Seismic Imaging: Intraplate Seismicity in Virginia and a Steep Cratonic Boundary in Idaho. Now at Oregon State University (postdoc).
• Liang Han, 2016: Seismic imaging and geothermal modeling of active rift processes in the Salton Trough, California. Postdoc at University of Texas, Austin; now at Google (research).
• Kai Wang, 2014: Continental arc processes in British Columbia and earthquake processes in Virginia: Insights from seismic imaging. Now at CGG (oil and gas).
• Jiedi Wu, 2008: Imaging active faults using seismic guided waves. Now at Hess Corp. (oil and gas).

M.S.

• Lindsay Sabey, 2014: Body and surface wave ambient noise seismic interferometry across the Salton Sea Geothermal Field, California. Now at Conoco-Phillips (oil and gas).
• Ellen S. Gilliland, 2009: An assessment of hypocenter errors associated with the seismic monitoring of induced hydro-fracturing in hydrocarbon reservoirs. Geophysicist for Chesapeake Energy (oil and gas); PhD student at Virginia Tech; now at Virginia Tech (faculty).
• David C. Loveday, 2007: Resolving small objects using seismic traveltime tomography. Now at Chevron (oil and gas).
• W. Ryan Lester, 2006: Structure of the Chesapeake Bay Impact Crater from Wide-Angle Seismic Waveform Tomography. PhD student at University of Texas, Austin; now at Chevron (oil and gas).
• Lee J. Perren, 2005: Investigating the performance of electrical resistivity arrays. Now at Army Corps of Engineers (geotechnical).
• Adam Niven Shumaker, 2005: Seismic site characterization for the Deep Underground Science and Engineering Laboratory (DUSEL) at Kimballton, Virginia. Now at Noble Energy Inc. (oil and gas).
• Jacob N. Beale, 2004: Local earthquake tomography at Mt. Pinatubo, Philippines. Now at Virginia Tech (research associate).
• Ali Y. Sayed, 2001: In situ compressional wave velocity across an exposed brittle fault zone. Now at Schlumberger Ltd. (oilfield services).
• B. J. Carney, 2000: Building Velocity Models for Steep-Dip Prestack Depth Migration through First Arrival Traveltime Tomography. Geophysicist for Chesapeake Energy (oil and gas); now vice president of Northeast Natural Energy (natural gas).

Doing collaborative field work with the USGS in October 2004: (l-r) Jiedi Wu, John Hole, Adam Niven Shumaker, Daniel Yancey, Ryan Lester, Florian Bleibinhaus.