People
Lead Investigator
Doug Schmitt
Lead Investigator
HAMP 2281
Curriculum Vitae (PDF)
Graduate Students
Wenjing Wang
PhD Student Crustal stress determination and nonlinear rock properties
Oumeng Zhang
PhD Student Anisotropy inversion: Application to the Alpine Fault, NZ.
Brian Robitaille
MSc Student Seismological studies of impact craters.
Collaborators
Dr. TingTing Gu
Adjunct Professor Physical properties and structure of kimberlites
Visiting Students
Christoph Buttner
(Visiting Student From TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Fall, 2021) Kentland crater survey and laboratory rock anisotropy measurements
Thomas Niederhuber
(visiting PhD student from Karlsruhe Inst. O Technology, Fall, 2019). Determination of the state of stress from image log analysis.
Undergraduates
Connor Gucwa
Porosimetry on Chicxulub cores
John (Jack) Schuhbert
Kentland Impact Structure Studies
Joel Simmons
Wave Speeds on Kimberlite Materials
EGG Alumni
Chris Nixon
PhD (Dec 2021) Borehole Seismology at the Chicxulub Impact and Deep Seismic Monitoring at Aquistore Project.
Now Currently Greenhouse Gas Scientist, Highwood Emissions Management
Gaby DaVilla
Postdoctoral Reseacher Properties of rocks for CO2 Sequestration. Now Researcher at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratories
Randolph Kofman
Research Associate
Luyi Shen
PhD (April 2021) Currently Associate Professor, China University of Geoscience, Wuhan.
Lin Zhang
(Visiting CSS Student from Hohai University, 2019) Currently Assistant Professor, Hohai University)
Diego A. Suancha Robayo
(Undergraduate visitor from UNdC, Columbia, Spring 2020)
Nataly Chacón Buitrago
(Undergraduate visitor from UNdC, Columbia, Fall, 2018 Currently student at Colorado School of Mines
Tariq Mohammed
(May, 2019) Electrical properties of sediments and fractures
Oliver (Nam) Ong
MSc (December 2018) Laboratory measurements of the seismic wave speeds in Grosmont carbonates under in situ conditions (Currently Data Scientist at EV Consulting)
Elizabeth Bullock
MSc (Visiting student from U of West Indies, Trinidad, and Tobago) No Photo Fracture statistics from borehole image logs.
Arif Rabbani
(May, 2018) Ultrasonic characterization of heavy bitumen
(Ph.D commence September 2012). Rock physics of bitumen saturated carbonates particularly P-T dependent fluid properties.
Shell Canada Enhanced Learning Fund Award (Assistance to Biot Conference, Vienna, July 2013)
Wei Li
(May 2018, Visting CSC student 2015-2017) Anisotropy around boreholes and laboratory measurements on Alpine Fault Rocks
Kirk Scanlan
(Geotechnical Engineering, January 2018) No Photo Available. GPR studies of railway bed quality.
Tyson Epp
Geomechanics of limestones saturated with heavy hydrocarbons
Xiewei Chen
Research Associate
Earlier EGG Graduate Students (from University of Alberta)
2017
Mr. Ryan Ferguson (MSc) - High resolution seismic imaging at Baffin Island. Rock physics of iron ore deposits. Currently pilot in Royal Canadian Air Force
Dr. Mohammadreza (Reza) Malehmir (PhD) - Seismic reflectivity from anisotropic media and application to seismology. Currently Senior Geophysicist at Terratek, Edmonton.
Mr. Micah Morin (M.Sc., commence May 2013 to June 29, 2017), Stress determination from image log analysis in NE Alberta.
Dr. Xu Dong (Visiting CSC PhD from China University of Petroleum -- Qingdao). Petrophysical measurements on low porosity rocks.
2016
Dr. Yang Li (PhD, co-supervisor with Prof. Ian Jackson, Australian National University, Canberra, Dispersion of seismic waves in cracked media.
Ms. Deirdre Mallyon (M.Sc.), commence September 2014, completed August 22, 2016), Assisted in Alpine Fault drilling, currently market researcher at EOSense Ltd., Nova Scotia.
Dr. Elahe P. Ardakani, (Ph.D). Regional geothermal investigation in NE Alberta. Currently President and Cofounder, Meta Innovation Technologies, Ottawa.
Mr. Sean Murray (M.Sc. student at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München co-supervised with Prof. I. Moeck, Stress determination at Fox Creek Alberta. Currently Enviromental Superintendent, Cargill.
2015
Dr. Zhizhen Wang, (Visiting Phd from China University of Petroleum - Qingdao, October 2014-October 2015 at U of Alberta), Carbonate Rock Physics, Currently Assistant Professor of China University of Petroleum, Qingdao.
Ms. Franzisika Naumann (Visiting M.Sc. from Uni-Freiberg) Analysis of geophysical information at the Kimberley borehole, Idaho.
Ms. Sohely Parvin (MSc) Dielectric properties of potash deposits.
Ms. Qing Jia (MSc) State of stress in anisotropic formations, implications for crustal stress determination. Currently Project Geophysicist, CGG, London.
2014
Dr. James Kessler (PhD, co-supervisor with Prof. James Evans, Utah State University) Stress and fracture studies in the Snake River Plain as determined from Scientific Drilling. Currently geomechanics specialist at Occidental Petroleum, Houston.
Mr. Mizan Chowdhury (M.Sc.), CO2 Rock Physics, Currently Officer, Canada Revenue Agency, Edmonton.
Ms. Wei Xei (M.Sc) Geophysical studies associated with the Bow City Impact Structure. Currently Ph.D. student, Univ. of Texas - Austin.
Dr. Heather Schijns, (Ph.d), Seismic anisotropy from VSP measurements, and low frequency forced oscillation methods, currently senior exploration geophysicist, BHP Minerals, Squamish.
Dr. Jaime Melénez-Martinez (Ph.d), Shale Anisotropy Rock Physics, currently Research Geophysicist, Instituto Mexicano del Petroleo, Mexico City.
2013
Ms. Judith Chan (M.Sc.) Geoscience study of the deep Hunt well, Fort McMurray, Alberta. Currently Processing Geophysicist, Earth Signal Processing, Ltd. Calgary.
For complete list of alumni to 1989 please see Dr. Schmitt's current CV (PDF).