Since 1930, SEG has been the world's leading promoter of applied geophysics and supporter of practicing geophysicists. Over that 90-plus-year period, the Society has adapted effectively to changing member needs and industry expectations. SEG and the majority of professionals it serves have been at the heart of exploring for and discovering the energy that has powered the economic revolution of the last three-quarters of a century.
The SEG Near-Surface Geophysics Technical Section (NSTS) enjoyed a successful 2021 in which it witnessed a doubling of its membership from the previous year and the recognition of several of its members for prestigious awards. To follow are some NSTS highlights from 2021 as well as a look toward 2022 and beyond.
Postconvention workshops focused on drones, unmanned airborne systems (UASs), and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have occurred previously at the SEG Annual Meeting. In 2017, the SEG Near-Surface Geophysics Technical Section conducted the first such event called Drones Applied to Geophysical Mapping. This first event ushered in the topic for future Annual Meetings. In 2018, the postconvention event was called Advances in Unmanned Airborne Systems Geophysics. Both events were hugely successful and helped set the stage for the standalone reoccurring virtual Summit on Drone Geophysics.
Anja Klotzsche received the inaugural Near-Surface Geophysics Early Career Achievement Award at AGU’s virtual Fall Meeting 2020. The award is given in recognition of “significant contributions to the field of near-surface geophysics by an early-career researcher.”
A NEW WAY OF USING THE SPIDER DIAGRAM METHOD IN HEAVY METAL POLLUTION STUDIES FOR NEAR-SURFACE GEOPHYSICS AND THE OTHER EARTH SCIENCES
