Dr. Shuvajit Bhattacharya

Dr. Shuvajit Bhattacharya is a Research Associate Professor, specializing in geophysics, petrophysics, and integrated subsurface characterization. Currently, Shuvajit leads the HotRock geothermal research consortium and is involved in multiple projects on geothermal energy, unconventional oil and gas resources, carbon storage, and geologic hydrogen. Shuvajit also leads geophysical research on gravity and magnetics for mapping and modeling volcanic, mafic, and ultramafic rocks in the subsurface for geothermal, carbon mineralization, and geologic hydrogen studies. Shuvajit is primarily interested in developing new concepts and workflows in geophysical and petrophysical data processing and integrated interpretations. Shuvajit has published several peer-reviewed research papers, two books, and conference abstracts/papers. Shuvajit completed a Ph.D. in geology focusing on machine learning and petrophysics at West Virginia University.

Research Interests

Petrophysics
Quantitative Seismic Interpretation
Machine Learning
Integrated Subsurface Characterization
Geothermal Energy
Geologic Hydrogen
Unconventional Reservoirs

Education

Ph.D.   Geology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, USA, 2016
M.Sc.  Applied Geophysics, Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai, India, 2010
B.Sc.   Geology (Honors), Physics, and Mathematics, University of Calcutta, India, 2008

Professional History

Research Associate Professor, The University of Texas at Austin, 2025- Present
Research Scientist, The University of Texas at Austin, 2023- 2025
Research Associate, The University of Texas at Austin, 2020- 2023
Assistant Professor (tenure-track), University of Alaska Anchorage, 2017- 2020
Petroleum Geoscientist, Battelle Memorial Institute, 2016- 2017
Graduate Research & Teaching Assistant, West Virginia University, 2012- 2016
Summer Intern, EOG Resources, 2015
Summer Intern, Talisman Energy (Repsol now), 2014
Wellsite Geologist (Jr. Technical Assistant), Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Limited, India, 2011- 2012
Project Assistant, National Geophysical Research Institute, India, 2010- 2011
Summer Intern, National Geophysical Research Institute, India, 2009

Awards

A.I. Levorsen Award from the Gulf Coast Section of American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG) for the most innovative oral presentation, 2023
J. Clarence Karcher Award from the Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG) for significant contributions to science and technology of geophysics, 2022
Honorable Mention of poster presentation (2nd place) at the IMAGE conference, joint annual meeting of the SEG and AAPG, 2022
1st place at the Society of Petrophysicists and Well Log Analysts’ (SPWLA) Annual Conference (Long Beach) Oral Presentation (student paper contest), 2015
1st place at the Pacific Section AAPG Expo (Northridge) Poster Presentation (student), 2015
2nd place at the AAPG Imperial Barrel Award competition, Eastern Section USA (student), 2015
3rd place at the AAPG Annual Conference (Denver) Poster Presentation (student), 2015