Bureau Researchers Recognized for Achievements

The joint annual AAPG-SEG-SEPM “IMAGE ‘24” conference was recently held in Houston, and Bureau of Economic Geology researchers were recognized at the event for their noteworthy accomplishments.

Research Professor Dr. Stephen E. Laubach was named an Honorary Member of AAPG — one of the organization’s highest honors. This prestigious distinction “is bestowed upon persons who have distinguished themselves by their service and devotion to the science and profession of petroleum geology and to the Association.”

The Bureau’s Dr. Sergey B. Fomel, Wallace E. Pratt Professor of Geophysics, and his students won the AAPG-SEG 2023 “Best Paper in Interpretation” for their paper, “A deep learning framework for seismic facies classification.” The lead author was Harpreet Kaur, a Ph.D. student. Other authors include Nam Pham, Zhicheng Geng, Luke Decker, Ben Gremillion, Michael Jervis, Ray Abma, and Shuang Gao.

Criteria for the Best Paper in the Interpretation Journal Award include originality, innovation, potential impact, clarity, educational value, and overall significance to the practice of geoscience interpretation. The SEG and AAPG memberships-at-large, reviewers, and editors of the journal voted for Best Paper in Interpretation, and the SEG Board of Directors and AAPG Executive Committee unanimously approved the winner.

Please join all of us at the Bureau of Economic Geology in congratulating these distinguished researchers.