Seismic Waveform Imaging and Inversion

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I research advanced methods for extracting high resolution, quantitative, spatial images from seismic waveform data. I seek advances in fundamental theoretical, numerical, and computational aspects of geophysical waveform inversion. The objective is the development of a suite of high-resolution methodologies for use in geological and commercial projects, through the pursuit of the following two complementary paths:****1. Numerical and computational methods in modelling wave propagation.****2. Theoretical and computational methods for posing and solving the inverse problem.****Our successes in the numerical and theoretical computational fields will be leveraged to enable**applied research in a wide range of interesting, challenging, and in many cases commercially important problems. Examples include the imaging of subduction zones with a view to understanding the nature of major earthquakes and tsunamis, imaging of economic mineralization zones in Canada, petroleum exploration using both land and marine exploration data in Canada and internationally, and seismic imaging for near-surface geotechnical and geoenvironmental problems.****The project thus deploys NSERC Discovery Grant funding to enable progress to be made on fundamental theoretical, numerical, and computational aspects of Geophysical Waveform Inversion, always with the goal of leveraging these advances to provide solutions to real data problems, with both scientific and commercial benefits. The project will provide significant training and experience for Highly Qualified Personnel at the postdoctoral, postgraduate, and undergraduate levels.**************