Steven R. May
SEG/AAPG Distinguished Lecturer

Education:
1979: University of California – Riverside; B.S., Geology
1981: University of California – Riverside; M.S., Geology
1985: University of Arizona; Ph.D., Geoscience (Jurassic Paleo-magnetism, North American Plate Motion, and Cordilleran Tectonics)

Experience:
1985-Present: ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company (formerly Exxon Production Research), Houston, Texas

Research Activities:
Plate Reconstruction and Paleogeography, Regional Tectonics, Basin Analysis, Hydrocarbon Migration, Visualization and Volume Interpretation. 1995-2002: Research Geologist and Technical Team Lead for ExxonMobil Visualization and Volume Interpretation Group. Currently responsible for technical integration on a research project targeting new exploration concepts through integration of geodynamics, basin modeling, and play element prediction technologies.

Publications:
Papers and abstracts on 3-D seismic interpretation and visualization; basin evolution; applications of paleomagnetism for hydrocarbon migration, plate motion, and tectonics.
Co-author of "Interactive Seismic Facies Classification Using Textural Attributes and Neural Networks," (Awarded Best Paper of 2002 in SEG’s The Leading Edge).