2013 NSGS Election

Dylan Mikesell

Candidate for NSGS Secretary
Biography

Steve SloanDylan has a B.Sc. in Geophysical Engineering from Colorado School of Mines (CSM) and a Ph.D. in Geophysics from Boise State University (BSU). Between his degrees, Dylan worked as a Geophysical Project Engineer in non-destructive testing at Olson Engineering. He is currently an NSF Postdoctoral Fellow at the Earth Resources Laboratory at MIT. Before that he was a postdoc at the Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur in France. Dylan enjoys teaching and mentoring, and he has helped organize and participated in two SEG Geoscientists Without Borders projects. He was a student instructor at the CSM/BSU undergraduate geophysics field camp from 2005 to 2010. In 2011 he was an NSF GK-12 Graduate Fellow, developing and teaching STEM lessons focused on the hydrosphere to the K-12 audience and the larger local Boise community.

Dylan joined the SEG in 2004. He has served as the BSU SEG student chapter Treasurer ('07-'08) and President ('08-'09). In 2009 and 2010 he was a student representative to the SEG Online Technology Committee and Assistant Editor for the NSGS newsletter. He is a reviewer for Geophysics and received an Outstanding Reviewer Citation in 2011. He has participated in variety of SEG sponsored activities, including the SEG/Chevron Student Leadership Symposium.

Position Statement

I look forward to the opportunity to continue the development of the NSGS, and I am pleased to be nominated for the Secretary. The NSGS offers a place to create professional contacts, showcase our work, and develop our knowledge of critical near-surface problems. As the NSGS Secretary I will take the opportunity to

  • Continue to support our global near-surface community
  • Work to increase the number of NSGS members throughout the world
  • Advocate programs that expand and develop our connections and collaborations with international societies
  • Improve continuing education opportunities for our members