Field Camp Grants

2011 Grant Recipients

Field Camps

  1. Summer of Applied Geophysical Experience -SAGE (Purdue University, USA) - The program teaches digital acquisition, theory and methods of exploration geophysics, and team-based interpretation of results using computer modeling primarily to undergraduate and graduate students.  Techniques taught are seismic reflection and refraction, potential field methods (gravity and magnetic), electrical and electromagnetic methods, and high resolution GPS surveying. Geophysical field applications include extensional tectonics, basin analysis, environmental remediation, archeology, and hydrogeology. The faculty works with students to present research results at professional meetings and in published journal articles. The core program is held for four weeks each summer in New Mexico and for an additional week the following academic year at San Diego State University for undergraduates.
     
  2. Africa Array Geophysics Field School (University of Witwatersrand, South Africa) – Africa Array is a long-term (20 year) initiative to promote geophysics education and research in Africa in support of Africa's natural resource sector (petroleum, minerals, and water).  The field school comprises three components: a) planning and costing a survey; b) collecting a variety of geophysical data; and c) interpreting and integrating the various data sets. Another important objective is the training of graduate students in supervision, lecturing and field logistics.
     
  3. Geophysics Field Camp (Colorado School of Mines, USA) - A hands-on, immersive summer field course designed to expose young geophysicists to the fundamentals of data acquisition and interpretation. The curriculum emphasizes survey design, data acquisition, and data interpretation activities as applied to resource exploration and engineering/environmental issues, and is intended primarily for those undergraduates either majoring in geophysics or leaning toward graduate work in geophysics.  Geophysical techniques include seismic refraction and reflection (both near-surface and exploration scales), a variety of electrical surveys (Schlumberger sounding, dipole-dipole surveys), electromagnetic methods (both frequency- and time-domain methods), and gravity and magnetic surveys.
     
  4. Geophysics Field School  2011 (University of Houston, USA) –The 2011 Geophysics Field School, led by  the University of Houston, will provide instruction to undergraduate and graduate students (from any accredited university worldwide) in the design of surveys plus acquisition and field analysis of geophysical data. The School is situated near Red Lodge, Montana and will be conducted from July 31st to August 12th, 2011. 
     
  5. Marine Geology and Geophysics Ship Board Field Experience through the Jackson School of Geosciences (University of Texas-Austin, USA) – This marine-based course provides students a unique hands-on experience in collection and assessment of seismic data.  Students will interpret and create visualizations of their findings and present their results.  Students will have the opportunity to develop essential inter-personal skills, such as teamwork, flexibility and effective communication.
     
  6. Joint Geophysics Field Camp (Boise State University, USA) - collaboration and participation in Colorado School of Mines Field Camp with Imperial College, and Colorado School of Mines.
     
  7. Geophysics Expedition 2011 (Gadjah Mada University Geophysics Student Chapter, Indonesia) – This field session includes structural and stratigraphic observations, mapping, geophysical surveys to characterize and quantify the regional surface and subsurface geology; targeting mineral resources.
     
  8. Khakassia Mysteries in the Light of Geophysics (University of Novosibirsk SEG Student Chapter, Russia) - The participants will get an invaluable geophysical experience in measurements, applying equipment, data processing and interpretation and communication with geophysicists. The international Geophysical Field Camp at the Khakassia region makes great experience in geological studying and methods of geophysical investigations for students for all over the world. Student will participate in lectures about methodology of exploration, application of special geophysical equipment and interpretation of geophysical data for each method.
     
  9. Geophysical Field Camp  (University of Bucharest,  Romania) The main geophysical goals of the project are to determine a subsurface existence of archeological objects, using geophysical surveys: resistivity and conductivity profiling, GPR, geo-magnetism, paleo-magnetism and seismic refraction analysis. Another goal is to determine the source area of the materials used for ceramics and constructions and compare them with the archeological site Mediana, near Niš, Serbia.
     
  10. Joint Field Camp  (Belgrade University and Univ Bucharest, Serbia) - Startup and evaluation four courses and a small-scale applied geophysical field camp based at the Mediana archeological site near Niš, Serbia.  Experienced students will subsequently teach and assist the other students in primary data processing and disseminating the final results to the broader geophysical community through a SEG sponsored publication.  As a corollary, this project enables the transfer of both technology and skill sets learned from doctoral students in a developed country to undergraduates in a country transitioning to a market-based economy.

Projects of Special Merit

  1. GeoFORCE (University of Texas-Austin, USA) - a summer outreach program targeting predominantly minority and female pre-college students in the pre-college years emphasizing science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) skills. 
     
  2. Geoelectric Sounding and Hydrogeochemical Studies for Delineating Groundwater Contamination of Acid Mine Drainage at Okpara Coal Mine Site, Enugu (Nnamdi Azikiwe University – Nigeria)   To provide an applied geophysical field experience (resistivity surveys: Wenner and Schlumberger Array Configurations), while evaluating the scientific and technological approach as an inexpensive, non-invasive remote sensing tool for the delineation of zones and degree of groundwater contamination associated with sulphide-bearing acid mine/rock drainage coal site under favorable conditions [including the nullification of the differences/complexities in lithology, good electrical contrast between mineralized and natural water]. This project is also aimed at relating surface resistivities to Total Dissolved Solids (as a function of specific conductance μmhos/cm), sulphate ion concentration of the ground water as well as the environmental assessment of the surface and hand-dug borehole water using geochemical approach in terms of the acidity of the analyzed metals content.
     
  3. Science for Kids – Geophysics (University of Novosibirsk SEG Student Chapter, Russia) The main goal of this project is to provide information about geophysics and its current state to the students of Novosibirsk city schools. Project elements include lectures about general geology and geophysics in the Novosibirsk schools, one field survey with demonstrable methods and with excursion to Institute of petroleum geology and geophysics of RAS.
     
  4. Economy, Energy and the Environment 2011 (Association of Geophysicists of Serbia, Serbia) This is the second regional conference focused on geology, mining, hydrocarbon exploration, civil engineering and environmental sciences.  Students and their mentors will present papers and poster during this conference with the primary goal of promoting Geosciences, but also provides networking opportunities, improved communication and collaboration.