Faculty Directory
Ilya Tsvankin
Co-Leader, Center for Wave Phenomena
Contact Information
- Minerals and Subsurface Energy
Education
- PhD, Geophysics, Moscow State University
- BS and MS, Exploration Geophysics, Moscow State University
Research
- Seismic wave propagation
- Processing and inversion of seismic data for anisotropic media
- Multicomponent seismology
- Fracture characterization
Labs & Research Centers
Publications
Speaking & Conferences
Awards & Honors
- SEG Outstanding Educator (2020)
- Honorary Membership Award of the SEG (2015)
- Virgil Kauffman Gold Medal Award of the SEG (1996)
- Elected a Fellow of the Institute of Physics (2011)
- Best Paper in Geophysics Award of the SEG (2009)
- Honorable Mention for Best Paper in Geophysics Award of the SEG (1999, 2002)
- Shell Faculty Fellow, recipient of Shell Faculty Career Initiation Grant (1996 – 99)
- Gold Medal in Geophysics for Outstanding Young Scientists of the Soviet Academy of Sciences (1988)
Additional Information
Recent Courses
- Seismic Data Processing
- Introduction to Seismology I
- Introduction to Seismology II
- Advanced Seismology
Research Pillars
Earth | Environment
Research Focus Areas
Advanced Resource Extraction Production & Processing | Carbon Management & Air Quality | Exploring the Subsurface through Modeling & Mapping
Research Keywords
Carbon Capture & Storage | Energy Transition | Geophysical Modeling | Remote Sensing | Seismic Imaging | Subsurface Imaging & Mapping