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About Mines

Colorado School of Mines is a public R1 research university focused on applied science and engineering, producing the talent, knowledge and solutions to serve industry and benefit society – all to create a more prosperous future.
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Academics

For more than 150 years, Mines has engineered a world of possibilities through world-class academics and hands-on learning that help you build real skills and set you up for career success.
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Research

As an R1 research university, Mines brings faculty, students and global partners together to engineer solutions that address the world's biggest scientific challenges and shape the future on Earth and beyond.
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Student Experience

From orientation to graduation, the Mines student experience is built on connection, challenge and support, helping you feel at home, find your people and thrive personally and academically.
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At Mines, we work together to make sure a premier engineering education is within reach through personalized support and resources to help you join the Oredigger family and achieve all your academic dreams.
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Faculty Directory

Jeff Shragge

Director, Center for Wave Phenomena
Professor

Contact Information

jshragge@mines.edu 303-273-3552

Earth Space and Planets
Humanitarian Engineering and Science

Education

PhD, Geophysics, Stanford University
MSc, Geophysics, University of British Columbia
BScH, Physics, Queen’s University

Research

3D acoustic and elastic wave propagation, 3D/4D velocity inversion,
3D/4D Reverse-time migration (RTM), wave-equation migration,
Rock physics, computational geometry and differential meshing
Near-surface geophysics: Ground penetrating radar, magnetics, conductivity profiling, resistivity, seismic reflection/refraction
General Purpose GPU computing, CUDA
Parallel Programming (OpenMP, MPI)
Distributed Acoustic Sensing
Microseismic Elastic Velocity Estimation and Event Imaging

Labs & Research Centers

Center for Wave Phenomena

Publications

For a full list of publications, please see Google Scholar here.

Awards & Honors

2025, REI Award
2022, T.K. Young Award
2021, Mines Outstanding Faculty Award for Teaching in Geophysical Engineering
2020, Mines Outstanding Faculty Award for Teaching in Geophysical Engineering
2019, Top 25 Presentation at the SEG Annual General Meeting
2018, ICGEG Annual Meeting Best Presentation Award (Co-author)
2014, Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Early-Career Research, UWA
2013, Best Student Paper (Matt Saul, co-advisee), SEG Annual Meeting
2012, Best Paper (Seismology) Award, ASEG Meeting (with D. Lumley)
2010, J. Clarence Karcher Award, Society of Exploration Geophysicists, SEG

Additional Information

Research Pillars

Earth | Environment

Research Focus Areas

Advanced Resource Extraction Production & Processing | Clean & Sustainable Water Systems | Earth & Planetary Processes | Engineering Solutions for a Sustainable Future | Environmental & Climate Data Science | Exploring the Subsurface through Modeling & Mapping | Managing Earth's Water Resources | Soil Health & Human Wellness

Research Keywords

Distributed Fiber Optic Sensing | Geophysical Data Acquisition | Ground Penetrating Radar | Groundwater Contamination | Near-Surface Geophysics | Seismic Imaging | Subsurface Imaging & Mapping | Subsurface Inversion & Tomography | Watershed Management | Wave Phenomena