Faculty Directory

Paul Sava

Department Head
Professor & C.H. Green Chair of Exploration Geophysics

Contact Information

  • Data Science
  • Earth Space and Planets
  • Space Resources

Education

  • 2005, PhD, Geophysics, Stanford University
  • 1998, MSc, Geophysics, Stanford University
  • 1995, Engineer Geophysicist, University of Bucharest, Romania

Research

  • Seismic and radar wavefield imaging & tomography
  • Space science & planetary resource exploration
  • Fiber-optic seismic acquisition, infrastructure monitoring

Labs & Research Centers

Awards & Honors

  • Undergraduate Student Government Outstanding Faculty Award (2023)
  • T.K. Young Award (2020)
  • Reginald Fessenden Award (read citation), Society of Exploration Geophysicists (2007)
  • Honorable Mention for Best Paper in Geophysics, Society of Exploration Geophysicists (2004)
  • Award of Merit, Best Student Paper, Society of Exploration Geophysicists (1999, 2001, 2004)
  • Top 30 Talk at the Annual Meeting, Society of Exploration Geophysicists (1999, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2014, 2016)
  • Jackson Young Scientist Fellow, University of Texas at Austin (2005-2006)
  • Stanford Graduate Fellow, Stanford University (1997-2000)

Additional Information

Personal website

Recent Courses

  • Inversion
  • Seismic Wavefield Imaging
  • Python Computing: Building a Sensor System

Research Pillars

Earth | Frontiers

Research Focus Areas

Earth & Planetary Processes | Exploring the Subsurface through Modeling & Mapping

Research Keywords

Planetary Instrumentation | Remote Sensing | Space Exploration | Subsurface Imaging & Mapping | Subsurface Inversion & Tomography