Update of Ph.D. program 05.09.06

Student:
Tor Erik Rabben

Advisors:
Bjørn Ursin, Department of petroleum engineering and applied geophysics, NTNU
Henning Omre, Department of mathematical sciences, NTNU

Working title:
Seismic parameter estimation

Start:
01.08.03

Estimated time of dissertation:
Fall 2007

Classes

• TPG 4190, Seismic Data Acquisition and Processing, 7.5 ECTS credits
• TTT 4129, Digital Signal Processing, 7.5 ECTS credits
• PG 8103, Mathematical Geophysics, 7.5 ECTS credits
• TPG 4170, Reservoir Seismics, 7.5 ECTS credits
• PG 8101, Seismic Modelling and Inversion, 12.5 ECTS credits

Participation at conferences / workshops

• June 14-25, 2004: Summer school, Mathematical Geophysics and Uncertainty in Earth Models, Colorado School of Mines, USA

Publications

Chronological work update

• Fall 2003 : Taken classes in a total of 22.5 ECTS credits.
• Spring 2004 : Taken a class in a total of 7.5 ECTS credits along with a literature study.
• Fall 2004 : Attending to the last class in Ph.D. program. Continuing literature study and implementing least squares inversion algorithm.
• Spring 2005 : Implementing Bayesian inversion algorithm
• Fall 2005 : Member of the organizing staff for the excursion Svalex2005. Taken the last class in the Ph.D. program. Testing Bayesian inversion algorithm on synthetic data
• Spring 2006: Concluding the tests of the Bayesian inversion algorithm by writing paper. Member of the organizing staff for the excursion Svalex2006.
• Fall 2006 : Participation in the excursion Svalex2006 and 3 month intern with BP Houston.