Behind every discovery is rigorous training. The Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG) prioritizes knowledge-sharing among our members, recognizing that tools and technologies are rapidly evolving. Through professional development opportunities—including continuing education, lectures, and on-demand courses—SEG keeps geophysicists at the cutting edge, enabling them to advance applied geophysics in innovative ways.
SEG is an IACET Accredited Provider. SEG provides continuing education units (CEUs) that meet the rigorous ANSI/IACET standard—giving credentials that are recognized worldwide.
About SEG Instructors
SEG Training Courses are taught by industry-recognized experts. Many of our instructors were presenters at past SEG Annual Meetings, as well as former Distinguished and Honorary Lecturers and Distinguished Instructor Short Course (DISC) instructors.
Instructor Directory
Use this directory of SEG Instructors to learn more about their credentials and areas of expertise.
- William Abriel
- Manish Agarwal
- Per Avseth
- Aiman Bakhorji
- John Bancroft
- Peter Bartok
- Biondo Biondi
- Kevin Bohacs
- Phil Bording
- Michael Burianyk
- Maria Angela Capello
- David H. Carlson
- Małgorzata Chmiel
- Karen Christopherson
- Andrea Crook
- Thomas L. Davis
- Kathleen Dorey
- John L.J. Duhault
- Jack Dvorkin
- Peter Eick
- Roberto Fainstein
- K. John R. Fernando
- James Gaiser
- Jim Gilman
- Robert J. Godfrey
- Mike Graul
- Sherif M. Hanafy
- William Harbert
- Bruce S. Hart
- Osman M. Hassan
- Koichi Hayashi
- Brad Hayes
- Donald Herron
- Fred Hilterman
- Julian Ivanov
- Tor Arne Johansen
- David Johnston
- Ian Jones
- Vladimir Kazei
- Dhananjay Kumar
- R. Malcolm Lansley
- Christopher Liner
- Steven Lynch
- Lucy MacGregor
- Scott MacKay
- Kamal Malick
- Kurt Marfurt
- Ruben D. Martinez
- Marcílio Matos
- Reinaldo Michelena
- Jennifer L. Miskimins
- Siddharth Misra
- Shankar Mitra
- Aurelien Mordret
- Tijmen Jan Moser
- Henry Posamentier
- Manika Prasad
- Enders A. Robinson
- Steven Roche
- Michal Ruder
- Brian Russell
- Mauricio Sacchi
- Colin Sayers
- Gerard Schuster
- Mrinal K. Sen
- Selim S. Shaker
- Serge A. Shapiro
- Roel Snieder
- Robert R. Stewart
- Leon Thomsen
- Steven Tobias
- Rainer Tonn
- Ilya Tsvankin
- Umair bin Waheed
- Paul Weimer
- Chris Zahm
- Xiangliang Zhang
