Jack Dvorkin highlights his upcoming Honorary Lecture, “Modern Rock Physics – Challenges and Solutions.”
Jack explains why some scientists have embraced unnecessary complexity, the best way to generate new scientific questions, the first step to embrace simplicity, and possible consequences if rock physics continues to trend towards complexity.
Related links
- Register for free to Jack’s course: Modern Rock Physics – Challenges and Solutions
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Biography
Jack Dvorkin is the program leader of the Rock Science Program at the College of Petroleum Engineering and Geosciences at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. He earned his Ph.D. in Continuum Mechanics from Moscow State University in the USSR. Between 1989 and 2017, Jack worked at the Stanford Rock Physics Program. He has developed many of the rock physics theoretical models currently in use.
Jack is an SEG Honorary Member and has published more than 170 technical papers, 5 books, and 9 U.S. patents. He has supervised more than 30 Ph.D. and MS students. Jack’s current interests are in experimental and theoretical rock physics; wireline data analysis for predictive analytical models; seismic data interpretation for physical properties of the subsurface; and digital rock physics.
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Interviewee Note
Disclaimer: All opinions voiced here are strictly personal and do not reflect those of the author’s current employer, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, or those of SEG.
Credits
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