Seismic data processing and imaging

John Yang

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Phone: 832-***-****; Email: *********@*****.***

Objective

Seeking a geophysics position to help serve and contribute to seismic processing and exploration goals

Key Qualifications

• Over 5 years of experience in seismic modeling, deghosting, multiple attenuation, and imaging

• Strong physics, mathematics, and seismic background, and quick learner

• Solid practical problem solving, analytical and lateral thinking skills

• Excellent presentation, communication, and organizational skills

• Proven ability to work effectively as part of team or individually

• Skills in adapt effectively to new situations/tasks meeting deadlines

Education

• Ph.D. in Seismic Physics, The University of Houston, Houston, TX, GPA: 3.8 Aug 2014

• M.S. in Theoretical Physics, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, China Jun 2008

• B.S. in Physics, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng, China Jul 2005

Experience

Research Assistant in Seismic Processing, Member of Mission-Oriented Seismic Research

Program (M-OSRP), The University of Houston, Houston, TX Jun 2010 – Aug 2014

• Proposed and accomplished a new approach and processing flow to accommodate source and

receiver array in the inverse scattering series 3D free-surface elimination algorithm and 2D

internal multiple attenuation algorithm

• Participated and contributed in the field data (Kristin Data) processing for wavelet estimation,

deghosting, free-surface multiple removal, and internal multiple removal

• Developed and tested Green’s theorem deghosting method and reduced the computational cost

of the deghosting code

• Improved and modified the finite difference and Cagniard de-Hoop modeling codes

• Implemented and coded 1D Green’s theorem reverse time migration (RTM) algorithm and

compare its results with that of conventional RTM algorithm

Teaching Assistant, The University of Houston, Houston, TX Sep 2009 – May 2010

• Mentored and assessed 30+ undergraduate students on general physics courses and labs

• Tutored and inspired undergraduate students for their physics coursework and problems at

Learning Center

Skills

Programming: 5 years of experience in C, MatLab, Mathematica, Fortran, and Bash script

Workstation: Experienced in working in both Windows and Unix environment

Applications: Skilled in Seismic Unix, LaTex, Beamer, and Microsoft Word and PowerPoint

Languages: Proficient written and verbal in English and Chinese

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Publications and Presentations

• J. Yang, Extending the inverse scattering series free-surface multiple elimination and internal

multiple attenuation algorithms by incorporating the source wavelet and radiation pattern:

examining and evaluating the benefit and added-value, Ph.D. thesis, The University of Houston,

2014.

• J. Yang, J. Mayhan, L. Tang and A. B. Weglein, Accommodating the source (and receiver) array

in free-surface multiple elimination algorithm: impact on interfering or proximal primaries and

multiples, SEG Expended Abstracts 2013: 4184-4189.

Poster presented at the 83rd SEG Annual meeting, Houston, TX, Sep 2013.

• L. Tang, J. Mayhan, J. Yang and A. B. Weglein, Using Green’s theorem to satisfy data

requirements of inverse scattering series multiple removal methods, SEG Expended Abstracts

2013: 4392-4396.

• J. Yang and A. B. Weglein, Incorporating source and receiver array in the ISS free-surface and

internal multiple removal algorithms: theory and examples that demonstrate impact,

Mission-Oriented Seismic Research Program (M-OSRP) 2012.

Presented at M-OSRP annual meeting, Austin, TX, May 2012.

• Y. Huang and J. Yang, Modified Faddeev-Jackiw quantization of massive non-Abelian Yang-Mills

fields and Lagrange multiplier fields, Physics Letter B 668 (2008) 438-441

• J. Yang and Y. Huang, Improved Faddeev-Jackiw quantization of electromagnetic field and

Lagrange multiplier fields, Chinese Physics C 32(2008) 788-792

Awards and Honors

• Graduate &Research Assistant Tuition Fellowship, University of Houston Aug 2009 – Aug 2014

• Excellent Graduates in Beijing, Beijing University of Technology Jun 2008

• Excellent Thesis award for Masters Degree, Beijing University of Technology Jun 2008

• Outstanding Student Leader Scholarship, Beijing University of Technology Jul 2007

• Excellent Graduates in Shandong Province, Liaocheng University Jul 2005

• Outstanding Student Scholarship, Liaocheng University Jul 2004, Jul 2005

Activities

• Member of American Physical Society since Sep 2013

• Member of American Association of Petroleum Geologists since Jan 2013

• Member of Geophysical Society of Houston, Houston since Aug 2010

• Member of Society of Exploration Geophysicists since Sep 2009

• Volunteer for Independence Day Celebration, Houston 2009, 2013

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