Robert A. Eso - Graduate Student, Geophysics

Profile

• Graduate Student, University of British Columbia, September 2004 - Present
• Research Assistant, UBC-GIF (2004)
• BASc, Geological Engineering (Applied Geophysics), University of British Columbia, 1999-2004

Research Interests

Survey Design - Desinging geophysical surveys to optimally recover images of the subsurface

3D CSEM Inversion - Inversion of Controlled Source Electromagnetics data in 3-D for both near and far field configurations

Awards and Honors

Award of Merit, Poster Presentation at the 2006 SEG meeting in New Orleans for "Application of 3D electrical resistivity imaging in an underground potash mine," Robert A. Eso, Coauthors: Douglas W. Oldenburg and M. Maxwell" (link)

Shirley A. and Stanley H. Ward Scholarship, 2005-2007, Society of Exploration Geophysicists Foundation (link)

Teaching Assistant of the Year 2004-2005, Department of Earth & Ocean Sciences, UBC (link)

Publications

Oldenburg, D., Eso, R., Napier, S., and Haber, E., Controlled Source electromagnetic inversion for resource exploration. First Break, vol. 23, July 2005, pp. 41-48. pdf

Oldenburg, D., Eso,R., Napier, S., and Phillips, N., Comparison of 3D conductivity imaging from multiple EM surveys, 19th International Geophysical Conference & Exhibition, Australian Society of Exploration Geophysisicsts (ASEG), Perth, Australia, November 18-22, 2007. pdf.

Eso, R., Oldenburg, D., 3D forward modelling and inversion of CSAMT data at the San Nicolas massive sulphide deposit, 4th International Symposium on Three-Dimensional Electromagnetics, Freiberg, Germany, September 27-30, 2007. pdf

Phillips, N., Oldenburg, D., Eso, R., Napier, S. and Shekhtman, R. San Nicolas in 3D: Seeing Exploration, 3D Visualization Theatre, Exploration '07, Toronto, Canada. September 2007.

Oldenburg, D., Eso, R., Napier, S. and Phillips, N. 3D Inversion of Electromagnetic Data at San Nicolas: A comparison of results. EGM 2007 International Workshop, Capri, Italy, April 2007.

Eso, R., Oldenburg, D. Efficient 2.5D DC resistivity modelling using a quadtree discretization, SAGEEP 2006, Denver Colorado, 2007

Eso, R., Oldenburg, D. 3D Inversion of CSAMT data at San Nicolas , Canadian Exploration Geophysics Society (KEGS) Sympossium on Geophysical Inversion – Adding Value to Geological Models, Toronto, Canada. March 2007.

Eso, R., Oldenburg, D., Maxwell, M. Application of 3D electrical resistivity imaging in an underground potash mine. SEG technical program expanded abstracts, 76th Annual Meeting of the SEG, New Orleans.

Eso, R., Oldenburg, D., Maxwell, M. 3D DC Resistivity Inversion in an Active Mineshaft. 18th International Workshop on Electromagnetic Induction in the Earth, El Vendrell, Spain. September 2006.

Eso, R., Oldenburg, D. Advances in 3D interpretation of frequency domain electromagnetic measurements and its implication for CSEM survey design. Canadian Exploration Geophysics Society (KEGS) Sympossium on Advances in Ground Geophysics, Toronto, Canada. March 4, 2006. pdf

Maxwell, M., Unrau, J., Eso, R., Oldenburg, D., Song, L.P. Advancement of 2D and 3D Electrical Resistivity techniques for underground applications in a potash mine . Mine Planning and Equipment Selection and Computer Applications in the Minerals Industries (MPES/CAMI), Expanded Abstracts 2005.

Oldenburg, D., Shehktman, R., Eso, R., Farquharson, C.G., Eaton, P., Anderson, B., Bolin, B. Closing the gap between research and practice in EM data interpretation. SEG Technical Program Expanded Abstracts, 2004. pp. 1179-1182. pdf