Letter from the ChairDear Friends,

The 2020 Annual Meeting was a great success despite an unprecedented global crisis. While we were allpracticing social distancing for months, the 2020 Annual Meeting moved smoothly to a full virtualformat thanks to the professionalism of SEG staff and a dedicated IT platform. Many remote attendeeshave joined our virtual NSTS sessions: four special technical, more than ten regular posters, oneBusiness of Applied Geophysics plenary). The SEG virtual platform even gave us the opportunity tochat online.

We obviously miss our traditional social event. However, I am proud to announce that our community isgrowing fast and our friendship spirit remains strong.

Actually, both the current health crisis and climate disorders put the Near Surface Technical Section onthe front line for addressing big issues such as water and land resources sustainability, meeting the needsof growing urban population, natural and anthropogenic risk management, and energy transition.

This sounds today as an emergency.

The student subcommittee, which is very active with Quarterly meetings, is our key instrument forinvolving the next generation of geoscientists in the Near Surface community. Young professionals andstudent’s involvement must be at the level of what is at stake in the very near future. They will be thewitnesses of our achievements.

Without them, professionals from the academic and industrial sectors will not be able to face NearSurface geosciences challenges. Involving them in and giving themthe rightful place in the scientific society is one of the mostimportant Near Surface section commitments. Their professionalfuture is partially in our hands and the future of the world is in theirown.

The Summit on Drone Geophysics which took place from 4 to 6November also gathered online talented and enthused participants.Its success has inspired us for duplicating it in 2021. Other subjectsare under review.

The Business of Applied Geophysics plenary session and workshopsproved to be essential for our challenges by bridging the gapbetween academic and industrial research or between confirmed andemerging professionals.

The 91th Annual Meeting of the SEG will be held inDenver, Colorado. We all hope to have the opportunity toshare in person our latest scientific research and progress.

The incoming additions to the SEG Near-SurfaceGeophysics Technical Section leadership are: Dr. Lee Slater,chair elect; Dr. Blair Schneider, Vice Chair; Yunyue Li,Global Chair; and Ms. Nadia Fantello, Vice Chair ofCommittees. Their diverse expertise ranges fromhydrogeophysics and contaminants to engineeringgeophysics and smart cities to archaeological and forensicgeophysics and beyond. Please join the entire Near-SurfaceGeophysics Technical Section leadership in welcomingthem!

The world will not be the same anymore. However, as manyothers, NSTS will follow Winston Churchill’s famoussentence “Never let a crisis go to waste”.

Catherine TruffertNear-Surface Geophysics Technical Section Chair

In This IssueLetter from the Chair 1In This Issue 2On the Horizon 4Member News 5Elections Results 5Global Subcommittee 5Student Subcommittee 62021 Near Surface Research Award Winner: StephenSilvicki 7Call for Abstracts: Near surface geophysics for Renewables8International Meeting for Applied Geoscience & Energy(formally SEG Annual Meeting) 9AGU-SEG Workshop: Near-Surface Imaging with FullWaveform Inversion 12Calendar of Global Events 12Professional Resources 14

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On the HorizonOn the Horizon is a space to shine the spotlight on near-surface geophysics students. These are ourfuture colleagues and leaders. Read about what they are doing right now.

I am Olabode Phebe from Nigeria. I have a bachelor's degreein Geology as well as a master's degree in AppliedGeophysics from Ekiti State University and University ofIbadan respectively. My master’s degree research workinvolved integration of geophysical methods to investigateprovenance and possibility of potable water supply fromperennial spring to a water-scarce community. The research'sinfluence in assisting the government to makecommunity-beneficial decisions deepened my interest andpassion for hydro-geophysics, groundwater monitoringand sustainability.

In January 2021, I joined the University of Ibadanhydrogeophysical research team, where I am currently theteam leader for a study on characterizing and modelinghydraulic heterogeneity in basement aquifers.

Working with a diverse team, such as mine which includesgeophysicists and hydrologists, offers me an advantage inpresenting a fresh perspective on the efficacy of the research,which will have an impact on groundwater development andsustainability policies in Africa. The project entails gatheringmultiple pumping test, slug and tracer test data, analyzing the datasets and using numerical modeling todemonstrate hydraulic connection, construct flow pathways and estimate yields.

My PhD study will focus on groundwater recharge and distribution in fractured basement complexaquifers utilizing geophysical and hydrological tests, understanding groundwater flow velocity, transienttime, relevance of fractures in aquifer recharge process and the probable influence of seasonal variationin precipitation and climate change on crystalline basement aquifers.

I would love to use this occasion to express my gratitude to Dr. Kennedy Doro (University of Toledo,Ohio) and Dr. M.A Oladunjoye (University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria) for their unwavering support andguidance. It's an honor to be a part of the global SEG and near-surface geophysics community. Thankyou very much.

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Member NewsPlease join us in congratulating our colleagues as they receive recognition for their hard work andcontributions to near-surface geophysics and exploration geophysics.

Rosemary Knight received the 2021 Maurice Ewing Award, SEG’s highest honor, for her contributionsboth in the advancement of the science and to the profession of hydrogeophysics.

Estella Atekwana, recently named dean of the College of Letters and Science at the University ofCalifornia, Davis, received the 2021 Reginal Fessenden Award for her technical contribution to andconceptual advancement of biogeophysics and geobiology.

Neils Grobbe received the 2021 J. Clarence Karcher Award for significant contributions to the scienceand technology of exploration geophysics by a young geophysicist of outstanding abilities.

Hendratta Ali was selected to serve a 3-year rotator position for the National Science Foundation’sHydrologic Science group.

Jeff Shragge was elected to SEG’s Board of Directors as Vice President of Publications.

Stephen Slivicki, graduate student at Boise State University, received the 2021 Near-Surface ResearchAward for his proposed time-lapse active source seismic work monitoring natural CO2 gas migration.See bio in the Student Subcommittee section of this newsletter.

With the annual meeting coming up soon, let us recall some top work by our near-surface colleagues atthe 2020 annual meeting. Ming Ma, Rui Zhang and Jonathan Ajo-Franklin received Best PosterPaper for “A workflow of separating and imaging diffraction wave by using deep learning network: Anapplication of GPR data.” Sarah Morton Rupert received the Award of Merit for Best Student PosterPaper for “Characterizing a physical model of a collapsing void using time-lapse surface-waveanalysis.” Steve Sloan and Dan Feigenbaum received Honorable Mention for Best Poster Paper.

Elections ResultsPlease join us in welcoming the newly-elected members of the 2021-2022 Near-Surface ExecutiveCommittee.

Lee Slater Chair-Elect

Blair Schneider Vice-Chair

Nadia Fantello Vice Chair of Committees

Yunyue Li Global Chair

Global SubcommitteeThe Tibetan Plateau Scientific Research Program aims to characterize the nature and extent ofgeothermal processes and products. Tibetan plateau is rich in resources and energy, including bulkmetals, rare and precious metals and nonmetals minerals, geothermal energy, solar energy, salt lakes, oiland gas, etc. Copper, chromium, cobalt, lead, zinc and other minerals on the Tibetan plateau account for30-90% of the reserves of similar minerals in China.

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Part of the second Tibetan plateau scientific expedition,which officially launched in August of 2017, set out tomap heat sources in the Yangbajing high-temperaturegeothermal field. It was divided into 10 researchmissions, including 19 key areas in 5 comprehensiveresearch areas. Yangbajing geothermal field is located ina faulted basin in Dangxiong County, 90 km northwestof Lhasa, Tibet. Most of the hot water in the geothermalbelt is caused by atmospheric precipitation. Atmospheric

precipitation permeates down along the fault zone, graduallyheats up with the increase of ground temperature, andcontinuously interacts with deep rocks. Hot water migratesfrom the upwelling area to the drainage area.

Using high-resolution, multi-scale geophysical explorationmethods, scientists reveal the location, depth and geometry ofdeep magma heat sources and identify hidden faults. Theirresults will guide the renovation and expansion project of theYangbajing geothermal power plant.

Student SubcommitteeAs always, please visit the Near Surface Facebook page for more information about our student eventsor reach out (ns@seg.org).

Sept 2-25 PhotoContest

Voting period for the Near-Surface Geophysics Technical CommitteAnnual Photo Contest. Vote here!

11 am CDT Q3 callStudent Subcommittee quarterly meeting with leadership to share newsfrom SEG student chapters and discuss issue that are paramount fornear-surface geophysics students. All are welcome! Zoom link

Sept 20 &Sept 27 Workshop

Near-Surface Geophysics Student Application Exchange Workshop. Theevent will be held virtually on September 20th and in person at theAnnual Meeting on September 27th. See full details below. Zoom link

Nov 9-10 Conference 2nd Latin America Virtual Student Conference. Must be currently beattending a university in Latin America. Free registration. Link

Nov 11 Conference5th Europe and Eurasia Virtual Student Conference. Must be currentlyattending a university in Europe or Eurasia (as defined by SEG’s policyand procedures). Free registration. Link

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2021 Near Surface Research Award Winner: Stephen SilvickiThe Near Surface Geophysics Section of SEG is the founding supporter of the SEG Near SurfaceGeophysical Research Award endowment. The intention of this annual award is to provide a researchgrant in support of an undergraduate or graduate student’snear-surface geophysics research work. Stephen Slivicki ofBoise State University received the 2021 Near SurfaceResearch Award for his proposed time-lapse active sourceseismic work monitoring natural CO2 gas migration.

Stephen’s Bio: During my undergraduate at University ofWisconsin-River Falls, I had the pleasure of having a fewdifferent summer internship experiences before graduatingwith a Bachelor of Science in geology in 2020. The firstresearch internship was at the Lunar Planetary Institute,where I conducted geochemical research on thehydrothermally altered impact melts from the Chicxulubcrater. The following year I would shift my focus fromgeochemistry to geophysics having been accepted as asummer intern for the Incorporated Research Institutionsfor Seismology (IRIS). I worked at Boise State University(BSU) that summer assisting in a multichannel analysis of surface waves (MASW) for data that wasgathered in the Seattle area. The concluding fall semester I spent abroad in Italy at the University ofBologna as an undergraduate research assistant assisting with gravity and horizontal-to-vertical spectralratio (HVSR) surveys in Bolzano and HVSR and MASW surveys in Irpinia. After I graduated in thespring of 2020, the following fall semester I became a graduate student at BSU where I am currentlypursuing my Masters in geophysics.

My current research here at BSU involves examining the Crystal Geyser in southeast Utah and the CO2charged aquifers the geyser draws from. I am interested in using time lapse active source seismics tounderstand the cycling of CO2 content in the reservoirs as the Crystal Geyser progresses through itseruption cycles. Time lapse active source is the ideal tool for tackling this problem since the seismicproperties of the reservoir rock should change through time as the gas content changes. In addition to thetime-lapse component of this research, a deployed 200 seismic nodal array captures passive signals inthe area. I will also be studying this data set to determine if there are passive signals associated with thegeyser eruptions or the phase change of CO2 from supercritical to gas phase as it migrates from depth.

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Call for Abstracts: Near surface geophysics for RenewablesFastTIMES, the preeminent near surface geophysical magazine, islooking for technical article submissions for their special edition ‘Nearsurface geophysics for Renewables’ to be published in November ofthis year. The edition is looking to feature near surface geophysicalapplications as applied to wind, solar, geothermal, wave and biomassenergy sources as well as renewable energy storage solutions. If you areinterested in submitting a paper to this edition or have further questionscontact the editor, Kathleen Dorey, kathleendorey@shaw.ca. Final technical submissions are dueNovember 20th, 2021.

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International Meeting for Applied Geoscience & Energy (formally SEGAnnual Meeting)

Please see the Preview Guide for a full schedule. All times are in Mountain Daylight Time (UTC -6hours)

In-person Sessions (Poster Session indicated by P#)

Monday, 27 SeptAfternoon

SS- 2 New Instrumentation (Marine, Drone, EM, etc)1:20-3:00 , 3:40-5:20Chairs: Cathy Truffert, Irina Filina

Tuesday, 28 SeptMorning

NS- P2 Imaging9:15-12:00Chairs: Christine Downs, Chester Weiss

Tuesday, 28 SeptAfternoon

SS-4 SEG/AGU Hydrogeophysics1:20-3:00, 3:40-5:20Chairs: Morgan Sander-Olhoeft, Niels Grobbe

NS- P3 Water and Environmental Issues I1:20-4:05Chairs: Sarah Morton Rupert, Noah Dewar

Wed, 29 SeptMorning

NS-2 Seismic for Near-Surface Alternations and Voids Detection I8:00-9:40, 10:20-12:00Chairs: Steven Sloan, Dan Feigenbaum

SS-5 Geophysics in support of Characterization and Reclamation of formerIndustrial Sites8:00-9:40, 10:20- 12:00Chairs: Lee Slater, Christine Downs

NS- P5 Potential Methods and Interferometry I9:15-12:00Chairs: Jose Arce, Kennedy Doro

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Wed, 29 SeptAfternoon

SS- 7 Urban Geophysics and Geophysics for Sustainable Urban Development1:20-3:00, 3:40-4:50Chairs: Arthur Cheng, Iga Pawelec

Virtual Sessions (Poster Session indicated by P#)

Monday, 27 SeptAfternoon

NS- P1 Urban, Geotechnics, and Paleontology1:20 – 4:05Chairs: Catherine Truffert, Tonian Robinson

Tuesday, 28 SeptMorning

NS– 1 Advanced Processing and Machine Learning8:00-9:40, 10:20-12:00Chairs: John Goff, Neils Grobbes

SS- 3 Geoscientists Without Borders®8:00-9:40, 10:20-12:00Chair: Cengiz Esmersoy

Tuesday, 28 SeptAfternoon

NS- P4 Water and Environmental Issues II1:20-4:05Chairs: Erika Gasperikova, Yunyue Li

Wed, 29 SeptMorning

NS– 3 Seismic for Near-Surface Alterations and Voids Detection II8:00-9:40, 10:00-12:00Chairs: Steven Sloan, Dan Feigenbaum

NS – P6 Potential Methods and Interferometry II9:15-12:00Chairs:

Wed, 29 SeptAfternoon

SS- 8 Application for Archaeology, Void, and Target Detection1:20-3:00, 3:20-4:50Chairs: Blair Schneider and Georgios Tsokas

Postconvention Virtual Workshops

Thursday, 30 Sept

W-4 Grand Challenges8:30 – 5:00Committee: Robert Wiley, Sarah Morton Rupert, John Goff, and Cathy Truffert

W-6 Magnetic Method for Near-Surface and Mining Applications: In memory ofAfif Saad, Part 11:30-5:00Committee: Irina Filina, Sergio Espinosa, Jose Arce, Jiaia Sun

W-3 Filling in the gaps: The role of Multi-physics to Understand Geologic andMineral Systems, Part 11:30-5:00Committee: Ben Drenth, Ed Biegert, Anne McCafferty, Andrea Balza, SimonGozzard, Irina Filina, Ken Witherly, Glenn Chubak

Friday, 1 Oct W-13 Geophysical Methods and Applications for Sustainable Cities

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8:30-12:00Committee: Arthur Cheng, Elita Li, Iga Pawelec, and Erika Gasperikova

W-14 Magnetic Method for Near-Surface and Mining Applications: In memoryof Afif Saad, Part II8:30-12:00Committee: Irina Filina, Sergio Espinosa, Jose Arce, Jiaia Sun

W- 11 Filling in the gaps: The role of Multi-physics to Understand Geologic andMineral Systems, Part II8:30-12:00Committee: Ben Drenth, Ed Biegert, Anne McCafferty, Andrea Balza, SimonGozzard, Irina Filina, Ken Witherly, Glenn Chubak

AGU-SEG Workshop: Near-Surface Imaging with Full WaveformInversionAGU-SEG’s Near-Surface Imaging with Full Waveform Inversion: Theory and Applications onlineseries workshop brings researchers and practitioners from academia and industry together to discuss themethod of full waveform inversion as it pertains to near-surface imaging and different geophysicalmethods, mainly GPR and seismic. Over the course of four meetings of about two hours on 21September, 5 October, 19 October and 2 November, the theoretical, as well as numerical aspects, of thefull waveform inversion (FWI) problem will be presented and discussed.Discussion about the state-of-the-art in all aspects of FWI will be covered, and successful use cases willbe showcased, as well as discussions about limitations and current obstacles to getting FWI to work innear surface geophysics.

This will be a virtual workshop. Lectures will be pre-recorded so that participants can learn on their ownschedules; live discussions and poster sessions will also occur. Participants will gain an in-depthunderstanding of the current applications and limitations of FWI for near-surface imaging. Informationand Registration

Calendar of Global EventsEvents Location Date(s) Submission Registration

AGUSEG Near-Surface Imaging withFull Waveform Inversion: Theory andApplications

Virtual

21 Sept5 Oct

19 Oct.2 Nov. 2021

Closed Open

14th SEGJ International Symposium Virtual 18-21 Oct2021 Closed Open

International Meeting for AppliedGeoscience & Energy (IMAGE ‘21)

Denver, CO,USA &Virtual

26 Sept -1 Oct2021 Closed Open

Balkan Geophysical Society Congress2021

Bucharest,Romania

10-14 Oct.2021 Closed Open

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6th International Conference onEngineering Geophysics (ICEG)

Al Ain,UAE

25-28 Oct2021 Closed Open

2021 Summit on Drone Geophysics Virtual 2-5 Nov 2021 Closed Open

1st EAGE Conference on Near Surfacein Latin America

Bogota,Colombia &

Virtual3-5 Nov 2021 Closed Open

2nd Latin America Virtual StudentConference Virtual 9-10 Nov

2021 Closed Open

5th Europe and Eurasia Virtual StudentConference Virtual 11 Nov 2021 1 Oct 2021 Open

2nd Geosciences & Engineering inEnergy Transition Conference(GET2021)

Strasbourg,France &Virtual

23-25 Nov2021 Closed Open

EAGE/Aqua Foundation Second IndianNear Surface Geophysics Conference& Exhibition

Virtual 23-26 Nov2021 Closed Open

4th Asia Pacific Meeting on NearSurface Geoscience & Engineering

Ho ChiMinh City,Vietnam &

Virtual

30 Nov- 2Dec. 2021 Closed Open

International Workshop on AdvancedGround Penetrating Radar 2021

Valletta,Malta 1-4 Dec 2021 Closed Open

AGU Fall MeetingNew

Orleans, LA& Virtual

13-17 Dec2021 Closed Open

Geo-Congress 2022 Charlotte,NC, USA

20-23 Mar2022 26 Feb 2021 13 Oct 2021

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