Robert E. Van Nieuwenhuise, B.S., M.S.
Curriculum Vitae
Name: Mr. Robert E. Van Nieuwenhuise, Texas Board of Professional Geoscientists (Geophysics) #2335.
Work Address: Houston Community College Northwest, 1010 W. Sam Houston Pkwy N. Houston, TX 77043
Paradigm Geophysical, Suite 400, 820 Gessner Road, Houston TX, 77024
Office Telephone Number: Spring Branch Campus Number: (713) 718-5700
Paradigm Geophysical: 713-793-4108
College Email Address:
Education
M.Sc. Geophysics, University of South Carolina, 1980 (Finished 1979)
B.Sc. Geology & Geophysics, Old Dominion University, 1976
Teaching Experience
Geology Professor & GIS Technical Instructor, 2005 - Present
Houston Community College, Stafford, TX
Courses: GIS Rasters & Remote Sensing, Physical Geology, Historical Geology, Earth Science I & II and Environmental Science
Certified Geophysical Instructor 2008 - Present
Paradigm Geophysical, Houston, TX
Courses: Post-Stack Seismic Data Loading and Management, Pre-Stack Seismic Data Loading and Management, Well Data Loading and Management, Synthetic Seismic Modeling, 3D Grid Tomography
Corporate Instructor 1988-1995
Amoco Production Company, Houston, TX
Courses: Potential Fields Methods in Exploration, Inverse Modeling of Gravity and Magnetic Data
Lab Instructor, 1976-1979
University Of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
Courses: Environmental Geology, Historical Geology, Mineralogy & Seismic Acquisition
Professional, Technical, and Work-related Experience and Skills
· Paradigm Geophysical, Houston TX, Senior Technical Advisor for Seismic Processing and Imaging, February 2011 to present. Team Lead for Seismic Processing & Imaging, September, 2007 to February 2011.
· Earth-Wave Geosciences, LLC, Chief Scientist, Fulshear and Houston, Texas; July 2003 to September 2007
· PGS Research, World-Wide Coordinator of Potential Fields Services & Research Associate, Houston, Texas; February, 1997 to May 15, 2003.
· Amoco Production Company, Coordinator Non-Seismic Geophysics & Senior Staff Geophysicist, Houston, Texas; October, 1985 to February, 1997
· Sohio Petroleum Company, Senior Geophysicist, Dallas, Texas; June, 1983-Sept., 1985
· Cities Service Company/Occidental Oil Company, Geophysical Coordinator - Seismic and PF Evaluation, Tulsa, Oklahoma; June, 1979-June, 1983.
· University of South Carolina, Research and Teaching Assistant, Columbia South Carolina, June 1976 – June 1979.
· Old Dominion University, Student Assistant/Programming Trainer-Assistant/Programmer (NASA), Norfolk, Virginia, January 1973 – June 1976.
· United States Army, Specialist 5, Aircraft Mechanic, Recovery Crew Chief, 235th Aerial Weapons Company, First Aviation Brigade, Can Tho, Dong Duong, and Da Nang, South Vietnam, December 1969 – February 1972.
Professional Achievements and Publications
Memberships
· SEG – Active Member
o Member of the SEG Foundation Special Projects Committee, 2011 to present
o Chairman SEG Foundation Travel Grant Committee, 2008 to 2011
o Member of the Gravity and Magnetic Committee, 1997 to Present
o Past Chairman, SEG Foundation Scholarship Committee 2000-2008
· Member Geophysical Society of Houston
Awards & Certifications
· 100% SEOI Scores, Spring 2011, Historical Geology, HCCS Community College, Southwest, Stafford Campus
· Certification for Teaching: Epos 4.0 3D Grid Tomography, 02/2011, Paradigm
· Outstanding SEOI Scores, Fall 2009, Environmental Sciences, HCCS Community College, Southwest, West Loop Campus
· Outstanding SEOI Scores, Fall 2009, Physical Geology, HCCS Community College, Southwest, Stafford Campus
· Certified with Epos 4.0 3D Grid Tomography, 12/2009, Paradigm
· Certification for Teaching: Post-Stack Seismic Data Loading & Management (2009), Paradigm
· Certification for Teaching: Well Log Data Management (2008), Paradigm
· Certified with Paradigm Post-Stack Seismic Data Loading & Management, 2/2009, Paradigm
· Certified with Seismic Reservoir Characterization (Probe/VoxelGeo), 6/2008, Paradigm
· Certified Paradigm Well Log Data Loading & Management 5/2008, Paradigm
· Outstanding SEOI Scores, Spring 2007, Earth Science II, HCCS Community College, Southwest, Stafford Campus
· Outstanding SEOI Scores, Fall 2006, Physical Geology, HCCS Community College, Southwest, Stafford Campus
· Certified Professional Geoscientist (Geophysicist) by the Texas Board of Professional Geoscientists, License # 2335, received: August 2003, Present Expiration: March 28, 2011.
· Outstanding Young Man, US Jaycees -1979
· Teaching/Research Assist., Full scholarship/stipend, USC, 1976-1979
· Outstanding Undergraduate Thesis 1976, Sigma Xi
· Veterans Admin. Work Prog. ODU, 1974
· NSF-SOS Grant, Multiple Land Use Study, $14,000, Principal Investigator, 1974
Publications and Abstracts
2012: “A Closer Look at Site Surveys”, Bob Van Nieuwenhuise, Manuel Perez and Mark Langer, GSH Journal, Vol. 2, No. 8,
April, GSH, Houston, USA, pp. 11-14.
2011: “Raising Site Survey Standards”, Bob Van Nieuwenhuise, Manuel Perez and Mark Langer, OILFIELD TECHNOLOGY, Vol. 04,
Issue 05, August, Palladian Publications, Surrey, UK, pp. 24-28.
2011: “Interpreting site survey data in a 3D world”, Bob Van Nieuwenhuise, Manuel Perez, Mark Langer and Michael
Feng, OFFSHORE, Volume 71, Issue 3: March, PennWell Corp., Tulsa.
2008: “Z-to-Depth or Re-Sizing an Image”, Bob Van Nieuwenhuise, E&P Daily News, 78th SEG Ann. Mtg., Hart Publ. Co., Nov 12,
Las Vegas.
2008: “Gulf coast examples of the regional perspective of local structure gained by the analysis of near-surface magnetic responses”,
John Land, Robert Van Nieuwenhuise, Lawrence A. Jamison and Mohammed Kidwai, presented 2008 AAPG Ann. Conv., San
Antonio, Texas.
2006: “Resolution of seismic, gravity and magnetic data at vertical subsurface interfaces relevant to seismic imaging”, Bob Van
Nieuwenhuise and Bill Pramik, presented at the 76th SEG Ann. Mtg., October 3rd, 2006, New Orleans, La.
2006: “Integrated geophysical studies over an active growth fault in Houston”, Mustafa Saribudak and Bob Van Nieuwenhuise, THE
LEADING EDGE, Vol. 25, No.3, March 2006, pp. 332-334.
2005: “Integrated geophysical studies over an active growth faults in NW Houston, Texas”, Mustafa Saribudak and Bob
Van Nieuwenhuise, 39th GSA-AEG South-Central Section Meeting, Austin, Texas.
2003: “Terrain and Bouguer Correction Effects as a Source of Gravity Noise”, Robert E. Van Nieuwenhuise, G.S.H. Newsletter, Vol.
37, No. 8, presented at Gravity and Magnetic Special Interest Group Mtg., March 20, 2003, Houston, Texas.
2002: “Noise in gravity data”, Mark Ander and Bob Van Nieuwenhuise, Co-Chairs, Workshop # 5 at SEG 72nd Ann. Mtg, Oct. 11,
2002, Official Prog. & Exhibitor Dir., Salt Lake City, Utah.
2002: “Regional gravity and magnetic data usage for seismic survey planning and the integration of 3-D gravity and seismic data in
The Santos and Campos Basins, Brazil”, S. Yalamanchili and Robert E. Van Nieuwenhuise*, Published in SEG 72nd Ann.
Mtg., Expanded Abs., presented Oct. 10, 2002, Salt Lake City, Utah.
2000: “Oceanic, transitional, and continental crustal boundaries defined by potential fields data with examples from the North Sea.
Gulf of Mexico and New Zealand”, Robert E. Van Nieuwenhuise, presented at SEG 70th Ann. Mtg., Workshop: The crust and
its structure, Aug.11, 2000, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
1999: “Prospect and Regional Integration of Gravity, Magnetic and Seismic Data Acquisition, Processing and Interpretation in the
Gulf of Mexico”, Robert E. Van Nieuwenhuise, Poster Session presented at SEG 69th Ann. Conv., Workshop: The Seismic
Link: A Workshop about Risk Reduction, Nov. 5, 1999, Houston, Texas.
1998: “3-D gravity and multi-level aeromagnetic inverse modeling of salt and its application for 3-D seismic processing before and
after stack”, Robert E. Van Nieuwenhuise, presented at SEG 68th Ann. Mtg., Workshop # 5: Gravity and Magnetics in the Gulf
of Mexico, State-of-the Art Applications and Lessons Learned, Sept. 17, 1998, New Orleans. La.
1996: “Identifying Structural Styles in Colombia”, W.P. Wilson, Robert E. Van Nieuwenhuise, M.R. Steuer and G. Ojeda,1996 AAPG
Ann. Conv. Program, presented at the AAPG Conv., May 20, 1996, San Diego, Calif.
1994: “Wrench faulting in the northern Pakistan foreland region, W. J. Sercombe, Margaret A. Stratton, Martin Albertin, W. P. Wilson,
Bryan L. Roth, Robert E. van Nieuwenhuise, David A. Pivik and Richard A. Beck, The Leading Edge, Vol. 13, No. 11,
pp. 1107-1110.
1994: “Wrench faulting in the northern Pakistan foreland region: Rethinking a deformed belt”, Best AAPG Posters 1994, W. J.
Sercombe, D. A. Pivik, M. A. Stratton, M. Albertin, R. A. Beck, W. P. Wilson, B. L. Roth and R. E. van Nieuwenhuise, abs.
Published in SEG Expanded abs., presented at SEG 64th Ann. Mtg., Oct. 26, 1994, Los Angeles, Calif.
1993: “Structure Identification in a Deformed Belt: A Wrench System in Pakistan”, W.P. Wilson, W.J. Sercombe, D.D. Drowley, R. E.
Van Nieuwenhuise, M.L. Albertin and M.A. Stratton, abs. Publ. in SEG Expanded Abs., presented at SEG 63rd Ann. Mtg., Sept.
29, 1993, Washington, DC.
1980: “Water Level and Geochemical Anomalies at Lake Jocassee, South Carolina”, P. Talwani and R.E. Van Nieuwenhuise, abs. Published in EOS, Trans. A.G.U., Nov. 11, 1980, Vol. 61, No. 46, presented at A.G.U. meeting, Dec. 8-12, 1980, Denver, Colorado.
1977: “Evidence for Spatial Correlations between Groundwater Flow and Seismicity at Lake Jocassee, South Carolina”, Robert E. Van Nieuwenhuise and P. Talwani, abs. Published in Earthquake Notes, July-Sept. 1977, Vol. 48, No. 3, presented at the Seismological Society of America, Eastern Section Meeting, Oct. 13-14, 1977, Georgia Tech., Atlanta, Georgia.
1976: “Determination of Basement Structure from Quarry Blasts in the Central Coastal Plains of South Carolina”, David C. Amick, R.E. Van Nieuwenhuise, D.A. Stevenson, and P. Talwani. Paper presented at 26th Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Section, G.S.A., Winston-Salem, N.C., abs. Published in G.S.A. program.
1976: “Stratigraphic and Geologic History of Mt. Pleasant Flat Area, Va. Beach, Va.”, Loran D. Ambs, J.W. Cross, J.B. Dischinger, J.M. Gilchrist, and R.E. Van Nieuwenhuise, Va. Acad. of Sci., GMU, Va., abs. Published Va. Jour. of Sci., Vol. 27, No. 2, 1976.
1976: “Geomorphological and Topographical Considerations in Land Use Survey of Mt. Pleasant Flat Area, Va. Beach, Va.”, Joseph W. Cross, R.E. Van Nieuwenhuise, L.D. Ambs, J.M. Gilchrist, and J.B. Dischinger, paper presented at Va. Acad. of Sci., GMU, Va., abs. Published Va. Jour. of Sci., Vol. 27, No. 2, 1976.
1976: “Soil and Subsurface Characteristics Pertinent to Land Use Survey Mt. Pleasant Flat area, Va. Beach, Va.”, James M. Gilchrist, L.D. Ambs, J.W. Cross, J.B. Dischinger, and R.E. Van Nieuwenhuise, paper presented at Va. Acad. of Sci., GMU, Va., abs. Published in Va. Jour. of Sci., Vol. 27, No. 2, 1976.
1976: “Shallow Depth Electrical Resistivity Soundings: Their Application in the Mt. Pleasant Flat Area, Va. Beach, Va.”, Robert E. Van Nieuwenhuise, et al., paper presented at Va. Acad. of Sci. conference GMU, Va., abs. Published Va. Jour. of Sci., Vol. 27, No. 2, 1976.
1975: “A Geophysical Survey of the Surry Nuclear Power Plant Area, Virginia”, paper given at Va. Acad. of Sci. conference, JMU, Madison, Va., speaker, abs. Published in Va. Jour. of Science, Vol. 26, No. 2, 1975 (with James B. Dischinger and Charles Isaacs).
1974: “Some Resistivity Soundings in Southeastern Va.”, paper given at Va. Acad. of Sci. Conf., ODU, Norfolk, Va., abs. Published
in Va. Jour. of Sci., Vol. 25, No. 2, 1974, (with James Rankin and Dennis Duty).