Heather Bedle
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Heather BedleInstructional Assistant Professor PhD Earth and Planetary Sciences – Northwestern University Evanston, IL 2008 Office: 131B - SR1 Phone: (713) 743-6111 |
Research Interests
Petroleum geoscience
Seismic interpretation
Seismic Attributes
Rock physics modeling for hydrocarbon detection
Source rock identification
Gas hydrates rock modeling
Clastic-carbonate interfaces as petroleum reservoirs
Tectonics and Tomography
Surface wave tomography using partitioned waveform inversion
Teleseismic tomography
Ambient noise tomography
Teaching
GEOL 6397: Reservoir Properties from Seismic Attributes
GEOL 4397: Interpretation of Geophysical Data
GEOL 6397: Advanced 3D Seismic Workflows
GEOL 6397: Subsurface Mapping and Development Geology
Selected Publications
- Chang, S., S. Van der Lee, M. Flanagan, H. Bedle, F. Marone, E. Matzel, M. Pasyanos, A. Rodgers, B. Romanowicz, C. Schmid, Joint inversion for three-dimensional S velocity mantle structure along the Tethyan margin, J. Geophys. Res., v115, B8, 2010
- Chang, S., S. van der Lee, E. Matzel, H. Bedle, Radial anisotropy along the Tethyan margin Geophysical Journal International, DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2010.
04662.x, June 10 2010 - Bedle, H., and S. van der Lee, S velocity variations beneath North America, J. Geophys. Res., 114, B07308, doi:10.1029/2008JB005949 (2009)
- Bedle. H., and S. van der Lee, Fossil flat-flab subduction beneath the Illinois basin, USA. Tectonophysics, v.424, 53-68, 2006.
- Bedle, H., E. Matzel, and M. Flanagan. Partitioned Waveform Inversion Applied to Eurasia and Northern Africa. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA. Technical Report Number UCRL-TR-224057; DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48, 43p. 2006.
Links
LinkedIn -- www.linkedin.com/in/heather-b-29b5342
Research Gate -- www.researchgate.net/profile/Heather_Bedle
Google Scholar --scholar.google.com/citations