Dr. Siddarth Misra has been recognized by both the Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG) and the Society of Petrophysicists and Well Log Analysts (SPWLA) with international awards.
Misra, associate professor in the Harold Vance Department of Petroleum Engineering at Texas A&M University, will be the honored recipient of the J. Clarence Karcher Award from the SEG and the Young Professional Technical Award from the SPWLA.
The J. Clarence Karcher Award is given in recognition of significant contributions to the science and technology of exploration geophysics by a young geophysicist of outstanding abilities. Each year, only two young geophysicists are chosen from faculty and researchers in prominent universities and companies located all over the world.
The Young Professional Technical Award celebrates leadership, dedication and services to the petrophysics community. This award is given based on international peer recognition.
Misra is avidly involved in petrophysical research and data-driven modeling and machine learning. He has been a consultant on these subjects for two major companies, and has also served as a wireline field engineer. Much of Misra’s work is featured in the book, “Machine Learning for Subsurface Characterization,” which he wrote with co-authors Hao Li and Jiabo He.
“My research and teaching align well with the missions of SPWLA and SEG,” said Misra. “The two awards show the impact of my research on both the petrophysics and geophysics communities. They are important accomplishments that help me promote the world-class petrophysical, geophysical and subsurface data analytics work being conducted in the Harold Vance Department of Petroleum Engineering at Texas A&M.”
The awards will be presented to Misra during annual events held by each society later this year.