1. Olamide Dada, Ms Student University of Louisiana. Geology intern Black Elk Energy Thinking outside the box: (GEO)Physics as a career option

4. Question 1: What geophysics careers do you know about? Let’s get started Question 2: What geophysics subjects are you interested in? What geophysics skills do you already possess? Question 3: What are your other interests? What other skills do you possess?

5. Geophysicists Measure, examine, model, and explore the physical properties of Earth and other planetary objects, from the depths of the ocean to the tops of volcanoes, from Earth’s core to the edges of space and beyond.

6. Geophysics specialties Seismologist - study of earthquakes and the propagation of elastic waves through Earth or through other planet-like bodies. Marine geophysicist Petroleum geophysicist Mining geophysicist Environmental geophysicist Exploration geophysicist Data used…. Active seismic Electrical resistivity Electromagnetics GPS Gravity Infrasound Magnetics Passive seismic Data used…. Active seismic Electrical resistivity Electromagnetics GPS Gravity Infrasound Magnetics Passive seismic

7. How I came to geophysics… I took a geophysics course at the University of Oklahoma Worked with the USGS in finding faults responsible for earthquakes We use geophysical methods in exploration of oil and gas. PAST FUTURE Where will you drill?

8. Well-positioned for a GEOphysics career...

9. Attrition, Growth and Replacement in the next 10 years in the U.S. Bachelor’s: 30% Master’s: 43% Doctorate: 66% Bachelor’s: 30% Master’s: 43% Doctorate: 66% Geoscience Grads Continuing on to Geoscience Careers 262,627 geoscience jobs exist today ~130,000 retire ~130,000 geoscientists expected to retire 72,000 created 72,000 geoscience jobs created by 2021 (BLS) 15,000 new graduates 15,000 total new graduates (MS or PhD) 45,000 new graduates 45,000 total new graduates if hiring BS/BA OR Net deficit 150,000 Net deficit of over 150,000 geoscientists by 2021

10. Physicist $105,430 (2010 Median) Entry degree = PhD Job outlook =  14% by 2020 $82,500 (2010 Median) Entry degree = B.S (M.S) Job outlook =  21% by 2020 Well-paying career options with or without a PhD Geologist (GEOphysicist) Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

12. University Of Oklahoma Olamide Dada Preliminary Analysis of a High Resolution Seismic Profile Acquired Near Marianna, Arkansas

13. Objective Image the upper 1 km that underlies a set of Holocene sandblows Determine whether an earthquake fault underlies the lineament of sandblows

14. Seismic profile

15. Acquisition parameters Source typeMini Vibroseis Sweeps per station2 Source interval10 meters Geophone Interval5 meters Recording geometry168 channels, inline offend Source sweep15-180 Hz Recording systemGeometrics Geode Sampling rate2ms Sweep length12secs Recording formatSEG2

16. Data Quality

17. Paleozoic (Pz) Cretaceous (K) Tertiary (T) Quaternary ?(Q) ? Depth section Profile 1 – Hwy 243 Mar1 stk4 rstatK, unmigrated, post-stack filtering (FX decon, eigenvector filter), depth converted using vel3 single, 7-26-2010 Lineament xing East 1 km

18. Well known marker reflections imaging the top on the Paleozoic and overlying Cretaceous section There is a 20m fold on Eocene reflections at 400m depth There is a discontinuity in the Paleozoic reflections at 1100m depth, that is suggestive of steeply dipping reverse faulting. More processing and analysis is required to clarify this interpretation. Conclusion

19. Limitations of our study Vertical fault displacements could be smaller than the minimum resolution of the data Faulting lies outside the image area

20. Exploring (GEO)physics further Attend Geoscience colloquium – ADD DETAILS FOR TALKS ON CAMPUS OR NEARBY Take an elective from the Geoscience Dept. E.g. ADD GEO COURSE or TWO OFFERED ON CAMPUS Participate in a summer internship experience! IRIS Undergraduate Internships in Seismology UNAVCO’s Research Experiences in Solid Earth Sciences (RESESS)

21. IRIS 9 to 14 week summer internship Participants distributed both within the US and abroad – virtual communication emphasized. Research projects include all specialties within seismology Travel and weekly stipend ($550/week) Full funding to present research at the Fall AGU conference in San Francisco, CA Diversity Focused 10 week summer internship All participants located in Boulder, CO Research projects include a variety of solid Earth science topics Travel, lodging and weekly stipend ($550/week) Support in fall: $, GRE, scholarships & grad. school applications Internship Opportunities Deadline for both programs is February 1, 2014

22. Think Outside the Box! ?

23. The Breakdown: Workforce Trends

24. Source: AGI Workforce Program, 2012