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Curriculum Vitae

a. Personal Information

Personal Data:

Name: Andrei Swidinsky

Address: 1834 Smith Road, Golden, CO, 80401

Citizenship: Canadian

Education:

Postdoctoral Research Fellow Helmholtz-Zentrum für Ozeanforschung Kiel (GEOMAR)

Feb 2011-Mar 2013 Supervisor: Marion Jegen

Kiel, Germany

PhD Physics Department of Physics, University of Toronto, Canada

Sept 2006-Jan 2011 Supervisor: Nigel Edwards

Thesis title: Transient electromagnetic modeling and imaging of thin resistive targets: Applications for gas-hydrate assessment.

MSc Physics Department of Physics, University of Toronto, Canada

Sept 2005-Aug 2006 Supervisor: Nigel Edwards

Thesis title: An investigation of thermal measurements in marine gas hydrate exploration

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BSc Theoretical Physics Department of Physics, University of Guelph, Canada

Sept 2001-Apr 2005

Employment History:

Associate Professor (tenured) Department of Geophysics, Colorado School of Mines

Apr 2019-present Golden, Colorado, USA

Responsibilities: Teaching, Research, Service

Assistant Professor Department of Geophysics, Colorado School of Mines

Apr 2013-present Golden, Colorado, USA

Responsibilities: Teaching, Research, Service

Research Associate Department of Physics, University of Toronto

Oct 2012-Mar 2013 Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Responsibilities: Research

Postdoctoral Research Fellow Helmholtz Center for Ocean Research Kiel (GEOMAR)

Feb 2011-Mar 2013 Kiel, Germany

Responsibilities: Research and some teaching

Graduate Research Assistant Department of Physics, University of Toronto

Sept 2005-Jan 2011 Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Responsibilities: Research

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b. Teaching and Related Activities

Department of Geophysics, Colorado School of Mines (April 2013 – present)

Primary instructor for the following classes:

GPGN229: Mathematical Geophysics

GPGN302: Introduction to electromagnetic and seismic methods

GPGN308: Introduction to electrical and electromagnetic methods

GPGN420/520: Advanced electrical and electromagnetic methods

GPGN411/511: Advanced gravity and magnetic methods

GPGN438: Geophysics project design

GPGN486: Geophysics field camp (director)

GPGN598a: Special topics in electrical and electromagnetic methods

GPGN598b: Instrumental design in applied geophysics

Chinese University of Petroleum Beijing, International Masters Program (Nov

2014 – present) Course on non-seismic methods (compressed in 1 week)

Christian-Albrechts-Universität, Kiel, Germany (November 2011 - February

2012) Undergraduate course on Geoelektrik, EMI, GPR (MNF-geop-AGP2)

Department of Physics, University of Toronto, Canada (September 2005 -

January 2011) Teaching assistant for the following classes:

PHY353: Electromagnetic waves

PHY131/132: Introduction to physics

PHY138: Physics for the life sciences

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PHY151/152: Foundations of physics

PHY180/181: Elements of physics

ESC101/102: Engineering science

Piano Teacher, Guelph, Canada (Sept. 1999-Jun. 2005) Self-run midsize piano

studio (15-20 students)

Graduate Students and Postdocs advised (all at the Colorado School of Mines as primary supervisor):

Colton Kohnke, MS: Defended Dec 2016, now with the Center for Wave Phenomena

Ben Bloss, MS: Defended Jan 2017, now with the USGS

Max Mifkovic, MS: Started program August 2017

Ethan Anderson, MS: Started program August 2017

Deniz Donmez, MS: Started program January 2019

Roxana Safipour, PhD: Defended Apr 2018, now with Newmont Mining Corporation

Stephen Cuttler, PhD: Defending Fall 2019

Gurban Orujov, PhD: Started program August 2017

Francois Lavoue, Postdoc: 2015, now at Dublin Institute of Advanced Studies

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c. Publications and Presentations

Refereed Journals:

[26] 1*Safipour, R., Hölz, S., Jegen, M., & Swidinsky, A., 2018: A first application of a marine inductive source EM configuration with remote electric dipole receivers: Palinuro Seamount, Tyrrhenian Sea. Geophysical Prospecting, 66, 1415-1432. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1365-2478.12646

[25] Swidinsky, A., *Kohnke, C. & Edwards, R. N., 2018: The electromagnetic response of a horizontal electric dipole buried in a layered medium. Geophysical Prospecting, 66, 240-256. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2478.12552

[24] *Cuttler, S., Love, J, & Swidinsky, A., 2018: Geoelectric hazard assessment: The differences of geoelectric responses during magnetic storms within common physiographic zones. Earth, Planets and Space, 70:35. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40623-018-0807-7

[23] *Kohnke, C., Liu, L., Streich, R., & Swidinsky, A., 2018: A method of moments approach to modeling the electromagnetic response of multiple steel casings in a layered earth. Geophysics, 83(2), WB81-WB96. https://doi.org/10.1190/geo2017-0303.1

[22] *Safipour, R., Hölz, S., *Halbach, J., Jegen, M., Petersen, S. & Swidinsky, A., 2017: A self-potential investigation of submarine massive sulfides: Palinuro volcanic complex, Tyrrhenian Sea. Geophysics, 82(6), A51-A56. https://doi.org/10.1190/geo2017-0237.1

[21] *Safipour, R., Hölz, S., Jegen, M., & Swidinsky, A., 2017: On electric fields produced by inductive sources on the seafloor. Geophysics, 82(6), E297-E313. https://doi.org/10.1190/geo2016-0700.1

1 *Indicates student supervised by Andrei Swidinsky

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[20] Swidinsky, A. & Liu, L., 2017: An analytic solution for numerical modelling validation in electromagnetics: The resistive sphere. Geophysical Journal International, 211(2), 843-850. https://doi.org/10.1093/gji/ggx331

[19] Swidinsky, A. & Weiss, C. J., 2017: On coincident loop transient electromagnetic induction logging. Geophysics, 82(4), E211-E220. https://doi.org/10.1190/geo2017-0134.1

[18] Swidinsky, A. & Nabighian, M. N., 2016: Transient electromagnetic fields of a buried horizontal magnetic dipole. Geophysics, 81(6), E481-E491. https://doi.org/10.1190/geo2016-0136.1

[17] Tang, W., Li, Y, Swidinsky, A. & Liu, J., 2015: Three-dimensional controlled-source EM modeling with a well casing as a grounded source using a finite element method. Geophysical Prospecting, 63, 1491-1507. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2478.12330

[16] Swidinsky, A. & Nabighian, M. N., 2015: On smoke rings produced by a loop buried in a conductive halfspace. Geophysics, 80(4), E225-E236. https://doi.org/10.1190/geo2015-0002.1

[15] Swidinsky, A., 2015: On guided versus deflected fields in controlled-source electromagnetics. Geophysical Journal International, 201, 1738-1742. https://doi.org/10.1093/gji/ggv101

[14] Love, J. & Swidinsky, A., 2015: Estimation of observatory geoelectric fields induced during intense geomagnetic storms. Earth, Plants and Space, 67, 58. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40623-015-0213-3

[13] Hölz, S., Swidinsky, A., Sommer, M., Jegen, M. & Bialas, J., 2015: The use of rotational invariants in the interpretation of marine CSEM data. Geophysical Journal International, 201(1), 224-245. https://doi.org/10.1093/gji/ggv015

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[12] Swidinsky, A., Hölz, S. & Jegen, M., 2015: Rapid resistivity imaging for marine CSEM surveys with two transmitter polarizations: An application to the North Alex mud volcano. Geophysics, 80(2), E97-E110. https://doi.org/10.1190/geo2014-0015.1

[11] Swidinsky, A., 2014: On the electromagnetic response of a resistive cylinder buried in a conductive host. Geophysics, 79(6), E341-E351. https://doi.org/10.1190/geo2013-0365.1

[10] Love, J. & Swidinsky, A., 2014: On the time-causal estimation of electric fields induced in the Earth's lithosphere during great magnetic storms. Geophysical Research Letters, 41(7), 2266-2274. https://doi.org/10.1002/2014GL059568

[9] Swidinsky, A., Smiarowski, A., Bongajum, E., Saleh, R., & Mir, R., 2013: Geophysical investigations of a limestone aquifer in Southern Ontario: Experiences of the University of Toronto SEG student section. The Leading Edge, 32(3), 338-342. https://doi.org/10.1190/tle32030338.1

[8] Sommer, M., Hölz, S., Moorkamp, M., Swidinsky, A., Heincke, B., Scholl, C. & Jegen, M., 2013: GPU parallelization of a three dimensional marine CSEM code. Computers & Geosciences. 58, 91-99. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cageo.2013.04.004

[7] Swidinsky, A. & Edwards, R. N., 2013: Transient marine electromagnetic responses of three-dimensional resistive structures: Implications for navigation. Geophysics, 78(1), E33-E39. https://doi.org/10.1190/geo2012-0098.1

[6] Swidinsky, A., Edwards, R. N. & Jegen, M., 2013: The marine CSEM response of a steel borehole casing: Applications for the NEPTUNE Canada gas hydrate observatory. Geophysical Prospecting, 61, 842-856. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2478.12007

[5] Swidinsky, A., Hölz, S. & Jegen, M., 2012: On mapping seafloor mineral deposits with central loop transient electromagnetics. Geophysics, 77(3), E171-E184. https://doi.org/10.1190/geo2011-0242.1

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[4] Worzewski, T., Jegen, M. & Swidinsky, A., 2012: Approximations for the 2D coast effect on marine magnetotelluric data. Geophysical Journal International, 189, 357–368. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-246X.2012.05385.x

[3] Swidinsky, A. & Edwards, R. N., 2011: Joint inversion of navigation and resistivity structure using a fixed transmitter and a moving, linear receiver array: A preliminary study. Geophysical Journal International, 186, 987-996. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-246X.2011.05104.x

[2] Swidinsky, A. & Edwards, R. N., 2010: The transient electromagnetic response of a resistive sheet: An extension to three-dimensions. Geophysical Journal International, 182, 663-674. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-246X.2010.04649.x

[1] Swidinsky, A. & Edwards, R. N., 2009: The transient electromagnetic response of a resistive sheet: Straightforward but not trivial. Geophysical Journal International, 179, 1488-1498. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-246X.2009.04393.x

Published in conference proceedings:

[31] Swidinsky, A., 2018: On tilted transmitters in time domain electromagnetics: SEG conference, Anaheim, USA, October 14-19.

[30] *Mifkovic, M., Swidinsky, A., & Mooney, M., 2018: Imaging ahead of tunnel boring machines with DC resistivity: A laboratory study: SEG conference, Anaheim, USA, October 14-19.

[29] *Safipour, R., Hölz, S., *Halbach, J., Jegen, M., Petersen, S. & Swidinsky, A., 2018: Electrical and electromagnetic methods in exploring for seafloor massive sulfide deposits, SEG conference, Anaheim, USA, October 14-19.

[28] Swidinsky, A., & Weiss, C. J., 2017: Cutting through the smoke (ring): Logging thin beds by a coincident-loop transient electromagnetic-induction tool: SEG conference, Houston, USA, Sept. 24-27.

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[27] *Safipour, R., Hölz, S., Jegen, M., & Swidinsky, A., 2017: Exploring for mineral deposits on the seafloor with transient electromagnetic systems: Exploration ‘17, Toronto, Canada, Oct. 22-25.

[26] Pan, H. J., Zhang, Y., Swidinsky, A., & Li, H. B. 2017: Joint stochastic inversion of elastic-electrical data for reservoir parameters of gas hydrate bearing sediment. EAGE conference, Paris, France, June 12-15.

[25] *Kohnke, C., Liu, L., Streich, R., Swidinsky, A., 2017: A Method of Moments solution to the conductive steel casing problem: Theory, validation and model studies. EAGE conference, Paris, France, June 12-15.

[24] Swidinsky, A. & Nabighian, M. N., 2016. Vertical smoke rings: The transient response of a horizontal magnetic dipole. SEG conference, Dallas, USA, October 16-21.

[23] *Kohnke, C., *Lavoué, F., Streich, R., & Swidinsky, A., 2016. Calculating the effect of multiple steel cased deviated wells on electromagnetic surveys. EAGE conference, Vienna, Austria, May 30-June 2.

[22] *Safipour, R., Hölz, S., *Halbach, J., Jegen, M., & Swidinsky, A., 2015. Using Self-potential to Explore for Submarine Massive Sulfides: Palinuro Seamount, Tyrrhenian Sea. UMI conference, St. Petersburg, USA, November 1-6.

[21] Swidinsky, A., & Nabighian, M. N., 2015. Two smoke rings or one? The transient electromagnetic response of a buried loop. SEG conference, New Orleans, USA, October 18-23.

[20] Swidinsky, A., Sommer, M., Hölz, S., Jegen, M., Berndt, C. & Chi, W. C., 2014. Electromagnetic imaging of gas hydrate deposits off-shore Taiwan: First results of the Taiflux survey. SEG conference, Denver, USA, October 26-31.

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[19] Hölz, S., Swidinsky, A., Sommer, M. & Jegen, M., 2014: Investigations on small scale targets with Sputnik, a two polarization transmitter system. EAGE conference workshop, Amsterdam, Netherlands, June 16-19.

[18] Jegen, M., Hölz, S., Swidinsky, A., Sommer, M., Berndt, C. & Chi, W. C., 2014. Electromagnetic and Seismic Investigation of Methane Hydrates Offshore Taiwan – The Taiflux Experiment. Oceans’ 14 MTS/IEEE conference, Taipei, Taiwan, April 7-10.

[17] Swidinsky, A., Hölz, S., Sommer, M., Jegen, M., Weitemeyer, K., & Berndt, C., 2014: First results from an electromagnetic survey of gas hydrate deposits offshore Mid-Norway. EAGE conference, Amsterdam, Netherlands, June 16-19.

[16] Booth, A. D., El-Kaliouby, H., Swidinsky, A., & Styles, P., 2013: Simulation of time-lapse geophysical datasets in cavity remediation applications. EAGE international conference on engineering geophysics, Al Ain, UAE, Nov 24-17.

[15] Swidinsky, A., & El-Kaliouby, H., 2013: A hybrid Occam and Marquardt-Levenberg inversion approach to time-lapse transient electromagnetic monitoring of water infiltration at a recharge basin in Tucson, Arizona, USA. EAGE international conference on engineering geophysics, Al Ain, UAE, Nov 24-27.

[14] Swidinsky, A., 2013: Electromagnetic methods in seafloor mineral exploration: Past experiences, present technology and future directions. UMI conference, Rio de Janeiro and Porto de Galinhas, Brazil, October 21-28.

[13] Swidinsky, A. & El-Kaliouby, H., 2013: Time-lapse transient electromagnetic monitoring of a water infiltration experiment: An application to the Central Avra Valley recharge basin, Tucson, Arizona. SEG conference, Houston, USA, September 22-27.

[12] Swidinsky, A., Edwards, R. N., Hölz, S. & Jegen, M., 2013: Locating seafloor receivers using late time marine CSEM fields: Theory and applications. MARELEC conference, Hamburg, Germany, July 16-19.

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[11] Edwards, R. N., Danesh, A. & Swidinsky, A. 2013: On Dynamic Electric Charge and its Relevance in Marine CSEM. MARELEC conference, Hamburg, Germany, July 16-19.

[10] Hölz, S., Swidinsky, A. & Jegen, M., 2013: The use of rotational invariants in the interpretation of marine CSEM data. MARELEC conference, Hamburg, Germany, July 16-19.

[9] Swidinsky, A., Hölz, S. & Jegen, M., 2013: Rapid resistivity imaging using a transient marine CSEM survey with two transmitter polarizations. EAGE conference, London, UK, June 10-13.

[8] Sommer, M., Hölz, S., Moorkamp, M., Swidinsky, A., Heincke, B., Scholl, C. & Jegen, M., 2013: Speeding up a marine 3D CSEM code with GPGPU. 5th International Symposium on Three-Dimensional Electromagnetics, Sapporo, Japan, May 7–9.

[7] Swidinsky, A., Scholl, C. & Jegen, M., 2012: Determination of reservoir and rock physics parameters using a petrophysically coupled joint inversion of CSEM and seismic AVA data. EAGE conference, Copenhagen, Denmark, June 4-7.

[6] Swidinsky, A., Hölz, S., Jegen, M. & Edwards, R. N., 2012: On locating a ship-towed electromagnetic streamer using a seafloor dipole transmitter. Oceans’ 12 MTS/IEEE conference, Yeosu, South Korea, May 21-24.

[5] Jegen, M., Hölz, S., Swidinsky, A. & Bruckmann, W., 2011: Quantification of seafloor sulphide deposits using marine electromagnetic methods. Oceans’ 11 MTS/IEEE conference, Kona, Hawaii, USA, September 19-22.

[4] Swidinsky, A. & Edwards, R. N., 2011: Navigation and resistivity inversion using stationary seafloor instruments. MARELEC conference, San Diego, USA, June 20-23.

[3] Swidinsky, A. & Edwards, R. N., 2011: The marine CSEM response of a steel borehole casing: Applications for the NEPTUNE Canada gas hydrate observatory. EAGE conference, Vienna, Austria, May 23-26.

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[2] Swidinsky, A. & Edwards, R. N., 2010: Electromagnetic scattering by thin resistive bodies. SEG conference, Denver, USA, October 17-22.

[1] Swidinsky, A. & Edwards, R. N., 2010: Transient electromagnetic imaging of thin resistive targets: Applications for gas hydrate assessment, EAGE conference. Barcelona, Spain, June 14-17.

Published abstracts:

[27] *Cuttler, S. & Swidinsky, A., 2018: The geomagnetic coast effect in geoelectric hazard assessment: examinations of data and models from Costa Rica. AGU Fall Meeting, Washington DC, Dec 10-14. (submitted).

[26] *Cuttler, S, Love, J, & Swidinsky, A., 2017: Induction hazard assessment: The variability of geoelectric responses during geomagnetic storms within common hazard zones. AGU Fall Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, Dec 11-15. SA22A-02.

[25] Streich, R., Liu, L., *Kohnke, C., Swidinsky, A., 2017: Efficient and accurate ways of modeling the electromagnetic response of metallic pipelines and well casings. SIAM GS conference, Erlangen, Germany, Sept. 11-14.

[24] *Bloss, B., Swidinsky, A & Bedrosian, P. 2017. One Step Closer – Modeling powerline responses in AEM data. SAGEEP conference, Denver, Colorado, March 19-23.

[23] *Bloss, B., Swidinsky, A & Bedrosian, P. 2016. Powerline Contamination in Airborne Electromagnetic Data: A search for the Culprit. SAGEEP conference, Denver, Colorado, March 20-24.

[22] Love, J. J., & Swidinsky, A., 2015. Estimation of observatory geoelectric fields induced during great magnetic storms. Geospace Environment Modeling summer workshop, June 14-19.

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[21] *Bloss, B., Swidinsky, A & Bedrosian, P. 2015. A Small Catalogue of Powerline Anomalies for AEM Surveys and Their Implications for Geologic Mapping. SAGEEP conference, Austin, Texas, March 22-26.

[20] Love, J. J., Rigler, E. J. & Swidinsky, A., 2014. Extreme geoelectric fields induced by magnetic storm sudden impulses. AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, California, December 15-19. SM24A-08.

[19] Love, J. J., & Swidinsky, A., 2014. Estimation of observatory geoelectric fields induced during great magnetic storms. AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, California, December 15-19. SM31A-4177.

[18] Swidinsky, A., Sommer, M., Hölz, S., Jegen, M., Berndt, C. & Chi, W. C., 2014. Imaging gas hydrate deposits off-shore Taiwan with marine electromagnetics using the GEOMAR Sputnik transmitter system. 22nd EM Induction Workshop, Weimar, Germany, August 24-31.

[17] Swidinsky, A., Li, Y. & Edwards, R. N., 2014. Imaging charge distributions from transient electromagnetic surveys. 22nd EM Induction Workshop, Weimar, Germany, August 24-31.

[16] Love, J. & Swidinsky, A., 2014: Time-causal operational estimation of electric fields induced in the Earth's lithosphere during magnetic storms. Space Weather Workshop, Boulder, Colorado, April 8-11.

[15] Hölz, S., Swidinsky, A., Sommer, M., Lüdemann, M., & Jegen, M., 2013: Sputnik – New approaches to marine electromagnetics. EMTF Schmucker-Weidelt Kolloquium, Rahrbach, Germany, September 23-27.

[14] Swidinsky, A. & Jegen, M., 2012: An examination of petrophysically coupled joint inversions using marine controlled-source electromagnetic and seismic reflection data. SEG conference workshop, Las Vegas, USA, November 4-7.

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[13] Swidinsky, A. & Jegen, M., 2012: Joint inversion of controlled-source electromagnetic and full waveform seismic data for gas hydrate assessment. EGU conference, Vienna, Austria, April 22-27.

[12] Swidinsky, A., Hölz, S. & Jegen, M., 2012: The transient marine CSEM response of a conductive seafloor using a horizontal wire loop. DGG conference, Hamburg, Germany, March 5-8.

[11] Swidinsky, A., & Jegen, M., 2012: Joint inversion of seismic reflection and CSEM data: A systematic analysis. DGG conference, Hamburg, Germany, March 5-8.

[10] Hölz, S., Swidinsky, A. & Jegen, M., 2012: The use of rotational invariants of the electric field tensor in the interpretation of marine CSEM data. DGG conference, Hamburg, Germany, March 5-8.

[9] Swidinsky, A., Hölz, S. & Jegen, M., 2011: Transient electromagnetic assessment of seafloor mineral deposits: A model study. AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, USA, December 5-9. NS33B-1594.

[8] Hölz, S., Swidinsky, A. & Jegen, M., 2011: Mapping the resistivity structure of the North Alex mud volcano with the marine transient controlled source electromagnetic method. EMTF Schmucker-Weidelt Kolloquium, Neustadt, Germany, September 26-30.

[7] Swidinsky, A., Hölz, S. & Jegen, M., 2011: On mapping seafloor mineral deposits with central loop transient electromagnetics. EMTF Schmucker-Weidelt Kolloquium, Neustadt, Germany, September 26-30.

[6] Hölz, S. & Swidinsky, A., 2011: Electromagnetic methods in marine environments. Sino-German Workshop: Marine observations in a changing earth environment, Qingdao, China, September 6-9.

[5] Swidinsky, A. & Edwards, R. N., 2010: Joint inversion of navigation and gas hydrate resistivity structure using a fixed transmitter and a moving, linear receiver

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array: A model study. 7th International Workshop on Methane Hydrate Research & Development, Wellington, New Zealand, May 10-12.

[4] Swidinsky, A. & Edwards, R. N., 2010: Transient electromagnetic imaging of thin resistive targets: Applications for gas hydrate assessment. 7th International Workshop on Methane Hydrate Research & Development, Wellington, New Zealand, May 10-12.

[3] Swidinsky, A. & Edwards, R. N., 2009: The transient electromagnetic response of a resistive sheet: Straightforward but not trivial. IAGA conference, Sopron, Hungary, August 23-30.

[2] Swidinsky, A. & Edwards, R. N., 2009: The transient electromagnetic response of a resistive sheet: Straightforward but not trivial. AGU Joint Assembly, Toronto, Canada, May 24-27. NS21A-03.

[1] Swidinsky, A. & Edwards, R.N., 2008: An investigation into the applicability of seismic interpretation methods to transient marine CSEM data over resistive gas hydrate structures, 19th international workshop on electromagnetic induction in the earth. Beijing, China, October 23-29.

Journal articles in preparation or in review:

[2] Swidinsky, A., (submitted to Geophysics) On tilted transmitters in time domain electromagnetics. Submission number GEO-2018-0570.

[1] Swidinsky, A. & Kingman, J., (in preparation), Controlled-source magnetics at the static limit: Analogies with geoelectric methods.

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Reports:

[10] Three Annual Project Reports for the National Science Foundation: “Hazards SEES: Improved prediction of geomagnetic disturbances, geomagnetically induced currents, and their impacts on power distribution systems” together all other NSF grant holders on the project (July 2016; July 2017; July 2018)

[9] Two Program Progress Performance Reports (PPPRs) for the Department of Transportation: “US DOT Tier 1 University Transportation Center for Underground Transportation Infrastructure (UTC-UTI)” together with other UTC-UTI members (Jun 2017; Apr 2018)

[8] “Geophysics curriculum reform report” together with Paul Sava, Ebru Bozdag, Brandon Dugan, Ed Nissen and Jeff Shragge, Whitney Trainor-Guitton (Mar 2017)

[7] “Geophysics Reimagine Committee report” together with Paul Sava, Brandon Dugan, Yaoguo Li, Ed Nissen and Whitney Trainor-Guitton (May 2016)

[6] Technical report for Shell: “Calculating the Effect of Steel Borehole Casings on Electromagnetic Data” (Jun 2015)

[5] Final technical report for Newmont: “Electromagnetic coupling in 3D DCIP surveys: Opportunities and challenges” (May 2015)

[4] Three interim technical reports for Newmont: “Electromagnetic coupling in 3D DCIP surveys: Opportunities and challenges” (Apr 2014; Jul 2014; Oct 2014)

[3] Final report on FUGRO Joint Inversion Project at the Helmholtz Center for Ocean Research Kiel (Germany) “Joint inversion of seismic reflection and CSEM data: A systematic analysis” (Jan 2013)

[2] Sugar II Zwischenbericht: Interim report for the German gas hydrate initiative “SUGAR – Submarine Gas Hydrate Reservoirs” (written in German, Jan 2012)

[1] Interim report on FUGRO Joint Inversion Project at the Helmholtz Center for Ocean Research Kiel (Germany) “Joint inversion of seismic reflection and CSEM data: A systematic analysis” (Nov 2011)

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Invited presentations:

[36] “Applied geophysics and electromagnetic fields on land, at sea and underground” (International, 2018-06-20 at the Department of Earth Science, University of Bergen, Norway)

[35] “On the effect of well casings and pipelines in marine CSEM” (International, 2018-06-19 at Petromarker, Stavanger, Norway).

[34] “From the seafloor to the solar wind: Applied geophysics, electromagnetic fields and 21st century problems” (International, 2018-06-14 at the University of Copenhagen `Earth Talks’ seminar series, Denmark).

[33] “A retrospective of Colorado School of Mines Field Camp in Pagosa Springs, 2012-2017” (2018-05-23 at the GGP Geothermal Resource Workshop, Pagosa Springs, USA).

[32] “Electromagnetics on land, at sea and underground: An overview of the Electromagnetic Resource Exploration Group at the Colorado School of Mines” (2018-05-09 at the USGS Crustal Geophysics and Geochemistry Science Center, Denver, USA).

[31] “Geophysical characterization of the Pagosa Springs geothermal system: Lessons learned from the Colorado School of Mines Geophysics Field Camp, 2012-2017” (2018-04-18 at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, USA).

[30] “Introducing the Electromagnetic Resource Exploration Group (EMREX) at the Colorado School of Mines” (International, 2018-03-27 at the Canadian Exploration Geophysical Society (KEGS) meeting, Sudbury, Canada).

[29] “Applied geophysics in seafloor mineral exploration and underground tunneling” (International, 2018-03-27 at the Harquail School of Earth Sciences, Laurentian University, Sudbury, Canada).

[28] “`Preparing for surgery’ with applied geophysics: An overview of the fundamentals and a short case history” (2018-03-15 at Wheaton College, Wheaton, USA).

[27] “Applied geophysics and electromagnetic fields on land, at sea and underground” (2018-03-06 at the Department of Geological Sciences, CU Boulder, USA).

[26] “Electromagnetics on land, at sea and underground: An overview of the Electromagnetic Resource Exploration Group at the Colorado School of Mines” (2018-02-06 at the USGS Geologic Hazards Science Center, Golden, USA).

[25] “From the seafloor to the solar wind: Applied geophysics, electromagnetic

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fields and 21st century problems” (2017-11-30 at the Department of Geology, University of Kansas, USA).

[24] “An overview of the Electromagnetic Resource Exploration Group (EMREX) at the Colorado School of Mines”. (International, 2017-11-17 at the China University of Petroleum, Changping, China).

[23] “An overview of the Electromagnetic Resource Exploration Group (EMREX) at the Colorado School of Mines” (International, 2017-11-17 at the Chinese University of Geosciences, Beijing, China).

[22] “An overview of the Electromagnetic Resource Exploration Group (EMREX) at the Colorado School of Mines” (International, 2017-11-13 at BGP, Zhouzhuo, China).

[21] “Keynote Speech: An overview of the Electromagnetic Resource Exploration Group (EMREX) at the Colorado School of Mines” (International, Keynote, 2017-11-12 at the 13th China International Geo-Electromagnetic Workshop (CIGEW2017), Wuhan, China).

[20] “Marine electromagnetic methods for seafloor mineral exploration” (International, 2017-11-11 at the Second Institute of Oceanography, Hangzhou, China: invited, but missed due to travel complications).

[19] “An overview of the Electromagnetic Resource Exploration Group (EMREX) at the Colorado School of Mines” (International, 2017-11-10 at Central South University, Changsha, China).

[18] “Seeing the Unseen: Exploration geophysics as a 21st century career in classical physics” (International, 2017-10-17 at the Department of Physics, University of Guelph, Canada).

[17] “Characterizing small-scale seafloor targets with novel marine electromagnetic systems” (International, 2015-11-23 at the Department of Physics, RMIT, Melbourne, Australia).

[16] “Shallow gas and gas-hydrate exploration with a novel marine CSEM system” (2015-10-14 at the 2015 GMRC Meeting, Golden, CO).

[15] “Electromagnetic coupling in 3D DCIP surveys: Opportunities and challenges” (2015-08-15 at the Newmont Internal Technical Session, Denver, Colorado).

[14] “Vibroseis trucks, hot springs and bear cubs: Life at the Colorado School of Mines Geophysics Field Camp” (International, 2014-12-09 at the Canadian Exploration Geophysical Society (KEGS) meeting, Toronto, Canada).

[13] “The marine CSEM response of steel borehole casings: Applications for the NEPTUNE Canada gas hydrate observatory” (2014-11-17 at the 2014 GMRC Meeting, Golden, CO).

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[12] “Investigations of gas hydrate deposits with a novel marine electromagnetic system” (2014-04-08 at the Gas Hydrate Group Meeting, Golden, CO).

[11] “Investigations of small-scale seafloor targets with a novel marine electromagnetic system” (2014-02-20 at the CGEM meeting, Golden, CO). [10] “Joint inversion -The way forward to a comprehensive Earth Model” (International, 2013-12-01 at the Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman). [9] “Rapid seafloor resistivity mapping using the GEOMAR transient marine CSEM system” (2013-04-18 at the Colorado School of Mines Heiland lecture). [8] “Gas Hydrate Exploration with Marine Electromagnetics: Understanding Charge Distributions in the Ocean Floor” (International, 2012-10-31 at the Department of Physics, University of Toronto, Canada).

[7] “Electromagnetic assessment of marine gas hydrate deposits: A few short stories on theory and applications” (International, 2011-11-25 at the Department of Geoscience and Engineering, TU Delft, The Netherlands).

[6] “Joint inversion of seismic reflection and CSEM data: A systematic analysis” (International, 2011-11-24 at Fugro, Leidschendam, The Netherlands).

[5] “Electromagnetic modelling and imaging of gas hydrate deposits: A few short stories” (International, 2011-10-19 at the Siberian Geophysical Research Production Company LLC, Irkutsk, Russia).

[4] “Electromagnetic methods in marine environments” (International, 2011-09-06 at the Sino-German Workshop, Qingdao, China).

[3] “Electromagnetic modelling and imaging of gas hydrate deposits: A few short stories” (International, 2011-04-15 at the Helmholtz Institute for Ocean Research Kiel).

[2] “Transient electromagnetic modelling and imaging of thin resistive targets: Applications for gas-hydrate assessment” (2010-02-26 at the ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company, Houston, USA).

[1] “Imaging resistive gas hydrate structures with transient marine CSEM: An approach based on seismic processing techniques” (International, 2008-09-10 at the Canadian Exploration Geophysical Society (KEGS) meeting, Toronto, Canada).

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d. Honors, Awards and Recognitions

-Awarded $15K by Newmont Mining Corporation in 2017 as part of the Newmont Academic Associates Program. -Keynote speaker at the 13th China International Geo-Electromagnetic Workshop, Wuhan, China, 2017-11-12. -MS student Ben Bloss received an award for one of the best papers at the 2017 SAGEEP Meeting in Denver, Colorado and was invited to present this paper again at the 2017 EAGE Near Surface Geophysics meeting in Malmo, Sweden. -MS student Colton Kohnke’s paper on EM effects of well casings highlighted in The Leading Edge “Geophysics bright spots”, Apr 2018 issue. -Research on novel marine electromagnetic survey navigation methodology highlighted in The Leading Edge “Geophysics bright spots”, Feb 2013 issue. -Invited to present at the SEG 2018 Anaheim, USA post-convention workshop “Electromagnetic Applications using Metallic Well Casings”. -Invited to make 30 minute E-recording of paper presentation at the EAGE 2014 annual meeting in Amsterdam, NL. -Received the 2018 outstanding geophysics faculty member teaching award by the Order of Omega Greek Honors Society. -Received the 2017, 2018 and 2019 outstanding geophysics faculty member teaching award by the undergraduate student body.

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e. Service and Mentoring Activities

Departmental service

-Chair of the Geophysics Undergraduate Advisory Committee (Jan 2017-present).

-Member of Geophysics Undergraduate Advisory Committee (Apr 2013-Dec 2016).

-Member of Reimagine Geophysics Committee (Mar 2016-present).

-Heavily involved in the new GP program change in 2017, taking the lead on institutional approval by the Undergraduate Council and Faculty Senate.

-Director of Geophysics Field Camp, (Aug 2013-present).

-Current or past member of 13 graduate student examination committees in the Geophysics Department (Apr 2013-present).

-Undergraduate advisor of over 50 geophysics undergraduate students (Apr 2013-present).

-Member of Heiland Lecture Committee (Apr 2013-May 2017).

-Member of the Reservoir Characterization Project (RCP) faculty search Committee for the replacement of Tom Davis (Search # 15-061020).

-Departmental representative for CERSE new Freshman reception, 2014.

-Participated in Discover Mines, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018.

-Wrote over 90 graduate school recommendation and scholarship recommendation letters for over 40 students.

Institutional service

-Member of Undergraduate Council as the GP representative (Jan 2017 – present).

-Faculty representative on the Calendar Committee (Sept 2016 – present).

-Current or past member of 4 graduate student examination committees in the Hydrological Science and Engineering (HSE) and Petroleum Engineering (PE) Departments.

-Reviewed 1 Boren and 4 Goldwater scholarship applications, 2014.

-Interviewed 4 candidates for Assistant Professor of Electromagnetics in the Electrical Engineering Department (Search # 15-014140) as requested by the Search Committee, 2015.

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External service

-One of three co-editors of the upcoming AGU monograph “Geomagnetically Induced Currents from the Sun to the Power Grid”, intended to be published at the 2018 AGU annual meeting.

-Member of the SEG Near Surface Strategic Planning Subcommittee (Jan 2017 – present).

-Member of the SEG Near Surface Anaheim 2018 Technical Session Subcommittee (Aug 2017-present).

-Co-director of the Underwater Mining Conference (UMC) Education Committee (Aug 2013-Jan 2017).

-Since 2014, I have taught a yearly geophysical course at the Chinese University of Petroleum Beijing (CUP-B) on non-seismic methods, as part of their International Masters in Geophysics program. The course is typically 1-2 weeks long and during this time I mentor and give advice to many Chinese students in the program.

-Reviewer of over 40 manuscripts in Geophysics, Geophysical Journal International, Journal of Applied Geophysics, Geophysical Prospecting, Earth, Planets and Space, Near Surface Geophysics, Water Resources Research, First Break, Marine and Petroleum Geology, Pure and Applied Geophysics, and Marine Geophysical Research.

-Reviewer of over 15 proposals for the NSF Geology and Geophysics Program, MITACS Accelerate, American Association for Advancement of Science (Geology and Geophysics), NSF EarthScope program, NSF Education and Human Resources (Earth Sciences), and the NSF GEOPRISMS program.

-Reviewer of over 25 abstracts for various conferences (SEG 2014, SEG 2015, SEG 2016, SEG 2018, GEM 2014).

-External MS examiner for the Memorial University of Newfoundland, 2016.

-Chair of various technical sessions at SEG 2013, SEG 2014, SEG 2017, SEG 2018, MARELEC 2013 and EMIW 2015 conferences.

-Member, European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers (2010-present).

-Member, Society of Exploration Geophysicists (2006-present).

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f. Grants and Contracts2

FUNDED

Project Title Sponsor Project

Duration

Total Grant

Amount

PI Share of

Grant

List of Co-PIs

Electromagnetic coupling in 3D DCIP

surveys: Opportunities and challenges

Newmont Mining Corporation Dec 2013-

Mar 2015

$86,215.00 95.4% Yaoguo Li

Calculating the Effect of Steel Borehole

Casings on Electromagnetic Data

(‘Shell Phase 1’)

Shell International Exploration

and Production Inc.

Sept 2014-

Aug 2016

$237,457.00 100%

GIC Hazard Prediction: From the Solar Wind

to Power System Impacts

NSF Hazards SEES via the

University of Illinois Urbana-

Champaign (UIUC)

Sept 2015-

Aug 2018

$344,205.00 100%

Electrically conductive and magnetically

susceptible steel casing effects in marine

CSEM: Theory, algorithms and experimental

validation (‘Shell Phase 2’)

Shell International Exploration

and Production Inc.

Sept 2017-

Aug 2020

$375,919.00 94% Yaoguo Li

US DOT Tier 1 University Transportation

Center for Underground Transportation

Infrastructure (UTC-UTI)

Department of Transportation

(DoT)

Sept 2016-

Aug 2021

$540,000.00 *100% Marte Gutierrez, Mike Mooney and

all other UTC-UTI members

Low-cost Geophysical Instrumentation for

Groundwater Management in West Africa

Geoscientists Without Borders

(GWB)

Sept 2018-

Aug 2020

$99,739.00 25% Jeff Shragge, Rich Krahenbuhl and

John Bradford

Competitive Fellowships to support

discretionary research

Newmont Mining Corporation

and Apache Corporation

N/A $47,000.00 100%

Total Funding $1,730,535.00 $1,629,209.72

*The UTC-UTI is a multimillion dollar Center in which I am a member (and one of the Co-PIs on the original proposal). There is a 1:1 cost-match requirement to access DoT funding, and $540,000.00 represents the in-kind contribution (geophysical software from UBC-GIF) which I secured for the Center to help make this funding available.