James Verdon's CV

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Current Positions

• Senior Lecturer in Applied Geophysics, School of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol
• Founding Partner, Lead Geophysicist, Outer Limits Geophysics LLP

Previous Employment

• BGS Research Fellow, School of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol. 2014 – 2017
• NERC Early Career Research Fellow, School of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol. 2011 – 2014
• Post-Doctoral Research Assistant, School of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol. 2010 – 2011
• Internship, Shell International, Exploratory Research Group, Rijswijk. 2009

Education

• Ph.D., University of Bristol, 2006 - 2010. Thesis Title: Microseismic monitoring and geomechanical modelling of CO₂ storage in subsurface reservoirs
• M.Sci, Cambridge University, 2002 - 2006. Natural Sciences (Geology). 1st class honours

Academic Awards

• Royal Astronomical Society Keith Runcorn Prize, 2010, for best doctoral thesis in geophysics
• University of Bristol Faculty of Science Commendation for exceptional achievement in a Ph.D. thesis, 2010
• Springer Thesis Prize recognizing outstanding Ph.D. research, 2011
• BGA Postgraduate Conference, Best Oral Presentation, 2010

Selected Research Grants

• Co-I, NERC Unconventional Hydrocarbons in the UK (UKUH) Challenge 2: Integrated Resource Assessment of the Bowland Shale, 2018 - Present. PI, Bristol workpackage (using geophysics to image shale properties in the field)
• Co-I, NERC Unconventional Hydrocarbons in the UK (UKUH) Challenge 3: Impact of hydraulic fracturing in the overburden of shale resource plays: Process-based evaluation (SHAPE-UK), 2018 - Present. PI, Bristol workpackage (geomechanics and induced seismicity)
• Co-I, Fibre-optic distributed Acoustic Sensor Technology for seismic Monitoring During shale gas Extraction, FAST-MoDE), 2018 - Present. NERC Innovation Scheme Grant
• Co-I, Bristol University Microseismicity ProjectS (BUMPS) Phase IV, 2016 - Present. A consortium jointly sponsored by 6 industrial and governmental partners
• Co-I, Bristol University Microseismicity ProjectS (BUMPS) Phase III, 2013 - 2015. A consortium jointly sponsored by 10 industrial and governmental partners
• NERC Early Career Fellowship, 2011 - 2014. An integrated geophysical, geodetic geomechanical and geochemical study of CO₂ storage in subsurface reservoirs
• Named PDRA: NERC Partnership Grant, 2011 - 2014. Still or Sparkling: Microseismic monitoring of CO₂ injection at In Salah
• Research Provider, Petroleum Technology Research Center (Canada), 2010 - 2012. Passive seismic monitoring of CO₂ injection at Weyburn: Phase II
• Research Provider, Petroleum Technology Research Center (Canada), 2008 - 2010. Passive seismic monitoring of CO₂ injection at Weyburn: Phase I

Recent Professional Roles

• Associate Editor, Geophysics, 2020 - Present, covering Passive Seismic and Microseismic Methods, and Borehole Geophysics
• Chair, First EAGE Workshop on Induced Seismicity, 2020 - Present
• Steering Committee Member, EAGE/SPE Workshop on Integrated Geomechanics, 2016 - Present
• Workshop Chair: Induced Seismicity – Past, Present and Future, EAGE Annual Meeting, London 2019.
• Workshop Chair: Induced seismicity and human activities: from the source mechanism to measurement and regulations, EAGE Annual Meeting, Paris, 2017.