Returning to the University of Leicester for its fifth year, this Summer School introduces the interpretation and applications of downhole log and physical property data primarily from the International Ocean Discovery Program (IODP). The School explores the relevance and unique insights of these data for a range of fields, including paleoclimatology, sedimentology, hydrogeology, and broader geological and ecological processes such as sediment provenance and water column productivity.
The Summer School is open to applicants from all career stages and geoscience backgrounds. However, the course is tailored for individuals who: 1) are early in their career and/or would like to introduce and utilize more petrophysical and physical properties data in their research and/or; 2) who would like to get more involved in IODP in some capacity, either through accessing and using data or sailing on an IODP research expedition.
Introductory sessions on petrophysics, the study of the physical (and chemical) properties of rocks and their interactions with fluids, are at the heart of the Summer School. These core principles are then used for insight into broader marine geoscience questions and environments through practical exercises that provide experience of interpreting log data and integrating downhole logdata with core and seismic data, using real-world case studies, and further software analysis.
Participants will gain experience in:
–Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Data quality assessment
–Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Data processing
–Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Log interpretation
–Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Synthetic seismogram construction
–Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Stratigraphic correlation using downhole log data
–Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Core- and sample-based data acquisition
–Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Software training
The Summer School will be hosted in the School of Geography, Geology & the Environment at the University of Leicester, UK. The majority of the course takes place on the main campus, with one local field-trip day. There will also be additional evening social events across the city of Leicester.
In 2020 the Summer School will run from the 4th to the 10th of July.
The application window will be from the 6th January to the 14th February 2020.
For more information and your application visit the website !