What does SEG need to do to stay relevant as geophysics expands into critical minerals, groundwater, carbon storage, and beyond?
In the newest Seismic Soundoff episode, SEG President Rocky Detomo discusses how the society is adapting to a broader profession, with more than 60% of its members now outside the United States. Rocky explains why the underlying science still connects these different applications, how AI is changing the skills geophysicists need, and what SEG must preserve as it approaches its 100th anniversary.
🎧 Listen now: bit.ly/3W50avW
Stay ahead in your field with research, insights, and connections built for geoscientists like you.
Your SEG Membership keeps your access to The Leading Edge, the SEG Library, and the SEG Forum active, so you never miss the research or conversations shaping your work.
Renew today at seg.org/renew.
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The October issue of The Leading Edge is live! It brings together the latest technical insights, industry perspectives, and news from across the SEG community in one convenient digital edition.
This month’s issue covers subjects across the discipline, from a practical workflow for low-frequency model building and a CDEM-derived cumulative maximum tensor shear attribute, to a new method for high-resolution seismic stratigraphy and deep learning-assisted 2D to 3D seismic image reconstruction.
Read today: bit.ly/4zO42Qr
SEG courses are taught by geoscientists, for geoscientists. The 2027 lineup is here — and it covers a lot of ground.
From seismic attributes, amplitude interpretation, and 4D seismic to deep learning, large language models, and the energy transition, approximately 18 public courses are planned for 2027. Every course earns accredited CEUs and gets you up to speed on the technology shaping the field right now.
Browse the full schedule, find the courses that fit your work, and get your request in front of your manager early. Approvals are easier when they’re not last minute.
View the 2027 course schedule: go.seg.org/4hXnOBF
Is your team ready? 👀
Applications are open for SEG EVOLVE! A mentor-guided, hands-on program that prepares the next generation of geoscientists and engineers to work with real energy datasets alongside industry mentors from around the world.
Choose your track:
🔵 Energy Exploration — Work through a full exploration workflow, from subsurface characterization to business decisions. Teams of 4–6.
🟢 Carbon Solutions — Build a defensible carbon storage investment recommendation bringing together geoscience, engineering, economics, and ESG. Teams of 6–9.
Applications close 8 November. Apply now: go.seg.org/3Ub1tsm
If you get the opportunity, take it. In the newest Seismic Soundoff episode, three SEG EVOLVE students on what it takes to lead an international team, tackle a real carbon storage project, and present at IMAGE.
🎧 Listen now: bit.ly/4ywESoj
Learn more about SEG EVOLVE, including its Energy Exploration and Carbon Solutions tracks and opportunities to participate as a student or mentor: go.seg.org/3Ub1tsm
👋 Meet Jessica Dostal, SEG’s Student and Early Career Advisor. You’ll find her at the SEG Student Forum!
“I’ll use this space to share important updates, answer questions, and help connect you with resources that can support your academic and professional journey.” - Jessica
The SEG Student Forum is your home base for everything related to SEG Student Programs. Coursework, skills, internships, field camps, research, scholarships, resumes, student chapters, and the job market: it’s all in one place now.
It’s brand new, so the early conversations are still being written. Pop in, introduce yourself, and help shape what this community becomes.
How to join:
1️⃣ Log in at go.seg.org/4ynOnqu
2️⃣ Visit the Student Forum
3️⃣ Start a conversation
We can’t wait to see you there!
AI can find the pattern. But can it tell you if it makes geological sense?
In the newest Seismic Soundoff episode, Nancy House explains why geological context still matters and connects that problem to two years of work with the GeoGPT governance committee, where questions about what knowledge trains these systems, how proprietary data is protected, and who sets the boundaries remain just as unsettled.
🎧 Listen now: bit.ly/4jeglR3
Is your team ready? 👀
Applications are open for SEG EVOLVE! A mentor-guided, hands-on program that prepares the next generation of geoscientists and engineers to work with real energy datasets alongside industry mentors from around the world.
Choose your track:
🔵 Energy Exploration — Work through a full exploration workflow, from subsurface characterization to business decisions. Teams of 4–6.
🟢 Carbon Solutions — Build a defensible carbon storage investment recommendation bringing together geoscience, engineering, economics, and ESG. Teams of 6–9.
Applications close 8 November. Apply now: go.seg.org/3Ub1tsm
SEG courses are taught by geoscientists, for geoscientists. Whether you are early in your career or a seasoned professional, our virtual courses help you stay sharp, earn CEUs, and connect with the latest thinking in the field.
Here is what is coming up: go.seg.org/4bZ1KDR
💭 Who comes to mind when you think of someone who made geophysics better and never asked for credit?
Think of the mentor who never made you feel foolish for asking questions. Or the colleague whose idea quietly became the way your team works. Or the person who kept a local society alive for twenty years without asking for a thank-you.
Those people exist in every corner of our profession. Most of them will never be recognized unless someone speaks up. That someone is you.
SEG Honors and Awards nominations are open through 1 January. Put their work on the record: go.seg.org/4ynOnqu
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Got CCUS results worth sharing? The Call for Abstracts for CCUS 2027 is now open!
We're looking for the lessons learned, innovations, and real-world applications moving carbon capture, utilization, and storage forward, from capture and transport all the way to storage, utilization, and the business case behind it.
Join geoscientists, engineers, government, and academia 12–14 April 2027 at The Westin Houston, Memorial City.
Abstracts are due 27 October 2026. Submit yours: ccusevent.org/2027/
Learn more: go.seg.org/4y1YIIw
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🌍 Who should be leading SEG next?
Many SEG leaders got their start because someone believed they'd be great at it. Nominations for the 2027 SEG Board and Council are now open, and this is your chance to be that someone for a colleague, or to raise your own hand.
Board and Council members help guide SEG's strategy, programs, and future while working with geoscientists from around the world.
Nominate by 1 December 👉 go.seg.org/4dXgIvE
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📬 Stay connected. Stay ahead.
SEG communications keep you up to date on the latest events, education, research, and Foundation initiatives. Select the updates that matter most to you.
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"The goal is not cheaper data. The goal is to spend less on everything that does not add value to the decision one is trying to make."
In the newest Seismic Soundoff episode, Erkan Ay and Joël Le Calvez explain why low-cost monitoring is becoming less about cheaper sensors and more about designing geophysics around the decision that needs to be made. Data is not the product. Decisions are.
🎧 Listen now: bit.ly/4hnPmBe
SEG EVOLVE gives the next generation of geoscientists practical, real-world experience.
Hear how it has impacted their careers.
Learn more: bit.ly/3QLHriL
"Machine learning over the last few years has become revolutionary. But we still need, and maybe even more so, the constraint and knowledge of rock physics and QI as an integral part of those workflows."
In the newest Seismic Soundoff episode, Stephan Gelinsky describes quantitative interpretation as the place where science meets business impact. That idea anchors this conversation with Stephan and Per Avseth, built around the May quantitative interpretation special section of The Leading Edge.
🎧 Listen now: bit.ly/4h6F9ci
📖 Read the special section: bit.ly/3TgWu9e
In the new Seismic Soundoff episode, Michael B. Helgerud and Manika Prasad examine what CCUS monitoring must prove to operators, regulators, and communities as projects scale.
🎧 Listen now: bit.ly/3VzfnEX
Stay ahead in your field with research, insights, and connections built for geoscientists like you.
Your SEG Membership keeps your access to The Leading Edge, the SEG Library, and the SEG Forum active, so you never miss the research or conversations shaping your work.
Renew today at seg.org/renew.
