Faculty Directory
Paul Sava
Professor & C.H. Green Chair of Exploration Geophysics
Contact Information
- Data Science
- Earth Space and Planets
- Space Resources
Education
- 2005, PhD, Geophysics, Stanford University
- 1998, MSc, Geophysics, Stanford University
- 1995, Engineer Geophysicist, University of Bucharest, Romania
Research
- Seismic and radar wavefield imaging & tomography
- Space science & planetary resource exploration
- Fiber-optic seismic acquisition, infrastructure monitoring
Labs & Research Centers
Awards & Honors
- Reginald Fessenden Award (read citation), Society of Exploration Geophysicists (2007)
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Honorable Mention for Best Paper in Geophysics, Society of Exploration Geophysicists (2004)
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Award of Merit, Best Student Paper, Society of Exploration Geophysicists (1999, 2001, 2004)
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Top 30 Talk at the Annual Meeting, Society of Exploration Geophysicists (1999, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2014, 2016)
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Undergraduate Student Government Outstanding Faculty Award (2012, 2023, 2024)
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TK Young Leadership Award (2020)
Additional Information
Recent Courses
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Inversion (GPGN 409/509)
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Physics I (PHGN 100)
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Seismic Wavefield Imaging (GPGN 658)
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Python computing: Building a sensor system (CSCI 250)
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Applied Geophysics II (GPGN 319)
Research Pillars
Earth | Frontiers
Research Focus Areas
Earth & Planetary Processes | Exploring the Subsurface through Modeling & Mapping
Research Keywords
Planetary Instrumentation | Remote Sensing | Space Exploration | Subsurface Imaging & Mapping | Subsurface Inversion & Tomography