Bradley J. Carr, Ph.D.
Carr Geophysical Consulting, LLC
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Harrisburg Holiday Inn East
4751 Lindle Road, Harrisburg, PA
Professional Development
DE, SC 60 mins. = 1 CEU
PA 50 mins. = 1 PDH
Course Overview
Ever need to evaluate site wide subsurface conditions on a limited drilling budget? Are you tasked with assessing the potential occurrence of karst, historical fill, or other man-made features on a project site? Are you trying to determine the extent of an unmapped municipal /industrial landfill, ore body, or seepage from a dam or reservoir? How about the occurrence of fractures to locate production & remediation wells? If you can answer ‘Yes’ to any of these questions, then Electrical Resistivity (ER), Induced Polarization (IP), and Self Potential (SP) surveys can provide cost effective solutions for your project.
This practical course is designed for those who wish to learn about the latest geophysical methods utilized in environmental, engineering, geotechnical, hydrogeological and mining applications. It is for professionals who wish to understand and apply geophysical applications, for those who are directly involved in geophysical survey data collection & interpretation, and those who have oversight/review responsibilities for geophysical projects.
The course will cover ER, IP, and SP topics including: theory, data acquisition, field procedures, data processing, data interpretation & presentation. Attendees will gain an understanding of the applications for various ER, IP and SP imaging methods. Discussions of survey application and project case histories will be provided, along with procedures for survey design, data processing, & the use of forward and inverse modeling for survey interpretation. These techniques will be applied to surface, borehole, marine and time-lapse monitoring problem sets. Upon completion, you will be able to:
- Understand what ER & IP profiles represent and how they can be used in your project;
- Assess the use and application of SP surveys;
- Learn how ER, IP or SP survey data is collected on land and over water;
- Process and interpret ER, IP and SP data;
- Evaluate the quality of the collected geophysical data; and,
- Draw conclusions from the data in conjunction with available project data.
Who Should Attend
Geologists, Engineers, Geophysicists, Environmental Consultants, Geotechnical Engineers, Managers, and Regulators in the remediation, solid waste, mining, exploration, construction and energy industries who need to evaluate how geophysical survey techniques can be cost effectively used to solve project problems.
Course Instructor
Dr. Carr is an Assistant Academic Professional Research Faculty at the University of Wyoming. He currently manages the Facility for Imaging the Near & Sub-surface Environment (FINSE) within the Wyoming Center for Environmental Hydrology and Geophysics (WyCEHG - www.uwyo.edu/epscor/wycehg/). FINSE is responsible for near-surface geophysical equipment purchasing, hardware & software development, equipment & software maintenance, and training of researchers and students. Brad is President and Owner of Carr Geophysical Consulting, LLC, (CGC) where he conducts geophysical surveys for various archeological projects, mining companies and government agencies. Prior to CGC, Dr. Carr was the Senior Geophysicist & Marketing Manager at Advanced Geosciences, Inc. (AGI). While at AGI, Dr. Carr assisted clients in the purchase and use of equipment and processing software developed at AGI.
Mr. Carr has taught approximately 7 to 8 seminars annually, within the US and internationally, on the acquisition, processing and interpretation of DC resistivity, IP & SP data. As such Dr. Carr is a recognized expert in this field and we are pleased to have him share his knowledge to our members and associates attending the course.
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Hotel Room Rates
$99++ room rate is available at the Harrisburg East Holiday Inn by dialing (717) 939-7841. Ask for the special Pennsylvania Council of Professional Geologists rate. Room cut-off date is February 10, 2013.
