Gene Kliewer
Technology Editor
IRVING, Texas -- ExxonMobil announced today at the SEG annual meeting in San Antonio, Texas, a $1 million donation to the Society of Exploration Geophysicists Foundation to support the society's efforts to prepare students for careers in geophysics.
The grant will establish an SEG/ExxonMobil Student Education Program to provide short courses giving students the opportunity to apply classroom knowledge while integrating geology, geophysics, and engineering in a business environment.
"ExxonMobil congratulates the Society of Exploration Geophysicists for its vision in providing valuable programs that encourage student participation in geophysics around the world," said Carlos Dengo, technical vice president, ExxonMobil Exploration Co. "These efforts are enormously important to our industry, where we foresee continued strong global demand for earth scientists."
Each year one event will be organized in conjunction with the SEG annual meeting and one will be held in Europe. The third event will be organized in the Middle East, North Africa, or Russia, alternating the locations. Each education event will be two days long and designed for participation by 25 to 30 students. ExxonMobil also will provide in-kind donations to include instructors and student materials.
"SEG has for 77 years stood for professional excellence in the practice of applied geophysics in the search for natural resources," said Leon Thomsen, SEG president. "Increasingly this excellence requires that geophysicists closely integrate with related disciplines, particularly geology and reservoir engineering. The new SEG/ExxonMobil Education Program will help introduce students from around the world to the need for subsurface integration and to the exciting challenges of careers in applied geophysics today."
09/21/2007
