Personal
Profile
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2007 –
present Chief
geophysical analyst, Southern Methodist
University
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2005 – 2007 Postdoctoral research fellow, Southern Methodist University
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since 2005 independent
geothermal consultant
· May 2005, Ph.D. in Geophysics from Southern Methodist University, Department of Geological Sciences
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1998 – 1999 Seismic Data Acquisition Specialist, Romanian
Prospecting Company "Prospectiuni
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B.Sc.:
Research interests:
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Heat Flow/ Geothermal:
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Geothermal resource assessment
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Thermal studies in sedimentary basins
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Interpretation of heat flow data
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Seismo-acoustic studies
o
Infrasound propagation
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Yield estimation of infrasound sources
o
Array processing techniques
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Installation of temporary and permanent seismo-acoustic
arrays
o
Local site effects
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Infrasound and seismic noise studies
Projects:
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Geothermal
o MIT – geothermal report
“The Future of Geothermal Energy”
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Seismo - acoustic projects
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Analysis of Infrasound Signals Associated with the
destruction of Columbia
Space Shuttle
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White Sands Missile Range (WSMR) calibration experiments
o
Infrasound in the “Zone of Silence”
Contact
Address
Southern Methodist University
Department of Earth Sciences
Tel: (214) 768 3429
Email: pnegraru@smu.edu
Links
Seismological Society of America
My advisors prof. Eugene T. Herrin and David D. Blackwell