Personal Profile

2005 – present Postdoctoral research fellow, Southern Methodist University

May 2005, Ph.D. in Geophysics from Southern Methodist University, Department of Geological Sciences

1998 – 1999 Seismic Data Acquisition Specialist, Romanian Prospecting Company "Prospectiuni S.A." (design and acquisition for seismic surveys)

B.Sc.: University of Bucharest, June 1998. Major: Geophysics

1997 – 1998: PC Operator, Romanian Presidency (updating databases)

Research interest:

-        Local site effects and seismic array processing

-        Application of seismo-acoustic signals (air to ground coupling)

-        Infrasound applications in CTBT monitoring

-        Heat flow

      Projects:

Heat Flow in Texas

Heat Flow in Yellowstone

Local Site Effects at the Nevada Seismic Array

Analysis of Infrasound Signals Associated with the destruction of Columbia Space Shuttle

Publications

Papers:

Eugene Herrin, Petru Negraru, Paul Golden and Carl Mulcahy, 2002. Local Site Effects at the Nevada Seismic Array (NVAR). Proceedings of the 24 th Seismic Research Symposium: Technologies for Monitoring the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty

Ileana Tibuleac, Eugene Herrin and Petru Negraru, 2001. Calibration Studies at NVAR, Seismological Research Letter, vol 72, no. 6

Eugene Herrin, Gordon Sorrells, Petru Negraru, Paul Golden and Carl Mulcahy, 2001. Comparative Evaluation of Selected Infrasound Noise Reduction Methods. Proceedings of the 23 rd Seismic Research Symposium: Technologies for Monitoring the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban-Treaty

Technical Reports:

Paul Golden, Eugene Herrin, Petru Negraru and Gordon Sorrells, 2000. Site Survey IS58, the IMS Infrasound Noise Survey of Midway Island; a site survey report prepared for the Provisional Technical Secretariat of the Preparatory Commission

Paul Golden, Eugene Herrin, Jason McKenna, Petru Negraru and Gordon Sorrells, 2000. Site Survey IS60, the IMS Infrasound Noise Survey of Wake Island; a site survey report prepared for the Provisional Technical Secretariat of the Preparatory Commission

 

 Contact Address

Southern Methodist University

Department of Geological Sciences

P.O. Box 750395, Dallas, TX, 75275

Tel: (214) 768 3429

Email: negraru@passion.isem.smu.edu

 

 Links

Lajitas Seismic Array Display

Nevada Seismic Array Display

Seismological Society of America                                               

American Geophysical Union

SMU Geothermal Lab

My advisors prof. Eugene T. Herrin and David D. Blackwell