Location Austin, Texas, United States Regions Southern US Gender Male
Bob Hardage is the Chief Scientist for the Exploration Geophysics Laboratory (EGL) and a Senior Research Scientist at the Bureau. He received a Ph.D. in physics from Oklahoma State University after completing a NASA-sponsored investigation of micrometeorite impact on space vehicles. He began work for Phillips Petroleum Company in 1966 and
concentrated on geophysical modeling, seismic imaging, seismic stratigraphy, vertical seismic profiling, and exploration management. After serving as Exploration Manager, Asia and Latin America, he left Phillips in 1988 to join Western Atlas International, Inc., where he was Vice President of Geophysical Development and Marketing for Atlas Wireline Services until 1991. Hardage is the Bowling Professor of Exploration Geophysics at the University of Texas at Austin since 1998 and served as President of the Society of Exploration Geophysicists (2011 - 2012). He is recipient of the AAPG Distinguished Service Award, the Jackson School of Geosciences Outstanding Service Award, and is former editor of SEG's journal Geophysics.
