Dr. Heather Bedle brings extensive industry, engineering, and academic expertise in seismic interpretation and subsurface characterization to this professional course. As Principal Investigator of the Attribute Assisted Seismic Processing & Imaging (AASPI) Consortium at the University of Oklahoma, where she serves as Associate Professor and holds the Lissa and Cy Wagner and EK Gaylord Presidential Professorships, she leads cutting-edge research in seismic attribute analysis, machine learning applications, and reservoir characterization.
Her unique background combines nine years as a Senior Geophysicist at Chevron Energy Technology Company and Gulf of Mexico Business Unit with four years as a systems engineer at Northrup Grumman and Raytheon, where she worked on radar systems and antenna characterization. This diverse technical foundation, complemented by her Ph.D. in Earth and Planetary Sciences from Northwestern University, gives her a distinctive perspective on wave propagation and signal processing applications in geophysics.
At Chevron, she specialized in reservoir property prediction, DHI analysis, and seismic interpretation for both exploration and development projects. Her current research focuses on advanced seismic interpretation methods, including machine learning applications for attribute analysis, fault detection, and reservoir characterization.
Dr. Bedle has published extensively on seismic interpretation techniques and teaches graduate-level courses in 3D seismic interpretation, quantitative interpretation, and machine learning applications in geophysics. Drawing from her diverse technical experience, she excels at connecting fundamental wave physics concepts with practical seismic interpretation challenges.
