Seismic Soundoff

“The goal of SEAM is to bring the geophysics community together to solve big, shared problems. We can go much further when we work as a team.” Host Andrew Geary sits down with Arthur Cheng, co-founder of the SEG Advanced Modeling Corporation (SEAM), to discuss how SEAM brings together industry, academia, and government to tackle the toughest geophysical problems. Through advanced numerical modeling, realistic synthetic data, carbon storage, and salt interpretation, Arthur highlights SEAM’s unique role in shaping the future of subsurface exploration and innovation. KEY TAKEAWAYS > SEAM builds ultra-realistic synthetic subsurface models that help validate and test new geophysical methods and tools before applying them in the field. > The organization bridges academia, industry, and government to focus resources on the most pressing geophysical challenges. > SEAM’s current and future projects include modeling for carbon storage, seismic inversion, near-surface imaging, and more—proactively anticipating the nex