Seismic Soundoff

In this episode, host Andrew Geary speaks with Ioan Vlad on his article in The Leading Edge analyzing over 80 years of affiliation information for articles published in GEOPHYSICS. Mr. Vlad examines long-term publishing trends in GEOPHYSICS, including affiliation information and geographic trends. Using Python, statistics, and visual analysis, he explores how understanding these trends could be valuable both for institutional decision making and for individual career planning. Show notes and links at https://seg.org/podcast/Post/6527/. Biography Ioan Vlad works as a Senior Scientific Programmer in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA. His expertise includes software engineering and database administration, data analysis, scientific and High Performance Computing software development, and interfacing between research and production. He has worked for Halliburton, TGS, and Statoil ASA. He holds a M.Sc. in Geophysics from Stanford University. Subscribers can read the full articles in the SEG Digital Library and a