Alan D. Chave, CStat
Director of Processing, based in Cape Cod, MA, USA. Alan has advanced marine MT considerably since 1976 as well as providing processing codes to the community.
Academic Training:
Physics B.S. (distinction and departmental honors), Harvey Mudd College, 1975; Marine Geophysics Ph.D.,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Joint Program in Oceanography, 1980
Chartered Statistician, 2003
Academic Positions:
1980-1982: Postdoctoral Research Geophysicist, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UCSD
1982-1985: Assistant Research Geophysicist, IGPP, Univ. California at San Diego
1985-1986: Associate Research Geophysicist, IGPP, Univ. California at San Diego
1985-1986: J Robert Oppenheimer Fellow, Los Alamos National Laboratory
1986-1991: Member of the Technical Staff, AT&T Bell Laboratories
1991-1993: Associate Scientist with Tenure, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
1993-present: Senior Scientist, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
2017-present: Walter A. & Hope Noyes Smith Chair for Excellence in Oceanography
Academic Record:
Over 122 papers published, 2 books, 2 patents, over 7,000 citations, h-index of 47. See google scholar link
5 Post-Doctoral Fellows trained, 4 Ph.D. students graduated
Experience:
34 oceanographic cruises, 20 as chief scientist
Expert witness in 3 patent litigation trials
Co-editor of the academia and industry standard MT textbook – The Magnetotelluric Method: Theory and Practice
Industry Collaborations & Engagement:
Geosystem, Shell, Schlumberger, PGS