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Carlos Torres-Verdín is Full Professor at The University of Texas at Austin's Cockrell School of Engineering, holding the Brian James Jennings Memorial Endowed Chair and Zarrow Centennial Professorship in Petroleum Engineering. He directs the Joint Industry Research Consortium on Formation Evaluation and leads the Electromagnetics and Acoustics Group.
His educational background includes a B.Sc. in Engineering Geophysics from Mexico's National Polytechnic Institute, M.S. in Electrical Engineering from UT Austin (1985), and Ph.D. in Engineering Geoscience from UC Berkeley (1991). Prior industry experience includes roles at Schlumberger-Doll Research (1991-1997) and YPF S.A. (1997-1999).
Research focuses on computational geosciences for energy applications, integrating Geophysics, Well Logging, Petrophysics, and Machine Learning to solve inverse problems in reservoir characterization. His work bridges theoretical modeling with industrial field applications, emphasizing multi-physics approaches for complex formations.
- Honorary Membership, SEG (2017)
- Conrad Schlumberger Award, EAGE (2017)
- Texas Ten Award, UT Austin (2018)
- Gold Medal, SPWLA (2014)
- Formation Evaluation Award, SPE (2008)
Research is funded by DOE, NSF, and 40+ energy companies through his industry consortium. He mentors graduate students in advanced formation evaluation techniques with direct industry collaboration. His editorial roles include Editor of Petrophysics and Assistant Editor for Geophysics.
The Electromagnetics and Acoustics Group provides students access to state-of-the-art instrumentation and proprietary field data through its industry consortium, fostering innovation in well logging and reservoir characterization technologies.
