Toti Larson

Toti Larson is a Researcher at the University of Texas at Austin’s Bureau of Economic Geology and Principal Investigator of the Mudrock Systems Research Laboratory (MSRL) consortium since 2019. His work focuses on subsurface geology characterization using geochemistry, geology, and machine learning tools, including the development of the open-source CorePy package for geological workflows.

• Education:
  • PhD in Geochemistry (2003), University of New Mexico
  • MS in Geology (1999), University of New Hampshire
  • BA in Geology (1993), Albion College

Research interests span mudrock sedimentology, computational geosciences, core-petrophysics integration, oceanic anoxic events, and carbon capture. Recent publications highlight machine learning applications in subsurface modeling, shale reservoir analysis, and carbon sequestration studies.

• Scientific Contributions:
  • Developed CorePy for chemofacies classification and core data visualization
  • Coordinated MSRL industry collaborations to address subsurface knowledge gaps
  • Integrated noble gas isotopes with geochemical data to study reservoir compartmentalization