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EDUCATION:

1958 B.Eng. (Physics), McGill University

1961 M.Sc. (Physics), McGill University

Thesis: Spontaneous Polarization Studies in Drill Holes

1964 Ph.D. (Physics), McGill University

Thesis: On the Determination of Glacial Depth

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

1956-58 Geophysical Party Chief,
Canadian Syndicate

Em, Magnetometer and Gravity Surveys in Quebec and New Brunswick in search for massive sulphides.

1960-62 Geophysical Party Chief,
McGill University, Arctic Institute

Gravity, shallow refraction and reflection seismic work in support of glaciological expeditions to Axel Heiberg Island and the Yukon.

1964-65 Research Associate

C.N.R.S., France

Development of first AMT (Audio Magnetotelluric) equipment.

1965-69 Research Scientist,

Geological Survey of Canada

Development of new Audio Magnetotelluric equipment.

Development of data interpretation methods for airborne surveys.

1974-79 Director of the Mineral Exploration Research Institute,
Ecole Polytechnique, McGill University

Supervisor of some 20 scientific research projects each year.

1969-79 Professor,
Ecole Polytechnique, Montreal

Development of equipment for geophysical exploration in drill holes.

1979-81 Director of Research,
Questor Surveys Ltd.

Redesign of the INPUT airborne electromagnetic survey system.

Development of helicopter INPUT system.

New methods of data enhancement and interpretation.

1981-present Professor of Mineral Engineering,
University of California, Berkeley

Research in airborne electromagnetic mapping, mineral exploration and geophysical instrument design.

Development of subsurface EM technology for reservoir imaging

PROFESSIONAL AND SCIENTIFIC AFFILIATION:

Member, Society of Exploration Geophysicists

PUBLICATIONS:

a) Subsurface EM Surveys

1987 "Fracture Detection Using Subsurface Electromagnetic Techniques," (with Q. Zhou, H.F. Morrison, H.E. Goldstein and K.H. Lee), Proceedings 28th U.S. Symposium on Rock Mechanics, I.W. Farmer ed., Tucson, AZ, pp. 5-17, June.

1991 "Cross-Borehole" and "Surface-to-Borehole Electromagnetic Induction for Reservoir Characterization" (with M. J. Wilt, H. F. Morrison and K. H. Lee), DOE/LLNL report #DOE/BC/9l002253, 28 pp. August.

1993 "Crosshole Electromagnetic Imaging for Reservoir Definition and Monitoring," (with M. J. Wilt, D. L. Alumbaugh, H. F. Morrison, K. H. Lee and M. Deszcz-Pan.) Report LBL-34734/UC-122, 43 pp. July.

1993 "Audio Frequency Electromagnetic Tomography in 2-D" (with Q. Zhou), Geophysics, Vol. 58, No. 4, pp. 482-495, April.

1995 "Crosswell Electromagnetic Tomography" (with M.J. Wilt et al.), Geophysics 60, No.3, pp. 871-885, May-June.

1998 "A Borehole to Surface Electromagnetic Survey" (with H.W. Tseng et al.), Geophysics ,Vol. 63, No. 5, pp. 1565-1572, Sep-Oct.

b) Airborne Electromagnetics

1987 "Airborne Electromagnetic Bathymetry" with R. Zollinger, H.F. Morrison, and P.G. Lazenby, Geophysics, Vol. 52, No. 8, pp. 1127-1137, August.

1988 "Time Domain Electromagnetic Detection of a Hidden Target," with D.C. Bartel, Geophysics, Vol. 53, No. 4, pp. 537-545, April.

1988 "Airborne Resistivity Mapping," IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, Vol. 36, No. 4, pp. 557-562, April.

1988 "Detection of Repetitive Electromagnetic Signals" with G. Cheng, Electromagnetic Methods in Applied Geophysics, M. Nabighian ed., pp. 443-466, SEG, Tulsa, OK.

1990 "Spectral Analysis in Airborne Electromagnetics" (with D. Bartel), Geophysics, Vol. 55, No. 10, pp. 1338-1346, Oct.

1990 "Airborne Electromagnetics 1978-1988" (with A. R. Barringer and A. P. Annan), in Developments and Applications of Modern AEM Surveys, D. Fitterman ed. USGS Bull 1925, pp. 9-20.

1990 "Two Dimensional Mapping of Sea-Ice Keels with Airborne Electromagnetics" (with G. Liu), Geophysics, Vol. 55, No. 2, pp. 239-248, February.

1991 "Inversion of Airborne Electromagnetic Survey Data for Sea-Ice Keel Shape," (with G. Liu and A. Kovacs), Geophysics, Vol. 56, No. 12, pp. l986-1991, December.

1992 "Overview of Russian Airborne Electromagnetic Survey Methods," Naval Postgraduate School Report #NPS-AW- 92-001, 12 pp. March.

1992 "Evaluation of Terrain Effects in AEM Surveys Using the Boundary Element Method," (with G. Liu), Geophysics, Vol. 57, No. 2, pp. 272-278, February.

1998 "The Physics of Airborne EM Systems" (with H.F. Morrison and G.M Hoversten), Exploration Geophysics,Vol. 29, pp. 97-102.

Alex Becker
University of California, Berkeley Faculty:Professor of Geophysical Engineering, Dept. of Materials Science and Mineral Engineering

Geophysics Department

Phone: 510-643-9182
Email: abecker@lbl.gov