Membership
Stanford encourages engagement with companies and welcomes industry to support and benefit from our research. Geophysics has several Affiliate Programs which are set up to facilitate knowledge transfer between industry and academia.
The Stanford Earth imaging Project (SEP) relies on a group of members to provide discretionary funding for the activities of the project, and more importantly, to participate in ongoing consultation, and discussion on research of mutual interest. Because the comprehensive work of SEP spans many industries and academic disciplines, we actively seek to maintain a diverse membership in our consortium. We encourage participation from members around the world and in all industry sectors. All SEP Memberships are subject to Stanford University Policies for Industry Affiliates Programs and detailed on the Dean of Research website on the Establishment of Industrial Affiliates and Related Memberships-Supported Programs website. All research results funded by our affiliates' fees are shared with all program members and the public.
The SEP Affiliates Program is supported by a $64,000.00 annual corporate membership fee and is designed to facilitate the relationship between academia and industry. Members are entitled to the full range of benefits including invitations to all SEP Affiliates Program meetings, opportunity to support Ph.D. student research, and facilitated engagement with research programs, faculty, and graduate students.
Companies and other organizations having interests in overcoming technological limitations of the geophysical survey industry are eligible to join. If you, or your organization, are interested in learning more about membership, please view this membership page or contact SEP Director, Biondo Biondi.
Program Participants
Member companies represent a broad spectrum of industries. Although most of our research is targeted at improvements in the geophysical survey contracting industry, about half of our members and alumni are in the petroleum industry.
Affiliate Program members may provide additional funding. All research results arising from the use of the additional funding will be shared with all program members and the general public. Affiliate Program members may request the additional funding be used to support a particular area of program research identified on the program's website, or the program research of a named faculty member, if the faculty is identified on the program website as participating in the Affiliate Program. In either instance, the director of the Affiliate Program will determine how the additional funding will be used in the program's research.
For more information about related Stanford research, visit the "Research" page on this site.
Program Benefits
The benefits to our members are considerable. The site presentations and all information, data, and results arising from such visitation interactions will be shared with all members and the public.
Invitation to Annual Meetings and Workshops
Informal interactions between companies and Stanford researchers are augmented by meetings and workshops. These events provide members with opportunities to hear from experts at Stanford to address a variety of issues. Members will be exposed to ideas and technology which may impact their businesses in the future. These events are also networking opportunities.
Facilitated Engagement
While Stanford promotes openness in our research results and takes pride in the University’s role as a credible and impartial resource, Affiliates Programs can facilitate exposure to Stanford researchers at a high level, targeted to areas that will best serve member's interests.
Facilitated Grad Student Recruiting
The Affiliates Program’s regular meetings showcase Ph.D. student research and provide ample opportunity for companies and students to meet in a relaxed environment.
Copies of Reports, Ph.D. theses, and Research Results
We organize our research to facilitate technology transfer by sharing codes and data on GitHub. The Stanford Earth imaging Project will use and develop open-source software, and it is the intention of Stanford Earth imaging Project that any software will be released under an open source model.
Report information is available without restriction, except for reports produced within the past 3 years. The reports produced most recently during that time period are accessed through a password, which can be obtained by contacting the SEP Program Manager by email.
Affiliates Site Visits and Visiting Scholars
SEP personnel may visit Affiliate companies on request. The site presentations and all information, data, and results arising from such visitation interactions will be shared with all members and the public.
SEP may invite members of the technical staff of an affiliate company to visit Stanford for an extended length of time as Visiting Scholars and collaborate with SEP personnel on specific research programs of common interest. All information, data, and results arising from such visitation will be shared with all members and the public.
Please refer to Stanford's Research Policy Handbook for its policies and procedures related to the appointment, roles, requirements and responsibilities of visiting scholars at Stanford
Next Steps
Contact the Affiliates Program
The first step to becoming an affiliate member is to contact SEP Program Manager, Tina Jeon [tajeon@stanford.edu], for membership information and to request a membership invoice.