Using Python to span the gap between education, research, and industry applications in geophysics

As researchers, we require tools that facilitate exploration of scientific concepts and methodologies. Additionally, these methodologies and concepts must be disseminated to practitioners and students. We will discuss how we have used the Python environment to “package” our geophysical software framework SimPEG (Simulation and Parameter Estimation in Geophysics) at various levels of abstraction tailored to researchers, students and practitioners.

Talk available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4msHJMBvzaI

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1. Using Python to span the gap between education, research, and industry applications in geophysics Lindsey Heagy & Rowan Cockett, Gudni Rosenkjaer, Seogi Kang, Doug Oldenburg, et al. Geophysical Inversion Facility University of British Columbia
3. param 2 param 1 Box with details System Box that solvesMyProblem Education Industry & Applied Research Question PhD?
4. Geophysics! Subsurface: Physical Properties and Contrasts Source Data input energy m easure response
5. Geophysics!
6. How? • Framework • Modularity • Testing • In the open.
7. How?
9. Research Problem: How do we model and invert electromagnetic data collected in settings with well casing?
10. Details… • Multiple variable physical properties • Primary problem: 2D problem with 3D fields ◦ problem formulation • Secondary Problem: source depends on the model ◦ need derivatives in inverse problem • ... Research Approach: Split it into two problems using primary-secondary 1 2
11. Research Resources & Practices: Iterative Development Testing! Base Class Inheritance Modular Framework
13. Problem: How do we plug in electromagnetic models that include well casing into existing workflows? Applied / Industry
14. Approach: Replace complex casing model with a simpler model that can be included in existing codes Applied / Industry Replace Use in Existing Workflow
15. Applied / Industry Resources & Practices: Testing! Packaging Visualization Versioning Documentation
17. Education Problem: Electromagnetics??
18. Education Approach: Lower barriers to entry by exposing an appropriate level of detail and making it interactive! https://github.com/simpeg/simpegExamples
19. Where we are headed
20. param 2 param 1 Box with building blocks Box that solvesMyProblem Education Industry & Applied Research Methodology Question System "Lego Color Bricks" by Alan Chia - Lego Color Bricks. Licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
21. … coming soon
22. Want more? simpeg.xyz github.com/simpeg @ 3pt.xyz lindsey@simpeg.xyz
23. Except where noted, this work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License