Background
O'Brien, John Joseph was born on September 10, 1948 in Fermoy, Ireland. Son of John Jay and Catherine (Power) O'B. came to the United States, 1970.
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John Joseph O'Brien
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John Joseph O'Brien, American Geophysicist. Achievements involve geophysical research in transfer of new technology and first application of state-of-the-art techniques in oil exploration and reservoir characterization, including predicting stratigraphy and reservoir contents remotely using seismic data, seismic imaging of complex structures, application of 3-D seismic, and borehole geophysics. E-mail: [email protected].
Education
Bachelor of Science, National U. Ireland, Cork, 1970; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Pittsburgh, 1976.
Career
Member research staff, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, 1977-1979; research geophysicist, Gulf Oil R & D, Harmarville, Pennsylvania, 1979-1983; senior geophysicist, Sohio/B P Exploration, Anchorage and Houston, 1983-1992; professor, South Dakot State University, Brookings, 1992-1993; staff geophysicist, Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, Houston, since 1994.
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Membership
Member American Physical Society, Society Exploration Geophysicists.
Connections
Married Mary Beth Maus, June 26, 1976. Children: Margaret, Sean.
