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Home country: Austria

Michael is a post-doctoral CWP student who received his Master of Science (2002) and Doctor of Philosophy (2006) degrees from the Technical University of Vienna, where he also held a post-doctoral position until April 2011. His research work included modeling of the crustal and upper mantle structure based on active and passive seismic data, as well as near surface studies with ground penetrating radar. He also gave lectures on seismic processing and held courses in applied geophysics. He moved to the Colorado School of Mines in the summer of 2011 to work with Roel Snieder in an Exxon-funded project, which focuses on passive seismology. Michael enjoys hiking, backcountry skiing, caving and music.

Home country: Japan

Nori received his Bachelor of Engineering (2008) and Master of Engineering (2010) degrees from Kyoto University. In 2009, Nori was a visiting scholar at CWP for two months, working with Roel Snieder. Currently a Ph.D. candidate at Kyoto University, he is again visiting CWP to work with Roel Snieder for one year to further develop his research. His research interests are: seismic interferometry, inverse scatting and signal processing. His hobbies include: basketball, skiing, cycling, playing the violin, computer networking and GPU computing.

Home country: Russia

Natalya studied geophysics at Rice University in Houston, Texas. She held summer internships at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) Institute, where her project was to study carbonates on Mars. Natalya participated at the 2009 Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG) meeting in Houston, Texas with Halliburton. She will be working with Ilya Tsvankin at the Center for Wave Phenomena. Natalya’s professional interests range from developing new geophysical software, seismic anisotropy, inversion problems, physics of earthquakes to energy policy and space exploration. Her favorite activities include: rock climbing, running, sailing and completing biathlons. She also loves traveling around the globe, cooking, Russian literature, science-fiction, graphic novels, live music concerts, ska, folk, Spanish guitar music and Bob Dylan.

Home country: Japan

Kaoru received his Master of Science and doctorate degrees in geophysics from Tohoku University, Japan, in 2007 and 2010, respectively. He is currently a postdoctoral fellow of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) and is affiliated with the National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Prevention (NIED). He was a visiting scholar at CWP from April to May 2011 and he will visit CWP again from September 2011 for about one year. During his visit at CWP, he collaborates with Roel Snieder and the researchers of the National Earthquake Information Center (NEIC). His research interest lies with seismology, especially on earthquake source and earth structure revealed from high-frequency seismic records. Kaoru enjoys a simple and slow lifestyle and being surrounded by nature.