Research Techniques and Protocols
- Magnetics
- Electromagnetic-induction (time and frequency-domain)
- Ground-penetrating Radar (GPR)
- Resistivity
- Active and passive source seismology
- Multispectral, hyperspectral, and thermal imaging
- Photogrammetry
- LiDAR and terrestrial laser scanning
- Geographic Information System (GIS) modeling
- Use of small unmanned autonomous systems (sUAS) - flying drones
Lab Equipment
- Geometrics G-858 Cesium Vapor Magnetometer
- Geometrics G-857 Proton Precession Magnetometer
- Geometrics MicroFabricated Atomic Magnetometer (MFAM)
- Geometrics Geode Exploration Seismograph (active source)
- Nanometrics Trillium Compact Seismometers (passive)
- Geophysical Survey Systems Inc. Electromagnetic-induction Profiler 400
- Sensors & Software Ground-penetrating Radar (100, 250, 500 MHz antennas)
- Radarteam aerial Ground-penetrating Radar
- Geoscan RM-85 Resistance Meter
- FLIR Vue Pro R long-wave thermal infrared cameras (9 and 13 mm)
- Corning microHSI 410 SHARK hyperspectral imaging system
- Parrot Sequoia 4-band multispectral camera
- MicaSense RedEdge 5-band multispectral camera
- UAVs: DJI Matrice 600 (x2), Phantom 4 Professional (x2), Phantom 3 Professional (x3); Parrot Disco and Bebop 2; 3DR Solo (x3); FireFLY6 Pro; Precision Hawk Lancaster (x2); UMT Cicada
- USVs: SimpleUnmanned HarborMaster and HarborScout
Key Peer-Reviewed Publications
- Nikulin, Alex and T.S. de Smet. 2019. A UAV-based magnetic survey method to detect and identify orphaned oil and gas wells. The Leading Edge 38(6): 447-452.
- de Smet, T.S., A. Nikulin, W. Frazer, J. Baur, J. Abramowitz, D. Finan, S. Denara, N. Agiletti, and G. Campos. 2018 Drones and “Butterflies”: A Low-Cost UAV System for Rapid Detection and Identification of Unconventional Minefields. Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction 22(3): 50-58.
- Nikulin, A., T.S. de Smet, J. Baur, W. Frazer, and J. Abramowitz. 2018. Detection and identification of remnant PFM-1 “butterfly mines” with a UAV-based thermal imaging protocol. Remote Sensing 10(11): 1672.
- de Smet, T.S. and A. Nikulin. 2018. Catching “butterflies” in the morning: A new methodology for rapid detection of aerially deployed plastic land mines from UAVs. The Leading Edge, 37(5): 367-371. https://library.seg.org/doi/10.1190/tle37050367.1
Additional Resources
National
- American Geophysical Union
- Geological Society of America
- Society of Economic Geologists
- American Association of Petroleum Geologists
- Society for American Archaeology
Local
