Director of SRB Project

Director of The SRB Project
Professor Emeritus
Department of Geophysics

397 Panama Mall
Mitchell 317
Stanford, CA 94305-2215

email: anur@stanford.edu
Phone: 650.723.9526
Fax: 650.723.1188

Brief Background: Professor of Geophysics, director of the Rock Physics and Borehole Geophysics Project, and was named holder of the Loel chair in 1988. A native of Israel, Amos earned his BS in geology at Hebrew University, Jerusalem, and his Ph.D. in geophysics at MIT in 1969. He was a research associate at MIT until 1970, when he joined Stanford's geophysics faculty. He was chair of the Geophysics Department 1986-1991 and from 1997- 2000.. Amos was the SEG Distinguished Lecturer in 1997, and the AAPG Distinguished Lecturer in 1998.

Research Interests: Professor Nur's research interests are in wave propagation, fluid flow, permeability, fractures and electrostatic properties of sedimentary rocks and how these apply to geophysical exploration, reservoir evaluation, and geothermal resources. In the area of tectonophysics, Professor Nur is pursuing research on the mechanics of faults and accretion tectonics.

About Rock Physics: Traditionally, geophysics focuses on the use of geophysical measurements at the Earth's surface, or in boreholes to infer the spatial distribution of rock physical properties within the Earth. In rock physics, we focus on the relationship between the inferred physical properties and the state of the rocks involved (for example, stress, pore fluid pressure and mineralogy.) We apply the results to the understanding of tectonophysical processes in the Earth's crust and lithosphere. A major thrust of our rock physics involves the role of fluids in crustal processes and in energy resources.

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