18 June 2026
About this episode
💬 Over the last decade, advances in subsurface imaging have meant we’re able to see deep within our planet with unfathomable detail - pinpointing vast geological structures beneath our oceans with unprecedented accuracy.
âš¡ is the company creating these incredible images and in this episode they explore the breakthroughs that are revolutionising subsurface imaging and helping to see the geological details of the Earth in ever higher definition.
Our guests are:
Gordon Poole, UK research manager at
Ewa Kaszycka UK, Geoscience Manager at .
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🎧 Stay tuned to learn about:
âž¡ How full waveform inversion (FWI) peels back the data to reveal amazing images
âž¡ Why high performance computing (HPC) is integral in processing seismic data
âž¡ How boats can spend 3 months gathering data without breaks
âž¡ How subsurface images help capture carbon - reducing the impacts of climate change
âž¡ What it takes to work at a company like Viridien
Chapters:
(00:00) Intro
(01:05) Early work in geophysics
(02:37) The revolutions that have transformed subsurface imaging
(04:27) How data is converted into images with full waveform inversion
(07:19) How Albert Tarantola’s vision became reality
(09:32) The many different skills needed for this work
(10:27) The important role of high performance computing
(12:28) The data gathered by ocean bottom nodes
(14:57) How Viridien makes its approach sustainable
(17:19) What’s coming in the future?
(19:17) How subsurface images allow great carbon storage
(22:54) What else is becoming possible thanks to better subsurface images?
(27:49) The biggest unsolved problems in the field
(30:10) The defining properties of people who work in this sector
About the sponsor:
Viridien is a multinational geoscience and technology company that is pushing theÌý boundaries of Earth subsurface imaging.
About the podcast:
Â鶹´«Ã½ CoLab explores the boundaries of innovation and the intersection of business, science and technology. Hosted by Justin Mullins.
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