SAGEEP 2026 Short Courses

SAGEEP 2026 short courses provide in-depth, instructor-led training designed to strengthen technical skills, expand applied knowledge, and provide practical data processing experience across leading near-surface geophysical methods.

All times listed below are Eastern Time (ET).

Short Course Information & Policies
All half-day and full-day short course registrations include scheduled refreshment breaks. Full-day courses include lunch. Half-day courses include refreshments during the scheduled break period.

Participants will receive any required software instructions or pre-course materials directly from instructors prior to the meeting (if applicable).

EEGS reserves the right to cancel any short course if minimum enrollment requirements are not met. In the event of cancellation, registered participants will be notified and provided with available options.

Important Scheduling Notice
Several short courses are offered concurrently. Please carefully review course dates and times before registering to ensure your selected courses do not overlap. EEGS is not responsible for scheduling conflicts resulting from simultaneous course selections. 

SC-1: Introduction to the Multichannel Analysis of Surface Waves (MASW) Method
Date: Sunday, March 15, 2026
Time: 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM (ET)
Instructor: Julian Ivanov, Kansas Geological Survey

Surface Waves are for Everyone (Active and Passive MASW)

This half-day short course provides fundamental information about the multichannel analysis of surface waves (MASW) method. The goal of the short course is to build an understanding sufficient for participants to confidently integrate the MASW method in their work.

The short course will include a brief theoretical overview, discuss selecting field data acquisition parameters to ensure success, and software practice using a sample data set. Both active and passive estimations of 1-D and 2-D shear-wave velocity (Vs) profiles will be discussed for depths of up to a few tens of meters.

Participants are encouraged to bring a Windows laptop computer to process short course data. Participants will be provided with a license for SurfSeis 6.7 software for the duration of the short course.

Instructions for software installation will be provided a few days before the course. 

SC-2A: Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR): Principles, Applications, and Fundamental Data Processing
Date: Sunday, March 15, 2026
Time: 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM (ET)
Instructor: Dr. Jan Francke, Groundradar

This course provides foundational instruction in Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR), including principles of operation, survey design considerations, practical applications, and fundamental data processing techniques. Participants will gain a stronger understanding of GPR theory and field implementation to support confident application in professional practice. 

SC-3: TEM Tools
Date: Sunday, March 15, 2026
Time: 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM (ET)
Instructor: Laura Quigley, Seequent

Time domain electromagnetics (TEM) is a geophysical technique that can be used to detect the resistivities inherent in rocks and fluids in the subsurface. TEM is used for near surface and deep (~1000m) exploration of mineral deposits, groundwater and contamination mapping, and lithologic unit identification. In TEM, we measure the changing secondary magnetic field resulting from the dissipation of induced currents in the ground. This changing magnetic field can be used to model the resistivity structure of the subsurface.

The TEM tools course is designed for geophysicists looking to deepen their understanding of TEM and see real-world survey examples of how data is acquired, processed, and modelled.

This course will consist of three parts:

• We will cover the basis of the TEM theory, and how TEM measurements are acquired using single site or continuously measuring systems.
• We will introduce a case study, showing how to plan your survey configuration based on a desired target.
• For the second half of the course, we will work with TEM data from the TEM2Go system in an instructor-led walkthrough using Workbench. In Workbench you will learn how to process and invert the data, and then how to do quality control of models produced from the inversion. 

SC-4: Borehole Geophysics with Mount Sopris
Date: Sunday, March 15, 2026
Time: 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM (ET)
Instructor: Hanna Flamme, Mount Sopris

Borehole geophysics plays a critical role in improving our understanding of the subsurface through measurements of in-situ physical properties. This course introduces the fundamentals of borehole logging, with emphasis on the measurement principles, key operational considerations, and practical applications of commonly used logging tools. Participants will learn best practices for field data acquisition, essential data quality control procedures, and basic processing workflows. The course also includes a hands-on demonstration with logging equipment, providing practical experience with tool operation and data acquisition.

SC-2B: Advanced GPR Data Processing, Interpretation Strategies, and Common Pitfalls
Date: Sunday, March 15, 2026
Time: 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM (ET)
Instructor: Dr. Jan Francke, Groundradar

This advanced course expands on GPR processing and interpretation concepts, providing deeper insight into advanced data processing techniques, interpretation strategies, and common pitfalls encountered in applied projects. Through applied examples and discussion, participants will gain improved confidence in handling complex GPR datasets.

SC-5: Advanced Multichannel Analysis of Surface Waves (MASW) Method — Active and Passive
Date: Thursday, March 19, 2026
Time: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM (ET)
Instructor: Julian Ivanov, Kansas Geological Survey

This one-day short course dives in greater detail into the applications of the multichannel analysis of surface waves (MASW) method than the introductory course and builds on existing basic knowledge of the method. It is expected that colleagues who sign up for the advanced course are familiar with the principles of MASW, for example, have taken the “SC-1: Introduction to the Multichannel Analysis of Surface Waves (MASW) method,” offered at the beginning of the SAGEEP 2026 meeting, or equivalent.

Participants will be introduced to some of the latest developments in MASW analysis, including practical field-parameter estimations and optimization, land streamer data acquisition, challenging dispersion-curve patterns, muting seismic data for surface-wave mode identification and separation, surface-wave inversion theory and practice, multi-mode inversion advantages, density information for surface-wave inversion, benefits of using the high-resolution linear radon transform (HRLRT), Love waves and Scholte waves, and different types of MASW case studies.

Participants are encouraged to bring a Windows laptop computer to process both active and passive short course data. Participants will be provided with a license for SurfSeis 6.7 software for the duration of the short course.

The goal of the short course is to build an advanced understanding of the strengths and challenges of the technique such that participants would be confident and fluent in applying the MASW method in their work.

Register for Short Courses

Advance your technical expertise and enhance your SAGEEP 2026 experience by adding one or more short courses to your conference registration.

Short courses may be added during the conference registration process or as an add-on to an existing registration (based on availability). Register online now. 

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If you need assistance with adding a short course to your registration, please contact EEGS staff at [email protected].