Kurt Nihei

Staff Scientist

Building 074, Room 0212B

M/S 74R316C

Phone: 510-486-7945

Kurt Nihei is a Staff Scientist in the Energy Geosciences Division at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.

Staff Scientist, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, 2015-Present
Geophysical Consultant, Chevron Energy Technology Company, Houston, TX, 2015
Geophysical Consultant, Chevron Global Technology Center, Perth, WA Australia, 2013-2015
Geophysical Consultant, Chevron Energy Technology Company, San Ramon, CA, 2011-2013
Team Leader & Sr. Research Scientist, Chevron Energy Technology Company, San Ramon, CA, 2008-2011
Sr. Research Scientist, Chevron Energy Technology Company, San Ramon, CA, 2005-2008
Staff Scientist and Head, Geophysics Department, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, 2002-2005
Group Leader, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, 2000-2001
Scientist, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, 1995-2005

“System and Method for Investigating Sub-Surface Features and 3D Imaging of Non-Linear Property, Compressional Velocity Vp, Shear Velocity Vs and Velocity Ratio Vp/Vs of A Rock Formation”, U.S. Patent# 9,046,620 B2 (2015)
“Data Acquisition and Processing System and Method for Investigating Subsurface Features of a Rock Formation”, U.S. Patent#8,942,063 (2015)
“System and Method for Investigating Sub-Surface Features of Rock Formation with Acoustic Sources Generating Coded Signals”, U.S. Patent#8,923,092 (2014)
“Method and System for Generating a Beam of Acoustic Energy From a Borehole, and Applications Thereof”, U.S. Patent#8,259,530 (2012)
“Waveguide Disturbance Detection Method”, U.S. Patent #6,108,606 (2010)