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Sebastian Uhlemann

Research Scientist

Building 085B, Room 0104K

M/S 74R316C

Phone: 510-486-5631

suhlemann@lbl.gov

Curriculum Vitae

  • Education
  • Experience
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  • Scholarly Service

Biography

I am a Research Scientist at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, in the Energy Geoscience Division (EGD). My expertise lies within geophysical imaging and monitoring of hydrological characteristics and processes.

I hold a B.Sc. degree in Geoinformatics and Geophysics from the TU Bergakademie Freiberg (Germany) and a joint M.Sc. Degree in Applied Geophysics from TU Delft (Netherlands), ETH Zurich (Switzerland), and RWTH Aachen (Germany). In 2018 I received a Ph.D. degree from ETH Zurich in Applied Geophysics, within which I focused on geophysical characterization and monitoring of slope instabilities.

My research focuses on the development and application of geophysical techniques (geoelectrical and seismic) to understand hydrological processes that impact upon groundwater dynamics, slope instabilities, and interactions with plants and the atmosphere at a range of scales. This includes optimization of survey designs, integrated analysis of geophysical and environmental/hydrological data, and development of novel geophysical monitoring approaches.

   

Research Interests

  • Development of sensing and monitoring approaches for natural hazards
  • Imaging groundwater dynamics related to groundwater recharge, environmental pollution, and geothermal processes
  • Machine learning for automated processing of multimodal data streams
  • Optimization of survey design
  • Development of geophysical/geotechnical/hydrological property relationships.

Education

  • PH. D., Applied Geophysics, ETH Zurich, 2018, Thesis title: Geoelectrical monitoring of moisture driven processes in natural and engineered slopes
  • M. SC., Applied Geophysics, TU Delft, ETH Zurich, RWTH Aachen, 2012, Thesis title: On the Suitability of Capacitive Resistivity Imaging (CRI) for Permafrost Monitoring
  • B. SC., Geoinformation Sciences and Geophysics, Technische Universität Bergakademie Freiberg, 2010, Thesis title: Einfluss einer CO2-Phase auf die elektrische Leitfähigkeit salinarer Porenwässer

Experience

  • Research Scientist, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 2020-Present
  • Postdoctoral Research Scholar, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 2018-2020
  • Research Geophysicist, British Geological Survey, 2012-2018
  • Research Assistant, Dresdner Grundwasserforschungszentrum, 2009-2010
  • Research Assistant, RWE Dea AG, 2009

Awards

  • Silver Medal of ETH Zurich for an outstanding PhD thesis, 2019
  • Best Paper Award, 21st European Meeting of Environmental and Engineering Geophysics (Turin, Italy), 2015
  • Best Early Stage Researcher Poster, EU-COST TU2012 annual workshop (Porto, Portugal), 2014
  • Best Paper Award, 20th European Meeting of Environmental and Engineering Geophysics (Athens, Greece), 2014

Scholarly Service

  • Reviewer, Science of the Total Environment, Geophysical Journal International, Geomorphology, Journal of Hydrology, Geomatics, Natural Hazards and Risk, Journal of Applied Geophysics, Interpretation, Near Surface Geophysics, Journal of Environmental and Engineering Geophysics, Pure and Applied Geophysics, etc.
  • Associate Editor, Near Surface Geophysics
  • Guest editor, Special Issue: Mining and Mineral Exploration Geophysics in Minerals
  • Member, American Geophysical Union (AGU), European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers (EAGE), European Geosciences Union (EGU)
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