Francis Muir
Encyclopedia
Francis Muir also known as fido, ffoulkes, fideaux, or our beloved phydeaux, is a former Research Associate at the Geophysics
Department of Stanford University
, and a notable Usenet
ter who mainly contributed to the newsgroup rec.arts.books. Muir graduated from Oxford University in 1950 with an MA degree in mathematics
.
He worked as a research and field exploration seismologist
with Seismograph Service from 1954 through 1962, and then with West Australian Petroleum as a field supervisor until 1967. He then transferred to the Chevron
Oilfield Research Company, which he left in 1983 as Senior Research Associate. Since then he has held an appointment as Consulting Professor in the Geophysics Department at Stanford University, first with Jon Claerbout's SEP group and more recently with Amos Nur's SRB Project.
Francis Muir consults with industry, particularly on applications of velocity anisotropy to oilfield development, and is a co-investigator on a Project on Anisotropy
for the DOE
. He is a member of the SEG Research Committee, an erstwhile Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society
, and an active participant in the Web-based "anisotropists" list. The asteroid
95802 Francismuir
commemorates Muir in his capacities as the mentor and advisor of its discoverer . He retired from Stanford in 2005.
Geophysics
Geophysics is the physics of the Earth and its environment in space; also the study of the Earth using quantitative physical methods. The term geophysics sometimes refers only to the geological applications: Earth's shape; its gravitational and magnetic fields; its internal structure and...
Department of Stanford University
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
, and a notable Usenet
Usenet
Usenet is a worldwide distributed Internet discussion system. It developed from the general purpose UUCP architecture of the same name.Duke University graduate students Tom Truscott and Jim Ellis conceived the idea in 1979 and it was established in 1980...
ter who mainly contributed to the newsgroup rec.arts.books. Muir graduated from Oxford University in 1950 with an MA degree in mathematics
Mathematics
Mathematics is the study of quantity, space, structure, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns and formulate new conjectures. Mathematicians resolve the truth or falsity of conjectures by mathematical proofs, which are arguments sufficient to convince other mathematicians of their validity...
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He worked as a research and field exploration seismologist
Seismology
Seismology is the scientific study of earthquakes and the propagation of elastic waves through the Earth or through other planet-like bodies. The field also includes studies of earthquake effects, such as tsunamis as well as diverse seismic sources such as volcanic, tectonic, oceanic,...
with Seismograph Service from 1954 through 1962, and then with West Australian Petroleum as a field supervisor until 1967. He then transferred to the Chevron
Chevron Corporation
Chevron Corporation is an American multinational energy corporation headquartered in San Ramon, California, United States and active in more than 180 countries. It is engaged in every aspect of the oil, gas, and geothermal energy industries, including exploration and production; refining,...
Oilfield Research Company, which he left in 1983 as Senior Research Associate. Since then he has held an appointment as Consulting Professor in the Geophysics Department at Stanford University, first with Jon Claerbout's SEP group and more recently with Amos Nur's SRB Project.
Francis Muir consults with industry, particularly on applications of velocity anisotropy to oilfield development, and is a co-investigator on a Project on Anisotropy
Anisotropy
Anisotropy is the property of being directionally dependent, as opposed to isotropy, which implies identical properties in all directions. It can be defined as a difference, when measured along different axes, in a material's physical or mechanical properties An example of anisotropy is the light...
for the DOE
United States Department of Energy
The United States Department of Energy is a Cabinet-level department of the United States government concerned with the United States' policies regarding energy and safety in handling nuclear material...
. He is a member of the SEG Research Committee, an erstwhile Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society
Royal Astronomical Society
The Royal Astronomical Society is a learned society that began as the Astronomical Society of London in 1820 to support astronomical research . It became the Royal Astronomical Society in 1831 on receiving its Royal Charter from William IV...
, and an active participant in the Web-based "anisotropists" list. The asteroid
Asteroid
Asteroids are a class of small Solar System bodies in orbit around the Sun. They have also been called planetoids, especially the larger ones...
95802 Francismuir
95802 Francismuir
95802 Francismuir is an asteroid. It was discovered by Joseph A. Dellinger on March 31, 2003. Its provisional designation was 2003 FM42. It was named after Francis Muir.-External links:*...
commemorates Muir in his capacities as the mentor and advisor of its discoverer . He retired from Stanford in 2005.
Publications
- Claerbout, J. F.; and Muir, F.; 1973 "Robust modeling of erratic data", Geophysics, 38, 826–844.
- Godfrey, R. J.; Muir, F.; Rocca, F.; 1980, "Modeling seismic impedance with Markov chains", Geophysics, 45.9, 1351–1372.
- Dellinger, J.; and Muir, F.; 1988, Imaging reflections in elliptically anisotropic media (Short Note), Geophysics, Vol 53.12, 1616–1618.
- Schoenberg, M.; and Muir, F.; 1989, A calculus for finely layered anisotropic media, Geophysics, 54.5, 581–589.
- Nichols, D.; Muir, F.; and Schoenberg, M.; 1989, "Elastic Properties of rocks with multiple sets of fractures": 63rd Ann. Internat. Mtg., Soc. Expl. Geophys., Expanded Abstracts, 471–474.
- Karrenbach, M.; and Muir, F.; 1991, "Anisotropic scalar imaging", EAEG Abstracts, 540–541.
- Muir, F.; Michelena, R.; and Harris, J.; 1991, "Anisotropic tomography: Part I, background", EAEG Abstracts.
- Michelena, R.; Muir, F.; and Harris, J.; 1991, Anisotropic tomography: Part II, algorithm an examples, EAEG Abstracts, 612.
- Muir, F.; Dellinger, J.; Etgen, J.; and Nicholas, D.; 1992, "Modeling elastic fields across irregular boundaries" (Short Note), Geophysics, 57.9, 1189–1193.
- Michelena, R.; Muir, F.; and Harris, J.; (1992), "Tomographic travel time inversion in anisotropic media", Proc. Soc. Expl. Geophys. Japan, 77–96.
- Dellinger, J.; Muir, F.; and Karrenbach, M.; (1993), "Anelliptic approximations for TI media", Jour. Seis. Expl., 2, 23–40.
- Dellinger, J.; and Muir, F.; 1993, "Dix revisited: a formalism for rays in layered media", Proc. 5th International Workshop on Seismic Anisotropy, CSEG.
- Michelena, R. J.; Muir, F.; and Harris, J.; 1993, "Anisotropic travel time tomography", Geophysical Prospecting, 41.4.
- Schoenberg, M.; Muir, F.; and Sayers, C.; 1996, "Introducing ANNIE: A simple three-parameter anisotropic velocity model for shales", J. Seis. Expl. vol. 5, 35–49.
- Popovici, A. M.; Muir, F.; and Blondel, P.; 1996, "Stolt redux: a new interpolation method", J. Seis. Expl. vol. 5, 341–347.
External links
- Francis Muir's Stanford web page
- Francis Muir's Usenet traces posted as francis@stanford.edu (via Google GroupsGoogle GroupsGoogle Groups is a service from Google Inc. that supports discussion groups, including many Usenet newsgroups, based on common interests. The service was started in 1995 as Deja News, and was transitioned to Google Groups after a February 2001 buyout....
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