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Zhishuai (Z) Zhang

Experience
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Research Geophysicist
February 2019 - Present​ | Houston, TX

Strategic Research Unit
Distributed Acoustic Sensing
Geomechanics
Hydraulic Fracturing Monitoring
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Stanford University
Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Geophysics
June 2017 - February 2019​ | Stanford, CA

Supervisor: Gary M. Mavko
Used rock physics model to understand anisotropic and viscoelastic phenomena in the Vaca Muerta Formation.
​Characterized reservoir with microseismic data and perforation shot data in the Vaca Muerta Formation.
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University of California, Berkeley
PhD student in Applied Geophysics
August 2012 - May 2017​ | Berkeley, CA

Advisor: James W. Rector
​Developed new microseismic processing and modeling algorithm in Marcellus shale
Significantly improved microseismic event location accuracy with Bayesian inversion
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Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Graduate Research Assistant
November 2016 - May 2017​ | Berkeley, CA

Worked on a soil box imaging project
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Intern in Geophysics
May 2016 - October 2016 | Houston, TX

Mentor: Jing Du
Microseismic imaging of hydraulic fracturing.
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Stanford University
Exchange Student in Geophysics
January 2015 - March 2016 | Stanford, CA

Predicted lithofacies and pore fluid in a North Sea turbidite system with seismic attributes
Taking various courses with Stanford Exploration Project and Energy Resources Engineering program
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Intern in Geophysics
June 2015 - August 2015 | Houston, TX

Mentor & Supervisor: Jon Cocker
Evaluated active surface seismic as a potential method to monitor hydraulic fracturing stimulation
Built a model and workflow based on Lost Hills oil field for active seismic monitoring of hydraulic fracturing
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Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Intern in Geophysics
May 2014 - August 2014 | Livermore, CA

Mentor: Dennise Templeton
Developed and applied a multiple-event microseismic location program on Newberry Geothermal Site
Interpreted microseimsic result on Newberry Geothermal Site
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ConocoPhillips
Intern in Geophysics
May 2013 - August 2013 | Houston, TX

Mentor: Ali Tura (Geophysics) & Hari Sudan (Reservoir Engineering) 
Manager: Arcangelo Sena
Analyzed the sensitivity of seismic attributes on rock parameters in ConocoPhillips Ekofisk oil field
Developed a seismic forward modeling manager based on existing rock physics model
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Texas A&M University
Master Student in Petroleum Engineering
August 2010 - August 2012 | College Station, TX

Advisor: Behnam Jafarpour, Co-Advisor: Akhil Datta-Gupta
Developed a 3D non-isothermal reservoir simulator
Carried out reservoir characterization using both deterministic and stochastic estimation methods
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Nankai University
Student Research Assistant in Physics
September 20
06 - June 2010 | Tianjin, China

Advisor: Feng Song & Liqin Tang
Simulated the nonlinear propagation of light in 3D periodic structures
Studied the fluorescence enhancement in the vicinity of superlens and metal nanoparticals
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Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Intern in Optics
June 2008 - July 2008 | China

Mentor: Yang Xiang
Built and modified an optical inspection and alignment system
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