Dr. Robert R.  Stewart

Dr. Robert R. Stewart



Robert R. Stewart holds a B.S. in physics with a minor in mathematics from the University of Toronto and a Ph.D. in geophysics from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dr. Stewart has been a full professor and Division Lead (geophysics) at the Dept. of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Houston since 2008. He currently holds the Cullen Chair in Exploration Geophysics at the University of Houston and is Director of the Allied Geophysical Lab. His career has included Chevron, ARCO, and Veritas Software where he worked as a processing geophysicist and senior research geophysicist. He co-founded the CREWES Project, a university-industry research consortium. He served as President of the Canadian SEG, was awarded the CSEG Medal, served, and is a Lifetime CSEG member. His professional interests include all things related to multicomponent seismic exploration, geo-archaeology, and planetary geophysics. He was recently inducted in the Explorers Club of New York.