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Dirk-Jan van Manen graduated from Utrecht University, Netherlands with a Master's degree and later obtained a PhD from the University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom. He completed a Marie Curie industry-host fellowship with oilfield service company Schlumberger, which led to a seven-year tenure in research and technical project management. In 2014, he joined ETH Zurich as a senior researcher and lecturer within the Exploration Environmental Geophysics group. His research interests encompass multi-component seismic data acquisition and interferometry with a focus on precise boundary conditions. Currently, he is in the process of establishing novel laboratories aimed at immersive wave propagation experimentation. He has received notable accolades, including the SEG’s J. Clarence Karcher Award and EAGE’s Arie van Weelden Award.
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