Geology & Planetary Science
504 SRCC
4107 O'Hara Street
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA 15260

412-624-8874

harbert at pitt dot edu

Degree

PhD in Geophysics, 1987
Stanford University
Curriculum Vitae

Research Areas

• Carbon sequestration
• Rock physics
• Geospatial analysis applied to geohazards
• Paleomagnetism and plate tectonics
• Environmental geophysics

Research page
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Courses Offered

• GEOL 1410 Exploration Geophysics
  Examination of the basic principles of geophysical techniques and interpretation of geophysical data in exploration. For upper-level majors. Offered alternate years.
• GEOL 1445 Introduction to GIS, GPS and Computer Methods
  Development of expertise in the methods of Geographic Information Systems. For mid-level undergraduates. Offered every spring term.
• GEOL 1446 Advanced Geographical Information Systems
  Development of expertise in ArcGIS, GeoTrans and software for GPS process. For mid-level undergraduates. Offered every fall term.
• GEOL 2445 Introduction to GIS, GPS and Computer Methods
  Development of expertise in the methods of Geographic Information Systems. Graduate level. Offered simultaneously with GEOL 1445 (spring term).
• GEOL 3940 Advanced Topics in Geophysics
• GEOL 3948 Advanced ArcObjects Programming using Visual Basic.NET
  Programming methods using Environmental Systems Research Incorporated ArcObjects and the Visual Studio.NET programming environment. Graduate level. Offered alternate years.

Representative Publications

Purcell, C., Harbert, W., Soong, Y., McLendon, T. R., Hardage, B., Symth, R., Haljasmaa, I. V. McIntyre, D., and JiKich, J., (2009), Velocity measurements in reservoir rock samples from the SACROC unit using various pore fluids and integration into a seismic survey taken before and after a CO₂ sequestration flood, Energy Procedia, v. 1, p 2323-2331.

Hammack, R., Kaminskiy, V., Harbert, W., Sams, J., Veloski, G., and Ackman, T. (in revision) Using airborne electromagnetic surveys to identify potential hazards at coal waste impoundments: Examples from West Virginia. Geophysics.

Lipinski, Brian, Sams, J., Smith, B., and Harbert, W., (2008), Using Helicopter Electromagnetic Surveys to Evaluate Coalbed Natural Gas Produced Water Disposal in the Power River Basin, Wyoming, Geophysics, v. 73, no. 3, p. B77-B84.

Harbert, W., Tsukanov, N., Freitag, R., Alexeiev, D., Gaedicke, C., Baranov, B., Skolotnev, S., Kramer, W., Seifert, W. (in press, 2007) Paleomagnetism of the Cretaceous rocks from Kronotskiy Peninsula, East Kamchatka and reconstruction of terrane trajectories in the NE Pacific area. Geology and Tectonic Origins of Northeast Russia: A Tribute to Leonid Parfenov, Stephan Mueller volume, EUG.

Sams, J., Lipinski, B., Harbert, W., and Ackman, T. (2007) Application of ArcGIS Modelbuilder to airborne electromagnetic surveys for the improvement of water management in the Powder River Basin, Wyoming. ArcUser, January-March.

Harbert, W., Jones, V.T., Izzo, J., and Anderson, T.H. (2006) Analysis of light hydrocarbons in soil gases, Lost River region, West Virginia: Relation to stratigraphy and geological structures: AAPG Bulletin 90, 715-734.

Full list of publications

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