Mark E. Everett

 

Professor, Department of Geology and Geophysics

Texas A&M University, College Station TX

 

Research Interests:

near-surface applied geophysics; controlled-source electromagnetic induction; geomagnetic induction;

ground-penetrating radar; magnetics; marine electromagnetics; archaeological prospecting;

nonlinear deterministic inverse problems; unexploded ordnance (UXO) and landmine sensing

 

Research Philosophy:

"to partner with the student in knowledge discovery"

 

B.Sc.(1985) Physics, York University, Canada

M.Sc.(1987) Physics, York University, Canada

Ph.D.(1991) Geophysics, University of TorontoPost-doc.(1991-1992) University of California, San DiegoPost-doc.(1993-1994) University of Cambridge, UK

 

State of Texas Professional Geoscientist No. 5141

Associate Editor, Geophysics

Editorial Board, Geophysical Journal International

Texas A&M University Faculty Fellow, Class of 2002

 

Graduate Students:

Khamla Sananikone MS (1998); Stacia Servos MS (1998); Erin Gorman MS (1998); Chester Weiss PhD (1999);

Abdullah Al-Sabti MS (2000); Mansour Al-Garni PhD (2001); Carl Pierce MS (2002); Eric Stephenson Erck PhD; (2004)

Jamie Collins MS (2004); Joshua King MS (2004); Jack Stalnaker PhD (2004); Neelambari Save MS (2004);

Zach Long MS (2005); Ryan Lau MS (2006)

 

PDH field report (right-click to download): everett-pdh2006-report-final.doc

MARELEC paper (right-click to download): everett-marelec-paper.doc

Badea et al.paper (right-click to download): badea-2001.pdf

Stalnaker et al.paper (right-click to download): stalnaker-2006.pdf

 

Publications 1989-2006 (*fully peer-reviewed)

 

*69. Lau, R.C. and M.E. Everett 2006. Toward direct imaging of resistive targets by marine controlled-source

   electromagnetics, Geophysics, in revision.

*68. Weiss, C.J. and M.E. Everett 2006. Anomalous diffusion of electromagnetic eddy currents in geologic materials,

   J. Geophys. Res., in revision.

*67. Mukherjee, S. and M.E. Everett 2006. A role for the time-varying interplanetary magnetic field in the origin of

   the geodynamo, Geophys. J. Int., submitted.

*66. Meju, M.A. and M.E. Everett 2006.  Transient electromagnetic induction, in D. Gubbins and E. Herrero-Bervera

   (eds.), Encyclopedia of Geomagnetism amd Paleomagnetism, Springer, submitted.

*65. Brauchler, R., J.T. Cheng, P. Dietrich, M.E. Everett, B. Johnson, R. Liedl and M. Sauter 2006.  An inversion

   strategy for hydraulic tomography: coupling travel time and amplitude inversion, Water Resources Research.

*64. Everett, M.E., S.C. Constable and J. Behrens 2006. The detection of an anisotropic layer in ocean lithosphere by

   the seafloor controlled source electromagnetic method, Geophys. J. Int.

*63. Benavides, A. and M.E. Everett 2006. Nonlinear inversion of unexploded ordnance controlled source

   electromagnetic induction data using continuation method, J. Appl. Geophys., in press.

*62. Burt, R., J. Bradford, B. Dickson, M.E. Everett, R. Warden and D. Woodcock 2006. The survey and

   documentation of Pointe du Hoc historic site,  in D. Scott, L. Babits, C. Haecker (ed.), Fields of Conflict: Battlefield

   Archaeology from Sparta to the Korean War, Greenwood Publishing Group, in press.

*61. Everett, M.E.,. C.J. Pierce, N. Save, R. Warden, B. Dickson, R. Burt and J.C. Bradford 2006. Geophysical

   investigation of the June 6, 1994 D-Day invasion site at Pointe du Hoc, Normandy, France,  Near Surface

   Geophysics, 4, 289-304.

*60. Collins, J.L., M.E. Everett and C.B. Johnson 2006. Detection of near-surface horizontal anistropy in a weathered

   metamorphic schist by transient electromagnetic induction, Phys. Earth Planet. Inter., 158, 159-173.

*59. Velimsky, J., Z. Martinec and M.E. Everett 2006. Electrical conductivity in the Earth's mantle inferred from

   CHAMP satellite measurements - I. Data processing and 1-D inversion, Geophys. J. Int. 166, 529-542.

*58. Everett, M.E. 2006. Local-time stacking of geomagnetic solar daily variations, J. Geophys. Res. 111,

   2005JB003831.

*57. Stalnaker, J., M.E. Everett, A. Benavides and C.J. Pierce 2006. Mutual inductance and the effect of host

   conductivity on EM induction response of buried plate targets using 3-D finite element analysis, IEEE Trans. Geosci.

    Remote Sens. 44, 251-259.

56. Everett, M.E. 2006. Satellite induction studies based on spatiotemporal analysis of low-Earth orbit magnetometer

   data, Proc. 1st SWARM International Science Meeting, Nantes, France, May 3-5 2006, 5pp.

55. Everett, M.E. 2006. Finite element analysis of shallow-water marine controlled-source electromagnetic signals for

   hydrocarbon exploration, Proc. MARELEC-2006: Marine Establissement, Amsterdam NL, Apr. 19-21, 2006, 10pp.

*54. Everett, M.E. and M.A. Meju 2005. Near-surface controlled-source electromagnetic induction: background and

   recent advances, in Y. Rubin and S. Hubbard (eds.), Hydrogeophysics, Water Science and Technology Library 50,

   Springer, 157-183.

*53. Benavides, A. and M.E. Everett 2005. Target signal detection in near-surface controlled source electromagnetic

   data, Geophysics 70, G59-67.

*52. Everett, M.E. 2005. What do electromagnetic induction responses measure? The Leading Edge 24, 154-157.

*51. Everett, M.E., A. Benavides and C.J. Pierce 2005. An experimental study of the time-domain electromagnetic

   response of a buried conductive plate, Geophysics 70, G1-G7.

50. Burt, R., J. Bradford, B. Dickson, M.E. Everett, R. Warden and D. Woodcock 2005. Development of interpretation

   for the WWII battlefield site of Pointe du Hoc, Proc. Int. Conf. Conservation Management in the Built Environment,

   London UK, Sept. 6-8, 2005, 12pp.

49. Sassen, D.S. and M.E. Everett 2005. Multi-component ground penetrating radar for improved imaging and target

   discrimination, Proc. SAGEEP 2005, Symposium on the Application of Geophysics to Engineering and

   Environmental Problems, Atlanta GA, April 3-7, 2005, 10pp.

*48. Velimsky, J. and M.E. Everett 2004. Electromagnetic induction by Sq ionospheric currents in a heterogeneous

   Earth: modeling using ground-based and satellite measurements, in C. Reigber, H. Luhr, P. Schwintzer and J.

   Wickerts (eds.), Earth Observation with CHAMP: Results from Three Years in Orbit, Springer, 341-347.

47. Weiss, C.J. and M.E. Everett 2004. The anomalous diffusion of electromagnetic eddy currents in geological media,

   Proc. 1st  IFAC Workshop on Fractional Differentiation and its Applications, Bordeaux, France, July 19-21, 6pp.

46. Velimsky, J., Z. Martinec and M.E. Everett 2004. Elektromagneticka inducke v Zemi: pohled z obezne drahy:

   Electromagnetic induction in the Earth: a view from the satellite orbit (in Czech),  Ceskoslovensky casopis pro

   fyziku 54, 209-213.

45. Guan, X., Y. Jin, C. Nguyen and M. Everett 2004. Multi-sensor EMI system prototypes for UXO detection and

   classification, Proc. UXO/Countermine Forum, March 2004, St. Louis MO.

*44. Everett, M.E. and Z. Martinec 2003. Spatiotemporal response of a conducting sphere under simulated

   geomagnetic storm conditions, Phys. Earth Planet. Inter. 138, 163-181.

*43. Martinec, Z., M.E. Everett and J. Velimsky 2003. Time-domain, spectral-finite element approach to transient two

   dimensional geomagnetic induction in a spherical heterogeneous earth, Geophys. J. Int. 155, 33-43.

*42. Al-Garni, M. and M.E. Everett 2003. The paradox of anisotropy in loop-loop electromagnetic responses over a

   uniaxial halfspace, Geophysics 68, 892-899.

*41. Velimsky, J., M.E. Everett and Z. Martinec 2003. The transient Dst induction signal at satellite altitudes for a

   realistic 3-D distribution of electrical conductivity in the crust and mantle, Geophys. Res. Lett. 30, 2002GL016671.

*40. Everett, M.E., S. Constable and C.G. Constable 2003. Effect of near-surface conductance on global satellite

   induction responses, Geophys. J. Int. 153, 277-286.

*39. Martinec, Z. and M.E. Everett 2003. Two-dimensional spatiotemporal modelling of satellite electromagnetic

   induction signals, in C. Reigber, H. Luhr and P. Schwintzer (eds.), First CHAMP Mission Results for Gravity,

   Magnetic and Atmospheric Studies, Springer, 321-327.

38. Benavides Iglesias, A., M.E. Everett, C. Pierce and C. Nguyen 2003. Fractal properties of background noise and

   target signal enhancement using CSEM data, Detection and Remediation Technologies for Mines and Minelike

   Targets VIII, SPIE 5089, 807-817.

37. Pierce, C.J., A. Benavides, M.E. Everett and J. Stalnaker 2003. UXO detection improvements using EM63

    synthetic multi-receiver array geometries, SEG 73rd Annual Meeting, Dallas TX, October, 2003.

*36. Everett, M.E. and C.J. Weiss 2002. Geological noise in near--surface electromagnetic induction data, Geophys.

   Res. Lett. 29, 2001GL014049.

35. Benavides, A. and M.E. Everett 2002. Geological noise and target signals in controlled source electromagnetic

   data. SEG 72nd Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City UT, October 6-11, 2002.

34. Stalnaker, J. and M.E. Everett 2002. Finite element analysis of controlled source electromagnetic induction for

   near surface geophysical prospecting. SEG 72nd Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City UT, October 6-11, 2002.

*33. Jegen, M., M.E. Everett and A. Schultz 2001. Using homotopy to invert geophysical data. Geophysics 66, 1749

   1760.

*32. Everett, M.E., E. Badea, L.C. Shen, G. Merchant and C.J. Weiss 2001. 3-D finite element analysis of induction

   logging in a dipping formation. IEEE Trans. Geoscience and Remote Sensing 39, 2244-2252.

*31. Badea, E.A., M.E. Everett, L.C. Shen, and C.J. Weiss 2001. Effect of background fields on 3-D finite element

   analysis of induction logging. Radio Science 36, 721-730.

*30. Badea, E., M.E. Everett, G.A. Newman and O. Biro 2001. Finite element analysis of controlled-source

   electromagnetic induction using gauged electromagnetic potentials, Geophysics 66, 786-799.

29. Everett, M.E. and C.J. Weiss 2001. Near-surface electromagnetic responses: geological noise or fractal signals?

   SEG 71st Annual Meeting, San Antonio TX, September 9-14, 2001.

28. Al-Garni, M. and M.E. Everett 2001. Transient electromagnetic induction in a uniaxial medium: theory and

   application to a fractured Precambrian granite outcrop, Proc. SAGEEP 2001, Symposium on the Application of

   Geophysics to Engineering and Environmental Problems, Denver, Colorado, March 4-7, 2001.

27. Satti, S., M.E. Everett and R.L. Gibson 2000. Integrated geophysical study of near-surface faults in the Wilcox

   Group, Texas, with application to lignite mining, Proc. SAGEEP 2000, Symposium on the Application of Geophysics

   to  Engineering and Environmental Problems, Arlington VA, February 20-24, 2000, 243-252.

*26. Everett, M.E. 1999. A finite element formulation of electromagnetic induction using coupled potentials, in M.

   Oristaglio and B. Spies (eds.), Three dimensional Electromagnetics, S.E.G. Geophysical Developments 7, Society of

   Exploration Geophysicits, Tulsa OK, 444-450.

*25. Everett, M.E. and S.C. Constable 1999. Electric dipole fields over an anisotropic seafloor: Theory and application

   to the structure of 40 Ma Pacific Ocean lithosphere, Geophys. J. Int. 136, 41-56.

24. Everett, M.E., S. Constable and C.G. Constable 1999. Modeling 3-D induction effects in satellite data, Proc. 2nd

   International Symposium on Three-dimensional Electromagnetics, Salt Lake City UT, October 27-29, 1999.

23. Everett, M.E. and E.A. Badea 1999. Some recent advances in modeling and inversion, 61st EAGE Conference:

   Workshop on Advances in Exploration Geoelectromagnetism, Helsinki, Finland, June 6, 1999.

22. Badea, E. and M.E. Everett 1999. 3-D finite element analysis of induction logging, SEG 69th Annual Meeting,

   Houston TX, October 31-November 5, 1999.

*21. Weiss, C.J. and M.E. Everett 1998. Geomagnetic induction in a heterogeneous sphere: Fully 3-D test

   computations and the response of a realistic distribution of oceans and continents, Geophys. J. Int. 135, 650-662.

20. Gorman, E.M., M.E. Everett and B. Johnson 1998. Controlled-source electromagnetic mapping of a faulted

   sandstone aquifer in central Texas, Proc. SAGEEP 1998, Symposium on the Application of Geophysics to

   Engineering and Environmental Problems, March 22-25, 1998, Chicago IL, 975-984.

*19. Everett, M.E. 1997. A three dimensional spherical mesh generator, Geophys. J. Int. 130, 291-300.

18. Schultz, A., I. Fujii, C. Weiss and M.E. Everett 1997. Three-dimensional electrical conductivity structure of the

   upper mantle through the transition zone: Resolution improvement and the role of permanent ocean bottom

   observatories, Ocean Hemisphere Project Symposium, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, November 1997.

17. Everett, M.E. 1997. Transient inductive coupling of loops over near-surface clay-bearing sandstones, SEG 67th

   Annual Meeting, Dallas TX, November 2-7, 1997.

16. Sananikone, K. and M.E. Everett 1997. Characterization of the electrical structure of an agricultural field in

   Burleson County TX, using a multi-layer Occam inversion, SEG 67th Annual Meeting, Dallas TX, November 2-7,

   1997.

15. Sananikone, K. and M.E. Everett 1997. Characterization of the electrical structure of an agricultural field in

   Burleson County TX, Proc. SAGEEP 1997, Symposium on the Application of Geophysics to Engineering and

   Environmental Problems, March 23-26, 1997, Reno NV, 791-800.

*14. Everett, M.E. and A. Schultz 1996. Geomagnetic induction in a heterogeneous sphere: azimuthally symmetric

   test computations and the response of an undulating 660-km discontinuity, J. Geophys. Res. 101, 2765-2783.

*13. Everett, M.E., 1996. Homotopy, polynomial equations, gross boundary data, and small Helmholtz systems, J.

   Comput. Phys. 124, 431-441.

12. Everett, M.E., Burden, C.N., K. Sananikone and B.E. Herbert 1996. Progress in interpreting transient

   electromagnetic data in terms of subsurface permeability, Proc. SAGEEP 1996, Symposium on the Application of

   Geophysics to Engineering and Environmental Problems, April 28-May 1, 1996, Keystone CO, 649-657.

*11. Everett, M.E. and A. Schultz 1995. Geomagnetic induction in eccentrically nested spheres, Phys. Earth Planet.

   Int. 92, 189-198.

10. Everett, M.E., C.J. Weiss and A. Schultz 1995. Electromagnetic induction in a heterogeneous sphere, in M.

   Oristaglio and B. Spies (eds.), Proc. Int. Symp. 3-D Electromagnetics, Schlumberger-Doll Research, Oct.4-6, 1995,

   Ridgefield CT, 53-61.

*09. Evans, R.L. and M.E. Everett 1994. Discrimination of hydrothermal mound structures using transient

   electromagnetic methods, Geophys. Res. Lett. 21, 501-504.

*08. Everett, M.E. 1994. Existence of an optimal conductivity and Frechet differentiability in 2--D electromagnetic

   inversion, Geophys. J. Int. 117, 111-119

*07. Everett, M.E. and A. Schultz 1993. Two dimensional nonlinear magnetotelluric inversion using a genetic

   algorithm, J. Geomag. Geoelectr. 45, 1013-1026.

*06. Everett, M.E. and R.N. Edwards 1993. Transient marine electromagnetics: the 2.5-D forward problem, Geophys.

   J. Int. 113, 545-561.   

*05. Evans, R.L. and M.E. Everett 1992. Magnetotellurics and mid-ocean ridge melt transport: a 2-D perspective, in J.

   Phipps Morgan et al. (eds.), Mantle Flow and Melt Generation at Mid-Ocean Ridges, A.G.U. Geophysical

   Monograph 71, 353-361. 

04. Everett, M.E. 1992. Using transient electromagnetics to detect mid-ocean ridge magma/hydrothermal conductors,

   RIDGE 1992 Theoretical Institute: Hydrothermal and magma-chamber processes at mid-ocean ridges, January 6-9,

   1992, Tucson, AZ.

*03. Everett, M.E. and R.N. Edwards 1991. Theoretical controlled source electromagnetic responses of fast-spreading

   mid-ocean ridges, Geophys. J. Int. 105, 313-323.

*02. Everett, M.E. and R.N. Edwards 1989. Electromagnetic expression of axial magma chambers, Geophys. Res. Lett.

   16, 1003-1007. 

01. Everett, M.E., R.N. Edwards, S.J. Cheesman, H. Utada and I.J. Ferguson, 1989. Interpretation of seafloor

   electromagnetic data in applied geophysics, in Miya, K. (ed.), Applied Electromagnetics in Materials, Pergamon

   Press, Oxford, 143-153.