Amos Nur

Amos Nur (February 9, 1938 – June 11, 2024) was an American- Israeli geophysicist and professor emeritus at Stanford University in California. He was educated in Israel.

Stanford University called him"one of the world’s foremost experts in geology and geophysics". He applied the results of rock physics to understanding tectonophysical processes in the earth's crust, the main of which is the role of fluids in the processes occurring in the crust and in energy resources. "Nur pioneered the use of seismic velocity measurements to characterize the changing state of oil and gas reservoirs, where the volume of fluid in the rock changes during pumping". The process was named "Four-Dimensional Seismic Monitoring". "He published over 250 peer-reviewed papers and authored three books". and mentored dozens of doctoral and master's degree candidates. Nur was in the Geophysics department at Stanford University from 1970 until his retirement in 2008, and he remained associated with the school as professor emeritus. After his retirement, Nur joined Ingrain, a company he helped found in 2007, where he was Chief technology officer. Provided by Wikipedia