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Case Study: Dr. Tanner


The Superior Geriatric Services Story from a Client Perspective

Superior Client Case Study -  Dr. M. Turhan Taner, World Renowned Geophyists

Age: 82

Personal History:

  • Born in Akhisar, Turkey
  • Masters Degree in Structural Engineering, Technical Institute of Istanbel, 1950                  
  • Arrived in the United Stated in 1953 to pursue a doctorate at the University of Minnesota
  • Arrived in US in 1953
  • Moved to Houston, TX 1962
  • Father of a daughter, two sons, and a grandfather of four

 





Career History:

  • CoFounder Scientific Computers, 1959
  • Chairman and SVP Scientific Computers
  • CoFounder,  Seiscom Computing Corporation, 1964
  • Chairman Emeritus Seiscom Computing Corporation, 1973
  • CoFounder Seismic Research Corporation, 1980
  • Established in 1990 The Seismic Attribute Consortium comprising 25 companies that endured 14 years.
  • Merged his Seismic Research Corporation with Petrosoft of California and Discovery Bay of Houston to form Rock Solid
  • Images, a unique service company that combines geophysical, rock physics and computer technologies for seismic reservoir characterization, 1990
  • Inventor of Seismic Techniques
  • Acquired a paten for developing methods for fracture detection and permeability in the carbonate environment such as that found in the Middle East, for which he and Evgeny Landa, research professor at the University of Pau in France, in 2005.
  • Awarded another patent with Dr Landa for a novel method of detecting earth formation in 2006
  • Contributed numerous chapters in geophysical books and co-authored papers on a wide variety of topics.
  • Lectured extensively for the AAPG and served as continuing education lecturer for the SEG since 1972.

Click here to review article on Dr. Tanner Career Profile in GEO ExPro September 2006

Current Employment:

  • Works from home from 40 to 80 hours a week. 

Medical Condition:

  • Defibrillator
  • Dialysis 3 times a week in which are staff transports and attends
  • Wheel chair bound

Activities and Hobbies:

  • A wine coniserier
  • A great lover of all things culinary
  • A Chef Instructs staff on exactly how to cook his meals.
  • An accomplished musician and has played jazz guitar with a band on Turkish radio and in Amsterdam after an EAGE annual conference
  • World Traveler and has traveled every continent

Awards:

  • European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers Society of Exploratory Geophysists Maurice Ewing Medal Paris, 2004
  • Maurice Ewing Gold Medal from the Society of Exploration Geophysics for his scientific contributions, 1993
  • Inducted as an honorary member  of the EAGE in Helsinki, 1999
  • Honorary membership in the Society of Exploration Geophysics for his significant contribution to geophysics in 1978
  • Awarded an honorary doctorate for his contributions to geophysics and geophysical education in Turkey from the Technical University of Istanbul. 1991

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