MICHAEL S ZHDANOV portrait
  • Distinguished Professor, Geology & Geophysics
  • Director of the Consortium for Electromagnetic Modeling and Inversion (CEMI), Geology & Geophysics

Professional Service

  • EAGE. Role: Editor, Special Issue of Near Surface Geophysics . Editor. 11/01/2020 - present
  • Minerals. Role: Editor, Special Issue of Minerals . Editor. 01/01/2020 - present
  • Organizing Committee of the Third European Conference on Mining Geophysics (EAGE, Amsterdam, 2020). Role: Chairman. Organizing the conference. 01/01/2020 - 12/31/2020
  • Book Series: Advances in Geological/Geophysical Sciences, Springer. Role: Editor. Editor. 02/01/2018 - present
  • Organizing Committee of the Second European Conference on Mining Geophysics (EAGE, Amsterdam, 2020). Role: Chairman of the Organizing Committee. Organizing conference. 02/01/2018 - 02/01/2019
  • Governing Committee of Oil and Gas Division of European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers (EAGE). Role: Elected member. Organizing activities of EAGE. 02/01/2016 - present
  • Organizing Committee of the First European Conference on Mining Geophysics (EAGE, Amsterdam, 2020). Role: Chairman of the Organizing Committee. Organizing conference. 02/01/2016 - 02/01/2017
  • Journal of Applied Geophysics. Role: Member of the Editorial Board . Editor. 02/01/2015 - present

Honors & Awards

  • Collett Distinguished Visiting Lecturer award. Canadian Exploration Geophysical Society (KEGS) , 02/29/2020
  • Distinguished Professor. University of Utah, 04/04/2016
  • Elected Member of Governing Committee of Oil and Gas Division. European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers (EAGE), 09/2014
  • Honorary Membership. Society of Exploration Geophysicists, 09/2013
  • Distinguished Scholarly Award. University of Utah, 06/2009
  • The University of Utah Distinguished Scholarly & Creative Research Award. The University of Utah, 2009
  • The Department of Geology and Geophysics Outstanding Faculty Research Award. University of Utah, 05/2003
  • Member. Electromagnetics Academy, 08/2002
  • Honorary award for Outstanding Achievements in the Development of Science and Technology. Russian Academy of Natural Sciences, 09/2000
  • Honorary Professor. China National Center of Geological Exploration Technology, 09/1997
  • The Department of Geology and Geophysics Distinguished Faculty Teaching Award. University of Utah, 06/1995
  • Full Member. Academy of Natural Sciences of Russia, 09/1991
  • Lansdown Visiting Professor. University of Victoria, 09/1991

Internal Service

  • Award Committee. member, 06/01/2020 - present. Department service.
  • Merit Review Committee. member, 07/01/2019 - 07/01/2020. Department service.
  • Graduate Affairs Committee. member, 07/01/2019 - 07/01/2020. Department service.
  • Curriculum Committee. Chairman, 06/01/2019 - 07/01/2020. Department service.