Umit Yildiz, Ph.D.

Lead Instructor- Arizona & Turkey Geology Field Camp Coordinator at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Uşak, Turkey, TR
Languages
  • English Full professional proficiency
  • Turkish Native or bilingual proficiency

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Credentials

  • Petra
    IHS
    Nov, 2016
    - Nov, 2024
  • ArcGIS
    Esri
  • Petrel
    Schlumberger

Experience

  • South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Lead Instructor- Arizona & Turkey Geology Field Camp Coordinator
      • Dec 2019 - Present

  • Black Hills Natural Science and Field Station
    • Petroleum Field Camp Instructor
      • Jul 2019 - Aug 2020

      Prepared and delivered courses that covered Petrel functionalities in petroleum geoscience applications during Petroleum Field Camps offered by Black Hills Natural Science Field Camps of South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

  • Black Hills Natural Science and Field Station
    • Geology Field Camp Instructor
      • May 2017 - Jul 2019

      Delivered lectures on geologic mapping, cross-section building and identifying structural kinematic elements in the field during intensive six-week field camp sessions offered by BHNSFS held in the United States, Turkey and Morocco

  • Anadarko Petroleum Corporation
    • United States
    • Oil and Gas
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Geology Intern
      • May 2016 - Sep 2016

      Characterized fault architecture, interpreted seismic data, performed juxtaposition analysis and fault rock property estimations, generated geologic models in Petrel to use in 3D fault-seal analysis, predicted potential compartments and calculated volumetrics at K2 field, deepwater Gulf of Mexico to better understand the observed hydrocarbon distribution and to predict the possible fill in unpenetrated fault blocks

  • Black Hills Natural Science and Field Station
    • Graduate Teaching Assistant
      • May 2015 - Sep 2015

      Assisted professors with teaching Geology Field Camp in Beulah, WY; Bolu, Turkey, and with teaching Petrel Software during Petroleum Field Camp in Powder River Basin, WY; Denver Basin, CO.

  • South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Research and Teaching Assistant
      • Aug 2014 - May 2015

      Assisted professors with teaching and preparing each week’s lab for Petrel, ArcGIS and Geology for Engineers classes.

  • Peninsula Energy Limited
    • Australia
    • Mining
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Exploration Geologist
      • May 2011 - Aug 2014

      -Supervised and directed drilling on a uranium exploration project.-Assisted senior management with planning, budgeting, and implementation of project wide exploration, development, and well completion programs.-Performed logging of core and reverse circulation drill cuttings, integrated and interpreted all geological and geophysical data, mapped redox boundaries and created cross-sections to plan future drill holes.-Performed field work, including ground water and aquifer testing, drilling oversight, monitoring well installation, and well development.-Provided insight and support for resource/reserve estimate updates.-Assisted mining department with well-field design and well completion activities.

  • Heat Mining Company
    • GIS Consultant
      • Jan 2011 - May 2011

      Collected and organized databases, and created digital maps for a state wide geothermal project.

  • South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Teaching Assistant
      • Aug 2009 - May 2011

      Assisted professors with teaching and preparing each week’s lab for Mineralogy, Crystallography and Physical Geology classes.

  • Black Hills Natural Sciences Field Station
    • Teaching Assistant
      • Jun 2010 - Aug 2010

      Assisted professors with teaching field camp in Turkey.

Education

  • South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
    PhD, Geology and Geological Engineering
    2014 - 2019
  • South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
    M.S., Geology and Geological Engineering
    2009 - 2012
  • Northeastern Illinois University
    B.S., Earth Science
    2007 - 2008
  • Kocaeli Üniversitesi
    Bachelor of Engineering (BE), Geological Engineering
    2002 - 2005

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