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Ian Jones received a joint honours BSc in Physics with Geology from the University of Manchester, UK, in
1977, an MSc in Seismology from the University of Western Ontario, Canada, and a PhD in Geophysical
Signal Processing from the University of British Columbia, Canada.
After working for ‘Inverse Theory & Applications Inc.’ in Canada for two years, he joined CGG, where for 15
years he was involved in R&D in the London and Paris offices, latterly as manager of the depth imaging
research group. In 2000 he joined ION GX Technology, as a Senior Geophysical Advisor in their London
office, and in 2021 joined BrightSkies Geoscience as Senior Geophysical Advisor.
His interests include velocity model building and migration, and his most recent activity includes writing the
text books: ‘Velocities, Imaging, and Waveform Inversion: the evolution of characterising the Earth’s
subsurface’ published by the EAGE in 2018; ‘An Introduction to Velocity Model Building’ published by the
EAGE in 2010; and co-editing the SEG Geophysics Reprints series volumes ‘Classics of Elastic Wave
Theory’ and also ‘Pre-Stack Depth Migration and Velocity Model Building’, as well as contributing the chapter
on model building to the SEG online encyclopaedia.
He has served as an associate editor for the journals ‘Geophysics’ and ‘Geophysical Prospecting’, and
teaches the EAGE/SEG/GESGB continuing education course on ‘Velocity Model Building’ and was an
external lecturer at the University of Leeds and Imperial College London. Ian was awarded the EAGE’s
Anstey Medal in 2003 for “contributions to the depth imaging literature”, made the SEG European Honorary
Lecturer in 2012 for “contributions to advancing the science and technology of geophysics”, conducted the
2018-2019 EAGE International Education Tour, and was made an Honorary Life Member by the EAGE in
2018, and received the best paper award for his 2019 First Break tutorial on FWI.