Lisa Watson

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B.A., Classical Greek Archaeology with a minor in Geology, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, USA, 2005
M.Sc., Geographic Information Management and Applications, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands, 2011
Ph.D., Faculty of Geosciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands, 2017

American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG)
Association for Women Geoscientists (AWG)
European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers (EAGE)
EuroGeo: European Association of Geographers

MCE fuzzy logic studies for geoscience
Using GIS for field studies
Visualization of data
Using National Data Repositories for petroleum exploration
Risk analysis of environmental or exploration factors in a spatial environment
Geologic studies from satellite imagery
GIS-based plate reconstructions
Lidar interpretation of archaeological sites

GEO260: Bachelor of Science in Petroleum Geosciences Engineering: Geology seminar focusing on Geographic Information Systems
GEO290: Bachelor of Science in Petroleum Geosciences Engineering: Basics of Geo-scientific presentation
GEO620: Master of Science in Petroleum Geosciences Engineering: Master thesis seminar

Caribbean Basins, Tectonics and Hydrocarbons
Lower Cretaceous basin studies in the Arctic
Valuing global ecosystem services and affects of climate change in collaboration with Dr. Derek Karssenberg and Dr. Menno Straatsma at Utrecht University
Lidar interpretation of Mycenaean archaeological sites in collaboration with Dr. Kim Shelton at UC-Berkeley
Fuzzy logic multi-criteria evaluation for petroleum exploration
Data sourceability
Combining data sets
GIS for geoscience and petroleum

Previous Research Projects:

Mapping Known "Green" Energy Sources in Northern Europe
GIS Compilation Caribbean Active Faults and GIS Study of Tectonic Geomorphology of the Papuan Peninsula, Papua New Guinea
Uplift of active core complexes, Papua New Guinea: Combining constraints from Holocene coral reefs and fluvial geomorphology

Bingham, L., 2011. GIS-based analysis for petroleum exploration using fuzzy logic multi-criteria evaluation and sensitivity analysis. MSc. Thesis, University of Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands, 176 pp.

Bingham, L. and Escalona, A., 2011. Creating a Unified Geologic Database: The Need for a Global Standard. First Break, 29: 41-48.

Bingham, L., Escalona, A., and Karssenberg, D. (2016). Error propagation in a fuzzy logic multi-criteria evaluation for petroleum exploration. International Journal of Geographical Information Science, 30(8), 1552-1578. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13658816.2016.1142547

Bingham, L., R. Zurita-Milla, and A. Escalona, 2012, GIS-based Fuzzy Logic for Petroleum Exploration: AAPG Bulletin, v.96, p. 2121-2142

Escalona, A. and Bingham, L., 2011. The Value Chain and Hydrocarbon Reserves. In: M. Lien (Editor), Introduction to Petroleum Geology. Vett & Viten ELS, Høvik, Norway, pp. 254-264.

Watson, L., Mann, P., and Taylor, F., 2003, Neotectonic geomorphology of the Owen Stanley oblique-slip fault system, eastern Papua New Guinea, American Geophysical Union Annual Meeting: San Francisco, Ca., AGU.

Bingham, L., Escalona, A., and Mann, P., 2007, Building an Integrated, Digital Database Using HTML and GIS Tools: A Case Study for the Northern South American Petroleum Province, American Association of Petroleum Geologists Annual Conference: Long Beach, California, American Association of Petroleum Geologists.

Bingham, L., Escalona, A., and Mann, P., 2007, Building an integrated, digital database using HTML and GIS tools: A case study for the northern South American petroleum province, Geological Society of Trinidad and Tobago: Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, Geological Society of Trinidad and Tobago.

Bingham, L., and Karssenberg, D. (2014, 3-6 June). Error propagation in a fuzzy logic spatial multi-criteria evaluation. Paper presented at the Proceedings of the AGILE'2014 International Conference on Geographic Information Science, Castellón, Spain.

Bingham, L., King, W., and Mann, P., 2007, GIS-Based Active Fault Map of the Caribbean Plate Margins, Geological Society of America annual meeting: Denver, CO, GSA.

Bingham, L., Escalona, A., Norton, I., and Mann, P., 2009, GIS-Based Hydrocarbon Resource Map of the Mexican Sector of the Gulf of Mexico, AAPG Annual Conference, Denver, Colorado, AAPG.

Bingham, L. and Escalona, A., 2010. Mapping Known 'Green' Energy Sources in Northern Europe, 29th Nordic Winter Conference, Oslo, Norway.

Bingham, L., Escalona, A. and Mann, P., 2010. Creaming Curves and Discovery Trends of 5 Basins from the Gulf of Mexico to Northern South America, AAPG Annual Conference. AAPG, New Orleans, LA.

Bingham, L., Escalona, A. and Mann, P., 2010. Creating a Unified Geologic Database: Methods and Techniques, EAGE Annual Conference. EAGE, Barcelona, Spain.

Bingham, L. and Escalona, A., 2011. Using Regional GIS-Based Suitability Maps in Petroleum Exploration: Case Study of Northern South America, Norwegian Geological Society Winter Conference, Stavanger, Norway.

Bingham, L., Escalona, A., and Zurita-Milla, R., 2012. GIS-based Analysis for Petroleum Exploration - Case Study of Northern South America, EAGE Conference. EAGE, St. Petersburg, Russia.

Costley, R., Mann, P., Vargas, C., Bingham, L. and Escalona, A., 2011. GIS database for research on active tectonics and basinal studies in Colombia and its offshore Caribbean and Pacific margin. In: P. Mann (Editor), Colombian Penrose. GSA, Colombia.

Du, W., Bingham, L. and Escalona, A., 2011. Using 3D Visualization and GIS for Virtual Field trips: A Case Study of Oslo Graben, Norway, Norwegian Geological Society Winter Conference, Stavanger, Norway.

Escalona, A. and Bingham, L., 2011. Peak Oil: An Elusive Target, The impact of technology and frontier exploration, Norwegian Geological Society Winter Conference, Stavanger, Norway.

Escalona, A., Mann, P., and Bingham, L., 2008, Hydrocarbon exploration plays in the great Caribbean region and neighboring provinces, American Association of Petroleum Geologists, San Antonio, Texas, AAPG.

King, W. P., Bingham, L., Mann, P., DeMets, C., and Wiggins-Grandison, M. D., 2007, Possible existence of an unidentified, seismogenic fault zone along the southern coast of Jamaica: A compilation of earthquake and remote sensing data, Geological Society of America annual meeting, Denver, Colorado, GSA.

Watson, L., Mann, P., and Taylor, F., 2003, GIS Compliation: Caribbean Active Faults and GIS Study of Tectonic Geomorphology of the Papuan Peninsula, Papua New Guinea, Austin, University of Texas Institute for Geophysics.

Watson, L., and Mann, P., 2004, 3D imaging of the Owen Stanley Fault Zone, Papuan Peninsula, Papua New Guinea, Austin, University of Texas Institute for Geophysics.

Bingham, L., 2006, Making Maya Ceramics, Austin, University of Texas Institute for Geophysics and Mesoamerican Archaeological Research Lab.

Bingham, L., Mann, P., and Escalona, A., 2008, How to Construct and Manage a Regional Geologic-Geophysical-Hydrocarbon Database Using ArcGIS, Oil in Honduras: Focus on the Tela Basin, Houston, TX, JGI, Inc.