Peter Vail Named Two-Time Cambridge Who's Who Professional of the Year in Stratigraphy and Seismic Interpretation.Peter R. Vail, Ph.D. named Professional of the Year in Stratigraphy stratigraphy, branch of geology specifically concerned with the arrangement of layered rocks (see stratification). Stratigraphy is based on the law of superposition, which states that in a normal sequence of rock layers the youngest is on top and the oldest on the and Seismic Interpretation for the Oil and Gas Industry by Cambridge Who's Who Who’s Who biographical dictionary of notable living people. [Am. Hist.: Hart, 922] See : Fame HOUSTON -- Peter R. Vail, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of Rice University's Earth Science Department, was named Professional of the Year in Stratigraphy and Seismic Interpretation for the Oil and Gas Industry by Cambridge Who's Who for 2006-2007, the second year Vail has been thus honored. The Cambridge Who's Who selection committee hand picks these special honorees based on accomplishments, academic achievement, leadership, and service. Vail began his career as a research geologist with Esso in 1956, relocating to Houston in 1965 to work for Esso Production Research Company, where he advanced to senior research scientist, the highest technical position. Vail's worldwide explorations honed the concept of a unifying paradigm of eustatic cycles into an immensely practical tool for hydrocarbon exploration and stratigraphic stra·tig·ra·phy n. The study of rock strata, especially the distribution, deposition, and age of sedimentary rocks. strat studies. In 1986, Vail was appointed the W. Maurice Ewing William Maurice "Doc" Ewing (May 12 1906 – May 4 1974) was an American geophysicist and oceanographer. Ewing has been described as a pioneering geophysicist who worked on the research of seismic reflection and refraction in ocean basins, ocean bottom photography, Professor of Oceanography oceanography, study of the seas and oceans. The major divisions of oceanography include the geological study of the ocean floor (see plate tectonics) and features; physical oceanography, which is concerned with the physical attributes of the ocean water, such as at Rice, where he applied his experience in industrial research to educating the next generations of researchers. Upon retirement from Rice, he established Peter R. Vail Oil & Gas Consulting & Investing Company, acting as a consultant to the industry. For more information, visit www.prvail.com. Vail's citations indicate the significance of his research. He received the American Association American Association refers to one of the following professional baseball leagues:
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