We are the Sustainability Geophysics Project (SGP) working on efficient and optimized geophysical solutions around the energy cycle of discovery, utilization, reuse and decarbonization.

The research program is affiliated with both the Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences at Purdue University and the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at NUS .

News

New graduate students Pinghao Wang and Alexa Lytle joined SGP in Aug 2024. Welcome both!

Yanlong Niu successfully defended his thesis in July 2024! Congratulations, Yanlong! Yanlong will start his postdoctoral research at NTU.

Professor Arthur Cheng is elected to be the President of the Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG). This is a historic achievement because Arthur is the first Chinese to lead the largest international applied geophysics community.

research landscape


The research group is broadly interested in geophysical applications in the circular economy of a sustainable society, which include but not limited to:
  • Efficient subsurface energy recovery aided by machine learning
  • Urban monitoring for above and underground environment and activities
  • Carbon Sequestration in geological formations
  • Geophysical applications in waste monitoring and charaterization
All research activities feature
  • Solid physical basis combined with artificial intelligence
  • Integrated multiphysical data collection, assimilation, and visualization
  • Acute societal awareness towards energy efficiency and sustainability