usgs_staff_profile:
meta: status_code: 200 timestamp: '2023-09-30T17:25:07.136054' url: https://www.usgs.gov/staff-profiles/seth-haines profile: abstracts: [] affiliations: [] education: - B.A. (1997) Middlebury College (Geology and Physics) - M.Sc. (2001) Stanford University (Geophysics) - Ph.D. (2005) Stanford University (Geophysics) email: shaines@usgs.gov expertise_terms: - seismic methods - environmental impacts - hydraulic fracturing - natural gas resources - oil resources - produced water characterization - resource assessment - gas hydrates - oil and gas waters honors: [] intro_statements: - Seth is a Research Geophysicist with the USGS Central Energy Resources Science Center. His areas of work include seismic characterization of gas hydrates, and the quantification of the potential impacts of oil and gas development (including hydraulic fracturing, produced waters, habitat impacts). name: Seth Haines name_qualifier: null orcid: 0000-0003-2611-8165 organization_link: https://www.usgs.gov/centers/central-energy-resources-science-center organization_name: Central Energy Resources Science Center personal_statement: Recent ResearchGas hydrate characterization with seismic methods, with main focus on the Gulf of Mexico and AlaskaWater issues related to hydrocarbon production, including quantifying water use for hydraulic fracturing and water produced with oil and gasBroader impacts of oil and gas development, including habitat and related topicsShear-wave seismic methods for near-surface applications (focus of Mendenhall Post-doc, 2005-200)Seismoelectric methods for near-surface applications (dissertation topic) professional_experience: [] title: Research Geophysicist