The SUPA INSPIRE scheme funded a six month secondment for a research physicist from the Institute of Photonics, University of Strathclyde, to work in collaboration with the Beatson Institute for Cancer Research and Coherent Scotland Ltd.
THE CLIENT: Shell
THE BACKGROUND: The greatest financial risks borne by Oil & Gas companies occur during “frontier” exploration when crucial licensing/development decisions have to be made on the basis of limited and often unreliable data. This puts a premium on survey methods that can cover very large areas rapidly and identify promising leads.