Evan Delaney

Curriculum vitae

Evan is a doctoral student within the Seismology and Wave Physics group at ETH Zurich, focusing on the creation of a non-destructive testing framework for engineering structures and their response to hazards. He aims to leverage inexpensive and commoditized technologies (e.g., computer graphics and vision algorithms, drones, GPUs, optical fiber, and open-source software) coupled with advanced wave solvers to image and monitor the health, safety, and security of critical infrastructure.

In 2011, Evan graduated from Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia with a bachelor's degree in “Physics and Astronomy” and “Classics and Philosophy” receiving highest honors for a thesis concerning Manichaeism, Neoplatonism, and Augustine of Hippo. He was then employed by l’Éducation nationale (the French National Education system) and taught English at two collèges (middle schools) in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region. In 2015, Evan then graduated with honors from the IDEA League (TU Delft, ETH Zurich, RWTH Aachen) Applied Geophysics joint master program – with a thesis on passive seismic monitoring using nonstationary noise sources. Since 2015, Evan has been employed by Equinor and has served in various technical, leadership, and advisory roles within production, exploration, research, power and energy markets, business development, and strategy.