Houston – An Introduction to Integrated Marine Site Characterization

02 December, 2025 - 03 December, 2025

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The Society for Underwater Technology’s Offshore Site Investigations and Geotechnics (OSIG) Committee will hold its Introduction to Integrated Marine Site Characterization course on December 2nd and 3rd, 2025. The course has undergone extensive updating since it was last offered in 2018, including new material related to the increasing global development of renewable energy. The two-day course will be taught by industry and academic leaders in their fields. SUT-US will offer Certificates for Professional Development Hours (PDH) upon request.

Overview:

  • Introduction to marine site characterization planning, execution, and interpretation techniques
  • Desktop studies and the preliminary ground model
  • Offshore data collection methods and processing
  • Survey data interpretation and analysis
  • Onshore testing and interpretation
  • Data integration and design basis development

What will you be taking away from this course?

  • An understanding of the marine site characterization process as related to offshore oil and gas and renewable energy developments
  • Awareness of tools and techniques utilized to collect seabed data and data processing workflows
  • Awareness of tools and techniques utilized to test seabed sediments in a controlled laboratory environment (including a tour of NGI’s new laboratory)
  • Integration of geological, geophysical, and geotechnical data towards development of a three-dimensional ground model
  • Understanding seabed data uncertainties for development of geotechnical design basis

If you are interested in sponsoring this event, see flyer at the bottom of the page and contact Mariana Diaz [email protected]

For more information go to SUT-US.org