Speakers
Alan R. Huffman, PhD 
Dr. Alan R. Huffman is a recognized technical and business leader with over 25 years of experience in international exploration and production. Dr. Huffman received a Bachelors degree in Geology from Franklin and Marshall College in 1983, and a Ph.D. in Geophysics from Texas A&M University in 1990. In 1986-87, he was privileged to perform the seismic hazard analysis for the successful proposal for the Superconducting Supercollider in Waxahachie, Texas. In 1989-1990, he served as Science Manager of DOSECC, the U.S. Continental Drilling Program.
As the President and CEO of Fusion Petroleum Technologies Inc. (FPTI), Dr. Huffman has been responsible for the strategic growth and expansion of the enterprise since 2003. He has been the primary architect of Fusion's rapid growth from a small consulting practice to a global business enterprise with over 290 clients and offices in multiple countries. Dr. Huffman was also the Lyssa and Cyril Wagner Professor of Geology and Geophysics in the School of Geology and Geophysics at The University of Oklahoma in Norman, OK in 2003 and 2004.
From 1997-2002, Huffman was Manager of The Seismic Imaging Technology Center (SITC) with Conoco. In this role, Huffman managed the geophysical technology division of Conoco, with responsibility for worldwide technology development and technical services. From 1990 to 1997, Huffman was employed by Exxon Corporation, where we worked as a technology specialist on exploration and production projects in The United States, West Africa and The Far East, and was also actively involved in technology and software development.
Huffman is active in industry and professional affairs, having chaired numerous technical conferences and having served on organizing committees for the SEG, AADE, AAPG and SPE. He was the recipient of the 2004 Robert H. Dott Sr. Memorial Award from The AAPG for the publication of AAPG Memoir 76, and also received the 2002 Best Paper Award from The SEG. He has published numerous papers in refereed journals and articles in international publications, and 30 abstracts. He has 9 U.S. patents in the field of geophysics.