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CCG Faculty
The CCG is directed by Dr. Clayton V. Deutsch. Dr. Jeff Boisvert is a co-director and supervises roughly half of the graduate student programs.
Dr. Clayton V. Deutsch
Clayton is a Professor in the School of Mining and Petroleum Engineering at the University of Alberta. Clayton launched the Centre for Computational Geostatistics (CCG) when he returned to the University of Alberta in 1998. Prior to 1998, Clayton worked in the industry for six years, earned a doctorate in geostatistics from Stanford in 1992, a master’s in geostatistics from Stanford in 1987, and a bachelor’s in engineering from the University of Alberta in 1985. He has published eight books and over 200 research papers. He holds the Alberta Chamber of Resources Industry Chair in Mining Engineering and the Canada Research Chair in Natural Resources Uncertainty Characterization.
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Dr. Jeff Boisvert
I am an associate professor in the School of Mining and Petroleum Engineering at the University of Alberta and co-director of the Centre for Computational Geostatistics (CCG). My research interests concentrate on geostatistical numerical modeling and uncertainty management with a focus on the mining and petroleum industries. Numerical modeling is concerned with generating a set of spatial models of variables such as mineral grade, contaminates, flow properties, etc. These models are used to make important engineering decisions in mine design, exploration campaign design, well placement, well management, and contaminate cleanup strategies. Uncertainty management focuses on making these engineering decisions in an optimal way that maximizes value, minimizes environmental impact, and minimizes risk. Numerical modeling and uncertainty management are often framed as optimization problems and so I often use machine learning, artificial intelligence, and optimization techniques to improve solutions.
I currently have over 50 publications and I also teach the undergraduate mining engineering capstone course MinE 402: Mine Design Project, MinE 422: Environmental Impact of Mining Activities, and a graduate-level class MinE 612: Principles of Geostatistics. Further, I am involved in teaching short courses and longer citation courses focused on geostatistical modeling.
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