A digital trailblazer paves the way for others, creating a substantial impact and serving as a precursor to further digital innovation and value creation in the subsurface geoscience community.
At the upcoming Dig X Subsurface conference in Oslo in March, we will present the winner of the Digital Trailblazer Award 2024.
We are excited to announce that Matt Hall, Scientific Programmer at Equinor, is one of the nominees.
Hall graduated with a PhD in Geology from the University of Manchester and joined Statoil as a Geoscientist in 1997. Since then, Hall has held various positions in the industry and founded/co-founded several companies and communities.
One of these was Software Underground which he co-founded in 2014. This community is a non-profit organization promoting productive conversation and collaboration among digital subsurface scientists. Over the years, a lot of like-minded people have found together, made connections, and delivered value for themselves and their employing entities through this community.
Hall re-joined Equinor in 2022 as a Scientific Programmer but is still a Director at Software Underground. In his role at Equinor, Matt works on various open-source tools for scientists and engineers, many of which are available at Equinor’s Github spot.
An achievement of Matt also worth mentioning is that he was among the first to run cross-industry hackathons where organizational boundaries were erased and focus on collaboration came first.
Those who have worked with Matt Hall appreciate his enthusiasm and unwavering support of open science, which is beneficial for the community and the progress in the field of subsurface and beyond.