Lisa Watson

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B.A., Classical Greek Archaeology with a minor in Geology, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, USA, 2005
M.Sc., Geographic Information Management and Applications, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands, 2011
Ph.D., Faculty of Geosciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands, 2017

National Centre for Sustainable Subsurface Utilization of the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS2030)
Defining Future Subsurface Education Needs in Collaboration with the Energy Industry (SUBSET)
Assessing uncertainty and sensitivity in ecosystem service valuations with Dr. Judith Verstegen at Utrecht University
Lidar interpretation of Mycenaean archaeological sites in collaboration with Dr. Kim Shelton at UC-Berkeley with UiS PhD Candidate Ivan Gutierrez
Peat volume estimate with UiS PhD Candidate Emmanuel Aduse-Poku

GEO260: Bachelor of Science in Earth Energy Resources Engineering: Introduction to Geographic Information Systems. This course is on hold until autumn 2026.
E-GEO260: Continuing Education: Introduction to Geographic Information Systems
GEO620: Developing Research and Presentation Skills - Open to all TN MSc and exchange students.

MCE fuzzy logic studies for geoscience
Valuing ecosystem services and assessing uncertainty
Using GIS for field studies
Visualization of data
Using National Spatial Data Repositories
Risk analysis of environmental or exploration factors in a spatial environment
Geologic studies from satellite imagery
GIS-based plate reconstructions
Lidar modeling for cultural heritage, city planning, or geologic studies
Pedagogical methods in geosciences
Fuzzy logic multi-criteria evaluation for petroleum exploration
Data sourceability
Combining data sets
GIS for geoscience and petroleum

Previous Research Projects:

Caribbean Basins, Tectonics and Hydrocarbons
Valuing global ecosystem services and affects of climate change in collaboration with Dr. Derek Karssenberg and Dr. Menno Straatsma at Utrecht University
Lower Cretaceous basin studies in the Arctic
Mapping Known "Green" Energy Sources in Northern Europe
GIS Compilation Caribbean Active Faults and GIS Study of Tectonic Geomorphology of the Papuan Peninsula, Papua New Guinea
Uplift of active core complexes, Papua New Guinea: Combining constraints from Holocene coral reefs and fluvial geomorphology

Bingham, L., 2011. GIS-based analysis for petroleum exploration using fuzzy logic multi-criteria evaluation and sensitivity analysis. MSc. Thesis, University of Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands, 176 pp.

Bingham, L. and Escalona, A., 2011. Creating a Unified Geologic Database: The Need for a Global Standard. First Break, 29: 41-48.

Bingham, L., Escalona, A., and Karssenberg, D. (2016). Error propagation in a fuzzy logic multi-criteria evaluation for petroleum exploration. International Journal of Geographical Information Science, 30(8), 1552-1578. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13658816.2016.1142547

Bingham, L., R. Zurita-Milla, and A. Escalona, 2012, GIS-based Fuzzy Logic for Petroleum Exploration: AAPG Bulletin, v.96, p. 2121-2142

Escalona, A. and Bingham, L., 2011. The Value Chain and Hydrocarbon Reserves. In: M. Lien (Editor), Introduction to Petroleum Geology. Vett & Viten ELS, Høvik, Norway, pp. 254-264.

Gutierrez, I., R. Lindenbergh, L. Watson, and K. Shelton, 2023, Building a geometric Mycenaean chamber tomb catalogue from terrestrial laser scan data: Digital Applications in Archaeology and Cultural Heritage.

Gutierrez, I., W. Weibull, L. Watson, M. T. Olsen, and A. Escalona, 2023, Holistic 3D Model of an Urban Area in Norway: An Integration of Geophysical, Geotechnical, Remote Sensing, and Geological Methods: Remote Sensing, v. 15, no. 11, p. 2872, doi: 10.3390/rs15112872.

Sekulic, M., A. Mansourian, A. Siljeg, L. Watson, and B. Cavric, 2020, Multi-Criteria spatial-based modelling for optimal alignment of roadway by-passes in the Tlokweng Planning Area, Botswana (Journal of Spatial Science, doi: 10.1080/14498596.2020.1755731.

Trede, C., N. Cardozo, and L. Watson, 2019, What is the appropriate sample size for strike and dip measurements? An evaluation from compass, smartphone and LiDAR measurements (Norwegian Journal of Geology, v. 99, no. 3, p. 1-14, doi: . https://dx.doi.org/10.17850/njg99-3-4.

Watson, L., M. W. Straatsma, J. A. Verstegegen, N. Wanders, S. M. de Jong, and D. Karssenberg, 2020, Global ecosystem service values affected by climate change (Environmental Research Letters, v. 15, no. 2, doi: 10.1088/1748-9326/ab5aab.

Ahmad, S. S., A. Escalona, L. Bingham, and I. Norton, 2014, Late Cretaceous to Pliocene Paleogeographic Maps of the Gulf of Mexico-Caribbean using PaleoGIS Plate Reconstructions as Basemaps: PaleoGIS User Conference Meeting. Houston, Texas, 5 November.

Bingham, L., 2006, Making Maya Ceramics, Austin, University of Texas Institute for Geophysics and Mesoamerican Archaeological Research Lab.

Bingham, L., 2006, Overview of the HTML and GIS database: CBTH Annual meeting: Phase I, Year 1. Austin, TX, 1 September.

Bingham, L., 2007, Improvements to the functionality of the GIS database in Year Two: CBTH Annual meeting: Phase I, Year 2. Austin, TX, 3 October.

Bingham, L., 2008, Improvements and additions to the GIS database: CBTH Annual meeting: Phase I, Year 3. Austin, TX, 3 October.

Bingham, L., 2009, Expanding the CBTH GIS database for the Mexican sector of the Gulf of Mexico and Updates to the CBTH database: CBTH Annual meeting: Phase II, Year 1. Austin, TX, 18 September.

Bingham, L., 2011, GIS-based analysis for petroleum exploration using fuzzy logic multi-criteria evaluation and sensitivity analysis: MSc. thesis, University of Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands, 176 p.

Bingham, L., 2013, Website and Database: Lower Cretaceous Basin Studies in the Arctic: Sponsor Meeting. Stavanger, Norway, 15 October.

Bingham, L., and A. Escalona, 2010, Mapping Known 'Green' Energy Sources in Northern Europe: 29th Nordic Winter Conference. Oslo, Norway,

Bingham, L., and A. Escalona, 2011, Creating a Unified Geologic Database: The Need for a Global Standard: First Break, v. 29, p. 41-48.

Bingham, L., and A. Escalona, 2011, Using Regional GIS-Based Suitability Maps in Petroleum Exploration: Case Study of Northern South America: Norwegian Geological Society Winter Conference. Stavanger, Norway, 11-13 January.

Bingham, L., and A. Escalona, 2012, Analysis of a new heat flow compilation: CBTH Annual meeting: Phase III, Year 1. Houston, TX, 20 September.

Bingham, L., A. Escalona, and D. Karssenberg, 2016, Error propagation in a fuzzy logic multi-criteria evaluation for petroleum exploration: International Journal of Geographical Information Science, v. 30, no. 8, p. 1552-1578, doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13658816.2016.1142547.

Bingham, L., A. Escalona, and P. Mann, 2007, Building an Integrated, Digital Database Using HTML and GIS Tools: A Case Study for the Northern South American Petroleum Province: American Association of Petroleum Geologists Annual Conference. Long Beach, California, 1-4 April 2007.

Bingham, L., A. Escalona, and P. Mann, 2007, Building an integrated, digital database using HTML and GIS tools: A case study for the northern South American petroleum province: Geological Society of Trinidad and Tobago. Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, 18-21 June.

Bingham, L., A. Escalona, and P. Mann, 2010, Creaming Curves and Discovery Trends of 5 Basins from the Gulf of Mexico to Northern South America: AAPG Annual Conference. New Orleans, LA, 10-14 April 2010.

Bingham, L., A. Escalona, and P. Mann, 2010, Creating a Unified Geologic Database: Methods and Techniques: EAGE Annual Conference. Barcelona, Spain, 14-17 June 2010.

Bingham, L., A. Escalona, I. Norton, and P. Mann, 2009, GIS-Based Hydrocarbon Resource Map of the Mexican Sector of the Gulf of Mexico: AAPG Annual Conference. Denver, Colorado,

Bingham, L., A. Escalona, and R. Zurita-Milla, 2012, GIS-based Analysis for Petroleum Exploration - Case Study of Northern South America: EAGE Conference. St. Petersburg, Russia,

Bingham, L., A. Escalona, and R. Zurita-Milla, 2013, GIS-Based Analysis for Petroleum Exploration, Unpublished.

Bingham, L., and D. Karssenberg, 2013, Error propagation of a fuzzy logic multi-criteria evaluation for petroleum exploration: Eurogeo 2013. Bruges, Belgium, 8-11 May 2013.

Bingham, L., and D. Karssenberg, 2013, Error Propagation of a Fuzzy Logic Multi-criteria Evaluation for Petroleum Exploration: CBTH Annual meeting: Phase III, Year 2. Houston, TX, 20 September.

Bingham, L., and D. Karssenberg, 2014, Error propagation in a fuzzy logic spatial multi-criteria evaluation, in Huerta, Schade, and Granell, eds.: Proceedings of the AGILE'2014 International Conference on Geographic Information Science, Castellón, Spain, 3-6 June.

Bingham, L., D. Karssenberg, and R. Zurita-Milla, 2011, GIS and fuzzy logic using CBTH data as a test case: CBTH Annual meeting: Phase II, Year 3. Houston, TX, 9 September.

Bingham, L., D. Karssenberg, and R. Zurita-Milla, 2012, Error Propagation of a Fuzzy Logic Model: CBTH Annual meeting: Phase III, Year 1. Houston, TX, 20 September.

Bingham, L., W. P. King, and P. Mann, 2007, GIS-Based Active Fault Map of the Caribbean Plate Margins: Geological Society of America annual meeting. Denver, CO, 28-31 October, 2007.

Bingham, L., P. Mann, and A. Escalona, 2008, How to Construct and Manage a Regional Geologic-Geophysical-Hydrocarbon Database Using ArcGIS: Oil in Honduras: Focus on the Tela Basin. Houston, TX,

Bingham, L., M. Straatsma, and D. Karssenberg, 2016, Global Mapping of Provisioning Ecosystem Services: EGU Annual Conference. Vienna, Austria, April 18-22.

Bingham, L., R. Zurita-Milla, and A. Escalona, 2012, GIS-based Fuzzy Logic for Petroleum Exploration: AAPG Bulletin, v. 96, no. 11, p. 2121-2142, doi: 10.1306/04251212009.

Bingham, L., R. Zurita-Milla, D. Karssenberg, and A. Escalona, 2013, GIS-Based Analysis for Petroleum Exploration: ESRI Petroleum User Group. London, England, November 14-15, 2013.

Costley, R., P. Mann, C. Vargas, L. Bingham, and A. Escalona, 2011, GIS database for research on active tectonics and basinal studies in Colombia and its offshore Caribbean and Pacific margin, in P. Mann, ed.: Colombian Penrose, Colombia.

Du, W., L. Bingham, and A. Escalona, 2011, Using 3D Visualization and GIS for Virtual Field trips: A Case Study of Oslo Graben, Norway: Norwegian Geological Society Winter Conference. Stavanger, Norway, 11-13 January.

Escalona, A., S. S. Ahmad, and L. Watson, 2021, Late Cretaceous-Pliocene paleogeography of the circum-Caribbean region based on quantitative plate reconstruction and georeferenced databases, in C. Bartolini, ed., Eastern Caribbean-northeastern South American boundary: Tectonic evolution, basin architecture, and petroleum systems: AAPG Memoir 123, AAPG.

Escalona, A., and L. Bingham, 2011, Peak Oil: An Elusive Target, The impact of technology and frontier exploration: Norwegian Geological Society Winter Conference. Stavanger, Norway, 11-13 January.

Escalona, A., and L. Bingham, 2011, The Value Chain and Hydrocarbon Reserves, in M. Lien, ed., Introduction to Petroleum Geology: Høvik, Norway, Vett & Viten ELS, p. 254-264.

Escalona, A., P. Mann, and L. Bingham, 2008, Hydrocarbon exploration plays in the great Caribbean region and neighboring provinces: American Association of Petroleum Geologists. San Antonio, Texas, 20-23 April, 2008.

Gutierrez, I., R. Lindenbergh, L. Watson, and K. Shelton, Accepted, Building a geometric Mycenaean chamber tomb catalogue from terrestrial laser scan data: Digital Applications in Archaeology and Cultural Heritage.

Gutierrez, I., W. Weibull, L. Watson, M. T. Olsen, and A. Escalona, 2023, Holistic 3D Model of an Urban Area in Norway: An Integration of Geophysical, Geotechnical, Remote Sensing, and Geological Methods: Remote Sensing, v. 15, no. 11, p. 2872, doi: 10.3390/rs15112872.

Johansen, E. M. S., A. Escalona, N. Cardozo, and L. Bingham, 2013, 3D Flexural Modeling through time in the northern South America: 75th EAGE Conference & Exhibition. London, England, 10-13 June 2013.

King, W. P., L. Bingham, P. Mann, C. DeMets, and M. D. Wiggins-Grandison, 2007, Possible existence of an unidentified, seismogenic fault zone along the southern coast of Jamaica: A compilation of earthquake and remote sensing data: Geological Society of America annual meeting. Denver, Colorado, 28-31 October 2007.

Mann, P., A. Escalona, L. Bingham, and M. K. Horn, 2009, Tectonostratigraphic and structural setting of giant oil and gas clusters in northern South America: X Simposio Bolivariano. Cartagena, Colombia, 26-29 July.

Mann, P., A. Escalona, and CBTH Research group, 2006, Caribbean Basins, Tectonics and Hydrocarbons (CBTH) Phase I - Atlas Volume 2006, Austin, Texas, University of Texas, Jackson School of Geosciences, Institute for Geophysics, p. 91.

Mann, P., A. Escalona, and CBTH Research group, 2007, Caribbean Basins, Tectonics and Hydrocarbons (CBTH) Phase I - Atlas Volume 2007, Austin, Texas, University of Texas, Jackson School of Geosciences, Institute for Geophysics and Unviersity of Stavanger, Norway, Department of Petroleum Engineering, p. 91.

Mann, P., A. Escalona, and CBTH Research group, 2008, Caribbean Basins, Tectonics and Hydrocarbons (CBTH) Phase I - Atlas Volume 2008, Austin, Texas, University of Texas, Jackson School of Geosciences, Institute for Geophysics and Unviersity of Stavanger, Norway, Department of Petroleum Engineering, p. 170.

Mann, P., A. Escalona, and CBTH Research group, 2009, Caribbean Basins, Tectonics and Hydrocarbons (CBTH) Phase II - Atlas Volume 2009, Austin, Texas, University of Texas, Jackson School of Geosciences, Institute for Geophysics and Unviersity of Stavanger, Norway, Department of Petroleum Engineering, p. 88.

Mann, P., A. Escalona, and CBTH Research group, 2010, Caribbean Basins, Tectonics and Hydrocarbons (CBTH) Phase II - Atlas Volume 2010, Austin, Texas, University of Texas, Jackson School of Geosciences, Institute for Geophysics and Unviersity of Stavanger, Norway, Department of Petroleum Engineering, p. 85.

Mann, P., A. Escalona, and CBTH Research group, 2011, Caribbean Basins, Tectonics and Hydrocarbons (CBTH) Phase II - Atlas Volume 2011, Austin, Texas, University of Houston, Department of Earth and Atmospheric Studies and Unviersity of Stavanger, Norway, Department of Petroleum Engineering, p. 137.

Mann, P., A. Escalona, and CBTH Research group, 2012, Caribbean Basins, Tectonics and Hydrocarbons (CBTH) Phase III - Atlas Volume 2012, Houston, Texas, University of Houston, Department of Earth and Atmospheric Studies and Unviersity of Stavanger, Norway, Department of Petroleum Engineering, p. 154.

Mann, P., A. Escalona, and CBTH Research group, 2014, Caribbean Basins, Tectonics and Hydrocarbons (CBTH) Phase III - Atlas Volume 2014, Houston, Texas, University of Houston, Department of Earth and Atmospheric Studies and Unviersity of Stavanger, Norway, Department of Petroleum Engineering, p. 97.

Pezzotta, M., L. Watson, and K. Dikilitas, 2023, Role of stakeholders in co-creating higher education of the future: MNT Conference. Stavanger, Norway, 16-17 March 2023.

Sekulic, M., A. Mansourian, A. Siljeg, L. Watson, and B. Cavric, 2020, Multi-Criteria spatial-based modelling for optimal alignment of roadway by-passes in the Tlokweng Planning Area, Botswana: Journal of Spatial Science, doi: 10.1080/14498596.2020.1755731.

Trede, C., N. Cardozo, and L. Watson, 2018, What is an appropriate size for strike and dip measurements? An evaluation from compass, smart phone, and LiDAR measurements: EGU Annual Conference. Vienna, Austria, 8-13 April.

Trede, C., N. Cardozo, and L. Watson, 2019, What is the appropriate sample size for strike and dip measurements? An evaluation from compass, smartphone and LiDAR measurements: Norwegian Journal of Geology, v. 99, no. 3, p. 1-14, doi: . https://dx.doi.org/10.17850/njg99-3-4.

Watson, L., 2017, Spatial-based assessment at continental to global scale: case studies in petroleum exploration and ecosystem services: PhD thesis, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands, 185 p.

Watson, L., 2023, QGIS in Continuing Education: QGIS Annual User Meeting. Trondheim, Norway, October 26, 2023.

Watson, L., and A. Escalona, 2021, Creating spatial-based paleogeography from plate reconstructions: A methodology, in C. Bartolini, ed., Eastern Caribbean-northeastern South American boundary: Tectonic evolution, basin architecture, and petroleum systems: AAPG Memoir 123, AAPG.

Watson, L., and P. Mann, 2004, 3D imaging of the Owen Stanley Fault Zone, Papuan Peninsula, Papua New Guinea, Austin, University of Texas Institute for Geophysics.

Watson, L., P. Mann, and F. Taylor, 2003, GIS Compliation: Caribbean Active Faults and GIS Study of Tectonic Geomorphology of the Papuan Peninsula, Papua New Guinea, Austin, University of Texas Institute for Geophysics.

Watson, L., P. Mann, and F. Taylor, 2003, Neotectonic geomorphology of the Owen Stanley oblique-slip fault system, eastern Papua New Guinea: American Geophysical Union Annual Meeting. San Francisco, Ca.,

Watson, L., M. W. Straatsma, J. A. Verstegen, N. Wanders, S. M. de Jong, and D. Karssenberg, 2020, Global ecosystem service values in climate class transitions: Environmental Research Letters, v. 15, no. 2, doi: 10.1088/1748-9326/ab5aab.

Watson, L., and J. A. Verstegen, 2022, Uncertainty and Sensitivity of Global Ecosystem Service Values: iEMSs, Brussels, Belgium, 4-8 July 2022.

Watson, L., J. A. Verstegen, M. W. Straatsma, and D. Karssenberg, 2020, Quantifying Uncertainty and Assessing Sensitivity in Global Mapping of Ecosystem Services: EGU General Assembly. Vienna, Austria, May.

Zimmermann, U., J. Dieset, L. Watson, and T. Lapen, 2021, Sedimentological constraints and provenance of Eocene and Miocene successions from Barbados, in C. Bartolini, ed., Eastern Caribbean-northeastern South American boundary: Tectonic evolution, basin architecture, and petroleum systems: USA, AAPG.