Geophysicist, University of Minnesota, Minnesota Geological Survey

Aaron C. Hirsch

Aaron Hirsch has been the geophysicist for the Minnesota Geological Survey (MGS) at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities for the past 5 years where he has worked on geophysical projects across the state. Dr. Hirsch previously received his MA from Boston University in geophysics and a PhD at the University of Rhode Island’s Graduate school of Oceanography with a focus in marine geology and geophysics before he was a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Minnesota. Prior to obtaining his advanced degrees, he worked at the University of Nevada Las Vegas performing various field geophysics programs and in the Geophysical Operations group within the ExxonMobil Exploration company (EMEC) where he designed, managed, and provided quality control to seismic operations across the globe.