Dr. Michael Zhdanov is a distinguished professor in the Department of Geology and Geophysics at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, USA, and the director of the Consortium for Electromagnetic Modeling and Inversion (CEMI). He is also the founder and CEO of TechnoImaging LLC. Dr. Zhdanov is a leading expert in the field of theoretical and applied geophysics and is the author of more than 300 papers, including more than 15 monographs published in English, Russian, and Chinese, and holds in excess of two dozen patents. Professor Zhdanov is a full member of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences and a fellow of the Electromagnetics Academy, USA. He received one of the highest awards of the International Society of Exploration Geophysicists, an honorary membership award, in recognition of his distinguished contributions to exploration geophysics and to the advancement of the profession.