Dalton Hawkins

Dalton Hawkins is a Senior Geophysicist at SM Energy Company, specializing in South Texas geology, specifically the Eagleford and Austin Chalk formations since February 2018. Key responsibilities include utilizing seismic data and attributes to develop facies, geomechanical, and earth models, aimed at asset development and hazard mitigation. Previous roles include Geophysicist II, where Dalton applied pre-stack inversion, geostatistics, and machine learning, and a Contract Geophysicist role overseeing geostatistical inversion using Neural Networks. Prior experience includes work as a Geophysicist at Noble Energy, a Graduate Teaching Assistant at the University of Oklahoma, and several internships and research roles in geophysics. Dalton holds a Master of Science in Geophysics and Seismology from the University of Oklahoma and a Bachelor of Science in Geology from Oklahoma State University.