John Ullo received his degrees in Physics (BS) from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Nuclear Physics (PhD) from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Currently, he is a private consultant on future research initiatives after a career spanning thirty years with Schlumberger Technology Corporation. Several recent prior positions within Schlumberger include: Senior Management Advisor for research at the Schlumberger-Doll Research Center in Boston focusing on nanotechnology enabled applications for oil recovery and production, Vice President and General Manager of the Schlumberger Austin Technology Center from 2001 to 2004, Director of Research for Reservoir Evaluation at Schlumberger-Doll from 1996 to 2001 and Managing Director of Product Development for Seismic Processing and Evaluation at Schlumberger Geco-Prakla (now Western Geco) in the UK from 1993-1996. Earlier he held several R&D management positions in North America.