Applied Seismology Consulting

ASC is a consulting SME with a strong component of research and development. We are based in the medieval market town of Shrewsbury, between the Shropshire Hills and the border of Wales in the UK.

Our expertise and knowledge are in the application of seismology to the understanding and imaging of both natural and anthropogenic deformation and fracturing processes in rock and brittle materials, at a range of scales from acoustic emission monitoring for laboratory tests up to microseismic monitoring in the field and regional scale earthquakes.

For over two decades, ASC has been utilising seismology methods, like geophysical imaging and waveform analysis, to assist various industries including geological storage, mining, energy and civil engineering. We value an open-minded approach and actively seek partnerships, opportunities and projects to incorporate technology from different fields, all guided by our collaborative research and open innovation policy.

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ISO 9001:2015

What lead us to where we are today

1997

Applied Seismology Consultants established

ASC was created in 1997 by former research staff of Professor Paul Young's Applied Seismology Laboratory at Keele University.

1998

Microseismic and AE monitoring at the AECL's (now CNL) Underground Research Laboratory

ASC carries out the microseicmic, AE and ultrasonic monitoring of the Tunnel Sealing and Mine-by experiments at the URL in Manitoba (Canada), designed to study the spatial and temporal evolution of excavation damage zone under different stress conditions for the long term storage of nuclear waste

2002

Commercial release of InSite seismic processing software

2004

ASC partners in EU radwaste management projects OMNIBUS and SAFETI

ASC developed ultrasonic monitoring tools and numerical simulation for the investigation of the excavation damaged zone around radiactive waste repositories in crystalline and argillaceous rock

2005

ASC gains ISO 9001: 2000 Quality Management System accreditation

2006

Release of AE acquisition hardware range

ASC's THC, PAS, Cecchi, Milne, Darwin and Omori AE equipment commercially available.

2009

ASC becomes part of Itasca International Inc.

Itasca international Inc. become a shareholder of ASC

2014

Itasca Consulting Ltd

ASC becomes fully owned by Itasca International Inc. and rebrands as Itasca Consulting Ltd (ICL). ICL forms part of Itasca-IMaGE along with Itasca offices in Calgary and Houston.

2020

Rebranded as Applied Seismology Consulting

Following a management buyout, ASC continues as an independent consultancy, software and servicer provider focused on the monitoring and imaging of fracture and deformation processes in the natural and engineered environment

2021

New hardware range from Elsys instruments

ASC partners with Elsys AG to supply a state-of-the-art range of hardware solutions for data acquisition in acoustic monitoring of material testing.

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