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Hiroo Kanamori, Kyoto Laureate

Don Anderson

Professor Don Anderson, Crafoord Laureate and Eleanor and John R. McMillan Professor of Geophysics, Emeritus, has written an article on his trip to Kyoto as a representative, not only of the Division, but also of Caltech, to be in attendance when Hiroo Kanamori received the Kyoto Prize.

The 2006 Cruise Expedition

Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences
From late September to October 2006, a Caltech GPS research group headed by Victoria Orphan sailed on the R/V Atlantis and used Alvin to study diverse methane-oxidizing Archaea and associated syntrophic relationships using high resolution molecular and isotopic methods off the coast of Oregon. Follow the link above to view the expedition website.

In Sumatra: Notes From a Geologist in the Field

Kerry Sieh, Robert P. Sharp Professor of Geology
From January 3 to January 20, 2005, Professor Kerry Sieh was in Indonesia, focusing on Sumatra and its accompanying islands, to assess the geological changes caused by the Aceh earthquake and determine future locations for seismic monitoring equipment.

The 2004 GPS Western Australia Trip

Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences
We left LAX Thursday evening from terminal 4, the American Airlines terminal. Everything got through security all right, though Cody was called back because his Brunton compass set off the alarms with a petroleum smell....

The 2003 GPS Postdoc Field Trip

Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences
For their annual field trip, the GPS postdocs went to Baja California, Mexico and the Salton Sea in southern California, on January 31 - February 3rd, 2003. The purpose of this field trip was to give an overview of the boundary between the Pacific and North American plates and the opening of the Gulf of California.

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