California Institute of Technology

W B. Kamb
Barbara and Stanley R. Rawn, Jr., Professor of Geology and Geophysics, Emeritus
Photo of W B. Kamb
B.S., Caltech, 1952; Ph.D., 1956. Assistant Professor of Geology, 1956-60; Associate Professor, 1960-62; Professor, 1962-63; Professor of Geology and Geophysics, 1963-90; Rawn Professor, 1990-99; Rawn Professor Emeritus, 1999-. Chairman, Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences, 1972-83; Vice President and Provost, 1987-89.
Personal Web Site: http://skua.gps.caltech.edu/

Research Interests

Mechanics of glacier flow, with emphasis on basal sliding, surging and streaming flow in the Antarctic ice sheet; structures produced by rock flow and fracture in the earth.

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