Seismological Laboratory
California Institute of Technology
Pasadena, California 91125

Research Interests
Global geodynamics: Mantle convection, plate tectonics and the dynamic coupling between mantle processes and continenetal & sea floor geology. Chemical and thermal evolution of the mantle and crust. Sea-level change and marine geophysics. Computational geophysics: frameworks, finite element analysis, and parallel processing.

Education

• 1982: B.S., Geosciences, The University of Arizona, Tucson
• 1987: Ph.D., Geophysics Australian National University, Canberra.  Thesis: Convective Mixing in the Earth's Mantle

Professional Experience

• 1986-1988: Research Fellow in Geophysics, California Institute of Technology
• 1988-1993: Assistant Professor of Geological Sciences, University of Michigan
• 1991: Visiting Fellow, Australian National University
• 1993: Associate Professor of Geological Sciences, University of Michigan
• 1994-1996: Associate Professor of Geophysics, California Institute of Technology
• 1995-2003: Associate Director, Seismological Laboratory, Caltech
• 1996-2005: Professor of Geophysics, California Institute of Technology
  
• 2004-: Director, Computational Infrastructure for Geodynamics (CIG), Caltech
• 2005-: John E. and Hazel S. Smits Professor of Geophysics, Caltech

Honors and Awards

• 1989: Presidential Young Investigator Award, National Science Foundation
• 1991: Fellow, The David and Lucile Packard Foundation
• 1993: James B. Macelwane Medal, American Geophysical Union
• 1993: Fellow, American Geophysical Union
• 1993: Donath Medal (Young Scientist Award), Geological Society of America
• 1993: Senior Fellow, Geological Society of America
• 1997: University of Arizona, Geosciences Alumni Achievement Award
• 2005: John E. and Hazel S. Smits Professorship
• Gordon Bell Prize Finalist [Burstedde et al., 2008]

Professional Service

• Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP
  • U.S. Member, Science Steering and Evaluation Panel (2006-)
• MARGINS
  • Member, MARGINS Steering Committee (2008-)
• Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology (IRIS)
  • Member, USArray Steering Committee (1999-2003)
  • Member, USArray Advisory Committee (2004-2006)
• National Science Foundation (NSF)
  • Member, Task Group on Earth Science Cyberinfrastructure (2003-2004)
• Geological Society of America (GSA)
  • Editorial Board, Geology (1993-1995).
  • Member, Arthur L. Day Medal Committee (1999-2002)
• American Geophysical Union (AGU)
  • Member, Committee for the Study of the Earth's Deep Interior (1994-1999)
  • Convenor, Chapman Conference on The History and Dynamics of Global Plate Motions (1997)
  • Member, Publications Committee (1998-2000)
  • Associate Editor, JGR-Solid Earth (1998-2001)
  • Associate Editor, G3, Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems (1999-2004)
  • Member, Inge Lehmann Medal Committee (2000-2002)
• National Research Council (NRC)
  • Member, Geodynamics of Sedimentary Basins Panel (1995-1997)
• Gordon Research Conference (GRC)
  • Chair, Interior of the Earth (1998)
• Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIAR)
  • Member, External Review Panel for Earth System Evolution Program (1998)

Field and Marine Experience:

• Jan.-Feb. 2002. Fiordland, New Zealand. Sample collection by boat (M/Y Huia) and helicopter for thermochnronology.
• Nov. 9-Dec. 6, 2002. NBP0207 (R/V Nathaniel B. Palmer). Port Hueneme, CA to Lyttleton, NZ. Underway geophysics/SCS. Focus survey of Kermadec Trench.
• May 22-June 12, 2003. NBP0304, Chief Scientist R/V N. B. Palmer. Lyttleton, NZ to Honolulu, HI. Underway geophysics. Target, survey of Kermadec Trench.

Advisors and Recent Collaborators:

Geoffrey F. Davies (Ph.D. advisor), Bradford H. Hager (Post Doc advisor)

B. Aagaard (USGS); B. Appelbe (VPAC, Australia); M. I. Billen (U. C. Davis); G. Biros (Penn); J. Bloxham (Harvard); O. Ghattas (Texas); B. H. Hager (MIT); M. House (PCC); G. Ito (Hawaii); P. J. J. Kamp (Univ. Waikato, NZ); L. Kellogg (U.C. Davis); L. Lavier (UTIG); L. Montesi (Maryland); L. Moresi (Monash, Australia); R. D. Müller (Sydney, Australia); S. Quenette (VPAC, Australia); X. Song (UIUC); M. Spiegelman (LDEO); R. Sutherland (GNS, NZ); T. Torsvik(NGU); H. J. Van Avendonk (UTIG); P. van Keken (Michigan); S. Willett (ETH); C. Williams (RPI); M. E. Wysession (Wash. U.); S. Zhong (Colorado).

Students and Post Docs:
Current: Lydia DiCaprio¹ (PhD), Lijun Liu (PhD), Sonja Spasojevic (PhD), Dan Bower (PhD), Laura Alisic(PhD). Former: Mark A. Russell (MS), Stuart A. Weinstein (PDF), Shijie Zhong (PhD), Peter Burgess (PDF), Louis Moresi (PDF), Mark Simons (PDF), John Toth (PDF), Igor Sidorin (PhD), Jishu Deng (PDF), Lijie Han (PDF), Clint Conrad (PDF), Magali Billen (PhD), Chad Hall (PDF), Eh Tan (PhD), Vlad Manea (PDF), Laetitia Le Pourhiet(PDF), Laura Baker Hebert² (PhD), Eun-seo Choi (PhD), Nathan J. Downey³ (PhD).
  ¹Co-advised with R. D. Müller; ²Co-advised with P. D. Asimow; ³Co-advised with J. M. Stock.