Michael C. Gurnis
John E. and Hazel S. Smits Professor of Geophysics; Director, Seismological Laboratory
Phone: 626-395-6979
Office: 351 SOUTH MUDD
Mailing Address:
MC 252-21
California Institute of Technology Pasadena, CA 91125 B.S., University of Arizona, 1982; Ph.D., Australian National University, 1987. Associate Professor, Caltech, 1994-96; Professor, 1996-2005. Smits Professor, 2005-. Associate Director, Seismological Laboratory, 1995-2003; Director, 2009-.
Personal Web Site: http://www.gps.caltech.edu/~gurnis
Research Web Site: http://www.gps.caltech.edu/~gurnis/geodynamics.html
Research Interests
Global geodynamics: mantle convection, plate tectonics and the dynamic coupling between mantle processes and continental and sea floor geology; chemical and thermal evolution of the mantle and crust; Marine geophysics; computational geophysics: frameworks, finite element analysis, and parallel processing.
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