California Institute of Technology

Robert W. Clayton
Professor of Geophysics; Divisional Academic Officer for Geological and Planetary Sciences
Photo of Robert W. Clayton
B.A.Sc., University of Toronto, 1973; M.Sc., University of British Columbia, 1976; Ph.D., Stanford University, 1981. Assistant Professor of Exploration Geophysics, Caltech, 1981-85; Associate Professor, 1985-89; Professor of Geophysics, 1989-. Executive Officer for Geophysics, 1987-94; Acting Director, Seismological Laboratory, 1989; 2008-09; Deputy Director, 1989-90; Academic Officer, 2008-.

Research Interests

Crustal and upper mantle seismology; using array seismology to determine the properties of subduction and rifting; tectonics of Mexico and Peru; measuring temporal variations in seismic properties using ambient noise; marine geophysics; exploration geophysics; near-surface geophysics.

Research website: http://www.gps.caltech.edu/~clay/homepage.html.

 

   

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