Member Since 1981
Mike Gurnis
Director, Seismological Laboratory and John E and Hazel S Smits Professor of Geophysics, California Institute of Technology
Professional Experience
California Institute of Technology
Director, Seismological Laboratory and John E and Hazel S Smits Professor of Geophysics
1994 - Present
Education
Doctorate
1987
Australian National University
Doctorate
Honors & Awards
Publications
Dynamic Emergence of Plate Motions and Great Megathrust Earthquakes Across Length and Time Scales
The slow motion of tectonic plates over thousands of kilometers is intermittently interrupted by great earthquakes with sudden slips localized near...
November 23, 2024
On the Origin of Small‐Scale Seismic Scatters at 660‐km Dept...
December 01, 2022
AGU Abstracts
Role of GIA vs. Mantle Flow in Perturbing Intraplate Stress and Seismicity in Eastern North America
AGU 2024
tectonophysics | 13 december 2024
Erin Hightower, Michael Gurnis
Despite the stability of the continental interior, eastern North America has hosted significant historical earthquakes, including the recent M 4.8 New...
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Dynamic Emergence of Plate Motions and Great Megathrust Earthquakes Across Length and Time Scales
AGU 2024
tectonophysics | 13 december 2024
Jiaqi Fang, Michael Gurnis, Nadia Lapusta
The slow motion of tectonic plates over thousands of kilometers is intermittently interrupted by great earthquakes with sudden slips localized near co...
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Craton Deformation from Flat-Slab Subduction and Rollback
AGU 2024
study of earth's deep interior | 13 december 2024
Shaofeng Liu, Bo Zhang, Pengfei Ma, Simon Williams...
The mechanisms underlying the deformation and eventual destruction of Earth's cratons remain enigmatic, despite proposed links to subduction and deep ...
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Volunteer Experience
2013 - 2014
Fellows Committee Representative
Study of the Earth's Deep Interior Executive Committee
2013 - 2014
Member
Joint Sections Fellows Committee
2000 - 2002
Member
Lehmann Medal Committee
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