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Thomas H. Jordan is an American seismologist, and former director (2002–2017) of the Southern California Earthquake Center at The University of Southern California. He was formerly the head of the Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences Department at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and is a member of the National Academy of Sciences,[3] the American Academy of Arts and Sciences,[4] and the American Philosophical Society.[5]
Thomas H. Jordan | |
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 Aat USC Creativity & Collaboration in 2010 | |
| Born | |
| Citizenship | United States[citation needed] |
| Alma mater | California Institute of Technology |
| Known for | Plate Tectonics, Seismology, Imaging Techniques[2] |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Seismology, Geology |
| Institutions | University of Southern California, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Princeton University |
| Doctoral advisor | Don L. Anderson[1] |
Research
editJordan has made significant contributions to plate tectonics concerning the structure of continents, the depth of lithospheric slab penetration, and the nature of mantle convection, for example determining the exact nature and processes involved in plate subduction.[6] Jordan has also pioneered many seismic imaging techniques which he developed for his doctoral dissertation and are now used widely to understand the interior of the earth.[7] Jordan has served on international committees concerning seismic hazard.[8][9][10]
Awards
editIn 2017, Jordan was nominated and selected to receive the Bowie Medal, one of the highest honors the American Geophysical Union awards its members. However, AGU rescinded the medal following receipt of a formal ethics complaint and corresponding investigation. The AGU board reaffirmed its decision following an appeal.[11]
Publications
editJordan has been published extensively in scientific journals.[12] He has also published two textbooks, Understanding Earth and The Essential Earth.
References
edit- ^ "Welcome". AGU. June 1, 2015. Retrieved June 18, 2015.
- ^ Li Zhao1, Thomas H. Jordan1, Kim B. Olsen2 and Po Chen1 (December 1, 2005). "Fréchet Kernels for Imaging Regional Earth Structure Based on Three-Dimensional Reference Models". Bssaonline.org. Retrieved June 18, 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Thomas H. Jordan". nasonline.org. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
- ^ "Thomas Hillman Jordan". American Academy of Arts & Sciences. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
- ^ "APS Member History". search.amphilsoc.org. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
- ^ "Welcome". AGU. June 1, 2015. Retrieved June 18, 2015.
- ^ "Full 3D Tomography: A Comparison Between the Scattering-Integral and Adjoint-Wavefield Methods". 2006. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.105.8356.
- ^ "California reactors less vulnerable – latimes". Los Angeles Times. March 15, 2011. Retrieved June 18, 2015.
- ^ Povoledo, Elisabetta (June 15, 2011). "Indictments Over 2009 Quake Cause Quite a Furor". The New York Times. Retrieved June 18, 2015.
- ^ "DOE Awards Record Supercomputing Time to UC San Diego, SDSC Researchers". Newswise.com. January 12, 2012. Retrieved June 18, 2015.
- ^ Reardon, Sara (May 16, 2018). "Geoscience society rescinds award to top seismologist after ethics investigation". Nature. doi:10.1038/d41586-018-05171-4.
- ^ "Thomas Hillman Jordan : Resume" (PDF). Dornslife.usc.edu. Retrieved June 18, 2015.