Mary Lou Zoback
American geophysicist and seismologist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mary Lou Zoback (née Chetlain; born July 5, 1952) is an American geophysicist and seismologist. A specialist in tectonic stress and natural hazards risks, she spent most of her career as a research scientist with the United States Geological Survey. Zoback chaired the World Stress Map project of the International Lithosphere Program from 1986 to 1992. Zoback served on the U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board from 2012 to 2018.
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Born | Mary Lou Chetlain (1952-07-05) July 5, 1952 (age 71) |
Alma mater | Stanford University |
Awards | James B. Macelwane Medal (1987) Arthur L. Day Medal (2007) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Geophysics, seismology |
Institutions | U.S. Geological Survey |
Thesis | Mid-miocene rifting in north-central Nevada: A detailed study of late cenozoic deformation in the northern basin and range (1978) |
Doctoral advisor | George A. Thompson |
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