Thomas H. Jordan
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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]
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Born | |
Citizenship | United States[citation needed] |
Alma mater | California Institute of Technology |
Known for | Plate Tectonics, Seismology, Imaging Techniques [1] |
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[2] |
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