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Anderson, JohnStatus: ProfessorBiographical Information for John G. Anderson Seismological Laboratory, MS 174, University of Nevada, Reno, Nevada 89557 Phone: (775) 784 xxxx Fax: (775) 784 4165 Email: jga@seismo.unr.edu Education Ph.D. Geophysics, 1976 Columbia University, New York City, New York B. S. Physics, 1970 Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan Professional Experience University of Nevada, Reno – College of Science - Mackay School of Earth Sciences and Engineering Department of Earth Sciences and Engineering (formerly Geological Sciences) Associate Professor, Professor of Geophysics: Sept 1988 present Nevada Seismological Laboratory: Sept 1988 - present Director, Feb. 1998 – June 2009 University of California, San Diego Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics Asst., Associate Research Geophysicist and Lecturer: Aug 1980 to June 1990 Department of Applied Mechanics and Engineering Sciences Asst, Associate Research Engineer: Aug 1980 to 30 June 1988 University of Southern California, Los Angeles Research Associate, Senior Research Associate: Oct. 1976 to 1980 California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California Research Fellow: November 1975 to 1976. Lamont Doherty Geological Observatory of Columbia University, Palisades, N. Y. Research Assistant: July 1970 to 1975. Additional Professional Experiences Project Professor at Earthquake Research Institute, University of Tokyo, July 1, 2009-March 31, 2010. Visiting Professor at Laboratoire de Geophysique Interne et Tectonophysique, April 27, 2010-July 23, 2010. Consultant on problems related to seismic hazard and engineering seismology. Major Research Interests of John Anderson All aspects of engineering seismology, including applications of geological and seismological information to estimate seismicity and seismic hazards; recording strong ground motions; understanding the physics of near-source ground motions; and applications to engineering problems. Dr. Anderson is an author or coauthor on over 220 publications, mostly related to some field of engineering seismology. Sample Publications Anderson, J. G. (2007). Physical Processes That Control Strong Ground Motion. In Hiroo Kanamori, Volume Editor; Gerald Schubert, Editor in Chief (Ed.), Treatise on Geophysics, Volume 4, Earthquake Seismology (vol. 4, pp. 513-565). Amsterdam: Elsevier. Anderson, J. G. (2010). Source and site characteristics of earthquakes that have caused exceptional ground accelerations and velocities, Bull. Seism. Soc. Am., 100, 1–36. Contacts: Home Page: http://crack.seismo.unr.edu/htdocs/academic/ANDERSON/home.html Phone: 784-xxxx E-mail: click to email |