Mike Gurnis Explained

Michael C. Gurnis is the John E. and Hazel S. Smits Professor of Geophysics; Clarence R. Allen Leadership Chair, Seismological Laboratory; Director, Seismological Laboratory; and Director, Schmidt Academy for Software Engineering at the California Institute of Technology.[1] Since 2009, Gurnis has served as director of the Caltech Seismological Laboratory ("Seismo Lab"), a leader in the study of earthquakes and geophysics for more than 100 years.[2] [3] [4]

Gurnis served as director of the Computational Infrastructure for Geodynamics (CIG),[5] an NSF-funded institute operated by Caltech which supports and promotes Earth science by developing and maintaining open-source software for computational geophysics and related fields.[6]

Gurnis was awarded the 2013 Agustus Love Medal for fundamental contributions to geodynamics from the European Geosciences Union.[7]

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  1. Michael C. Gurnis. Caltech Seismological Laboratory. https://www.gps.caltech.edu/people/michael-c-gurnis
  2. Caltech's Seismo Lab Celebrates 100 Years at the Forefront of Earthquake Science. Caltech.November 09, 2022. https://www.caltech.edu/about/news/caltechs-seismo-lab-celebrates-100-years-at-the-forefront-of-earthquake-science
  3. Blinder, Collin. Seismo Lab at Caltech celebrates 100 years. Pasadena Star News. November 13, 2022.
  4. Perkins, Robert. USA: Scientists identify almost 2 million previously "hidden" earthquakes. Prevention Web: California Institute of Technology. April 18, 2019. https://www.preventionweb.net/news/usa-scientists-identify-almost-2-million-previously-hidden-earthquakes
  5. Michael Gurnis Named Director of the Seismological Laboratory. Caltech Seismological Laboratory. https://seismolab.caltech.edu/news/michael-gurnis-named-director-of-the-seismological-laboratory
  6. NSF Awards $6.75 Million for Geodynamics Computational Facility. National Science Foundation. September 16, 2004. https://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=100442&org=NSF
  7. 2013 Augustus Love Medal. Michael Gurnis. http://www.egu.eu/awards-medals/augustus-love/2013/michael-c-gurnis/ Michael Gurnis' 2013 Augustus Love Medal citation

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