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Revision as of 03:05, 26 October 2017
George Plafker | |
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Born | |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Brooklyn College University of California, Berkeley Stanford University |
Awards | Penrose Medal |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Geology, Seismology |
Institutions | U.S. Army Corp of Engineers United States Geological Survey Chevron Corporation |
George Plafker is an American geologist and seismologist who has made significant contributions to both fields, with research focused on subduction, tsunami, and the geology of Alaska. Following prolonged study of the region of the 1964 Alaska earthquake, Plafker correctly concluded that the largest earthquakes are the result of fault slip at convergent boundaries. This was at a time when the theory of plate tectonics was still not completely accepted by the scientific community. Additional studies were done in Chile in the late 1960s regarding the series of earthquakes there.[1]
Awards
For his groundbreaking research, Plafker was honored with the Penrose Medal by the Geological Society of America and the Harry Fielding Reid Medal from the Seismological Society of America, both in 2017.[2][3]
References
- ^ Fuis, G. S.; Haeusslerb, P J.; Atwater, B. F. (2014), "A tribute to George Plafker", Quaternary Science Reviews, Elsevier, doi:10.1016/j.quascirev.2014.11.010
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(help) - ^ Seismological Society of America (May 11, 2017). "George Plafker wins top honor in seismology" (Press release). Eurekalert!.
- ^ Geological Society of America (July 6, 2017). "Geological Society of America honors Excellence in Geoscience for 2017" (Press release). Eurekalert!.
External links
- Biographical Sketch for: George Plafker – IRIS Consortium
- 50 Years Ago, Alaskan Earthquake Was Key Event for Earth Science – KQED