B.A. in Physics from Colorado College, Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Ph.D. in Earth Sciences from Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, California. Dissertation title: Continental and Oceanic Isostasy.
Awards and Fellowships
- 1970 Class valedictorian, recipient of awards for mathematics, science and French.
- 1970-1971 National Merit Scholarship
- 1973 Phi Beta Kappa, summa cum laude
- 1973-1976 National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship
- 1977-1978 University of California Dissertation Fellowship
- 1984, 1993 Journal of Geophysical Research Editor's Citation for Excellence in Refereeing
- 1985 Graduate Student Council Award for Teaching
- 1985-1986 Mary Ingraham Bunting Fellow, Radcliffe College
- 1988 Macelwane Award, American Geophysical Union
- 1988 Fellowship, American Geophysical Union
- 1988 Doctor of Science, honoris causa, Colorado College
- 1989-1990 NSF Visiting Professorship for Women, Lamont-Doherty Geological Observatory of Columbia University
- 1991-1997 Griswold Professor of Geophysics
- 1993 Outstanding Alumni Award, The Blake Schools, Minneapolis
- 1995 Capital Science Lecturer, Carnegie Institution
- 1996-1997 Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar
- 1996 MIT School of Science Graduate Teaching Prize
- 1997 Science and Technology Fellow, CSU Monterey Bay
- 1998 Fellowship, Geological Society of America
- 1998 Fellowship, American Association for the Advancement of Science
- 1998 Sanctuary Reflections Award, Special Recognition Category, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary
- 1999 Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- 2002 Elected member American Philosophical Society
- 2003 ARCS Scientist of the Year
- 2004 National Associate, National Academy of Science
- 2004 Alumna of the Year, University of California, San Diego
- 2004 Doctor of Science, honoris causa, University of Minnesota
- 2005 Elected member, National Academy of Sciences
- 2007 Maurice Ewing Medal, American Geophysical Union
Post-graduate Employment
- 1/78-6/78 Postdoctoral Research Associate, Scripps Institution of Oceanography.
- 6/78-7/79 Visiting Assistant Professor, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.
- 6/79-6/82 Geophysicist, Branch of Tectonophysics, Office of Earthquake Studies, U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, California.
- 7/82-7/86 Assistant Professor of Geophysics, Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
- 7/86 Associate Professor of Geophysics, EAPS, MIT.
- 7/89-3/98 Professor of Geophysics, EAPS, MIT
- 7/93-7/95 Associate Director, MIT SeaGrant College Program
- 7/95-8/97 Director, MIT/WHOI Joint Program in Oceanography and Applied Ocean Science and Engineering
- 9/97-present President/CEO Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute
- 6/98-present Professor, Department of Earth Science, UC Santa Cruz (on leave)
- 10/98-present Professor of Geophysics, Stanford University
Special Training
- US Navy UDT and Seal Team training course in underwater demolition and explosives handling.
- NAUI certified SCUBA diver
- Red Cross Water Safety Instructor.
Sea Experience
- Participant on 14 oceanographic expeditions on ships from Scripps, Woods Hole, Oregon State University, and Columbia University.
- Co-chief scientist on Crossgrain 2 marine geophysical expedition to the Marquesas Islands, April 1987.
- Co-chief scientist on the R/V Maurice Ewing EW9103 multichannel seismic expedition to French Polynesia, May, 1991
- Chief scientist on the R/V Maurice EwingEW9106 marine geophysical survey of the Marquesas Fracture Zone, September-October, 1991
- Chief scientist on the R/V Maurice Ewing EW9204 ocean bottom seismometer experiment in the Marquesas Islands, May, 1992
- Co-chief scientist on BARGE, a multichannel seismic survey on Lake Mead of the Colorado Plateau - Basin and Range breakaway zone, March, 1994
- Chief scientist on R/V Maurice Ewing EW9602, multichannel seismic survey of the Austral Islands, March-May, 1996
- Chief scientist on R/V Roger Revelle expedition to measure hydrothermal heat flux in the Hawaiian Islands, August-September, 1997
Professional Societies
- American Geophysical Union (Fellow)
- American Association for the Advancement of Science (Fellow)
- Geological Society of America (Fellow)
Teaching Experience
- Geophysical Prospecting (U. of Minnesota., 1978)
- Global Tectonics (U. of Minnesota, 1978)
- Inverse Theory (U. of Minnesota, 1979)
- Physics and Chemistry of the Earth (MIT, 1982)
- Plate Tectonics and Marine Geophysics (MIT, 1983-present)
- Introduction to Geophysics (MIT, 1983-1991)
- Essentials of Geophysics (MIT, 1984-present)
- Seminar in Plate Tectonics (MIT, 1987)
- Exploring the Deep Sea (Freshman seminar, MIT, 1987-1992)
- Seminar in Scientific Inference (LDGO, 1989)
- How to Build a Habitable Planet (Freshman seminar, MIT, 1993-1997)
- Experimental Oceanography at Woods Hole (MIT, 1993-1997)
- Computational Data Analysis (MIT, 1994-1997)
Other Activities
Past
- Journal of Geophysical Research Associate Editor, 1980-1983
- Journal of Geophysical Research guest editor, 1983
- Pure and Applied Geophysics, editorial board, 1987-88
- Member, IUGG special studies group on density and stress differences within the earth, 1980-1983
- Member, IUGG special studies group on geodynamics of mountain belts, 1983-1987
- Member, NSF panel for graduate fellowships in Earth Sciences, 1985, 1986,1987 (Chairman 1988, 1989, 1990)
- NSF Ocean Sciences, Panelist, 1986-1988, 1990
- NSF Science and Technology Centers Panelist 1989
- Member NASA science steering group for the Geopotential Research Mission 1978-1988.
- Chairman, Science Working Group, NASA Gradiometer Study Team, 1987
- Panel co-chairman, NASA Coolfont Workshop, 1989
- Member, Committee on Geodesy, National Research Council, 1982-1984
- Member, Geodynamics Committee, National Research Council, 1984-1987
- Member, Earth Science Committee, National Research Council, 1987-1989
- Member, AGU Tectonophysics nominating committee, 1983, 1985
- Member, AGU Budget and Finance Committee, 1986-1988
- Chairman, AGU Journals Board, 1988-1990
- Chairman, Tectonophysics Fellows Committee, AGU, 1990, 1992
- Chairman, AGU Publications Committee, 1990-1992
- Member, Tectonics editor search committee, 1983
- Member, Lithosphere Panel, Ocean Drilling Program, 1986-1988
- Member, National Earthquake Hazard Reduction Program Advisory Committee, 1991
- Chairman, AGU Publications Committee, 1990-1992
- Chairman, Joint Committee for Marine Geology and Geophysics, MIT/WHOI Joint Program, 1984-1988, 1991-1995
- President, special study group "Transmission of Stress and Geodynamic Implication", International Association of Geodesy, 1987-1991
- Tectonophysics editorial board, 1982-1991
- Member, Atolls and Guyots Detailed Planning Group, Ocean Drilling Program, 1991
- Member, Performance Evaluation Committee, Ocean Drilling Program, 1991
- Member, Organizing Committee for the Frontiers of Science Symposium, National Academy of Sciences, 1991-2, 1994
- Chairman, Visiting Committee, Geological Sciences Department, U of Arizona, 1992
- Member, Advisory Committee for Earth Sciences, National Science Foundation, 1990-1993
- Member, NASA Earth Science and Applications Division Advisory Subcommittee, 1990-1993
- Member, Advisory Structure Review Committee, Ocean Drilling Program, 1992-1993
- Chairman, Organizing Committee for the Frontiers of Science Symposium, National Academy of Sciences, 1993
- Chairman, Visiting Committee, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, 1993
- SEI (Study of the Earth’s Interior) Committee, American Geophysical Union, 1992-1994
- Audit and Legal Affaris Committee, American Geophysical Union, 1992-1994
- Nominating Committee, American Geophysical Union, 1992-1994
- Member, Board on Earth Sciences and Resources, National Research Council, 1994
- Member, Committee on Geophysical and Environmental Data, National Research Council, 1994
- Member, National Academy of Sciences Television Advisory Committee, 1994
- Member, Committee to Study the Criteria for Federal Support for Research and Development (Press Committee), 1995
- President, Tectonophysics section, American Geophysical Union, 1992-1994
- Chair, Audit and Legal Affaris Committee, American Geophysical Union, 1994-1996
- Member, Organizing Committee for the German-American Frontiers of Science Symposium, 1995, 1996
- Chair, External Review Committee, Department of Geological Sciences, UC Santa Barbara, 1997
- Member, External Review Committee, Department of Geology and Geophysics, U of Minnesota, 1997
- Member, Lincoln Lab Advisory Board, 1994-1997
- Member, National Medal of Science Committee, 1995-1997
- Member, New England Aquarium Advisory Board, 1995-1997
- Co-Chair, NSF-OCE Workshop on the Future of Marine Geosciences, 1995-1998
- Vice-Chair, Advisory Committee for Geosciences, National Science Foundation 1996-1998
- Chair, Macelwane Award Committee, American Geophysical Union, 1996-1998
- Co-Chair, Chinese-American Frontiers of Science Symposium, August, 1998
- Member, Government-University-Industry-Research-Roundtable committee on Stress in Universities, 1995-1998
- Member, NRC committee on the Science of Earthquakes, 1996-1999
- Member, NRC Committee on 50 Years of Ocean Sciences at NSF, 1998
- Member, ODP Executive Committee for Drilling Opportunities in the 21st Century, 1998-9
- Member, German-American Academic Council, 1994-1999
- Member, Ocean Research Advisory Panel, National Ocean Partnership Program, 2000-2001
- Member, Ocean Science Synthesis Committee, NSF 1998-2001
- Chair, NOAA Exploration Panel, 2000-2001
- President, American Geophysical Union 2000-2002
- Member, Exploration of the Seas Committee, National Research Council, 2001-2004
- Member, Review Committee for the Division on Earth and Life Sciences, National Academy of Sciences, 2003-2004
- Member, Jackson School Vision Committee, University of Texas at Austin, 2003-2004
- Past President, American Geophysical Union, 2002-2004
- Member, Visiting Committee, Department of Ocean Engineering, MIT 1999-2004
- Chair, Ocean Research Advisory Panel, National Ocean Partnership Program, 2001-2005
- Chair, Monterey Bay Crescent Ocean Research Consortium, 2000-2006
- Member, External Review Committee for Marine Science Institute, University of California at Santa Barbara, 2006
Present
- Member, Visiting Committee, Department of Mechanical Engineering, MIT 2005-present
- Whale Conservation Fund Advisory Council 2004-present
- Member, Visiting Committee, School of Earth Sciences, Stanford University, 1999-present
- Chair, Visiting Committee, Department of Earth and Planetary Science, Harvard University, 2002-present
- Member, Advisory Board, Winchell School of Earth Sciences, University of Minnesota, 2005-present
- Member, Board of Directors, Monterey Bay Aquarium, 1998-present
- Member, Schlumberger Technical Advisory Committee, 2000-present
- Member, Editorial Advisory Committee, Science magazine, 2001-present
- Member, Ocean Council, 2005-present
- Chair, University Oceanographic Laboratory System (UNOLS), 2006-present
- Chair, Board of Governors, Joint Oceanograhic Institutions, 2006-present
- Reviewer for JGR, GJRAS, Tectonophysics, Nature, Tectonics, Journal of Geophysics, EPSL, PEPI, GRL, RGSP, PAGEOPH, NSF, NASA, LPRI, NERC
Invited Lectures (bold for most recent year)
Caltech (1978, 1980, 1997), University of Minnesota (1978, 1996, 125 th Anniversary Lecturer: 1999, IT Distinguished Woman Lecturer: 2003, 2006), Harvard (1978, 1984), University of California Santa Barbara (1978, 1981), Cornell University (1978, 1983), University of Michigan (1979, 1989, 1994), Dalhousie (1979), Lamont-Doherty (1980, 1985, 1986, 1989, 1995, 50 th Anniversary Lecture 1999, 2007), Stanford (1980, 1984, 1998, 2003, 2007), Sandia Labs (1981), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1981, Wallace Lecture: 1998, 2005), Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (1981, 1985, 1987, College Teachers Workshop: 1987, 1989), University of California Berkeley (1982, 1989, 1995, 1998), University California Los Angeles (1982, 1989), Society of Engineering Science (1982), Washington University at St. Louis (1982), Brown (1983, 1989, 1994), Yale (1983, 1985, 1995), Scripps Institution of Oceanography (80th Anniversary Lecturer: 1983, 1995, 2002), 27th International Geological Congress, Moscow (1984), Institute of Physics of the Earth, Moscow (1984, 1987), University of Wyoming (1985, Dedication of Geosciences Building: 1998), Colorado College (1985, 1988, 2003), SUNY Stony Brook (1985), IUGG Workshop in Zurich (1985), University Lowell (1986), University of Rhode Island (1986, 1994), Radcliffe Summer Science Program (1986, 1987), Geological Society of Washington (1988), IGPP Los Alamos (1989), IPG, Paris (1989, 1996), Institute of Computational Geophysics, Moscow (1989), Institute of Petroleum Research, Tel Aviv (1989), York University (1990), University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (1990), Northwestern (1990), Penn State (1990), University of New Mexico (1991), University of Texas at Austin (1991), Boston University (1992), Duke University (1992), University of Massachusetts, Amherst (1992, 1996), University of Washington (1993), Princeton University (1993), National Academy of Sciences (1994, Revelle Lecture: 2001), Keystone Scientist to Scientist Colloquium (1994), Berlin Symposium on Issues Facing the German-American Academic Council (1994), University of Toronto (1994, J. Tuzo Wilson Lecture: 2004), MacMaster University (1994), University of Maine (1995), University of Iowa, Workshop on Science Education (1995, 1996), Amherst College (1996), Smith College (1996), University of Brest, France (1996), Western Maryland College (1996), Hiram College (1997), Carnegie-Mellon University (1997), St. Lawrence University (1997), Birmingham-Southern College (1997), University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee (1997), Ripon College (1997), College of St. Catherine (1997), University of Hawaii (1998), University of California Santa Cruz (1998), Augsburg College (Sverdrup Lectures: 1998), Arizona State University (1998), American Association for the Advancement of Science (1998, 1999, 2001, 2007), Library of Congress (1999), US Geological Survey (2000), Purdue University (Crough Lecture, 2000), White House Millenium Matinee (2000), Trinity University (2000), University of Utah (2001), ACM1 Computer Conference (Keynote Speaker, 2001), Oceans 2001 (Keynote lecture, 2001), University of South Carolina (Convocation Speaker, 2002), Ocean’s Symposium, Anchorage, AL (2002); JAMESTEC 30 th Anniversary Symposium (2002), Oregon State University (Condon Lecture, 2002), University of California, San Diego (2002, 2003), Illinois Math and Science Academy (2003), ARCS Foundation (2003), Women in Science and Engineering, Nuclear and Space Radiation Effects keynote speaker (2003), Division of Planetary Sciences, American Astronomical Society plenary speaker (2003), Barrow Arctic Science Consortium public lecture (2003), Portuguese-American Foundation Annual Lecture in Marine Sciences, Lisbon (2004), 9 th Circuit Court Judicial Conference (2004); Marin County Women Lawyers (2004), Santa Fe Institute (2005), Naval Postgraduate School (2005), Pop!Tech (2005, 2007), Geological Society of Washington (2005), SeaSpace Symposium (2005), Monterey Bay Aquarium Travel Dynamics Expedition, East Antarctica (2006), Palo Alto Research Center, California (2006), International Conference on Space Mission Challenges for Information Technology, Pasadena, California (2006), U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Science (2006), California and the World Ocean Conference (2006), American Geophysical Union Symposium on the Anniversary of the International Geophysical Year (2006), Maritime Museum of Monterey (2006), U.S. State Department Conference on Women in the Arab World, Kuwait (2007), California Ocean Protection Council (2007), Sanctuary Currents Symposium (2007), Earthscope Project Annual Meeting (Keynote Address, 2007), Monterey Business Council Fourth Annual Economic Forum (2007), Wittenberg University (IBM Distinguished Lecture 2007), Bermuda Institute of Ocean Science (2007), NASA Ames Research Center (2007).
Students
- Anne Judge, M.S. completed 6/88, thesis title "The Relationship Between Plate Dip and Elastic Plate Thickness: A Study of the Peru-Chile Trench"
- Sarah Kruse, Ph.D. completed 8/89, thesis title "Deformation of Continental Lithosphere: Investigations in the Urals, Appenines, and Basin and Range"
- Paul Filmer, Ph.D. completed 11/91, thesis title: “Flexure of the Oceanic Lithopshere in the Vicinity of the Marquesas Islands”
- Carolyn Ruppel, Ph.D. completed 1/92, thesis title "Thermal Structure, Compensation Mechanisms, and Tectonics of Actively-Deforming Continents: Baikal Rift Zone and Large-Scale Overthrust and Extensional Terrains"
- Cecily Wolfe, Ph.D. completed 4/94, thesis title “Geophysical Studies of Midplate Volcanism and Plate Boundary Earthquakes in the Ocean Basins” (co-supervised with Sean Solomon)
- Paula Waschbusch, Ph.D. completed 9/94, thesis title: “Modes of Continental Deformation: Studies of Foredeep Basins, Continental Hot Spots, and Intracratonic Basins” (co-supervised with Leigh Royden)
- Susan Evans, M.S. completed 9/94, thesis title: “Constraints on the Viscosity of the Earth’s Mantle Beneath the South Pacific”
- Zhou Yu, M.S. completed 3/96, thesis title: "Flexural Strength of Lithosphere in Central Asian the the Development of Intracontinental Orogens: The Tien Shan”
- Yu Jin, Ph.D. completed 6/97, thesis title: “State-of-Stress and Rheology of Tibet and its Vicinity from Gravity Anomalies and Numerical Models”
- Kelsey Jordahl, PhD. Completed 11/98, thesis title: “Tectonics of the Southern Austral Islands”
- Member of thesis committee: Victor Zlotnicki (1983), Eric Bergman (1984), Steve Bratt (1984), Ron Remillard (1985), Lynn Hall (1985), Steven Swift (1985), Helene Lyon-Caen (1985), Adam Freedman (1987), Michael Diament (Paris-Sud, 1987), Douglas Toomey (1987), Karen Meech (1987), Elizabeth Robinson (1987), Cynthia Ebinger (1987), John Collins (1988), Karen Fischer (1988), Vincent Salters (1989), Walter Smith (LDGO, 1990), John Goff (1990), Ginger Barth (LDGO, 1991), Erik Hauri (1992), Gail Christeson (1993), Sang-Mook Lee (1994), Bruno Corneglia (Paris, 1996), Khaled Ouaasa (Brest, 1996), Garrett Ito (1996), Emily Hooft (1996), Daniel Lizarralde (1997)
- Undergraduate research (UROP) advisor: Fred Pollitz (1983-84), Shir Filler (1987), Karen Cianciulli (1987, 1988), Rosanna Yuen (1995)