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Sieh's principal research interest is [[earthquake]] [[geology]], which uses geological layers and landforms to understand the geometries of active faults, the earthquakes they generate, and the crustal structure their movements produce. His early work on the [[San Andreas fault]] led to the discovery of how often and how regularly it produces large earthquakes in [[southern California]].<ref>http://www.gps.caltech.edu/~sieh/</ref> |
Sieh's principal research interest is [[earthquake]] [[geology]], which uses geological layers and landforms to understand the geometries of active faults, the earthquakes they generate, and the crustal structure their movements produce. His early work on the [[San Andreas fault]] led to the discovery of how often and how regularly it produces large earthquakes in [[southern California]].<ref>http://www.gps.caltech.edu/~sieh/</ref> |
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Sieh is a member of the [[United States National Academy of Sciences]] (since 1999) and has been a professor of [[geology]] at the [[California Institute of Technology]] |
Sieh is a member of the [[United States National Academy of Sciences]] (since 1999) and has been a professor of [[geology]] at the [[California Institute of Technology]] from 1986 to 1999. He received his Ph.D. degree in geology from [[Stanford University]] in 1977 and his undergraduate degree in geology from the [[University of California, Riverside]] in 1972. |
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In 2008, Sieh became director of the [[Nanyang Technological University]]'s Earth Observatory.<ref>http://www.earthobservatory.sg/microsites/kerrysieh/index.php</ref> Since 2012, he is the first holder of the AXA-NTU Chair on Natural Hazards in South-East Asia<ref>http://www.axa-research.org/the-axa-research-fund-launches-its-first-chair-in-asia</ref>. |
In 2008, Sieh became director of the [[Nanyang Technological University]]'s Earth Observatory.<ref>http://www.earthobservatory.sg/microsites/kerrysieh/index.php</ref> Since 2012, he is the first holder of the AXA-NTU Chair on Natural Hazards in South-East Asia<ref>http://www.axa-research.org/the-axa-research-fund-launches-its-first-chair-in-asia</ref>. |
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| Nationality | American |
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| Fields | geology, seismology |
Kerry E. Sieh is an American geologist and seismologist.
Sieh's principal research interest is earthquake geology, which uses geological layers and landforms to understand the geometries of active faults, the earthquakes they generate, and the crustal structure their movements produce. His early work on the San Andreas fault led to the discovery of how often and how regularly it produces large earthquakes in southern California.[1]
Sieh is a member of the United States National Academy of Sciences (since 1999) and has been a professor of geology at the California Institute of Technology from 1986 to 1999. He received his Ph.D. degree in geology from Stanford University in 1977 and his undergraduate degree in geology from the University of California, Riverside in 1972.
In 2008, Sieh became director of the Nanyang Technological University's Earth Observatory.[2] Since 2012, he is the first holder of the AXA-NTU Chair on Natural Hazards in South-East Asia[3].
Awards and honors
Awards and Honors:
- GLBT Scientist Award, National Organization of Gay and Lesbian Scientists and Technical Professionals, 2006
- Fellow, American Geophysical Union, 2001
- National Academy of Sciences, member, 1999
- Fellow, Geological Society of America, 1996
- National Academy of Sciences Award for Initiatives in Research, 1982
- E.B. Burwell, Jr., Memorial Award of the Engineering Geology Division, Geological Society of America, 1980
Publications
- "Geology of Earthquakes" with Robert S. Yeats and Clarence R. Allen. Oxford University Press (1997) ISBN 0-19-507827-6
- "The Earth in Turmoil: Earthquakes and Volcanos and Their Impact on Humankind" with Simon LeVay. W. H. Freeman & Sons (1998) ISBN 0-7167-3151-7
- "Living on an Active Earth: Perspectives on Earthquake Science" as part of the Committee on the Science of Earthquakes, National Research Council. National Academies Press (2003) ISBN 0-309-06562-3