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Member Since 1981
Mike Gurnis
John E and Hazel S Smits Professor of Geophysics, California Institute of Technology
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Professional Experience
California Institute of Technology
John E and Hazel S Smits Professor of Geophysics
1994 - Present
Education
Australian National University
Doctorate
1987
Mike's AGU Research
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Global plate motions across seismic cycles and their rheological underpinnings
PLATE MOTION, CONTINENTAL DEFORMATION, AND INTERSEISMIC STRAIN ACCUMULATION III ORAL
geodesy | 19 december 2025
Influence of Subduction History and Mineral Deformation on Seismic Anisotropy in the Lower Mantle
SEISMIC ANISOTROPY FROM SURFACE TO CORE I ORAL
study of earth's deep interior | 18 december 2025
Machine Learning–Driven Acceleration of Integrated Geodynamic-Geochemical Models
ADVANCES IN MACHINE LEARNING FOR SOLID EARTH GEOSCIENCE I ORAL
study of earth's deep interior | 17 december 2025
Constraints on LLSVP Properties from Boundary Morphology and Seismic Anisotropy
ADVANCES IN DEEP MANTLE STRUCTURE AND DYNAMICS FROM COMPUTATIONAL, EXPERIMENTAL, AND OBSERVATIONAL PERSPECTIVES II POSTER
study of earth's deep interior | 17 december 2025
Modeling multi-scale subduction zone dynamics: From long-term plate motions to great megathrust earthquakes
UNDERSTANDING THE SEISMIC CYCLE AND THE ROLE OF TRANSIENT DEFORMATION: A MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH II POSTER
tectonophysics | 16 december 2025
Influence of Glacial Isostatic Adjustment on Intraplate Stress and Seismicity in Eastern North America in the Presence of Pre‐Existing Weak Zones
GEOCHEMISTRY, GEOPHYSICS, GEOSYSTEMS
27 september 2025
Craton Deformation from Flat-Slab Subduction and Rollback
ADVANCES IN DEEP EARTH–SURFACE INTERACTIONS II ORAL
study of earth's deep interior | 13 december 2024
Role of GIA vs. Mantle Flow in Perturbing Intraplate Stress and Seismicity in Eastern North America
ON THE SEISMICITY OF “STABLE” CONTINENTAL REGIONS: THE APRIL 2024 NEW JERSEY EARTHQUAKE AND BEYOND POSTER
tectonophysics | 13 december 2024
Volunteer Experience
2013 - 2014
Fellows Committee Representative
Study of the Earth's Deep Interior Executive Committee
2013 - 2014
Member
Joint Sections Fellows Committee
2000 - 2002
Member
Lehmann Medal Committee
Honors & Awards
Inge Lehmann Medal
Received 2024
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Outstanding Reviewer Award - Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems
Received 2011
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Union Fellow
Received 1993
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