Professor
David T. Sandwell
University of California, San Diego
Geophysicist; Educator
Area
Mathematical and Physical Sciences
Specialty
Astronomy, Astrophysics, and Earth Sciences
Elected
2008
Professor of Geophysics, Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Pioneered the application of Earth satellite radar data to mapping the bathymetry of the oceans, discovering new geologic features in the seafloor, understanding the mechanisms of deformation of the oceanic crust and lithosphere, and elucidating the nature of earthquake and aftershock processes.
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