Dr.
Paul G. Silver
(
–
)
1948
2009
Carnegie Institution of Washington
;
Rockville, MD
Geophysicist
Area
Mathematical and Physical Sciences
Specialty
Astronomy, Astrophysics, and Earth Sciences
Elected
2007
Established the use of shear-wave-splitting measurements as a tool for investigating mantle anisotropy and its implications for lithospheric structure and mantle dynamical flow patterns, led the innovative use and collection of broadband seismic data, and contributed to our understanding of earthquakes and strain in fault zones.
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