Paul Segall

Paul Segall is a geophysicist best known for his studies on earthquake and volcanism.[2][3] He is currently a professor in the department of geophysics at Stanford University. He has served in Board of Directors in Southern California Earthquake Center since 2007.[4]

Paul Segall
Born
California
CitizenshipU.S.
Alma materB.A./M.S 1976 Case Western Reserve University Ph.D 1981 Stanford University
Known forEarthquake and volcanic processes
AwardsJames B. Macelwane Medal (1990)

Charles A. Whitten Medal (2014)[1]

Member of National Academy of Sciences (2016)
Scientific career
FieldsGeophysics/Geology
Websitehttps://pangea.stanford.edu/research/CDFM/index.html
Notes

He was elected to fellow of American Geophysical Union in 1990 and member of National Academy of Sciences in 2016.[3]

Biography

Paul was born in California and raised in upstate New York and Cleveland, Ohio.[3] He obtained his BS and MS degrees in Earth Sciences from Case Western Reserve University in 1976. He later graduated from Stanford University with his PhD in Geology in 1981. After that, he worked in USGS for 12 years as a geologist. He joined Stanford geophysics Faculty in 1993, where he has been ever since.

Research

Paul uses crustal deformation measurements to learn how earthquake and volcanic eruptions occur.[5] During and just after earthquakes, his group measures crustal deformation to determine the characteristics of the fault and decipher how elastic strain accumulates in rigid rocks. His team also combines deformation data and eruption data to construct physics-based models of eruption dynamics.[6]

He is the author of the text book Earthquake and Volcano Deformation, which is 'the first text book to present the mechanical models of earthquakes and volcanic processes'.[7]

References
  1. "Paul Segall 2014 Charles A. Whitten Medal |". honors.agu.org. Retrieved 2022-01-13.
  2. "paul segall". scholar.google.com. Retrieved 2022-01-12.
  3. "Paul Segall". www.nasonline.org. Retrieved 2022-01-12.
  4. "segall | Southern California Earthquake Center". www.scec.org. Retrieved 2022-01-12.
  5. "Volcano expert explains the science behind Kilauea's ongoing eruption". NBC News. Retrieved 2022-01-12.
  6. "Crustal Deformation and Fault Mechanics Research Group". pangea.stanford.edu. Retrieved 2022-01-12.
  7. "Segall, Paul". press.princeton.edu. Retrieved 2022-01-12.
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