Thomas H. Jordan

Thomas H. Jordan is an American seismologist, and former director (2002-2017) of the Southern California Earthquake Center at The University of Southern California. He was formerly the head of the Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences Department at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and is a member of the National Academy of Sciences,[3] the American Academy of Arts and Sciences,[4] and the American Philosophical Society.[5]

For other people named Thomas Jordan, see Thomas Jordan (disambiguation).
Thomas H. Jordan
Born
Coco Solo, Panama Canal Zone
NationalityAmerican
CitizenshipAmerican
Alma materCalifornia Institute of Technology
Known forPlate Tectonics, Seismology, Imaging Techniques [1]
Scientific career
FieldsSeismology, Geology
InstitutionsUniversity of Southern California, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Princeton University
Doctoral advisorDon L. Anderson[2]

Research

Jordan has made significant contributions to plate tectonics concerning the structure of continents, the depth of lithospheric slab penetration, and the nature of mantle convection, for example determining the exact nature and processes involved in plate subduction.[6] Jordan has also pioneered many seismic imaging techniques which he developed for his doctoral dissertation and are now used widely to understand the interior of the earth.[7] Jordan has served on international committees concerning seismic hazard.[8][9][10]

Awards

In 2017, Jordan was nominated and selected to receive the Bowie Medal, one of the highest honors the American Geophysical Union awards its members. However, AGU rescinded the medal following receipt of a formal ethics complaint and corresponding investigation. The AGU board reaffirmed its decision following an appeal.[11]

Publications

Jordan has been published extensively in scientific journals.[12] He has also published two textbooks, "Understanding Earth" and "The Essential Earth".

References
  1. Li Zhao1, Thomas H. Jordan1, Kim B. Olsen2 and Po Chen1 (2005-12-01). "Fréchet Kernels for Imaging Regional Earth Structure Based on Three-Dimensional Reference Models". Bssaonline.org. Retrieved 2015-06-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. "Welcome". AGU. 2015-06-01. Retrieved 2015-06-18.
  3. "Thomas H. Jordan". www.nasonline.org. Retrieved 2021-10-05.
  4. "Thomas Hillman Jordan". American Academy of Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 2021-10-05.
  5. "APS Member History". search.amphilsoc.org. Retrieved 2021-10-05.
  6. "Welcome". AGU. 2015-06-01. Retrieved 2015-06-18.
  7. "Full 3D Tomography: A Comparison Between the Scattering-Integral and Adjoint-Wavefield Methods". 2006. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.105.8356.
  8. "California reactors less vulnerable - latimes". Articles.latimes.com. 2011-03-15. Retrieved 2015-06-18.
  9. Povoledo, Elisabetta (15 June 2011). "Indictments Over 2009 Quake Cause Quite a Furor". The New York Times. Retrieved 2015-06-18.
  10. "DOE Awards Record Supercomputing Time to UC San Diego, SDSC Researchers". Newswise.com. 2012-01-12. Retrieved 2015-06-18.
  11. Reardon, Sara (2018-05-16). "Geoscience society rescinds award to top seismologist after ethics investigation". Nature. doi:10.1038/d41586-018-05171-4.
  12. "Thomas Hillman Jordan : Resume" (PDF). Dornslife.usc.edu. Retrieved 2015-06-18.
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