J A M E S N. B R U NE
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DEGREES:
Ph.D. Geophysics, 1961 - Columbia University, New York City
B.Sc. Geological Engineering, 1956, University of Nevada, Reno
HONORS AND AWARDS:
J.B. MacIlwane Award of American Geophysical Union, 1962
Fellow, Geo. Soc. of America, 1975; American Geophysical Union, 1967
G.K. Gilbert Award, Seismic Geology, 1967; Arthur L. Day Award, 1972
Seismological Soc. America; Past President 1970-71
1987 Citation Classic Designation for 1970 article: Tectonic Stress and the Spectra of Seismic
Shear Wave from Earthquakes
Fellow, Indian Geophysical Union, 1989
Nomination to Academy of Creative Endeavors in Soviet Union, 1990
MAJOR RESEARCH INTERESTS:
Seismology, Earthquake Hazard and Source Mechanism, Tectonics, Earth Structure Cooperative
Foreign Seismic Research Projects (Mexico, India and Soviet Union)
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITES:
California Earthquake Predication Evaluation Council
EXPERIENCE:
1987-Date: Director, Seismological Laboratory, Mackay School of Mines, University of
Nevada, Reno, Professor, Dept. of Geol. Sciences
1969-1990: Professor of Geophysics, Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics (IGPP),
Scripps Institute of Oceanography, University of California at San Diego
1973-1976: Associate Director of IGPP
1965-1969: Associate Professor of Geophysics, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena
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