California Institute of Technology
Seismological Laboratory Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences

People

Michael C. Gurnis

Michael C. Gurnis

Director and Professor, Seismological Laboratory

John E. and Hazel S. Smits Professor of Geophysics
Clarence R. Allen Leadership Chair, Seismological Laboratory Director of the Seismological Laboaratory
Director of the Schmidt Academy for Software Engineering
Ph.D., 1987, Australian National University

California Institute of Technology
Seismological Laboratory
1200 E. California Blvd., MS 252-21
So. Mudd Building, Rm 351
Pasadena, CA 91125

Phone: (626) 395-6979
Fax: (626) 564-0715
Email: gurnis@caltech.edu
Website: http://www.gps.caltech.edu/~gurnis/

Research

Dynamics of the Earth's interior using computational methods; relation between mantle dynamics and the geological evolution of continents.