John E. and Hazel S. Smits
Professor of Geophysics, Emeritus
Physics of Earthquakes
Ph.D., 1964, University of Tokyo, Japan
California Institute of Technology
Seismological Laboratory
1200 E. California Blvd., MS 252-21
So. Mudd Building, Rm 263
Pasadena, CA 91125
Phone:
(626) 395-6914
Fax: (626) 564-0715
Email: kanamori@caltech.edu
Website: http://www.gps.caltech.edu/people/hiroo-kanamori
Research
Physics of earthquakes; interaction of atmosphere and lithosphere; real-time application of seismology to hazard mitigation; long-term crustal processes associated with earthquakes.
Director, Seismological Laboratory, 1990 - 1998
