Archibald Currie Johnston

Background

Johnston, Archibald Currie was born on May 19, 1945 in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. Son of Frontis Withers and Lucy Martin Johnston.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Physics with honors, Rhodes College, 1967; postgraduate, Dartmouth College, 1967-1968; Doctor of Philosophy in Geological Sciences/Geophysics, U. Colonel, 1979.

Career

From assistant professor to associate professor department geological science, Memphis State University (name now U. Memphis), 1979-1988; professor department geological science, Memphis State University (name now U. Memphis), since 1988. Director Center Earthquake Research & Information Memphis State University (name now U. Memphis), 1979-1992, director research, since 1992. Chairman panel regional seismic networks committee seismology NAS, 1988-1990.

Member National Earthquake Prediction Evaluation Council, since 1990. Member Executive Committee Inc. Research Institutions in Seismology, since 1992.

Sigma Xi national lecturer, since 1995. Director Center Excellence State of Tennessee, 1984-1992. Consultant Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Berkeley, ElectricPower Research Institute, Palo Alto, United States Army Corps.

Engineers, Vicksburg, Mississippi, Tennessee Technology Foundation, Knoxville, Geomatrix Cons., Inc., San Francisco, Law Environmental, Atlanta, Battelle Institute, Seattle, SKB-Swedish Nuclear Fuel and Waste Management Company, Stockholm, Geological Survey Canada, Ottawa, Center Earthquake Research in Australia, U. Queensland. Congressional testifier in field.

Achievements

• Archibald Currie Johnston has been listed as a noteworthy Geophysics educator, research administrator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

• book

  • Seismological Research Letters: Volume 58, Number 1; January - March 1987

Membership

Captain United States Air Force, 1968-1973. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Geophysical Union, Seismological Society American (board directors since 1990, vice president 1991-1992, president 1992-1993), Sigma Xi.

Connections

Married Jill Diana Stevens, May 23, 1992.

Father:

Frontis Withers Johnston

Mother:

Lucy Martin Johnston

Spouse:

Jill Diana Stevens