John Belting Rundle

Background

Rundle, John Belting was born on August 31, 1950 in Somerville, New Jersey, United States. Son of David Bradford and Dorothy (Belting) Rundle.

Education

Student, University Illinois, 1968-1969, 74; Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Princeton University, 1972; Master of Science, University of California at Los Angeles, 1973; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California at Los Angeles, 1976.

Career

Postdoctoral fellow, University of California at Los Angeles, 1976-1977; research scientist, Sandia National laboratories, Albuquerque, 1977-1990; physicist, Lawrence Livermore (California) National Laboratory, 1990-1993; professor physics, U. Colorado, since 1993; director, Colorado Center for Chaos and Complexity, since 1993. Visiting associate California Institute Technology, Pasadena, 1981-1984. Consultant various governmental agys, since 1980.

Member National Academy Sciences National Research Council commission on Geodesy, 1986-1990, chairman, 1988-1990, member National Academy Sciences National Research Council Panel on Modeling in the Earth Sciences, 1989-1991, National Aeronautics and Space Administration geophysics science working group, since 1986. Visiting scholar department physics Boston University, 1988-1989. Chairman evaluation panel Southern California Earthquake Center National Science Foundation, 1990.

Achievements

• Achievements include research in statistical mechanics of high dimensional complex nonlinear threshold systems. Simulations of earthquake, neural network and other threshold systems.

Membership

Member American Geophysical Union, Seismological Society, American Physical Society, American Society Natural Philosophy, Princeton Club (vice president 1985), Sigma Xi, Phi Beta Kappa, Tau Beta Pi, Phi Eta Sigma.

Interests

• Avocation: golf. Fax: 303-492-5070. E-mail: [email protected].

Connections

Married Marie Cardoza, July 27, 1974. Children: Paul Belting, Daniel Edgar.

Father:

David Bradford Rundle

Mother:

Dorothy (Belting) Rundle

Spouse:

Marie Cardoza

child:

Paul Belting Rundle

child:

Daniel Edgar Rundle