Education
Sieh received his undergraduate degree in geology from the University of California, Riverside in 1972 and his Doctor of Philosophy degree in geology from Stanford University in 1977.
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Kerry Sieh
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Sieh"s principal research interest is earthquake geology, which uses geological layers and landforms to understand the geometries of active faults, the earthquakes they generate, and the crustal structure their movements produce. His early work on the San Andreas fault led to the discovery of how often and how regularly it produces large earthquakes in southern California. He was a professor of geology at the California Institute of Technology from 1986 to 2009.
In 2009, Sieh became the director of Nanyang Technological University"s Earth Observatory.
He is the first holder of the AXA Investment Managers-NTU Chair on Natural Hazards in South-East Asia established in 2012.
Achievements
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Harry Fielding Reid Medal, 2014 GLBT Scientist Award, National Organization of Gay and Lesbian Scientists and Technical Professionals, 2006 Fellow, American Geophysical Union, 2001 National Academy of Sciences, member, 1999 Fellow, Geological Society of America, 1996 National Academy of Sciences Award for Initiatives in Research, 1982 E.B. Burwell, Junior., Memorial Award of the Engineering Geology Division, Geological Society of America, 1980.
Membership
National Academy of Sciences]
Sieh is a member of the United States National Academy of Sciences (since 1999).
