Background
Wyss, Max was born on September 10, 1939 in Zurich, Switzerland. Son of Max and Gertrud Susanna (Brunner) Wyss. came to the United States, 1965.
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Max Wyss
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Diploma in Geophysics, Federal Institute Technology, Zurich, 1964; Master of Science, California Institute Technology, 1967; Doctor of Philosophy, California Institute Technology, 1970.
Career
Exploration geophysicist, Geotest AG, Bern, Switzerland, 1964;
research scientist, U. Mainz, Federal Republic of Germany, 1965;
research assistant, California Institute Technology, 1965-1970;
research scientist IGPP, University of California, 1970;
research associate Lamont-Doherty Geolog. Observatory, Columbia University, 1970-1971;
fellow Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, professor, U. Colorado, Boulder, 1972-1991;
state seismologist, Alaska, 1993-1994;
Wadati professor Geophysical Institute, U. Alaska, Fairbanks, since 1991. Visiting professor National U. Mexico, 1972, U. Karlsruhe, Germany, 1975, Federal Institute Technology, Zurich, 1979-1980, U. Kiel, Germany, 1990.
Visiting scientist Gräfenberg Array, Erlangen, Germany, 1985-1986. Chairman sub-commission on earthquake prediction IASPEI, since 1987. With Canadian Earthquake Prediction Evaluation Committee, since 1989, Governor's Task Force Colorado SSC Project, 1987, Earth Dynamics Advisory Subcommittee National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1977.
Consultant in field.
Achievements
Membership
Member American Geophysical Union, Seismological Society American.
Connections
Married Ingrid Wyss, October 24, 1970. Children: Birgit Gabriella, David Daedalus, Ben Max.
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Swiss