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Gurnis, Michael Christopher was born on October 22, 1959 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of George Albert and Barbara Gurnis.
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Michael Christopher Gurnis
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Michael Christopher Gurnis, American Geological sciences educator. Achievements include research in the linkage of sedimentary rocks deposited in the interiors of continents to geodynamic processes within the earth; global dynamics, mantle convection, plate tectonics, sea level changes, evolution of mantle and crust; computational and visualfluid mechanics.
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Education
Bachelor of Science, U. Arizona, 1982; Doctor of Philosophy, Australian National U., Canberra, 1987.
Career
Research fellow in geophysics, California Institute Technology, Pasadena, 1986-1988; associate professor geophysics, California Institute Technology, Pasadena, 1994-1996; assistant professor geological science, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1988-1993; associate professor, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, since 1993; associate director Seismological Laboratory, California Institute Technology, Pasadena, since 1995; professor geophysics, California Institute Technology, Pasadena, since 1996.
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Fellow American Geophysical Union (Macelwance medal 1993), Geological Society American (senior, Donath medal 1993).
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