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Wysession, Michael Edward was born on December 6, 1961 in Jersey City. Son of Alex and Barbara Jane (Fenn) Wysession.
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Michael Edward Wysession
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Michael Edward Wysession, American Geophysicist, educator. Achievements include creation of first complete map of the P-velocityof earth's core-mantle boundary; showed that ancient sea-floors sinkand accumulate of the top of earth's core; creation of the first realistic video animation of how seizure waves propagate through the earth from an earthquake.
Education
Standard Chartered Bank, Brown U., 1984; Doctor of Philosophy, Northwestern University, 1991.
Career
High school mathematics/physics teacher, S.I. Academy, 1984-1986; assistant professor, Washington U., St. Louis, 1991-1997; associate professor, Washington U., St. Louis, since 1997.
Achievements
Membership
Member American Geophysical Union (chair commission on studies of earth's deep interior 1996, associate editor Journal Geophysical Research since 1995), Seismological Society American, Geological Society American, Sigma Xi.
Connections
Married Joan Acamorre, September 22, 1990;1 child, William.
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Political Party
Democrat
Awards
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Packard fellow for science and engineering Packard Foundation, 1992-1996. GranteeNSF, since 1992, Lilly Foundation, Kemper Foundation, Keck Foundation, since 1992. Recipient Presidential Early Career award for Science and Engineering National Science Foundation, since 1997.Packard fellow for science and engineering Packard Foundation, 1992-1996. GranteeNSF, since 1992, Lilly Foundation, Kemper Foundation, Keck Foundation, since 1992. Recipient Presidential Early Career award for Science and Engineering National Science Foundation, since 1997.