Michele Caputo

Background

Caputo, Michele was born on May 5, 1927 in Ferrara, Italy.

Education

Degree in mathematics, University Ferrara, 1950. Degree in physics, University Bologna, 1955. Habilitation in geodesy, 1959.

Career

Researcher geophysics, teacher math University of California at Los Angeles, 1961-1965. Professor department geophysics, department mathematics University British Columbia, 1965-1967. Director Institute Geophysics University Bologna, 1967-1972, director Institute Physics, professor geodesy, 1972-1974.

President National Institute Geophysics, Rome, 1974-1976. Professor seismology University Rome, 1976-1983, 87—. Deputy secretary-general International Union Geodesy and Geophysics, 1964-1972.

Member International Council for Science Committee Science Teaching, 1966-1970. Chairman Italian Committee Data for Science and Technology, 1968-1976. Italian representative United Nations Disarmement Committee Detection Underground Nuclear Explosions, 1976-1980.

Principal investigator National Aeronautics and Space Administration contracts, 1982-1987. Harris professor geophysics, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical University, 1983-1987, now professor emeritus geophysics. Consultant National Aeronautics and Space Administration, National Research Council.

Member expeditions Karakorum, Pacific Ocean, Island of Icaros, Kuwait.

Achievements

• Michele Caputo has been listed as a noteworthy educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Sismologia e segnali precursori dei terremoti (Italian Edition)
  • The Gravity Field of the Earth from Classical to Modern Methods
  • The Gravity Field of the Earth: From Classical to Modern Methods
  • The Gravity Field of the Earth: From Classical and Modern Methods (Volume 10)

Membership

Member Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei (president environment commission), Accademia Europaea.