American geophysicist
Douglas A. Wiens is an American geophysicist, focusing in seismology and geophysics, currently the Robert S. Brookings Distinguished Professor at Washington University in St. Louis.[1][2]
Career
Wiens received his bachelor's degree in physics from Wheaton College in 1980, followed by an M.A. in 1982 and a Ph.D. in geosciences from Northwestern University in 1985 under the supervision of Seth Stein.[3] He became a faculty member at Washington University in 1984,[4] and has held visiting positions at Australian National University, the Carnegie Institution of Washington, and the University of Tokyo. He is a fellow of the American Geophysical Union.[5] Doug has published more than 200 papers in refereed scientific journals, and supervised 21 PhD theses. He was chair of the Washington University Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences from 2008-2013.[6]
Awards
Antarctic Service Medal of the United States, 2002[7]
Elected Fellow of the American Geophysical Union, 2007[8]
Robert and Bettie Cody Award in Ocean Sciences, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, 2014[9]
Seismological Society of America Distinguished Lectureship, 2015[10]
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