American Geophysical Union experts available to comment on science of earthquakes

Damage to a village house in Sichuan, China after the M6.6 Lushan earthquake on April 20, 2013.
Credit: USGS.

Several American Geophysical Union experts are available to comment on the science of earthquakes and the hazards they pose, including shaking strength, tsunamis, prediction, modeling, and rebuilding.

Gregory Beroza
Professor of geophysics, Stanford University, Stanford, California
Email: [email protected]
Phone: +1 (650) 723-4958

Wendy Bohon
Dr. Wendy Bohon is a geologist and expert science communicator who studies earthquakes and works to improve the communication of hazard and risk before, during and after rapid onset geologic hazards.
Email: [email protected]

Alison Bird
Seismologist, Natural Resources Canada, Sidney, British Columbia, Canada
Email: [email protected]
Phone: +1 (250) 363-6432

Jeffrey Park
Professor of geology and geophysics, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
Email: [email protected]
Phone: +1 (203) 432-3172

Ross Stein
Geophysicist, Temblor
Email: [email protected]
Phone: +1 (650) 329-4840

Ben van der Pluijm
Professor of geology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Email: [email protected]
Phone: +1 (734) 763-0373

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