Professor of Geophysics
Department of Geoscience
University of Wisconsin-Madison
http://geoscience.wisc.edu/geoscience/people/faculty/cliff-thurber/
| 1992 - Present | Professor of Geophysics | Department of Geoscience, University of Wisconsin-Madison |
| 2008 - 2011 | Chair | Department of Geoscience, University of Wisconsin-Madison |
| 1989 - 1992 | Associate Professor of Geophysics | Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Wisconsin-Madison |
| 1986 - 1989 | Associate Professor of Geophysics | Department of Earth and Space Sciences, SUNY-Stony Brook |
| 1981 - 1986 | Assistant Professor of Geophysics | Department of Earth and Space Sciences, SUNY-Stony Brook |
| 1981 | Ph.D. in Geophysics | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| 1975 | A.B. in Physics | Cornell University |
| 1989 - Present | IRIS Institutional Representative | University of Wisconsin-Madison |
| 2016 - 2017 | Chair | IRIS Transportable Array Advisory Committee |
| 2002 | Chair | IRIS Nominations Committee |
| 2002 | Co-Organizer | IRIS Annual Workshop |
| 1999 - 2002 | Member | IRIS Executive Committee (now Board of Directors) |
| 1997 - 2001 | Member | IRIS Instrumentation Subcommittee |
| 1995 - 1999 | Member | IRIS PASSCAL Standing Committee |
| 1992 | Chair | IRIS Nominations Committee |
| 1990 - 1992 | Member | PASSCAL Instrument Scheduling Committee |
| 1990 - 1991 | Chair | IRIS Committee on Earthquake Research |
| 1990 | Co-Organizer | IRIS Annual Workshop |
| 1989 | Member | PASSCAL Experiment Proposal Review Panel |
| 1988 - 1990 | Member | IRIS Executive Committee (now Board of Directors) |
| 1986 - 1988 | Secretary | IRIS Executive Committee (now Board of Directors) |
| 1985 - 1989 | IRIS Institutional Representative | State University of New York at Stony Brook |
| 2014 - 2016 | Member | EarthScope Science Steering Committee |
| 2011 | Co-Convenor | GeoPRISMS Planning Workshop for the Alaska Primary Site |
| 2011 | Co-Chair | GeoPRISMS Implementation Workshop: Subduction Cycles and Dynamics |
| 2010 - 2012 | Member | GeoPRISMS Steering and Oversight Committee |
| 2009 - 2010 | Member | MARGINS Steering Committee |
| 1999 - 2010 | Associate Editor | Journal of Geophysical Research |
| 1989 | Member | PASSCAL Regional Instrument Center Proposal Review Panel |
My main research interests center on the use of local earthquake velocity and attenuation tomography mainly to image fault zones and volcanoes. I have carried out 15 PASSCAL field projects in the US, New Zealand, and Chile, as a key part of my research. I feel fortunate that IRIS came into existence early on in my career. It was exciting and rewarding to participate in its initial development. After almost two decades of deep involvement in IRIS, participation in the SAFOD project and subsequently the MARGINS and GeoPRISMS programs diverted my attention from IRIS. Now as we optimistically look forward to IRIS making the transition from NSF SAGE to NGEO, I feel fully prepared to resume playing a key role in IRIS governance. With its superb leadership team, dedicated staff, and effective community governance structure, IRIS is well prepared to continue to play a leading role in the seismology community for the next decade, and beyond.
PASSCAL and the DMC are the primary IRIS facilities that I put to use in my own research, but I also fully recognize the fundamental importance of the GSN, EPO, and other programs. As Vice Chair, I will take a balanced and hopefully unbiased approach to my roles in the IRIS governance structure. One key issue will be adjusting to more integrated operations of some IRIS activities with the geodetic facilities operator. I am quite familiar with many scientists in the geodetic community, largely via interactions through SCEC, and feel well prepared to work cooperatively with NGEO geodetic leadership.
It will be an honor to serve as the next Vice Chair of the IRIS Board of Directors. I am prepared to devote the necessary time and energy to help guide IRIS for the next three years. I look forward to working with all of you to assure the continued success of IRIS.
