- Geoscience Professor Cliff Thurber
Cliff Thurber, professor and Chair of the Department of Geoscience, was recently named a fellow of the American Geophysical Union.
Election as a Fellow of AGU is a recognition for those who have made exceptional scientific contributions. Fellows must have attained acknowledged eminence in the Earth and space sciences.
This designation is conferred upon not more than 0.1% of all AGU members in any given year.
Thurber was recognized for his contributions to the study of fault zones and volcanoes and for the development of widely used methods for three-dimensional seismic tomography.
The 2010 Fellows' awards will be presented at the Honors Ceremony during the Fall AGU Meeting in San Francisco in December.
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