Yehuda Ben-Zion

Yehuda Ben-Zion pic

Professor of Earth Sciences (Geophysics)

Research Interests

  • Physics of Earthquakes and Faults
  • Dynamic Rupture in Solids with Bimaterial Interfaces
  • Damage rheology and brittle deformation
  • Spatio-Temporal Seismicity Patterns, Earthquake Prediction
  • High Resolution Imaging of Fault Zone Structures
  • Earthquake and Fault Zone Geology


Education

  • B.Sc. Geology and Physics, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (October 1982)
  • Ph.D. Geophysics and Seismology (with Professor Keiiti Aki)), University of Southern California (August 1990)

Professional Experience

  • Associate Professor of Earth Sciences, University of Southern California, 2001-2004.
  • Visiting Professor, Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich, Germany, 2003.
  • Assistant Professor of Earth Sciences, University of Southern California, 1997-2000.
  • Visiting Professor, the Earthquake Research Institute, University of Tokyo, Japan, 1996.
  • Research Associate, Harvard University, 1993-1995.
  • Visiting Research Associate, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel, 1995.
  • Postdoctoral fellow (with Professor James R. Rice), Harvard University, 1991-1993

Awards and Honors

  • In top 1% of most cited Geosciences authors in the Essential Science Indicators database for the last 10 years. h-index 27.
  • Over 30 invited and keynote talks in the last 3 years.
  • Mercator Fellowship of the German Research Society (DFG), 2003.
  • Zumberge Research and Innovation Fellowship, University of Southern California, 1998

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