James A. Jackson
James Jackson | |
---|---|
Born | Dan McKenzie | 12 December 1954
James Anthony Jackson
Education and career
Jackson was born and raised in India, which probably established his interest in all aspects of Asia, which is where much of his current research has been concentrated. He was sent back to boarding school in the UK for his education.[2]
Jackson attended the
Between 1977 and 1981 he was a visiting scientist in the Seismic Discrimination Group at
Communicating about the implications of his research for resilience against earthquakes, and about geophysics and earthquakes, to both societies at large and organisations has been an important part of his work. In 1995 he gave the televised Royal Institution Christmas Lectures. In 2023 he was a guest on the BBC Radio 4 programme The Life Scientific.[3]
Current research
Using evidence from earthquakes,
Much of his work is carried out in collaboration with researchers from the COMET Project[5] where he is associate director.
Selected publications
- Jackson, J.A. 1982, "Seismicity, normal faulting, and the geomorphological development of the Gulf of Corinth ( Greece): the Corinth earthquakes of February and March 1981.", Earth and Planetary Science Letters, vol. 57, no. 2, pp. 377–397.
- McKenzie, D. & Jackson, J. 1983, "The relationship between strain rates, crustal thickening, palaeomagnetism, finite strain and fault movements within a deforming zone.", Earth & Planetary Science Letters, vol. 65, no. 1, pp. 182–202.
- Jackson, J. & McKenzie, D. 1984, "Active tectonics of the Alpine- Himalayan Belt between western Turkey and Pakistan.", Geophysical Journal – Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 77, no. 1, pp. 185–264.
- Jackson, J. & McKenzie, D. 1988, "The relationship between plate motions and seismic moment tensors, and the rates of active deformation in the Mediterranean and Middle East", Geophysical Journal – Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 93, no. 1, pp. 45–73.
- Ambraseys, N.N. & Jackson, J.A. 1990, "Seismicity and associated strain of central Greece between 1890 and 1988", Geophysical Journal International, vol. 101, no. 3, pp. 663–708.
- Taymaz, T., Jackson, J. & McKenzie, D. 1991, "Active tectonics of the north and central Aegean Sea", Geophysical Journal International, vol. 106, no. 2, pp. 433–490.
- Jackson, J. 1994, "Active tectonics of the Aegean region", Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences, vol. 22, pp. 239–271.
- Jackson, J., Norris, R. & Youngson, J. 1996, "The structural evolution of active fault and fold systems in central Otago, New Zealand: Evidence revealed by drainage patterns", Journal of Structural Geology, vol. 18, no. 2–3, pp. 217–234.
- Ambraseys, N.N. & Jackson, J.A. 1998, "Faulting associated with historical and recent earthquakes in the Eastern Mediterranean region", Geophysical Journal International, vol. 133, no. 2, pp. 390–406.
- Maggi, A., Jackson, J.A., McKenzie, D. & Priestley, K. 2000, "Earthquake focal depths, effective elastic thickness, and the strength of the continental lithosphere", Geology, vol. 28, no. 6, pp. 495–498.
- Jackson, J. 2002, "Strength of the continental lithosphere: Time to abandon the jelly sandwich?", GSA Today, vol. 12, no. 9, pp. 4–10.
Awards
- Entrance Exhibition, Queens' College, 1973
- Foundation Scholar, Queens' College, 1975
- Harkness Prize, University of Cambridge, 1976
- Shell InternationalPetroleum Scholarship, 1976–1979
- President's Award, Geological Society of London, 1985
- Sedgwick Prize, University of Cambridge, 1986 & 1990
- Royal Institution Christmas Lectureon Planet Earth, An Explorer's guide, 1995
- Bigsby Medal, Geological Society of London, 1997
- Joly Lecture, Trinity College, 2000
- Bullerwell Lecture,[6] British Geophysical Association, 2000
- Mallet-Milne Lecturer, Society of Earthquake & Civil Engineering Dynamics, 2001
- Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS), 2002
- Fellow of the American Geophysical Union, 2003
- The Science Council recognised him as "one of the UK's 100 leading practising scientists" of 2014.[7]
- Commander of the Order of the British Empire(CBE), 2015
- Wollaston Medal, 2015[8][9]
References
- ^ a b James Jackson's profile on the COMET Project web site
- ^ a b c Darwin College Lecture Series
- ^ a b "Understanding earthquakes and building resilience". Retrieved 21 March 2023.
- ^ University of Cambridge Annual Report, 2003: Awards and prizes and appointments
- ^ COMET Project
- ^ "Bullerwell Lecturers and Lectures".
- ^ "The UK's 100 leading practising scientists". 17 January 2014.
- ^ "Wollaston Medal". Geological Society of London. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
- ^ "The Wollaston Medal 2015 citation & reply". Geological Society of London. Retrieved 30 August 2015.