Susan Hough
Susan Hough | |
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| Born | March 20, 1961 |
| Alma mater | University of California Scripps Institution of Oceanography |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Seismology |
| Institutions | United States Geological Survey |
Susan Elizabeth Hough[seismologist at the United States Geological Survey in Pasadena, California, and scientist in charge of the office. She has served as an editor and contributor for many journals and is a contributing editor to Geotimes Magazine. She is the author of five books, including Earthshaking Science (Princeton).
Biography
Hough graduated from the
University of California, San Diego Alumna, earning her Ph.D. in geophysics from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography
in 1987.
She has served on the board of directors of the Seismological Society of America from 1998 to 2004 and of the Southern California Earthquake Center from 2006 to 2009.[2]
Subsequent to the
topographic amplification played a major role in causing the earthquake damage in Pétion-Ville, a suburb of Port-au-Prince, thereby challenging the conventional view on factors to consider when performing microzonation.[7][8][9]
Hough has written numerous articles for mainstream publications such as the Los Angeles Times. Altogether she has published over 100 articles in peer-reviewed journals.[2]
Publications
- Books
- Predicting the Unpredictable: The Tumultuous Science of Earthquake Prediction (2009), ISBN 0-691-13816-8
- Richter's Scale: Measure of an Earthquake, Measure of a Man, a biography of famed seismologist ISBN 0-691-12807-3
- After the Earth Quakes: Elastic Rebound on an Urban Planet (2005), ISBN 0-19-517913-7
- Finding Fault in California: An Earthquake Tourist's Guide (2004), ISBN 0-87842-495-4
- Earthshaking Science: What We Know (and Don't Know) about Earthquakes (2004), Princeton University Press, ISBN 0-691-11819-1
- The Great Quake Debate: The Crusader, the Skeptic, and the Rise of Modern Seismology (2020),[10] University of Washington Press, ISBN 9780295747361
- Articles (selection)
- Susan E. Hough, Alan Yong, Jean Robert Altidor, Dieuseul Anglade, Doug Given, Saint-Louis Mildor: Site Characterization and Site Response in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Earthquake Spectra, Volume 27, Issue S1 (October 2011)
- Susan Hough: Five myths about earthquakes, Washington Post, 26 August 2011
- S. Hough, J. Altidor, D. Anglade, D. Given: Localized damage caused by topographic amplification during the 2010 M7.0 Haiti earthquake, Nature Geoscience, 2010
- Susan E. Hough: Haiti is a reminder of how we can help other quake-prone areas, Los Angeles Times, February 8, 2010
- Susan Hough: Confusing Patterns with Coincidences, New York Times, 11 April 2009
References
- ^ "Hough, Susan Elizabeth, 1961–". Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
- ^ a b AGU Council – Seismology – Secretary Candidate: Susan Hough Archived 2012-10-10 at the Wayback Machine, American Geophysical Union (AGU)
- ^ Eric Calais. "A RAPID response". The January 12, 2010, Haiti Earthquake. Purdue University. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
- ^ Susan E. Hough Archived 2012-12-10 at archive.today, Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology (IRIS)
- ^ a b Susan Hough, www.newscientist.com
- doi:10.1038/ngeo996
- ^ Haiti Quake Offers Surprising Lesson About Earth's Surface Archived 2012-07-07 at the Wayback Machine, www.ouramazingplanet.com
- ^ S. Hough, J. Altidor, D. Anglade, D. Given: Localized damage caused by topographic amplification during the 2010 M7.0 Haiti earthquake, Nature Geoscience, 2010. Quoted in: Nature geoscience press releases, October 2010
- ^ "Science Behind Haiti Quake". Science Today. California Academy of Sciences. October 20, 2010. Archived from the original on October 30, 2010. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
- ^ "The Great Quake Debate". University of Washington Press. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
External links
- USGS profile of Susan Hough Archived 2007-04-29 at the Wayback Machine
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