Professor
Bradford H. Hager
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Earth and planetary scientist; Educator
Area
Mathematical and Physical Sciences
Specialty
Astronomy, Astrophysics, and Earth Sciences
Elected
2009
Cecil and Ida Green Professor of Earth Sciences. Contributor to the dynamics of plate tectonics and their relation to mantle convection. First to relate seismic tomography to Earth's geoid and to plate motions. Addressed the formation of mountain belts, the distribution of plate boundary deformation in space and time, planetary tectonics, and impact related volcanism.
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