Douglas A. Wiens

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Douglas A. Wiens
NationalityAmerican
Alma materWheaton College
Northwestern University
Scientific career
FieldsGeophysics
InstitutionsWashington University in St. Louis

Douglas A. Wiens is an American geophysicist, focusing in seismology and geophysics, currently the Robert S. Brookings Distinguished Professor at Washington University in St. Louis.[1][2]

Career[edit]

Wiens received his bachelor's degree in physics from Wheaton College in 1980, followed by an M.A. in 1982 and a Ph.D. in geosciences from Northwestern University in 1985 under the supervision of Seth Stein.[3] He became a faculty member at Washington University in 1984,[4] and has held visiting positions at Australian National University, the Carnegie Institution of Washington, and the University of Tokyo. He is a fellow of the American Geophysical Union.[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Douglas A. Wiens". wustl.edu. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
  2. ^ "Doug Wiens". wustl.edu. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
  3. ^ "Physics Tree - Douglas A. Wiens". academictree.org. Retrieved 2021-08-17.
  4. ^ "News - Video - Douglas Wiens talks about his project to learn how the Gamburtsev Mountains formed. | NSF - National Science Foundation". www.nsf.gov. Retrieved 2021-08-17.
  5. ^ "Douglas Wiens" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2020-05-01.