About
Peter Bird is a Professor Emeritus in the Department of Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences at the University of California, Los Angeles. His research focuses on finite element modeling of tectonics, stress in the lithosphere, fault activity, and earthquake hazard. He has contributed significantly to the fields of geology, geophysics, and tectonophysics, particularly in understanding the dynamics of the lithosphere and the processes leading to earthquakes.
Research topics
- Geology
- Seismology
- Geodesy
- Geophysics
- Paleontology
Frequent coauthors
- 25 shared
Michele M. C. Carafa
- 21 shared
D. D. Jackson
- 17 shared
Y. Y. Kagan
University of California, Los Angeles
- 11 shared
Raymond V. Ingersoll
Planetary Science Institute
- 10 shared
Zhen Liu
California Institute of Technology
- 10 shared
Yuehua Zeng
Denver Federal Center
- 9 shared
Timothy E. Dawson
- 9 shared
Vanja Kastelic
Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia
Education
- 1976
Ph.D., Earth and Planetary Sciences
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- 1972
B.A., Geological Sciences
Harvard College
Awards & honors
- Fellow, Geological Society of America, 1989
- Fellow, American Geophysical Union, 1990
- Woollard Award, Geological Society of America, 2013
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