Thomas H. Jordan

Thomas H. Jordan
Aat USC Creativity & Collaboration in 2010
Born
Coco Solo, Panama Canal Zone
CitizenshipUnited States
Alma materCalifornia Institute of Technology
Known forPlate Tectonics, Seismology, Imaging Techniques
Scientific career
FieldsSeismology, Geology
InstitutionsUniversity of Southern California, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Princeton University
Doctoral advisorDon L. Anderson

Thomas H. Jordan is an American seismologist, and former director (2002–2017) of the Southern California Earthquake Center at the University of Southern California. He was formerly the head of the Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences Department at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and is a member of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the American Philosophical Society.

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