J. Burg, Dept. of Earth Sciences, NO E67, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich (ETH), Sonneggstrasse 5, CH 8092 Zurich, Switzerland, Fax: 41 44 632 1030
Jean-Pierre BURG was born in 1953 in Meknès (Morocco) and is of French nationality. He received a scholarship from the British
Council which enabled him to complement his graduate studies at the Imperial College of London from October 1975 to July 1976. From 1979
to 1983 he did scientific research at the French CNRS on the collisional systems of Tibet and the European Variscides. His dissertation
Thesis was presented at the USTL, Montpellier, in May 1983. In November 1983 he assumed a post as research fellow at Melbourne University,
and in March 1986 was appointed Research Director at the CNRS Center for Geology and Geophysics in Montpellier - a post he held until
he was appointed as Professor of Structural Geology at the Institute of Geology of both the ETH and the University of Zurich in 1993.
Professor
Burg has been chief Editor of Geodinamica Acta and of Géologie de la France, and is now one of the Editors-in-Chief
of TECTONOPHYSICS. His dedication merited the Australian Society of Educational Technology Award in 1986. He was further awarded
the Prix Henri Becquerel from the Academy of Sciences in Paris in November 1990. In 1995 the Sofia University Council honoured Professor
Burg with the title Doctor honoris causa, and simultaneously awarded him with "The Blue Ribbon" from the Sofia University.
An active
member of the European Union of Geosciences, the International Association of Structural/Tectonic Geologists, the Société
Géologique de France and the Société Géologique de Suisse, he is the author/co-author of more than 120 scientific
publications.
Tectonophysics is the study of structures that decorate planets on any scale. Therefore, and almost etymologically, tectonophysics
includes geological descriptions to provide a precise definition of these structures and, to specify true features that must be respected
or even reproduced by models. Tectonophysics also includes physics about material properties, forces and movements involved in the growth
of these structures. Appropriately, the journal TECTONOPHYSICS has amalgamated the cross-fertilising geosciences and has become
one of the most process-oriented publications available today. In many ways, it has been a key agent in changing the image of narrative,
introvert Geology into that of extrovert, system-oriented Earth Sciences. It stands as a journal that no Earth Scientist can omit reading
and in which any Earth Scientist is proud to publish. Hence, I feel greatly honoured to have been offered a role in its editorship. By
essence, tectonophysics is the link between many disciplines dedicated to the tectonics of planetary studies, and I will enjoy reading
first-hand, new information from many horizons. I take this privileged task as an exceptional opportunity to broaden my knowledge on
the tectonics of natural systems and processes that control or enliven the planets.
Discussions have revealed that many Earth Scientists
have become critical about the frequent appearance of special issues, which often vary in quality and interest. It is an exciting challenge
not only to meet but also satisfy the requirements of the international readership of this journal. With the help of this strong publication
medium, the Editors-in-Chief, assisted by the Editorial Board, have the unique opportunity to help and encourage colleagues to share
new data and ideas. Indeed, TECTONOPHYSICS offers a matchless perspective as an interdisciplinary, international journal with
an outstanding publishing potential for serving a pre-eminent community of scientifically active contributors and readers. However, its
current reputation may be below its capacity. Along with my fellow Editors, I hope to be able to develop this reputation to the higher
level the journal deserves. I will both need and expect my colleagues' confidence in the editorial work I will be carrying out in order
to achieve this goal.
M. Liu, Dept. of Geological Sciences, University of Missouri at Columbia, 101 Geological Sciences Building, Columbia, MO 65211, USA, Fax: 1 573 882 5458
Biography: Mian Liu is a professor at the Dept. of Geological Sciences, University of Missouri. He received
the B.Sc. degree in 1982 from the Nanjing University, China; the M.Sc. degree in 1985 from McGill University, Canada; and the Ph.D. degree
in 1989 from the University of Arizona, USA. He was a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Minnesota and the Pennsylvania State University
before joining the faculty at the University of Missouri in 1992. He is a fellow of the Geological Society of America, a Chang-Jiang
Scholar of the Ministry of Education of China, and a guest professor at the Nanjing University and the Graduate University of Chinese
Academy of Sciences. He is an author/co-author of 50 research papers.
Research Interests: Mian Liu's primary expertise is
computational geodynamics. He has published in mantle dynamics and hotspots, mountain building and basin formation, magmatism and volcanism,
thermal processes in regional and contact metamorphisms, active tectonics, earthquakes, and cyberinfrastructure.
H. Thybo, Dept. of Geography and Geology, University of Copenhagen, Oster Voldgade 10, DK-1350 Copenhagen K, Denmark, Fax: +45 3314 8322
Editors Biography
Department of Geography and Geology, University of Copenhagen, Øster Voldgade
10, DK-1350 Copenhagen K, Denmark
Hans Thybo is Professor of Geologically applied Geophysics at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
He received his M.Sc. in Physics and Mathematics in 1982 and the Ph.D. degree in Geology in 1987 with a thesis on Theoretical Seismology
from the University of Aarhus, Denmark. He has been visiting professor at Stanford University in 1994. Since 1987 he has held positions
at the University of Copenhagen.
His research interests include integrated geophysical and geological/tectonic interpretation, tectonophysics,
theoretical seismology, and all aspects of applied seismics: data acquisition, processing, and interpretation. He has been principal
investigator of ~50 international collaborative geophysical projects and organiser of more than 40 international symposia. He has supervised
more than 10 postdocs and 75 theses.
Hans Thybo is currently General Secretary of European Geosciences Union, where he previously
served as President of the Division on seismology. He is associate editor of eEarth and member of the editorial boards of four other
scientific journals. He is a member of the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences (presidium member), Academia Europaea, Fellow of the Royal
Astronomical Society, London, and national representative to International Council of Scientific Unions. He is external member of the
board of the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences at University of Oslo, member of the Natural Sciences Research Councils in Denmark
and Sweden (NT-C), and advisor to other research councils. He has published more than 150 research papers and has been head of department.
Personal statement The tectonic evolution of the lithosphere influences life conditions in human societies. Plate tectonic processes
cause earthquakes and volcanism with their destructive consequences. Formation and evolution of mountain ranges and sedimentary basins
determine the formation and retention of natural resources, such as hydrocarbons and minerals, as well as determines the long term climatic
evolution. Understanding these processes requires integration of Earth Science disciplines from geophysics, geodynamics, tectonics and
geology.
My own research is centred around seismic studies of the Earth at all depth levels, from the shallow crust down to the core-mantle
boundary, in integration with other geophysical methods. As an author I know the importance of a fast and fair review process. As editor
I try to make an effort to keep the editing processes efficient to assist the authors in improving the presentation of their research
results. This is of utmost importance for maintaining a high standard of the journal. Another vital editorial challenge for Tectonophysics
is to seek themes for special volumes which are central to the development of research on the dynamic lithosphere and to maintain the
same high level as in regular issues of the journal. The articles published in Tectonophysics shall keep the readers up-to-date about
the most important development in research on the dynamic evolution of the Earth at all scales.
I. Artemieva, University of Copenhagen, København K, Denmark
Fields of interest: thermal modeling; continental lithosphere; Precambrian; secular evolution
R. Carbonell, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Barcelona, Spain
Curriculum Vitae
E. Fukuyama, National Research Institute for Earth Science & Disaster Prevention, Tsukuba, Japan
My name is Eiichi Fukuyama. I am working on earthquake source physics from various aspects including seismic
waveform analyses, theoretical and numerical modeling, and some experiments in the laboratory. I got a PhD from Kyoto University on the
topic of waveform inversion analysis using empirical Green's functions. Then I engaged in the analysis of tilt meters during the volcanic
eruptions. I then developed semi-automated moment tensor analysis of medium to large earthquakes using the nation-wide broadband seismographic
network in Japan (now it is called F-net). I also developed boundary integral equation method for the modeling of realistic earthquake
dynamic rupture with complicated fault geometry and heterogeneous stress field. Recently, I am working on high slip velocity experiments
using rotary shear apparatus. Thus I am interested in earthquake source physics, especially in its dynamic features.
R. Hall, Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham, England, UK
Fields of interest: regional geology of SE Asia and the western Pacific; island arc origin and evolution;
plate tectonic reconstructions; interpretation of seismic tomography, mantle processes and tectonics of the region; tropical sedimentation
and links to provenance, climate and tectonics; the implications of plate tectonics for the biogeography of SE Asia.
A. Kiratzi, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
Fields of interest: Seismology Modelling the seismic source and the earthquake rupture process
Seismic source studies using inverse techniques; Propagation of seismic waves; - attenuation structure Stress patterns - stress inversions
Fault and Rupture Mechanics with emphasis on earthquake Rupture dynamics (nucleation, propagation, and arrest, influence of material
properties, geometric irregularities, and heterogeneities in stress and strain over multiple length and time scales) and earthquake rupture
kinematics. Engineering Seismology Ground Motion Prediction - Addressing ground motion issues related to seismic hazard and
risk; e.g. develop and implement physics-based simulation methodologies that can predict earthquake strong motion waveforms over the
frequency range 0-10 Hz. More specifically research related to: (a) the ground motion inverse problem at frequencies up to 1 Hz; (b)
the stochastic extension of ground motion simulation to high frequencies (1-10 Hz); (c) simulation of ground motions using dynamically
consistent sources; and (d) nonlinear wave effects, including nonlinear site response; e) near fault prediction of ground motions and
within complex structures like sedimentary basins and f) characterization of the uncertainties. Near - real time earthquake applications
Time domain moment tensors.
N. Kukowski, GeoForschungsZentrum Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany
Most of my research is focused on deciphering how deformation processes as well as fluid and heat transport
control the evolution of continental margins. Especially in the framework of convergent margins, I am interested in crustal processes
taking place on timescales from individual seismic cycles to neotectonics. This includes the interactions of climate, tectonics, hazard,
and the formation of resources as well as to study material transfer at convergent margins. My research interests further cover gas hydrate
systems at continental margins. To undertake my research, I use physical experiments and numerical simulations as well as geophysical
data and morphometry and I am also interested in further developing the methods I apply. I really like multidisciplinary approaches and
to study continental margins systems in a holistic approach.
V. Levin, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, USA
For the part of our planet that is beyond direct sampling (which is most of it) seismic waves offer an insight
into the present day state of the interior. They can illuminate shapes of objects at depths, reveal changes in the state of the material,
and offer clues about its texture. In my research I use observations of seismic waves to probe the interior structure of the Earth.
My studies yield information about the speed of different seismic waves: how it changes with depth, and from place to place; whether
these changes are smooth or abrupt; whether there is any dependence on the direction in which seismic waves travel. While the means of
my research have to do with elastic wave propagation and time series analysis, the motivation and goals are those of geological history
and present-day tectonic activity. Using inferences about the seismic structure of the Earth I try to understand what is happening there
now, or has happened in the past. http://www.rci.rutgers.edu/~vlevin
J. Mareschal, Université du Quebec à Montreal (UQAM), Montreal, QC, Canada
Fields of interest: the thermal regime of the crust and lithosphere, heat flow, mantle lithosphere interactions, crustal evolution, potential field studies.
A. Okay, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey
I have two main fields of interest. One is the regional tectonics of the Eastern Mediterranean and Middle
East, both continental and marine, and the second is metamorphic petrology, especially as it related to tectonics.
F. Ornelas Marques, Universidade de Lisboa (Lisbon), Campo Grande, Lisboa, Portugal
My fields of interest are mainly structural geology and tectonics. In my research acitivity, I follow a classical
physical approach: observation, data collection, physical experimentation and numerical simulation. I believe that only modelling can
help us understand and quantify most geological processes, by finding the controlling variables and the way they act and interact in
the natural processes. Good modelling is characterized by the prediction capability, which can guides us in the search of useful data.
L. Pujades, Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya (UPC), Barcelona, Spain
My main areas of scientific interest, in connection with the magazine, are in the fields of Seismology
and applied Geophysics, with emphasis on: Surface waves propagation and inversion, seismic attenuation, Coda-Q, seismic tomography. Earthquake
prediction and forecasting. Shallow geology and site effects.
R. Van der Voo, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Rob Van der Voo uses paleomagnetic techniques and analyses as tools to resolve tectonic problems. His particular
areas of interest include pre-Mesozoic paleomagnetism and plate tectonics; tectonics of the Caribbean and Mediterranean areas, Hercynian
Europe and central Asia; rock magnetism and electron microscopy of sediments and ocean-floor basalts; Neogene magnetostratigraphy and
environmental conditions of northeast Tibet; structure and tectonics of orogenic belts; oroclinal bending; general geodynamics as related
to mantle tomography and paleogeography.
S. Wdowinski, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA
Fields of interest: wide range of Earth sciences topics, including tectonics, earthquakes, hydrology,
and environmental studies. A common denominator in these studies is the usage of space geodetic techniques that can detect very precisely
small movements of the Earth's surface. http://www.rsmas.miami.edu/users/swdowinski/index.html
H. Zeyen, Université Paris-Sud (Paris XI), Orsay, France
Editors Biography
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