Cinna Lomnitz
Mexico
| Biography | | Dr. Lomnitz is Professor of Seismology (Emeritus) at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). He obtained his engineering degree at the University of Chile and did his graduate work in the United States (MS'50, Harvard; PhD'55, Caltech). In 1957 he was appointed first director of the Institute (now Department) of Geophysics at the University of Chile. From 1964 to 1968 he was Chief of Seismological Stations at UC Berkeley. He joined the Institute of Geophysics at UNAM, Mexico City, in 1968. He is editor of the journal "Geofisica Internacional" and has published three books on earthquake science. His honours include: 1995 National Science Prize, Mexico; 1997 National University Prize, UNAM; Maldonado Koerdell Award, Mexican Geophysical Union. |
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