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He was a graduate of [[Reed College]] (B.A., 1949) and the [[California Institute of Technology]] (M.S., 1951; Ph.D., 1954).<ref name="gps.caltech.edu">{{Cite web |url=http://www.gps.caltech.edu/people/crallen/profile |title=Archived copy |access-date=2009-03-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120920083937/http://www.gps.caltech.edu/people/crallen/profile |archive-date=2012-09-20 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
He was a graduate of [[Reed College]] (B.A., 1949) and the [[California Institute of Technology]] (M.S., 1951; Ph.D., 1954).<ref name="gps.caltech.edu">{{Cite web |url=http://www.gps.caltech.edu/people/crallen/profile |title=Archived copy |access-date=2009-03-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120920083937/http://www.gps.caltech.edu/people/crallen/profile |archive-date=2012-09-20 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


Allen was President of the [[Seismological Society of America]] in 1975<ref>{{cite web|title=Presidents of the Society|publisher=Seismological Society of America|url=https://www.seismosoc.org/inside/history/presidents-society/|accessdate = December 29, 2018}}</ref> and the [[Geological Society of America]]. He was a member of the [[American Association for the Advancement of Science]], the [[American Geophysical Union]], and the [[Geological Society of America]]. He was elected a Fellow of the [[American Academy of Arts and Sciences]] in 1975.<ref name=AAAS>{{cite web|title=Book of Members, 1780–2010: Chapter A|url=http://www.amacad.org/publications/BookofMembers/ChapterA.pdf|publisher=American Academy of Arts and Sciences|accessdate=15 April 2011}}</ref> Allen was a member of the [[United States National Academy of Sciences|National Academy of Sciences]] and the [[National Academy of Engineering]] since 1976.<ref>http://www.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=2268&page=121</ref>
Allen was President of the [[Seismological Society of America]] in 1975<ref>{{cite web|title=Presidents of the Society|publisher=Seismological Society of America|url=https://www.seismosoc.org/inside/history/presidents-society/|accessdate = December 29, 2018}}</ref> and the [[Geological Society of America]]. He was a member of the [[American Association for the Advancement of Science]], the [[American Geophysical Union]], and the [[Geological Society of America]]. He was elected a Fellow of the [[American Academy of Arts and Sciences]] in 1975.<ref name=AAAS>{{cite web|title=Book of Members, 1780–2010: Chapter A|url=http://www.amacad.org/publications/BookofMembers/ChapterA.pdf|publisher=American Academy of Arts and Sciences|accessdate=15 April 2011}}</ref> Allen was a member of the [[United States National Academy of Sciences|National Academy of Sciences]] and the [[National Academy of Engineering]] since 1976.<ref>{{Cite book|url=http://www.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=2268&page=121|doi = 10.17226/2268|title = Major Award Decisionmaking at the National Science Foundation|year = 1994|isbn = 978-0-309-05029-6}}</ref>


Allen received the first [[G.K. Gilbert Award]] in Seismic Geology and in 1995 he received the Medal of the Seismological Society of America.<ref>{{cite web| last =Aller| first =Jay | title =Caltech Press Release, 6/29/1995, Clarence Allen, Charles Richter, George Housner, Hiroo Kanamori| publisher = [[Caltech]] media relations| date =June 29, 1995| url =http://mr.caltech.edu/media/Press_Releases/PR11654.html| accessdate = August 4, 2007 }}</ref>
Allen received the first [[G.K. Gilbert Award]] in Seismic Geology and in 1995 he received the Medal of the Seismological Society of America.<ref>{{cite web| last =Aller| first =Jay | title =Caltech Press Release, 6/29/1995, Clarence Allen, Charles Richter, George Housner, Hiroo Kanamori| publisher = [[Caltech]] media relations| date =June 29, 1995| url =http://mr.caltech.edu/media/Press_Releases/PR11654.html| accessdate = August 4, 2007 }}</ref>

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For other people named Clarence Allen, see Clarence Allen (disambiguation).
Clarence R. Allen
Born(1925-02-15)February 15, 1925
Palo Alto, California, U.S.
DiedJanuary 21, 2021(2021-01-21) (aged 95)
Alma materReed College, California Institute of Technology
AwardsG.K. Gilbert Award
Scientific career
Fieldsplanetary science, geology
InstitutionsCaltech

Clarence Roderic Allen (February 15, 1925 – January 21, 2021) was a geologist who studied seismology.

Career

He was a graduate of Reed College (B.A., 1949) and the California Institute of Technology (M.S., 1951; Ph.D., 1954).[1]

Allen was President of the Seismological Society of America in 1975[2] and the Geological Society of America. He was a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Geophysical Union, and the Geological Society of America. He was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1975.[3] Allen was a member of the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Engineering since 1976.[4]

Allen received the first G.K. Gilbert Award in Seismic Geology and in 1995 he received the Medal of the Seismological Society of America.[5]

He was a member of the faculty of the California Institute of Technology since 1955.[6] He became a Professor Emeritus there in 1990.[1]

Allan died on January 21, 2021, at the age of 95.[7]

Publications

  • "Geology of Earthquakes" with Robert S. Yeats and Kerry E. Sieh. Oxford University Press (1997) ISBN 0-19-507827-6
  • "Comparative study of the neotectonics of the Xianshuihe fault, China" (1987)
  • "Continuation of creep and strain studies in southern California" (1984)
  • "Creep and strain studies in southern California: Final technical report" (1986)
  • "Seismicity of the Southern California Region, 1 January 1932 to 31 December 1972" with John M. Nordquist and James A. Hileman (1973)
  • "Active faulting in northern Turkey" (1969)
  • "Agua Blanca fault: A major transverse structure of northern Baja California, Mexico" (1960)

References

  1. ^ a b "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-09-20. Retrieved 2009-03-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "Presidents of the Society". Seismological Society of America. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
  3. ^ "Book of Members, 1780–2010: Chapter A" (PDF). American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 15 April 2011.
  4. ^ Major Award Decisionmaking at the National Science Foundation. 1994. doi:10.17226/2268. ISBN 978-0-309-05029-6.
  5. ^ Aller, Jay (June 29, 1995). "Caltech Press Release, 6/29/1995, Clarence Allen, Charles Richter, George Housner, Hiroo Kanamori". Caltech media relations. Retrieved August 4, 2007.
  6. ^ Who's Who in America" 1986–1987 (Wilmette, Illinois: Marquis Who's Who, 1986) Vol. 1, p. 41
  7. ^ Clarence Allen, 1925–2021

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