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'''Clarence Roderic Allen''' (born February 15, 1925) is a [[geologist]] who studies [[seismology]]. He is 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">http://www.gps.caltech.edu/people/crallen/profile</ref>
'''Clarence Roderic Allen''' (born February 15, 1925) is a [[geologist]] who studies [[seismology]]. He is 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">http://www.gps.caltech.edu/people/crallen/profile</ref>


Allen has been President of the Seismological Society of America in 1975<ref>{{cite web| title = Past Presidents of The Society| publisher = [[Seismological Society of America]]| url =http://www.seismosoc.org/inside/history/pastpres.php| accessdate = February 28, 2013 }}</ref> and the [[Geological Society of America]]. He is 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 has been 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 has been 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 is 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 has been 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 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 (age 99)
Palo Alto, California, U.S.
Alma materReed College, California Institute of Technology
AwardsG.K. Gilbert Award
Scientific career
Fieldsplanetary science, geology
InstitutionsCaltech

Clarence Roderic Allen (born February 15, 1925) is a geologist who studies seismology. He is a graduate of Reed College (B.A., 1949) and the California Institute of Technology (M.S., 1951; Ph.D., 1954)[1]

Allen has been President of the Seismological Society of America in 1975[2] and the Geological Society of America. He is 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 has been 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 has been a member of the faculty of the California Institute of Technology since 1955.[6] He became a Professor Emeritus there in 1990.[1]

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 http://www.gps.caltech.edu/people/crallen/profile
  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. ^ http://www.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=2268&page=121
  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

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