Adam Dziewoński
Adam Marian Dziewoński (born November 15, 1936 in Lemberg , Poland , † March 1, 2016 in Cambridge (Massachusetts) ) was a Polish geophysicist and seismologist .
Scientific stations
Dziewoński grew up in Poland, where he studied geophysics at the University of Warsaw , which he graduated in 1960. He then moved to Krakow , where he obtained a doctorate in technical sciences in 1965 at the Akademia Górniczo-Hutnicza (Academy of Mining and Metallurgy). Then Dziewoński went to the United States , first to Dallas and later to Harvard University . From 1976 to 1994 he was Professor of Geology in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences , of which he was Chairman in the mid-1980s. From 1994 Dziewoński held the Frank B. Baird, Jr. professorship in the same department.
Research content
In his scientific career, Adam Dziewoński dealt with the internal structure of the earth and with his research contributed significantly to today's understanding of the earth's interior. One of his early achievements was the development of the Centroid Moment Tensor Catalog , a catalog that compiles the focus mechanisms of major earthquakes and is one of the most widely used standard seismological tools in the world.
One of Dziewoński's best-known achievements was the creation of the PREM Earth Reference Model in 1981 together with Don L. Anderson . The model summarized the changes in seismic velocities , density , pressure and other parameters as a function of depth, and is used up to the present day.
Dziewoński also paid particular attention to the investigation of anisotropy effects in seismology, i.e. the directional dependence of seismic velocities. Investigations of this kind have recently led to new insights into the nature and development of the inner core of the earth .
Awards (selection)
Adam Dziewoński was honored with numerous honorary memberships, prizes and awards for his research work and for his outstanding contributions to the understanding of the earth. B .:
- 1988 - Elected member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- 1995 - Elected Member of the National Academy of Sciences
- 1998 - Crafoord Prize from the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
- 1999 - Honorary doctorate from the Akademia Górniczo-Hutnicza , Cracow
- 1999 - Gold Medal from the Ettore Majorana Center for Scientific Culture
- 2000 - Medal from the Seismological Society of America
- 2002 - William Bowie Medal from the American Geophysical Union
Publications
- Don L. Anderson, Adam M. Dziewonski: Seismic Topography - 3D Images of the Earth's Mantle. In: Spectrum of Science Understandable Research: The Dynamics of the Earth. Spektrum Verlag Heidelberg 1988, pages 70-79.
Web links
- Curriculum vitae in tabular form ( memento from September 5, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) (English)
- Research areas, own presentation ( Memento from October 12, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
- AGU laudation ( Memento from September 5, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Odszedł Profesor Adam Marian Dziewoński wybitny naukowiec i wielki człowiek ( Memento from March 5, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Dziewoński, Adam |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Dziewoński, Adam Marian (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Polish geophysicist and seismologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 15, 1936 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lviv , Poland |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 1, 2016 |
| Place of death | Cambridge, Massachusetts |