Keiiti Aki

Keiiti Aki ( Japanese 安芸敬一 , Aki Keiichi ; born March 3, 1930 in Yokohama , Japan ; † May 17, 2005 in Réunion , France ) was a Japanese geophysicist and seismologist .

Aki grew up in Japan and studied at the University of Tokyo , where he obtained his bachelor's and later his doctorate degree . As a postdoc he moved to the USA, where he did research at the California Institute of Technology . Aki later became a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge . He also became known in specialist circles as a book author, in particular through the book Quantitative Seismology: theory and methods , which he wrote together with Paul G. Richards . It is considered to be one of the standard works in seismology.

Aki was extremely active in this field and held numerous official positions throughout his career. Among other things, he was President of the Seismology Department of the American Geophysical Union (AGU), President of the Seismological Society of America and Chairman of the Seismological Committee of the United States National Academy of Sciences (NAS). In 1991 he was instrumental in setting up the Southern California Earthquake Center (SCEC).

Awards

Keiiti Aki have been honored with numerous prizes and awards for their commitment, such as B .:

K. Aki and PG Richards: Quantitative Seismology: theory and methods , University Science Books, 2nd edition 2002, ISBN 978-0935702965

personal data
SURNAME	Aki, Keiiti
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	安芸敬一 (Japanese); Aki Keiichi
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Japanese seismologist and geophysicist
DATE OF BIRTH	March 3, 1930
PLACE OF BIRTH	Yokohama , Japan
DATE OF DEATH	May 17, 2005
Place of death	Reunion Island , France