Guust Nolet #

Personal Information

Work address: Geosciences Azur, 250 Rue Albert Einstein, 06560 Valbonne, France
Telephone: +33.4.92.94.26.32
Citizenship: Dutch

Education

1972 MSc (cum laude), Utrecht University: Geophysics with mathematical physics and numerical analysis (`Doctoraalexamen').
1976 PhD (cum laude), Utrecht University.

Languages

Dutch, English, French, German, Italian

Employment

• 1967-1968 Teaching assistentship in department of medical physics.
• 1969-1972 Teaching assistentships in departments of Physics and Geophysics
• 1972-1975 Research associate, Netherlands Organization for the Advancement of Pure Research
• 1976-1981 Assistant Professor, Utrecht University
• 1982-1985 Associate Professor, Utrecht University
• 1985-1991 Professor of Geophysics, Utrecht University
• 1991- 2007 Professor, Department of Geosciences, Princeton University (since 1997 on an endowed Chair as as George J. Magee Professor of Geophysics)
• 2008-present Professeur de géophysique, Université de Nice/Sophia Antipolis

Awards and Honours

• 1980 Prix Lagrange, Academie Royale des Sciences, des Lettres et des Beaux Arts de Belgique
• 1983 Vening Meinesz prijs, Netherlands Organization for the Advancement of Pure

Research

• 1988 Member, Academia Europaea
• 1988 Cecil H. and Ida Green Fellowship
• 1993 Fellow, American Geophysical Union
• 1994 Gutenberg lecturer, American Geophysical Union
• 1996 Corresponding member, Royal Netherlands Academy of Sciences
• 2006 Beno Gutenberg medal, European Geophysical Society
• 2006 Bownocker medal, Ohio State University
• 2006 Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences
• 2009 Laureate, European Research Council Advanced Grant

Professional Activity

• 1982-1986 Editor, Geophysical Journal Royal Astronomical Society
• 1984-1988 Member, Executive Committee ORFEUS consortium
• 1985-1987 Head of Department of Geophysics, Utrecht University
• 1986-1987 Director, Int. School of Applied Geophysics, Erice, Italy.
• 1987-1988 Associate Dean, Faculty of Earth Sciences, Utrecht University
• 1982-1991 Member, ESC working group on seismic theory
• 1988-2002 Editor, "Modern Approaches to Geophysics" (Kluwer)
• 1989-2000 Chairman, IASPEI subcommission on Geotomography
• 1989-1991 NWO Review Panel for lithospheric studies
• 1990 STW Panel on applied research
• 1990-1991 Earth Science Council, Royal Netherlands Academy of Sciences
• 1990-1992 Vice President, European Seismological Commission
• 1992 NSF/EAR Panel on Small Business Innovation research
• 1992-1996 Member, IRIS Executive Committee
• 1993 DOE review panel, BES Geosciences Research Program
• 1993-1995 Associate Editor, J. Geophysical Research
• 1998-2000 President, Seismology Section, American Geophys. Union.
• 1998-2001 Editor, Journal of Seismology
• 2000-2004 Member, US National Committee for the IUGG
• 2000-2004 Member, Committee on Seismology, National Research Council
• 2001-2007 Associate chair, Dept of Geosciences, Princeton University
• 2001-2004 NSF/EAR Geophysics panel
• 2003 Peer review committee, Dept of Geophysics, Stanford University
• 2003-2005 Peer review committee, Dept of Earth and Planet. Sciences, Harvard
• 2003 Umbrella committee, NWO Bonus Incentive Scheme (Netherlands)
• 2003-2005 Chair, IRIS Data Management System Standing Committee
• 2004-2006 Jury, Spinoza Prize, NWO, The Netherlands.
• 2005 Member, EarthScope Science and Education Committee (ESEC)
• 2008-present RESIF science committee

Field Experience

• 1979 Seismic refraction experiment in the Pamir-Himalaya mountains
• 1980-1984 Design, testing and setting up of the 14 station, broad band, digital Network of Autonomously Recording Seismographs (NARS)
• 1996 Installation of a 35 station PASSCAL array on Iceland

Courses taught

Undergraduate level: Mathematics for geophysics; Introduction to seismology and oil exploration; Introduction to geophysics; Natural hazards.

Graduate level: Advanced seismology; Seismic tomography; Data analysis in the environmental sciences; Seismology and geodynamics.

Invited Scientist/Lecturer

• 1975 (March-June) Istituto di Geofisica, Bari, Italy
• 1977 (May-June) Dept of Appl Math and Theor Physics, Cambridge, England
• 1978 (January) Institut fur Geophysik, ETH Zurich, Switzerland
• 1979 (March-April) Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, USA
• 1980 Lecturer, International School of Applied Geophysics, Erice, Italy
• 1982 Lecturer, International School of Applied Geophysics, Erice, Italy
• 1983 Lecturer, Department of Geophysics, Stanford, USA
• 1987 Lecturer, International School of Solid Earth Geophysics, Erice, Italy
• 1988/9 Visiting Professor at the Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics, UC San Diego, USA
• 1989 Lecturer, Tsukuba Winter School, Tsukuba, Japan
• 1990 Lecturer, International School of Theoretical Physics, Trieste, Italy
• 1994 Lecturer, International School of Solid Earth Geophysics, Erice, Italy
• 1995 Lecturer, IX Summer school on Earth and Planetary Sciences, Siena, Italy
• 1997/8 Visiting Professor at Geosciences Azur, Sophia Antipolis and Universite de Nice, France
• 1999 Lecturer, International School of Solid Earth Geophysics, Erice, Italy
• 2004 Visiting Professor LGIT, Université Joseph Fourier, Grenoble, France
• 2005 Visiting Professor at Geosciences Azur, Sophia Antipolis and Université de Nice, France
• 2006 Lecturer, International School of Theoretical Physics, Trieste, Italy
• 2006 (summer) Visiting Professor, Insitut de Physique de Globe, Paris