Clarence R. Allen
American geologist (1925–2021)
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Clarence Roderic Allen (February 15, 1925 – January 21, 2021) was an American geologist who studied seismology.
Clarence R. Allen | |
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| Born | February 15, 1925 Palo Alto, California, U.S. |
| Died | January 21, 2021 (aged 95) |
| Education | Reed College, California Institute of Technology |
| Awards | G.K. Gilbert Award |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | planetary science, geology |
| Workplaces | Caltech |
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)
