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Contact Information

• Email: jga@seismo.unr.edu
• Phone: (775) 784-1954
• Fax: (775) 682-8427

Degrees

• Ph.D. 1976, Columbia University, New York City, New York; Geophysics
• B. S. 1970, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan; Physics

Research Areas:

All aspects of engineering seismology, including applications of geological and seismological information to estimate seismicity and seismic hazards; recording strong ground motions; understanding the physics of near-source ground motions; and applications to engineering problems. Dr. Anderson is an author or coauthor on over 180 publications, mostly related to some field of engineering seismology.

Relevant Past Experience:

• Nevada Seismic Safety Council
• Chairman, November 1992 - November, 1997
• Member, May 1992 - present
• Seismological Society of America
• Board of Directors, January 2004- present (expires December 2009)
• 2005 Annual National Meeting Co-chair (with David VonSeggern)
• Government Affairs Committee, 2004-present
• Associate Editor, Bulletin, Sept 1992 - 1994
• Consortium of Organizations for Strong Motion Operating Systems
• Program Committee -1998-2001
• Board of Directors -2001
• Secretary -2002
• Co-chair with Polat Gulkan of the meeting: Future Directions in Instrumentation for Strong Motion and Engineering Seismology, Workshop under NATO SfP Project 977484, May 17-21, 2004, Kuşadası, Turkey.
• General Chair of Great Break: Preparing for Earthscope in the Great Basin, NSF Workshop, June 20, 2004, Tahoe City, Nevada.