Richard C. Aster
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Richard C. Aster is an American seismologist and Professor of Geophysics at the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
. Dr. Aster's research involves seismic imaging, volcano seismology, microseismicity, seismic noise, seismic instrumentation and Antarctic cryoseismology. Dr. Aster served as president of the Seismological Society of America
from 2009-2011. In 1999 Dr. Aster founded the New Mexico Tech IRIS PASSCAL Instrument Center, which supports diverse seismological studies around the world under the management of the Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology with primary funding from the National Science Foundation
and U.S. Department of Energy, and currently serves as the Principal Investigator of the facility. Aster Glacier
in the Ellsworth Mountains of Antarctica is named for Dr. Aster. Dr Aster was featured in the 2011-2012 BBC Horizon production The Core. Dr. Aster is a member of the Seismological Society of America
, the American Geophysical Union
, the Geological Society of America
, and other Earth science societies and organizations.
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology is a university located in Socorro, New Mexico....
. Dr. Aster's research involves seismic imaging, volcano seismology, microseismicity, seismic noise, seismic instrumentation and Antarctic cryoseismology. Dr. Aster served as president of the Seismological Society of America
Seismological Society of America
The Seismological Society of America is an international society devoted to the advancement of seismology and its applications in understanding and mitigating earthquake hazards and in imaging the structure of the Earth....
from 2009-2011. In 1999 Dr. Aster founded the New Mexico Tech IRIS PASSCAL Instrument Center, which supports diverse seismological studies around the world under the management of the Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology with primary funding from the National Science Foundation
National Science Foundation
The National Science Foundation is a United States government agency that supports fundamental research and education in all the non-medical fields of science and engineering. Its medical counterpart is the National Institutes of Health...
and U.S. Department of Energy, and currently serves as the Principal Investigator of the facility. Aster Glacier
Aster Glacier
Aster Glacier is an Antarctic glacier descending the east slope of Craddock Massif and flowing between Elfring Peak and Willis Ridge into Thomas Glacier in the Sentinel Range, Ellsworth Mountains. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names in 2006, after Richard C...
in the Ellsworth Mountains of Antarctica is named for Dr. Aster. Dr Aster was featured in the 2011-2012 BBC Horizon production The Core. Dr. Aster is a member of the Seismological Society of America
Seismological Society of America
The Seismological Society of America is an international society devoted to the advancement of seismology and its applications in understanding and mitigating earthquake hazards and in imaging the structure of the Earth....
, the American Geophysical Union
American Geophysical Union
The American Geophysical Union is a nonprofit organization of geophysicists, consisting of over 50,000 members from over 135 countries. AGU's activities are focused on the organization and dissemination of scientific information in the interdisciplinary and international field of geophysics...
, the Geological Society of America
Geological Society of America
The Geological Society of America is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the advancement of the geosciences. The society was founded in New York in 1888 by Alexander Winchell, John J. Stevenson, Charles H. Hitchcock, John R. Proctor and Edward Orton and has been headquartered at 3300 Penrose...
, and other Earth science societies and organizations.