Vladimir Keilis-Borok#
Sadly, this member passed away. | |
Membership Number: | 1946 |
Membership type: | ORDINARY |
Section: | EARTH & COSMIC SCIENCES |
Elected: | 1999 |
Main Country of Residence: | UNITED STATES |
Vladimir Keilis-Borok passed away October 19, 2013.
Positions Held
- 1999 – 2013 Distinguished Professor, Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics and Dept. of Earth and Space Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles.
- 1998 – 2013 Research group leader and founding Director emeritus. International Institute for Earthquake Prediction Theory and Mathematical Geophysics, Russian Ac. Sci.
- 1987 – 2013 Founding Director, Research and Advanced Training Program in Non-linear dynamics and Earthquake Prediction, Abdus Salam International Center for Theoretical Physics, Trieste
Fields of Scholarship
- Predictability of critical transitions in complex systems
- Lithosphere dynamics
- Socio-economic predictions
- Earthquake prediction
- Earthquake preparedness
- Critical phenomena in chaotic systems
- Pattern recognition
Honours and Awards
- First Richardson medal for achievements in non-linear dynamics
- Doctor Honoris Causa, Institute de Physique du Globe, Paris
- 21st Century Collaborative Activity Award for Studying Complex Systems, J. F. McDonnell Foundation
- Fairchild Distinguished Scholar, California Institute of Technology
- Elected in: American Academy of Arts and Sciences; US National Ac. Sci.; Russian Ac. Sci.; Royal Astronomical Society; Austrian Ac. Sci.; Pontifical Ac. Sci.; Academia Europaea