Arthur Weglein is an American
seismologist
Seismology (; from Ancient Greek σεισμός (''seismós'') meaning "earthquake" and -λογία (''-logía'') meaning "study of") is the scientific study of earthquakes and the propagation of elastic waves through the Earth or through other ...
. He is the Hugh Roy & Lillie Cranz Cullen distinguished professor of physics at the
University of Houston
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, and director of its Mission-oriented Seismic Research Program. He received the Townsend Harris Medal of the
City College of New York
The City College of the City University of New York (also known as the City College of New York, or simply City College or CCNY) is a public university within the City University of New York (CUNY) system in New York City. Founded in 1847, Cit ...
in 2008 for his contributions to seismology. He received the Reginald Fessenden Award
of the
Society of Exploration Geophysicists
The Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG) is a learned society dedicated to promoting the science and education of exploration geophysics in particular and geophysics in general. The Society fosters the expert and ethical practice of geophysi ...
in 2010.
He received the
Maurice Ewing Medal Two international geophysical societies offer awards each year which are named in honor of Maurice Ewing; these are the American Geophysical Union and the Society of Exploration Geophysicists:
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AGU Ewing Medal
The Maurice Ewing Medal is awa ...
of the
Society of Exploration Geophysicists
The Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG) is a learned society dedicated to promoting the science and education of exploration geophysics in particular and geophysics in general. The Society fosters the expert and ethical practice of geophysi ...
in 2016.
Education
Weglein received his BS in mathematics (1964) and MA in physics (1969) from the City College of New York. His PhD in physics from the Graduate Center of the City of New York was awarded in 1975. His thesis was entitled "Optimized Average Excited States of Atoms: Intermediate Energy Scattering", and his adviser was Marvin H. Mittleman.
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http://www.uh.edu/people/faculty/arthur-weglein
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Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
21st-century American physicists
University of Houston faculty
City College of New York alumni
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