Charles B. Archambeau is an American

geophysicist Geophysics () is a subject of natural science concerned with the physical processes and physical properties of the Earth and its surrounding space environment, and the use of quantitative methods for their analysis. The term ''geophysics'' som ...

Life

He graduated from

California Institute of Technology The California Institute of Technology (branded as Caltech or CIT)The university itself only spells its short form as "Caltech"; the institution considers other spellings such a"Cal Tech" and "CalTech" incorrect. The institute is also occasional ...

with a PhD in 1964. He taught at

University of Colorado The University of Colorado (CU) is a system of public universities in Colorado. It consists of four institutions: University of Colorado Boulder, University of Colorado Colorado Springs, University of Colorado Denver, and the University o ...

, and

. In 1997, he studied the geophysics of Yucca Mountain, with John Davies, commissioned by the state of Nevada. He is President of Technology Research Associates corporation. In 2010, he signed a letter in favor of the

Integral Fast Reactor The integral fast reactor (IFR, originally advanced liquid-metal reactor) is a design for a nuclear reactor using fast neutrons and no neutron moderator (a "fast" reactor). IFR would breed more fuel and is distinguished by a nuclear fuel cycle ...

Awards

* 1988

MacArthur Fellows Program The MacArthur Fellows Program, also known as the MacArthur Fellowship and commonly but unofficially known as the "Genius Grant", is a prize awarded annually by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation typically to between 20 and 30 indi ...

Works

* ''Dialogs on the Yucca Mountain controversy'', Charles B. Archambeau, Christine M. Schluter, Jerry S. Szymanski, TRAC (Technology and Resource Assessment Corporation), 1993 * ''Earthquake hazards determinations based on tectonic stress measurements'', University of Colorado, 1981 * ''Deterministic Methods of Seismic Source Identification'', Defense Technical Information Center, 1983

References

External links

Oral history interview with Charles B. Archambeau on 24 July 1998, American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library & Archives"Charles B. Archambeau", ''Scientific Commons''
{{DEFAULTSORT:Archambeau, Charles B Living people Year of birth missing (living people) California Institute of Technology alumni University of Colorado faculty California Institute of Technology faculty MacArthur Fellows American geophysicists