VITA
PERSONAL
Name: Brian T.R. Lewis
Address: School of Oceanography, Box 357940
University of Washington
Seattle, WA 98195-7940
Date of Birth: 23 May 1940
Citizenship: U.S.
Email:
blewis@u.washington.eduWeb page:
http://www.ocean.washington.edu/people/faculty/blewis/index.html
EDUCATION
B.S., 1961, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
B.S., 1962, University of Witwaterstand, Johannesburg, South Africa
Ph.S., 1970, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin
Dissertation: "Isostasy in the United States"
HONORS AND AWARDS
Honors Student, University of Witwaterstand, 1962
Scholarship from Shell Oil (South Africa), 1964-1967
EMPLOYMENT
1970 - 1972 Research Associate, Geophysics Program and Department of Oceanography, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
1972 - 1973 Senior Research Associate, Geophysics Program, University of Washington
1972 - 1978 Assistant Professor, Department of Oceanography and Geophysics Program, University of Washington
1978 - 1983 Associate Professor, Department or School of Oceanography; Geophysics Program, University of Washington
1979 - 1980 University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii (sabbatical)
1982 - 1983 Associate Director for Research, School of Oceanography, University of Washington
1983 - present Professor, School of Oceanography and Geophysics Program, University of Washington
1983 - 1987 Director, School of Oceanography, University of Washington
1988 - 1990 Oversight of design and construction of new research vessel for U.W
1991 - 1994 Chair, JOIDES Planning committee and director of the JOIDES office
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Marine geophysics; marine seismology; gravity; magnetics; computer modeling of those processes; human population and it's effect on earth's climate.
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Department/School Committees
Research Committee, 1971-1974
Academic Affairs Committee, 1975-1978
Faculty Recruitment Committee, 1978-1979
Faculty Recruitment Committee, 1980-1982
School of Oceanography Faculty Council, 1981-1987
Chairman, Faculty Recruitment Committee, 1982-1987
Chairman, Science Committee for R/V Thomas G. Thompson Refit, 1982
Principal Investigator; AGOR23—A replacement for the R/V Thompson, 1987-1991
University Committees
University's Diving Safety Advisory Committee, 1979-1981
Chairman, Subcommittee on Designated Programs for a College of Marine Sciences Task Force on Research, 1980
National and International Committees and Related Activities
JOIDES Site Survey Planning Committee, 1975-1977
Chairman, JOI, Inc., Site Survey Planning Committee, 1977-1980
ONR Acoustics Panel, 1977-1982
Ocean Crustal Dynamics Planning Committee, 1978-1980
U.S. Geodynamics Committee Correspondent, 1978-1980
Chairman and Convenor, Ocean Crustal Dynamics Workshop on Bottom and Near Bottom Observations and Bottom Sampling, 1979
Co-Chief Scientist, D/V Glomar Challenger, DSDP Leg 65, 1979
JOI, Inc., Site Survey Planning Committee, 1980-1981
Program Committee for the Chapman Conference on Oceanic Lithosphere, 1980-1981
Convenor, Geodynamics Transect Across the Pacific Northwest, 1980-1982
Ocean Margin Drilling Program Science Advisory Committee and its Executive Committee, 1980-1983
IUGG Committee on the Oceanic Lithosphere, 1981-1985
Chairman, NSF Advisory Committee for Ocean Sciences, 1986-1988
Other Activities
Associate Editor, Journal of Geophysical Research, 1979-1982
Consultant, Island County, 1981
Washington State Energy Site Evaluation Council, 1981
TEACHING
Courses Taught
Ocean 450, Marine Geophysics
Ocean 506, Physics of Marine Geology Processes
Ocean 571/Geophysics 571, Marine Gravity and Magnetics
Ocean 499, Using computers to analyze oceanographic data
Students Granted Higher Degrees
Thomas Bishop, M.S., 1973
Charles Meeder, M.S., 1975
Barry Keller, M.S., 1978
William Snydsman, Ph.D., 1979
James McClain, Ph.D., 1979
Christine Hanley, M.S., 1979
William Thompson, M.S., 1980
Jonathan Tuthill, M.S., 1980
Paul Wong, M.S., 1980
Jean Hegdal, M.S., 1981 (with J. Garmany)
Kevin McClain, Ph.D., 1981
Jeffrey MacQueen, Ph.D., 1982 (Geophysics)
Guy Cochrane, M.S., 1985
David Johnson, M.S., 1987 (Geophysics)
Heeok Jung, Ph.D., 1988 (Geophysics)
Stuart Denny, M.S., 1988 (Geophysics)
Chris Zervas (Geophysics) 1988
Qwo-Shyh Song (Oceanography) 1990
RESEARCH GRANTS AND CONTRACTS (1981 - present)
Development and Application of Acoustic Methods to Study the Formation of Oceanic Lithosphere
ONR (N00014-80-C-0252)
2/81 - 1/84
$1,500,000 (approximate)
Subduction Processes off the Washington-Oregon Margin
NSF
1/83 - 11/85
$140,000
Tectonic Lithification of Sediments, Evidence from Seismic Data
Subcontract to Oregon State University
2/83 - 7/86
$125,459
Field Theoretical Study
ONR (N00014-84-C-0111)
10/83 - 9/85
$149,336
A Review of Marine Multi-channel Reflection Seismology in Academia
NSF (OCE-8318517)
1/84 - 6/85
$18,944
Deep-tow Studies of the Juan de Fuca Ridge
ONR
10/85 - 9/87
$209,797
Detailed Investigation of Subduction Processes in the Middle American Trench
NSF (OCE-8511570)
2/86 - 1/87
$40,256
Fluid venting processes in the Oregon accretionary prism
NSF OCE # 8614474
8/86-6/89
$120,000
Beaufort Ambient Seismo-Acoustics beneath ice cover (BASIC)
ONR (with A. Schultz)
11/89-9/91
$459,668
Agor23
ONR
3/88-12/90
$362,000
ULF/VLF noise on hard and soft seafloor
ONR (with A. Schultz)
1/1/91-12/31/94
Approx $400,000
PUBLICATIONS (refereed)
Lewis, B.T.R. and R.P. Meyer (1968) A seismic investigation of the upper mantle to the west of Lake Superior. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America 58: 565-596.
Dorman, L.M. and B.T.R. Lewis (1970) Experimental isostasy, Part I: Theory of the determination of the isostatic response of the earth to a concentrated load. Journal of Geophysical Research 75: 3357-3366.
Lewis, B.T.R. and L.M. Dorman (1970) Experimental isostasy, Part II: An isostatic model for the U.S.A. derived from gravity and topographic data. Journal of Geophysical Research 75: 3367-3386.
Dorman, L.M. and B.T.R. Lewis (1972) Experimental isostasy, Part III: Inversion of the isostatic Green's function and lateral density changes. Journal of Geophysical Research 77: 3068-3077.
Dorman, L.M. and B.T.R. Lewis (1974) The use of nonlinear functional expansions in calculations of the terrain effect in airborne and marine gravimetry and gradiometry. Geophysics 39: 33-38.
Snydsman, W.E., B.T.R. Lewis and J.S. McClain (1975) Upper mantle velocities on the northern Cocos Plate. Earth and Planetary Science Letters 28: 49-54.
Lister, C.R.B. and B.T.R. Lewis (1976) An ocean-bottom seismometer suitable for arrays. Deep-Sea Research 23: 113-124.
Davis, E.E., C.R.B. Lister and B.T.R. Lewis (1976) Seismic structure of the Juan de Fuca Ridge: Ocean bottom seismometer results from the median valley. Journal of Geophysical Research 81: 3541-3555.
Lynn, W.S. and B.T.R. Lewis (1976) Tectonic evolution of the northern Cocos Plate. Geology 4: 718-722.
Johnson, R.V., C.R.B. Lister and B.T.R. Lewis (1977) A direct recording ocean bottom seismometer. Marine Geophysical Researches 3: 65-85.
Lewis, B.T.R. and J.S. McClain (1977) Converted shear waves as seen by ocean bottom seismometers and surface buoys. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America 677: 1291-1302.
Lewis, B.T.R. and R.P. Meyer (1977) Upper mantle velocities under the East Coast margin of the U.S. Geophysical Research Letters 4: 341-344.
Lewis, B.T.R. and W.E. Snydsman (1977) Evidence for a low velocity layer at the base of the oceanic crust. Nature, London 266: 340-344.
Meeder, C.A., B.T.R. Lewis and J.S. McClain (1977) Structure of oceanic crust off southern Peru determined from an ocean bottom seismometer. Earth and Planetary Science Letters 37: 13-28.
Wade, U.S., C.R.B. Lister and B.T.R. Lewis (1977) Seismic refraction over Malpelo Ridge in the Panama Basin. In Ramirez, J.E. and L.T. Aldrich (eds.), The Ocean-Continent Transition in Southeast Colombia: 209-236. Institute of Geophysics, University of Javeriana, Bogota.
Keller, B., B.T.R. Lewis, C. Meeder, C.E. Helsley and R.P. Meyer (1978) Explosion seismology studies of active and passive continental margins. Geological and Geophysical Investigations of Continental Margins. The American Association of Petroleum Geologists Memoir No. 29: 443-451.
Lewis, B.T.R. (1978) Evolution of ocean crust seismic velocities. Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Science 6: 377-404.
Lewis, B.T.R. and W.E. Snydsman (1979) Fine structure of the lower oceanic crust on the Cocos Plate. Tectonophysics 55: 87-105.
Lewis, B.T.R. (1979) Periodicities in volcanism and longitudinal magma flow on the East Pacific Rise at 23 N. Geophysical Research Letters 6: 753-816.
McClain, J.S. and B.T.R. Lewis (1980) A seismic experiment at the axis of the East Pacific Rise. Marine Geology 35: 147-169.
Lewis, B.T.R. and P.D. Rabinowitz, eds. (1980) Regional geophysical studies associated with IPOD site surveys. Marine Geology 35: 1-275 (Special Issue).
Lewis, B.T.R. (1981) Isostasy, magma chambers, and plate driving forces on the East Pacific Rise. Journal of Geophysical Research 86: 4868-4880.
Trehu, A. et al. (1981) Microearthquake activity on the OROZCO fracture zone: Preliminary results from Project ROSE. Journal of Geophysical Research 86: 3783-3790.
Sutton, G.H., B.T.R. Lewis, J. Ewing, F.K. Duennebier, B. Iwitake and J.D. Tuthill (1981) An overview and general results of the Lopez Island OBS experiment. Marine Geophysical Researches 5: 3-34.
Lewis, B.T.R. and J.D. Tuthill (1981) Instrumental waveform distortion on ocean bottom seismometers. Marine Geophysical Researches 5: 79-86.
Tuthill, J.D., B.T.R. Lewis and J.D. Garmany (1981) Stonely waves, Lopez Island noise and deep-sea noise from 1 to 5 hz. Marine Geophysical Research 5: 95-108.
Lewis, B.T.R. (1982) Constraints on the structure of the East Pacific Rise from gravity. Journal of Geophysical Research 87: 8491-8500.
Thompson, W.H., B.T.R. Lewis and J.D. Garmany (1982) Crustal structure near the Iceland Research Drilling Project borehole from a seismic refraction survey. Journal of Geophysical Research 87: 6383-6388.
Lewis, B.T.R. and J.D. Garmany (1982) Constraints on structure of the East Pacific Rise from seismic refraction. Journal of Geophysical Research 87: 8417-8425.
McClain, K.J. and B.T.R. Lewis (1982) Geophysical evidence for the absence of a crustal magma chamber under the northern Juan de Fuca Ridge: a contrast with ROSE results. Journal of Geophysical Research 87: 8477-8489.
Lewis, B.T.R. (1983) The thermal model and the East Pacific Rise. Journal of Geophysical Research 88: 3348-3354.
Lewis, B.T.R. (1983) The process of formation of ocean crust. Science 220: 151-157.
Lewis, B.T.R., W.E. Snydsman, J.S. McClain, M.L. Holmes and C.R.B. Lister (1983) Site survey results at the mouth of the Gulf of California, Leg 65. In Lewis, B.T.R., P.T. Robinson, et al. (eds.), Initial Reports of the Deep Sea Drilling Project 65: 309-317. U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C.
Stephan, R.A., S. Johnson and B.T.R. Lewis (1983) The oblique seismic experiment on Deep Sea Drilling Project Leg 65. In Lewis, B.T.R., P.T. Robinson, et al. (eds.), Initial Reports of the Deep Sea Drilling Project 65: 319-327. U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C.
Lewis, B.T.R. (1983) Temperature, heat flow and lithospheric cooling at the mouth of the Gulf of California. In Lewis, B.T.R., P.T. Robinson, et al. (eds.), Initial Reports of the Deep Sea Drilling Project 65: 343-355. U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C.
Christensen, N.I. and B.T.R. Lewis (1983) Physical properties of Leg 65 basalts. In Lewis, B.T.R., P.T. Robinson, et al. (eds.), Initial Reports of the Deep Sea Drilling Project 65: 693-696. U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C.
Landkamer, C.L., H.P. Johnson and B.T.R. Lewis (1983) A magnetic study of oceanic crust in the vicinity of sites 482, 483 and 485, DSDP Leg 65. In Lewis, B.T.R., P.T. Robinson, et al. (eds.), Initial Reports of the Deep Sea Drilling Project 65: 697-703. U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C.
Kulm, L.D., E. Suess, J.C. Moore, B. Carson, B.T. Lewis, S.D. Ritger, D.C. Kadko, T.M. Thornburg, R.W. Embley, W.D. Rugh, G.J. Massoth, M.G. Langseth, G.R. Cochrane and R.L. Scamman (1986) Oregon subduction zone: Venting, fauna, and carbonates. Science 231: 561-566.
Valdes, C.M., W.D. Mooney, JS.K. Singh, R.P. Meyer, C. Lomnitz, J.H. Luetgert, C.E. Helsley, B.T.R. Lewis and M. Mena (1986) Crustal structure of Oaxaca, Mexico, from seismic refraction measurements. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America 76: 547-563.
Tabor, J.H. and B.T.R. Lewis (1986) Crustal structure of the Washington continental margin from refraction data. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America 76: 1011-1024.
Cochrane, G.R., B.T.R. Lewis and K.J. McClain (in press) Structure and subduction processes along the Oregon-Washington margin. Subduction zones special issue in Pageoph.
Lewis, B.T.R, VLF/ULF noise on basalt and sedimented seafloor, J.Ac.Soc.Am., 91, 2427, 1992
Lewis, B.T.R and L.M. Dorman, Recording teleseisms on the Seafloor; an example from the Juan de Fuca Plate, Bull. Seis. Soc. Am., 88, 107-116, 1998
PUBLICATIONS (nonrefereed)
Sutton, G.H., B.T.R. Lewis, J. Ewing, F.K. Duennebier, B. Iwitake and J.D. Tuthill (1980) Lopez Island ocean bottom seismometer intercomparison experiment. Hawaii Institute of Geophysics Technical Report 80-4.
Lewis, B.T.R.,
Atmospheric carbon dioxide as a proxy for growth of the human population ? 1998 http://www.ocean.washington.edu/people/faculty/blewis/index.html
Lewis, B.T.R. and L.M. Dorman, SEISMIC NOISE ON BASALT AND SEDIMENT SEAFLOOR, 1998
http://www.ocean.washington.edu/people/faculty/blewis/index.html
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