Georgia Institute of TechnologySchool of Earth and Atmospheric Science
INFORMATION ABOUT

Dr. L. Timothy Long

Professor

Office: ES&T 2112
Email: tim.long@eas.gatech.edu
Website: http://quake.eas.gatech.edu/

Education:

  • Ph.D., Geophysics, Oregon State University
  • M.S., Geophysics, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
  • B.S., Geology, University of Rochester

Awards:

  • Jesuit Seismological Association, Award for Contributions in Observational Seismology, Eastern Section of the Seismological Society of America, 2006

Research Interests:

  • The appplication of seismic propagation in enviornmental problems including:
    • Surface waves tomographyThe interpretation and inversion of scattered waves in environmental applications
    • Surface wave monitoring of fluid-induced temporal variations shear-wave velocity in soils
  • The monitoring and study of earthquakes in the southeastern United States, including:
    • The promotion of earthquake recording as a tool to enhance k-12 education
    • The design of low-cost seismic recorders
    • The analysis of the fractal nature of the statistics of earthquake and fracture spacing
    • Studies of SOC in the mechanism for shallow earthquakes in the Piedmont province, including reservoir induced seismicity