Gary L. Pavlis
Professor of Geological Sciences
Geophysics, Seismology, and Tectonics
Office: GY409
Phone: 812-855-5141
Email: pavlis@indiana.edu
Educational Background
- Ph.D., 1982, Geophysics, University of Washington
- B.S., 1975, Engineering Physics, South Dakota State University
Research Interests
Active, externally-funded resarch projects
Direct imaging with teleseismic wavefields aims to utilize new broadband seismic arrays to provide higher resolution images of the earth.
Southeast Caribbean Plate Margin Multidisciplinary study of the boundary between the South American and Caribbean plates. My work is focused on a major broadband seismic array experiment centered on Venezuela.
St. Elias Erosion and Tectonics Project (STEEP) The STEEP project is a multidisciplinary study of tectonics of southeastern Alaska. A focus of the project is understanding possible links between tectonics and glacial erosion.
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Other Research Interests
Earthquake location and local earthquake tomography. Long-term interest in local earthquake tomography and the inseparable problem of earthquake location.
Tectonics of Central Asia. Long-term interest in the tectonics of central Asia. Worked for many years in Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Tadikistan, and Turkmenistan.
Nuclear Monitoring. Seismology has had a major role in the problem of monitoring underground nuclear testing for decades. I have worked at various elements of this problem during my career.
Applications of geophysics to near-surface processes. Geophysical methods are of major importance for noninvasive investigations of processes in the top 10-100 m of Earth's surface. Much of my interest in this subject stem from experimental work as part of the applied geophysics course I teach.
Software Development
I have an extensive software library. Follow this link for documention for my software library and some user manuals.
Courses Taught
I have taught a long list of graduate and undergraduate courses in my career at Indiana University. Click here for course web pages and more information about my teaching.
Service
My service activities are varied. Click here if you are interested in this element of my work.
