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James Dolan

Professor of Earth Sciences

Contact Information
Office: ZHS 111
Phone: (213)740-8599
E-mail: dolan@earth.usc.edu

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Education

B.S. Geology, University of California, Davis, 1/1981
Ph.D. Geology, University of California, Santa Cruz, 1/1988
 

Description of Research

Summary Statement of Research Interests

Professor Dolan researches paleoseismology, tectonic geomorphology, and seismic hazard assessment of active structures beneath metropolitan Los Angeles. He also studies the marine geophysical study of the tectonic and sedimentary effects of the active Hispaniola-Bahamas collision. And finally, he has dedicated significant time to the exploration of the paleoseismology of active faults in Mongolia, specifically regarding clustered versus non-clustered earthquake behavior and implications for interactions between widely separated faults.
 
 
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