Maureen D. Long

Maureen D. Long is an observational seismologist studying mantle and Mesosphere dynamics. She currently serves as a professor at Yale University within the Department of Geology and Geophysics.[1]

Maureen Long
OccupationProfessor/Researcher
Academic background
Alma materRensselaer Polytechnic Institute (BS); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Ph.D)
Academic work
DisciplineGeology and Geophysics

Early life and education

Long began her love of science in the 8th grade while enrolled in an Earth science course, giving her an initial look into plate tectonics. She continued her education at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in Troy, New York, receiving her bachelor's degree in 2000, graduating summa cum laude. In June 2006, Long earned her doctorate in geophysics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Her thesis was on anisotropy and deformation of the Earth's mantle.[2]

Career and research

Long began her research within environmental science while still a student at RPI, serving as an undergraduate research assistant from 1998 to 2000. After that, she was a graduate research and teaching assistant at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2000-2006). She then became a postdoctoral associate before becoming a visiting investigator within the Department of Terrestrial Magnetism (DTM) at the Carnegie Institution for Science. She spent three years there while transitioning back into education as a professor within the Department of Geology and Geophysics at Yale University.[3] Long continues to teach at Yale University while at the same time maintaining a strong continuation of personal research.[2]

Long's focuses of research include observational seismology and mantle dynamics; imaging of seismic anisotropy, subduction zone dynamics and processes; subduction and the mantle flow field, structure and dynamics of the lowermost mantle and the core-mantle boundary region, and structure, evolution, and deformation of the continental lithosphere.[4] [5]

Awards and recognition
  • 2000 Joseph L. Rosenholtz Prize for outstanding work in earth sciences, RPI
  • 2000-2003 NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
  • MIT 2003 Outstanding Student Paper Award, Seismology Section, AGU Fall Meeting
  • 2004 Award for Excellence in Teaching, EAPS Department,
  • 2007-2008 Carnegie Postdoctoral Fellowship, DTM, Carnegie
  • 2010 Editors’ Citation for Excellence in Refereeing, JGR-Solid Earth
  • 2011-2013 Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowship (Physics)
  • 2012 Outstanding Reviewer, Geophysical Journal International
  • 2012 NSF Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award[6]
  • 2015 Kavli Frontiers of Science Fellow, National Academy of Sciences
  • 2016-2017 EarthScope Distinguished Speaker
  • 2016 Fellow, American Geophysical Union
  • 2016 James B. Macelwane Medal, American Geophysical Union (AGU)[7][8]

Selected publications
  • Long, M. D.; Silver, P. G. (2008). "The Subduction Zone Flow Field from Seismic Anisotropy: A Global View". Science. 319 (5861): 315–318. doi:10.1126/science.1150809. PMID 18202286.
  • Long, Maureen D.; Becker, Thorsten W. (2010). "Mantle dynamics and seismic anisotropy". Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 297 (3–4): 341–354. doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2010.06.036.
  • McCaffrey, Robert; Long, Maureen D.; Goldfinger, Chris; Zwick, Peter C.; Nabelek, John L.; Johnson, Cheryl K.; Smith, Curt (2000). "Rotation and plate locking at the Southern Cascadia Subduction Zone". Geophysical Research Letters. 27 (19): 3117–3120. doi:10.1029/2000GL011768.

References
  1. "The People of Geology and Geophysics." Yale University, people.earth.yale.edu/profile/maureen-long/about.
  2. Long, Maureen. Cirriculum Vitae. 2018
  3. "Office of Public Affairs and Communications." Yale University, communications.yale.edu/media/experts/all/maureen-long.
  4. Long, Maureen. "The Subduction Zone Flow Field from Seismic Anisotropy: A Global View." Science Magazine, American Association for the Advancement of Science, 18 Jan. 2008.
  5. Long, Maureen, and Thorston Becker. "Mantle dynamics and Seismic Anisotropy." Science Direct, Elsevier, 1 Apr. 2010.
  6. "Geophysicist Maureen Long wins CAREER award from National Science Foundation". Yale News. 20 March 2012. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  7. "Maureen Long is a winner of the 2016 Macelwane medal of the American Geophysical Union". Yale University: The Department of Geology & Geophysics. 21 July 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  8. Leinen, Margaret; Mukasa, Sam (21 July 2016). "2016 AGU Union Medal, Award, and Prize Recipients Announced". EOS. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
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