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Dr. Tanya Atwater is a professor at UCSB She was educated at MIT., UC Berkeley and Scripps Institute of Oceanography, earning her PhD in 1972. She was a professor at the MIT before joining the UCSB faculty. Atwater's research in tectonics has taken her to the bottoms of the oceans and to mountains on many continents. She is especially well known for her works on the plate tectonic history of western North America and the San Andreas fault system. She is devoted to science communication, teaching students at all levels, working with the media, museums, and teachers to bring Earth information and excitement to all. She directs the Educational Multi-media Visualization Center at UCSB, creating geological animations that are used extensively by teachers, museums and the media. Dr. Atwater has served on various national and international committees and panels. Her recent honors include the Geological Society of America Cordilleran Section’s Best Paper Award, a National Science Foundation Director’s Award for Distinguished Teaching Scholars, and Germany’s Leopold von Buch Medal for "outstanding career contributions in the geosciences". She was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 1997. |
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Tanya Atwater is an Emeritus Professor of Tectonics at the University of California, Santa Barbara. She received her education at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the University of California at Berkeley, and Scripps Institute of Oceanography, completing her PhD in 1972. Dr. Atwater's research has concerned various aspects of tectonics, ranging from the fine details of sea floor spreading processes to global aspects of plate tectonics. She has participated in or led numerous oceanographic expeditions in the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, including twelve dives to the deep sea floor in the tiny submersible, Alvin. She is especially well known for her works on the plate tectonic history of western North America, and the San Andreas fault system. Dr. Atwater is devoted to science communication, teaching students at all levels, presenting numerous lectures, workshops and field trips for K-12 teachers and for public groups, and consulting for the written media, museums, TV and video producers. She directs the Educational Multi-media Visualization Center at UCSB, creating geological animations that are used extensively by teachers, museums and the media. Dr. Atwater has served on various national and international committees and panels. Her recent honors include the Geological Society of America Cordilleran Section’s Best Paper Award, a National Science Foundation Director’s Award for Distinguished Teaching Scholars, and Germany’s Leopold von Buch Medal for "outstanding career contributions in the geosciences". She was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 1997. |
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