Gilles Peltzer
Department of Earth, Planetary and Space Sciences
595 Charles Young Drive East
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1567
(310) 206-2156 (voice)
peltzer at epss.ucla.edu
Current position
Professor of Geology and Geophysics
Education
Doctorat d’Etat, Geophysics, Institut de Physique du Globe, Université Paris VII, France, 1987
Doctorat (PhD) – Geophysics, Institut de Physique du Globe, Université Paris VII, France, 1983
DEA (M.S.) – Geophysics, Institut de Physique du Globe, Université Paris VII, France, 1980
B.S. & M.S Engineering, Mechanics & Physics Major, Ecole Polytechnique de Paris, France, 1979
Professional Experience
Professor, Earth Planetary & Space Sciences Department, University of California Los Angeles, 2000-present
Research Scientist, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, 1990-present
Chargé de Recherche, Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées, CNRS, France, 1992-1993
National Research Council, Resident Research Associate, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, 1988-1989
Chargé de Recherche, Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris, CNRS, 1983-1990
Honors and Awards
Fellow, American Geophysical Union, 2009
Lecturer, Bowie Lecture, American Geophysical Union, 2002
Exceptional Scientific Achievement Medal, National Aeronautic and Space Administration, 2002
Exceptional Achievement Medal, National Aeronautic and Space Administration, 1997
National Research Council Fellowship, 1988-1989
Professional Memberships
American Geophysical Union
Seismological Society of America
European Geophysical Union