Tim Dixon, Ph.D., professor of marine geology and geophysics at the Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, and co-director of CSTARS, Center for Southeast Tropical Advanced Remote Sensing, is a world-renowned expert on plate tectonics, the geological processes that cause earthquakes, volcanoes, tsunamis and coastal subsidence, and space-based measurements of these processes. Dr. Dixon is available to discuss a wide range of geologic topics on these and related natural hazards.
Office: (305) 421-4660
Lab: (305) 421-4928
E-mail: t.dixon@miami.edu

Dr. Shimon Wdowinski, Ph. D., associate professor of geology, geophysics at the Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, works on the development and usage of space geodetic techniques that can detect very small movements of the Earth’s surface. He successfully applies these technologies to study natural hazards and environmental phenomena, such as earthquakes, landslides, and wetland surface flow. Dr. Wdowinski can speak about the earthquake deformation cycle, understanding when, where, and why an earthquake occurs in seismically active areas, seismo-tectonics of specific regions, in particular: California, the Andes, the Eastern Mediterranean, the Caucasus, and Sumatra and seismic hazard and risk, the probability assessment of earthquake occurrence in populated areas and their damage potential. Dr. Wdowinski teaches a class on natural hazards and disasters called ‘Natural disasters: Hollywood versus reality’.
Phone: (305) 421-4730
E-mail: shimonw@rsmas.miami.edu