Michael West

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Michael West

Alaska state seismologist/Â鶹¹ÙÍø professor

University affiliation

  • Geophysical Institute
  • Alaska Earthquake Center
  • Â鶹¹ÙÍø Fairbanks (Fairbanks)

Contact information

Media contact

Rod Boyce

Areas of expertise

  • Earth science

Â鶹¹ÙÍø interests/biography

Directs the Alaska Earthquake Center, charged with advancing Alaska's resilience to earthquakes through monitoring, research, and public engagement. The center operates the seismic monitoring network for the state of Alaska and maintains a diverse portfolio of private and government contracts to provide custom seismic monitoring products. Tsunamis, volcanoes, natural hazard mitigation.