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Bill Hammond
Interim Director, Professor
Nevada Geodetic Laboratory
Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
Mackay School of Earth Sciences and Engineering
University of Nevada, Reno
Business telephone: (775) 784-6436
Fax: (775) 784-1709
E-mail: whammond@unr.edu
Education
Ph.D. University of Oregon, Eugene, 2000
B.A. University of California, Berkeley, 1989
Areas of Expertise
Geodetic measurement of vertical land motion
Seismic cycle deformation
Tectonic geodesy
Crustal deformation of the western United States
Dynamics of the lithosphere
Active faulting and seismic hazard
Seismic tomography
Numerical implementation of inverse theory
Finite element modeling
Professional Work Experience
Associate Director, Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology (July 1, 2022–present)
Professor in Geodesy and Geophysics, Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology (July 1, 2016–present)
Associate Research Professor in Geodesy and Geophysics, Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology (July
2010–June 2016)
Assistant Research Professor in Geodesy and Geophysics, Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology (July
2004–June 2010)
Postdoctoral Research Geophysicist, U.S. Geological Survey, Earthquake Hazards Team, Menlo Park, CA
(Jan 2001–July 2004)
Project Manager, Fair, Isaac Company, Business Analytics and Consulting, San Rafael, California (Dec
1990–Sept 1994)
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