Item talk:Q48688

usgs_staff_profile:

 meta:
   status_code: 200
   timestamp: '2023-09-30T17:04:15.687881'
   url: https://www.usgs.gov/staff-profiles/thomas-pratt
 profile:
   abstracts: []
   affiliations: []
   education: []
   email: tpratt@usgs.gov
   expertise_terms:
   - Earthquakes
   - Seismic imaging
   - Earthquake ground motions/Site response
   - Structural Geology
   honors: []
   intro_statements:
   - Thomas Pratt is a Research Geophysicist with the U.S. Geological Survey based
     in Reston, Virginia, and a member of the Geologic Hazards Science Center in
     Golden, Colorado. His research interests are in seismic imaging of active fault
     systems, modeling of geologic structures, studying the tectonic settings of
     earthquakes, and understanding ground motions during earthquakes.
   name: Thomas Pratt, Ph.D.
   name_qualifier: null
   orcid: 0000-0003-3131-3141
   organization_link: https://www.usgs.gov/centers/geologic-hazards-science-center
   organization_name: Geologic Hazards Science Center
   personal_statement: "EducationCornell University        BA, Geology, 1980Virginia\
     \ Tech               M.Sc., Geophysics, 1982Virginia Tech               Ph.D.,\
     \  Geophysics, 1986Professional PositionsResearch Geophysicist, USGS, Reston,\
     \ VA, 2013-present.Central and Eastern Region Coordinator, USGS Earthquake Hazards\
     \ Program, 2017-present.Editor-in-Chief, Bulletin of the Seismological Society\
     \ America, 2016-2021.Acting External Grants Program Manager, USGS, 2016 (4-month\
     \ term).Associate Editor, Bulletin of the Seismological Society America, 2014-2015.Research\
     \ Geophysicist, USGS, Seattle, WA, 1994-2013.Affiliate Professor, Dept. of Earth\
     \ and Space Sciences, University of Washington, 2003-2014.Affiliate Professor,\
     \ School of Oceanography, University of Washington, 2004-2014.Visiting Professor,\
     \ Earthquake Research Institute, University of Tokyo, May 5 - August 5, 2000.Affiliate,\
     \ School of Oceanography, University of Washington, 1994-2003.Research Geophysicist,\
     \ USGS, Golden, CO, 1991-1994.Associate Editor, Journal of Geophysical Research,\
     \ 1991-1995.Research Associate, Department of Earth Sciences, Cornell University,\
     \ Ithaca, NY, 1989-1991.Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Earth\
     \ Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 1986-1989.CommitteesChair, Seismological\
     \ Society of America Best Student Presentation subcommittee, 2010-2011.Member,\
     \ Seismological Society of America Awards Committee, 2010-2011.Subject Matter\
     \ Expert, USGS \u201CRequirements, Capabilities and Analysis for Earth Observations\
     \ (RCA-OE)\u201D \u2013 a USGS-wide exercise to evaluate capabilities and needs.\
     \ August-October, 2014.Member, Hiring Committee, Earthquake Hazards Program\
     \ External Grants Manager (April-May, 2016)Member (USGS Representative), FEMA\
     \ 2019 New Madrid Exercise \u201CShaken Fury\u201D, Interagency Core Planning\
     \ Team \u2013 2018-2019Member, Program for Array Seismic Studies of the Continental\
     \ Lithosphere (PASSCAL) Standing Committee, Incorporated Research Institutions\
     \ for Seismology (IRIS), 1994-1998 and 2007-2010.Chair, Seismological Society\
     \ of America Best Student Presentation committee, 2010-2011.Co-Chair (2009-2010),\
     \ Incorporated Research Institutes for Seismology (IRIS) Active Source Committee;\
     \ With Alan Levander of Rice University"
   professional_experience: []
   title: Research Geophysicist