Faculty

Andrew Nyblade

Email: aan2@psu.edu
Phone: 814-863-8341
Office Address: 441 Deike Building
Title: Department head and Professor of Geosciences
Unit: Department of Geosciences
Webpage: https://www.geosc.psu.edu/directory/andrew-nyblade

Research Interests:

• Geophysics
• Tectonics
• Applied seismology
• AfricaArray

Research:

My research covers five related areas involving the use of seismic data to investigate Earth structure and processes over a range of scales, from the deep mantle to the surface. Tightly integrated with my research is an education effort to improve diversity in the geosciences.

About:

Nyblade joined the Penn State faculty in 1994 after completing a National Science Foundation postdoctoral fellowship at Penn State. He is a founder and co-Director of AfricaArray, and also serves a co-Director of the Marcellus Center for Outreach and Research (MCOR) and Director of the Pennsylvania State Seismic Network (PASEIS). He is the recipient of many honors and awards. At Penn State he has received the President’s Award for Excellence in Academic Integration, the Diversity Recognition Award, and the Wilson Award for Outstanding Service from the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences. He is a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union, and is also the recipient of the Paul G. Silver Award for Outstanding Scientific Service from the American Geophysical Union.

He holds B.A. degrees in geology and earth science education from Wittenberg University, a M.S. degree in geophysics from the University of Wyoming, and a Ph.D. degree in geology from the University of Michigan.