Title
American Geophysical Union: Member
Education
1982: BSc (Hons), Geophysics; 1986: PhD, Geophysics
Work Experience
Stephen is a seismologist with a research focus on imaging Earth’s structure using seismic waves from earthquakes. His work has included investigations of the Alpine Fault, and the deep structure beneath Transantarctic Mountains, and the Terror rift in Antarctica. Currently he is investigating the deep heat source beneath New Zealand’s geothermal fields, and characterising the seismic signature of earthquakes and tremor associated with the Hikurangi subduction megathrust. He currently leads the GNS Science research programme on Understanding Earthquakes and Tsunami under the New Zealand Natural Hazards Research platform, and is an editor of Earth Planets and Space.
Achievement
Major publications include Hamling, I.J.; Hreinsdottir, S.; Bannister, S.; Palmer, N.G. 2016 Off-axis magmatism along a subaerial back-arc rift : observations from the Taupo Volcanic Zone, New Zealand. Science Advances, 2(6): article e1600288
Resources Type
Self-built
