Ian Main
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Ian Main is a distinguished geophysicist recognized for his influential research on earthquake processes and seismic hazard assessment.
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| Ian Main canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
geophysicist
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person ⓘ |
| affiliation | School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
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surface form:
Fellowship of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
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| citizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
development of seismic hazard assessment methods
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understanding of earthquake triggering mechanisms ⓘ |
| countryOfResearch | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Aberdeen
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University of Edinburgh ⓘ |
| employer | University of Edinburgh ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
geophysics
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seismology ⓘ |
| hasHIndex | high citation impact in geophysics and seismology ⓘ |
| hasPublishedIn |
Geophysical Journal International
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Geophysical Research Letters ⓘ Journal of Geophysical Research ⓘ Nature ⓘ Science ⓘ |
| hasResearchApproach |
probabilistic seismic hazard analysis
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statistical physics methods applied to earthquakes ⓘ |
| hasRole |
academic researcher
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university professor ⓘ |
| hasSpecialization |
earthquake hazard and risk
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rock physics ⓘ statistical seismology ⓘ |
| knownFor |
research on earthquake processes
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seismic hazard assessment ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Royal Society of Edinburgh ⓘ |
| notableWork |
statistical analysis of earthquake occurrence
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studies of earthquake nucleation and triggering ⓘ |
| occupation | geophysicist ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Professor of Seismology and Rock Physics at the University of Edinburgh ⓘ |
| researchInterest |
earthquake forecasting
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earthquake physics ⓘ friction and failure in the Earth’s crust ⓘ seismic hazard modelling ⓘ seismic risk ⓘ |
| studies |
earthquake occurrence statistics
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fault mechanics ⓘ induced seismicity ⓘ |
| workLocation | Edinburgh ⓘ |
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