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<p class=MsoPlainText>The USGS is pleased to announce that Martitia Tuttle has
been selected as the next USGS Regional Earthquake Coordinator for the Central
and Eastern U.S. Tish comes to the USGS from M. Tuttle and Associates, where
she has served as the Director and Principal Investigator for almost 10 years.
Prior to that, Tish held research positions at the University of Maryland and
Lamont-Doherty Earthquake Observatory. Tish is a recognized leader in the field
of paleoseismology and studies of earthquake hazard in the central and eastern U.S..
Her research has led to improved age estimates of paleoliquefaction features
and the development of a paleoearthquake chronology for the New Madrid Seismic
Zone. She has also done extensive work in Canada, New England, and Puerto Rico.
She serves as an expert consultant to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission on
source characteristics and earthquake hazard. She has authored over twenty
peer-reviewed manuscripts in professional journals, and she serves on the
Editorial Board for Geology. Tish has Bachelor’s Degrees from Portland State
University (Geology) and Oregon State University (Soil Science), a Master’s
Degree (Earth Science) from the University of California, Santa Cruz, and a
Doctorate of Philosophy (Geology) from the University of Maryland. Tish will
assume the position as the USGS Scientist in Charge of the Memphis Office in
early February.<o:p></o:p></p>
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