Biography:Arthur Weglein

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Arthur Weglein
Born
Arthur Benjamin Weglein
NationalityAmerican
Occupationuniversity professor
TitleHugh Roy and Lillie Cranz Cullen Distinguished Professor
Awards
  • Townsend Harris Medal, 2008
  • Reginald Fessenden Award, 2010
Academic background
EducationCity College of New York
The Graduate Center of the City of New York
Academic work
Disciplinegeophysics
Sub-disciplineseismology
InstitutionsUniversity of Houston
Websitearthurbweglein.com

Arthur Weglein is an American seismologist. He is the Hugh Roy & Lillie Cranz Cullen distinguished professor of physics at the University of Houston, and director of its Mission-oriented Seismic Research Program. He received the Townsend Harris Medal of the City College of New York in 2008 for his contributions to seismology, and received the Reginald Fessenden Award of the Society of Exploration Geophysicists in 2010.[1]

Education

Weglein received his BS in mathematics (1964) and MA in physics (1969) from the City College of New York. His PhD in physics from the Graduate Center of the City of New York was awarded in 1975. His thesis was entitled "Optimized Average Excited States of Atoms: Intermediate Energy Scattering", and his adviser was Marvin H. Mittleman.[2]

Investigation

In 2012, the University audited his expenses as some considered them "extravagant", and found nothing inappropriate.[3]

Books

  • Stolt, Robert H.; Weglein, Arthur B. (2012). Seismic imaging and inversion : application of linear inverse theory. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9781107014909. 

References

  1. Weglein, Arthur B.. "Arthur B. Weglein (home page)". Arthur B. Weglein. http://www.arthurbweglein.com. Retrieved 13 October 2018. 
  2. Weglein, Arthur. "Recent professional history". Arthur B Weglein. http://www.arthurbweglein.com/arthur-b-weglein-more/. Retrieved 13 October 2018. 
  3. KHOU Staff (17 April 2013). "Audit lets 'lavish-spending' UH professor off the hook". KHOU. https://www.khou.com/article/news/audit-lets-lavish-spending-uh-professor-off-the-hook/285-321011439. Retrieved 13 October 2018.