Biographical Sketch
Shimon Wdowinski
Professor of Geophysics
Florida International University
Department of Earth and Environment
Short Bio
Dr. Shimon Wdowinski is a professor at the department of Earth and Environment, Florida International University. He received Ph.D. in Geophysics and M.S. in Engineering Sciences from Harvard University. His B.Sc in Earth Sciences and M.Sc. in Geology were obtained from the Hebrew University (Jerusalem, Israel). Since his graduation, he conducted a post-doctorate studies at Scripps Institution of Oceanography (1990-1993), worked for a decade at Tel Aviv University (1994-2004), and a decade at the University of Miami (2005-2015). Since 2016, he has taught and conducted research at the department of Earth and Environment, Florida International University.
Dr. Wdowinski is an expert in space geodetic techniques, mainly GPS and InSAR. He successfully applied these techniques to study natural hazards and environmental phenomena, such as tectonic plate motion, earthquakes, land subsidence, wetland surface flow, climate change and sea level rise. To date, Dr. Wdowinski authored over 100 peer reviewed journal papers, proceedings, and technical reports. He is also leading efforts to establish the sub-field of “Hydro-geodesy”, which uses geodetic observations for hydrological research and hydrological monitoring.
| Higher Education | ||
| Hebrew University | Earth Sciences | B.Sc., 1984 |
| Hebrew University | Geology | M.Sc., 1985 |
| Harvard University | Engineering Sciences | M.S., 1987 |
| Harvard University | Geophysics | Ph.D., 1990 |
| Appointments. | |
| 2019-present | Professor, Department of Earth and Environment, Florida International University |
| 2016-2019 | Associate Professor, Department of Earth and Environment, Florida International University |
| 2015-2016 | Professor, MGG-RSMAS, University of Miami |
| 2005-2015 | Associate Research Professor, MGG-RSMAS, University of Miami |
| 2001-2005 | Research Scientist, MGG-RSMAS, University of Miami |
| 1998-2005 | Senior Lecturer, Department of Geophysics and Planetary Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Israel |
| 1994-1998 | Lecturer, Department of Geophysics and Planetary Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Israel |
| 1993-1994 | Geophysicist, Geological Survey of Israel |
| 1990-1993 | Post Graduate Researcher, Institute for Geophysics and Planetary Physics, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego |
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