Dr. Michael Bevis
Professor
Ohio Eminent Scholar in Geodynamics
Civil & Environmental Engineering & Geodetic Science
470 Hitchcock Hall
2070 Neil Avenue
Columbus, OH  43210
Telephone:  614-247-5071
Fax:  614-292-3780
E-mail:  mbevis@osu.edu

Education & Degrees

  • 1982 Ph.D. Geophysics, Cornell University
  • 1978 M.S. Solid State Physics, Cornell University
  • 1976 B.Sc. Physics, First Class Honours Degree
    University of Birmingham, England

Research and Teaching Interests

  • GPS and crustal motion geodesy
  • Plate tectonics, intraplate deformation and mountain building
  • The earthquake deformation cycle
  • Elastic and viscoelastic loading of the earth’s surface
  • Postglacial rebound
  • Sea level change
  • GPS meteorology
  • Realization of space geodetic reference frames
  • Numerical modeling of geodynamic processes

Geodesy & Geodynamics (G2) Research Group

    The other members in this research group are
    Research scientist: Eric Kendrick
    Research engineer: Dana Caccamise
    graduate research students: Hao Zhou, David Raleigh, Shan Shan
    Undergraduate research assistant: Chris Warner (physics)