Roger Bilham c.v.
Ph.D. Cambridge University, Geophysics, 1971
B.Sc.(Hons) Cardiff University, Geology, 1967
B.Sc. Cardiff University, Physics, 1966
Positions
1986- Fellow, Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences
1986-2014 Professor of Geology, University of Colorado
1995-2009 Associate Director, Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences
1986 Doherty Senior Research Scientist, Columbia University
1975-1986 Senior Research Scientist, Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University, NY
1970-1974 Senior Assistant in Research, Department of Geodesy and Geophysics, Cambridge University (Bullard Laboratories)
Temporary assignments
1985-1986 JILA Visiting Fellow, University of Colorado at Boulder, 2012 Welsh Lecturer, University of Toronto, 2009 12th Mallet/Milne lecturer, 2008 Visiting Professor Universita di Salerno, Italy, 2007 Visiting Professor, IGPG, Paris, 2004 Miller Professor, University of California at Berkeley, 2001-2002 IRIS/SSA Distinguished lecturer, 1999-2000 Guggenheim Fellow, Oxford University, 1974 Visiting Lecturer, University of Karlsruhe, 1972 Visiting Lecturer, British Council, Columbia and Mexico
Various activities and affiliations:
Royal Society Earth Strain Study Panel (1970-1974) European Seism. Comm. Subcommitte on Geodynamics Instrumentation (1971) Member Ad-Hoc Working Group, NASA: Applications of the Space Shuttle in Precision Geodesy (1976-) Member of USGS Earthquake Hazards and Mitigation assessment panel Member of the NASA Caribbean Geodynamics committee (1980-) Founding member the US University GPS Navstar consortium - UNAVCO (1985-) Member of NASA GPS Advisory Group (1986-89) Member working group 1 (IAG): Recent crustal movements International Association of Geodesy Member AGU Global Change Panel (1990-3) Member of Board of Directors: Seismological Society of America (1991-4) Reporter to the U.S. Geodynamics Committee (1991-) Fellow, Royal Geographic Society, London. 1994 Member Am. Assoc. of Earthquake Engineers.1986 Associate Editor, Geological Society of America, Associate Editor J. Geophysical Research, 1996-1998 Member Geodesy Committee, American Geophysical Union. Associate Editor, Indian Institute of Science Member NSF Funding Advisory Panel (2000-2003) Fellow, American Geophysical Union 2002. Member Strain Advisory Panel - Earthscope 2004- Associate Editor Journal Earthquake Engineering 2007-2013 Member SCEC Advisory Board 2009.
Films & Outreach: see IMDb Scientific advisor for several NOVA, BBC and IMAX films with themes related to urban earthquakes, geodesy, the Himalaya, and recent tectonics (IMAX Everest, IMAX Kilimanjaro), numerous invited public talks on global seismic hazards, the Himalaya, corruption in the building industry.
Book Hough, S & R. Bilham, After the Earth quakes: elastic rebound on an urban planet. Oxford University Press, 2005
Publications