Tim Kusky
Editorial Board Member
Geological Society of America
China
Biography
Timothy M. Kusky's research and teaching focuses on the fields of plate tectonics and the early history of the Earth, as well as in natural hazards and disasters, satellite imagery, mineral and water resources, and relationships between people and the natural environment. He has worked extensively in North America, Asia, Africa, Europe, the Middle East, and the rims of the Indian and Pacific Oceans. He has authored more than 25 books, 600 research papers, and numerous public interest articles, interviews with the media (newspapers, international, national and local television, radio, and international news magazines), and regularly gives public presentations on science and society. Some specific areas of current interest include: • Precambrian crustal evolution • Tectonics of convergent margins • Natural disasters: hurricanes, earthquakes, volcanoes, tsunami, floods, etc. • Drought and desertification • Africa, Madagascar, China • Middle East geology, water, and tectonics Specialties: structural geology, remote sensing and GIS, tectonics, mineral exploration, geological mapping, hazard assessment, advisor for world heritage nominations, geopark development
Research Interest
Geology & Earth Science
