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PARKER, ROBERT

Professor of Geophysics, Emeritus

Degrees:

• B.A., Downing College, University of Cambridge
• M.A., Downing College, University of Cambridge
• Ph.D., Downing College, University of Cambridge

Research Interests:

• Geophysical inverse theory
• Geomagnetism
• Spectral methods for potential theory
• Gravity interpretation
• Electromagnetic sounding

Courses Recently Taught:

• SIO 229: Gravity and Geomagnetism
• SIO223B: Geophysical Data Analysis II
• SIO229: Gravity and Geomagnetism
• SIO230: Introduction to Inverse Theory
• SIO239: Special Topics in Geophysics

Honors and Awards:

• Fleming Medal, American Geophysical Union, 2008
• Gold Medal, Royal Astronomical Society, 1998
• Fellow, Royal Society of London, 1989
• Fellow, American Geophysical Union, 1976
• James B. Macelwane Award of the American Geophysical Union, 1976
• John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship, 1975
• Sloan Fellowship, 1969-1971

Mentoring:

• Medin, Ashley (Graduate; 2004-2008)
• McMillan, David (Graduate; 1997-2003)
• Lowe, David (Masters; 1996-2000)
• O'Brien, Michael (Graduate; 1991-1996)
• De Groot-Hedlin, Catherine (Graduate; 1986-1991)
• Larson, Kristine (Graduate; 1985-1990)
• Constable, Catherine (Graduate; 1983-1987)
• Sasagawa, Glenn (Graduate; 1983-1989)
• Stark, Phillip (Graduate; 1983-1986)
• Lindberg, Craig (Graduate; 1980-1986)
• Marchisio, Giovanni (Graduate; 1980-1985)
• Garbasz, David (Masters; 1978-1983)
• Shaw, Peter (Graduate; 1978-1983)
• Shure, Loren (Graduate; 1977-1982)
• Thompson, Forrest (Masters; 1976-1980)
• McNutt, Marcia (Graduate; 1973-1978)
• Klitgord, Kim (Graduate; 1969-1974)
• Oldenburg, Douglas (Graduate; 1969-1974)
• Huestis, Stephen (Graduate; 1968-1976)

Parker, R. L., Can a 2-D MT frequency response always be interpreted as a 1-D response?, Geophys. J. Internat., doi: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2010.04512.x 181, pp 269-74, 2010.

Prieto, G. A., Parker, R. L., Vernon F,. L., A Fortran 90 Library for multitaper spectrum analysis, Computers and Geosciences, 35, pp 1701-10, 2009.

Prieto, G. A., Parker, R. L., Thomson, D. J., Vernon, F. L., and Graham, R.L., Reducing the bias in multitaper spectrum estimates, Geophysical Journal International, doi:10.1111/j.1365-246X.2007.03592.x, 2007.

Jackson, A., Constable, C. G., Walker, M. R., and Parker, R. L. Models of Earth's main magnetic field incorporating flux and radial vorticity constraints, Geophysical Journal International, doi:10.1111/j.1365-246X.2007.03526.x, 171, 133-44, 2007.

Prieto, G. A., Thomson, D. J., Vernon, F. L., Shearer, P. M., and Parker, R. L., Confidence intervals for earthquake source parameters, Geophysical Journal International, 168, 1227-34, 2007.

Medin, A. E., Parker, R. L., and Constable, S., Making sound inferences from geomagnetic sounding, Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors, doi:10.1016/j.pepi.2006.09.001, 160, 51-9, 2007.

Prieto, G. A., Parker, R. L., Vernon, F. L., Shearer, P., M., and Thomson, D. J., Uncertainties in earthquake source spectrum estimation using empirical Green functions, in Earthquakes: Radiated Energy and the Physics of Faulting, Geophysical monograph 170, eds Abercrombie, McGarr, Kanamori, and Di Toro, American Geophysical Union, Washington, 2006.

Malinverno, A., and Parker, R. L., Two ways to quantify uncertainty in geophysical inverse problems, Geophysics, 71, 15-27, 2005.

Parker, R. L., and Song, Y.-Q., Assigning uncertainties in the inversion of NMR relaxation data, Journal of Magnetic Resonance, 174, 314-24, 2005.

Zumberge, M. A., Berger, J., Dziechiuch, M., Parker, R. L., Resolving Quadrature Fringes in Real Time, Applied Optics, 43, No 4, pp 771-5, 2004.

Parker, R. L., Ideal bodies for Mars magnetics, Journal of Geophysical Research, doi:10.1029/2001JE001760, 108, E1, 2003.