Current Member
Frederik Simons
Affiliation
Natural Sciences
Field of Study
Geophysics
Home Institution
Princeton University
Website
Frederik Simons's research encompasses various aspects of solid-earth geophysics. More specifically, Simons studies the physical properties of the terrestrial lithosphere, focusing on the elastic and thermo-mechanical properties of the continents, by seismic tomography and the (cross-)spectral analysis of gravity and topography.
Dates at IAS
Member
School of Natural Sciences
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Member
School of Natural Sciences
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Visitor
School of Natural Sciences
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Degrees
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Ph.D.
2002
KU Leuven
Licentiat
1996
KU Leuven
Kandidaat
1994
Honors
2012
National Science Foundation CAREER Award
2008
Prix quadriennal Charles Lagrange
Appointments
Princeton University
2019
Associate Department Chair of the Department of Geosciences;
Princeton University
2017
Professor of Geosciences
Princeton University
2013–2017
Associate Professor
Princeton University
2006–2013
Assistant Professor
University College London
2004–2007
Lecturer
Princeton University
2002–2004
Post-Doctoral Research Associate