Having served on hiring committees and written letters for candidates, this is the normal way it is done. The committee first makes a long list and requests letters from those. Then they assess that group (including letters) to choose interview short list.

Unexpectedly?

Good for Harvard! They have the deep pockets to keep things running while they fight this fascist regime!

Where do I get copy? That looks really good for teaching illustrations.

HB was a kleptocracy before it was cool.

Oil field data does play important role in fault characterization within coastal basins (Los Angeles, Ventura, etc) and Central Valley.

These data do play a role for characterizing thrust faults and other stuff hidden in basins, especially after the 1983 Coalinga EQ. And the oil people figured out the value of drilling anticline-shaped hills long before earthquake geologists became interested.

There’s a lot more seismic activity in California with numerous historic earthquake surface ruptures. Not so much in the PNW. The onshore faults are so much less active. Also: trees.

Who needs lithification? #teamdirt