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Frederik J. Simons is a Professor of Geosciences and Associate Chair in the Department of Geosciences at Princeton University. His research spans solid-earth geophysics with a particular focus on the physical properties of the terrestrial lithosphere, including the elastic and thermo-mechanical properties of continents. He specializes in seismic tomography, (cross-)spectral analysis, and gravity topography. Furthermore, he has developed mathematical methodologies for localized analysis of scalar and vectorial fields on the sphere, contributing significantly to satellite geodesy, geomagnetism, and cosmology. His work includes designing wavelet-based signal processing methods for global exploration seismology and pioneering oceanic instrumentation to close seismic coverage gaps in Earth's oceans. His areas of expertise encompass seismology, geodesy, geomagnetism, and inverse problems, as well as oceanic instrumentation.
GRE scores are not accepted. Ph.D. is the primary degree; students are not required to hold an M.S.E. prior to admission.