Prof. Shimon Wdowinski

Dr. Shimon Wdowinski received a BSc in Earth Sciences (1983) and an MSc in Geology (1985) from the Hebrew University (Jerusalem, Israel) and an MS in Engineering Sciences (1987) and a PhD in Geophysics (1990) from Harvard University. He conducted postdoctorate studies at Scripps Institution of Oceanography (1990–1993); worked for a year at the Geological Survey of Israel (1993–1994); served for a decade as faculty at the Department of Geophysics and Planetary Sciences, Tel Aviv University, first as a lecturer (assistant professor, 1994–1998) and then as a tenured senior lecturer (associate professor, 1998–2004); and served for another decade at the Department of Marine Geosciences, University of Miami, first as an associate research professor (2005–2016) and then as a research professor (2015–2016). He joined the Department of Earth and Environment at Florida International University in 2016 as a tenured associate professor. In 2019, Dr. Wdowinski was promoted to full professor at Florida International University. Dr. Shimon Wdowinski’s research has focused on the development and use of space geodetic techniques that can very precisely detect small movements of the Earth’s surface. He has successfully applied these techniques to study tectonic plate motion, earthquakes, land subsidence, sinkhole activities, wetland hydrology, climate change, and sea level rise.