Vadim Levin
Department of Geology and Geophysics
P.O. Box 208109, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520-8109
phone: (203) 432-3279
e-mail: vadim@geology.yale.edu
web: http://www.geology.yale.edu/~vadim
Professional Preparation
Moscow Oil & Gas Academy, Major in Exploration Geophysics
Diploma with honors (M.E. equivalent), 1988
Columbia University Seismology Ph.D; 1996
Yale University Seismology Postdoctoral training, 1996-1997.
Appointments
06/01-present: Research Scientist, Dept of Geology and Geophysics, Yale University
11/97-05/01: Associate Research Scientist, Dept of Geology, Yale Univ
11/95-10/97: Postdoctoral Research Associate, Dept of Geology, Yale Univ
9/90 - 10/95: Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Geological Sciences,
Columbia University
1/89 - 8/90: Senior Research StaffAssistant, Lamont-Doherty Geological Observatory
Publications most related to the proposed work
Levin, V., J. Park, M. Brandon and W. Menke, Thinning of the upper mantle during the
late Paleozoic Appalachian orogenesis, Geology, v. 28, pp. 239-242, 2000.
Levin, V., W. Menke and J. Park, No regional anisotropic domains in northeastern US
Appalachians, J. Geophys. Res., v105, 19029-19042, 2000.
Levin, V., W. Menke and J. Park, Shear-wave splitting in Appalachians and Urals: a case
for multilayered anisotropy. J. Geophys. Res., v104, 17975-17994, 1999.
Levin, V. and J. Park, "quasi-Love phases between Tonga and Hawaii: Observations,
simulations and explanations", JGR v. 103, 24321-24331, 1998
Levin, V., A. Lerner-Lem and W. Menke, 1995, Anomalous mantle structure at the
Proterozoic-Paleozoic boundary , GRL, v. 22, 121-124;
Other Publications
Valerie Peyton, Vadim Levin, Jeffrey Park, Mark Brandon, Jonathan Lees, Evgenii
Gordeev, Alexei Ozerov, Mantle Flow at a Slab Edge: Seismic Anisotropy in the
Kamchatka Region, GRL, 28, pp 379-382, 2001.
Levin V. and J. Park, Shear zones in the Proterozoic lithosphere of the Arabian Shield
and the nature of the Hales discontinuity,Tectonophysics, 323, pp 131-148, 2000.
Levin V. & J. Park, P-SH conversions in a flat-layered medium with anisotropy of
arbitrary orientation, Geophys. J. Int., v.131, 253-266, 1997.
Levin, V. and J. Park, P-SH Conversions in layered media with hexagonally symmetric
anisotropy: A cookbook. PAGEOPH, 151, 669-697, 1998.
Levin, V., W.-Y. Kim and W. Menke, Seismic velocities in the shallow crust of western
New England and northern New York , BSSA, v. 85, 207-219, 1995
Synergistic Activities
collaboration with Jeffrey Park on the study of P-S mode conversions yielded new tools
for data analysis and forward modeling
collaboration with the Geophysical Service of Russian Academy of Sciences on a study
of Kamchatka Peninsula improved the state of seismic monitoring in the region,
promoted research activities and facilitated participation of Russian scientists in
international scientific fora.
Participation in planning/design activities for the Northeastern Region of the Advanced
National Seismic System.
Collaborators & Other Affiliations
Mark Brandon (Yale),
Evgenii Gordeev (Russian Academy of Science, Far Eastern Branch)
Jonathan Lees (Univ. North Carolina),
Won-Young Kim (LDEO),
Arthur Lerner-Lam (LDEO),
William Menke (LDEO),
Alexei Ozerov (Russian Academy of Science, Far Eastern Branch),
Jeffrey Park (Yale),
Michael Ritzwoller (Univ. Colorado, Boulder),
Martha Savage (Wellington University, New Zealand),
Nikolai Shapiro (Univ. Colorado, Boulder).
Graduate Advisor: William Menke (Columbia University)
Post-doctoral Advisor: Jeffrey Park (Yale University)