Michael West

☰ Find an expert
Michael West

Alaska state seismologist/Research professor

University affiliation

  • Geophysical Institute
  • Alaska Earthquake Center
  • University of Alaska Fairbanks (Fairbanks)

Contact information

Media contact

Rod Boyce

Areas of expertise

  • Earth science

Research interests/biography

Directs the Alaska Earthquake Center, charged with advancing Alaska's resilience to earthquakes through monitoring, research, and public engagement. The center operates the seismic monitoring network for the state of Alaska and maintains a varied portfolio of private and government contracts to provide custom seismic monitoring products. Tsunamis, volcanoes, natural hazard mitigation.