Get to Know a Scientist Emeritus—Gary Fuis
Release Date:
April 9, 2021
This is the eleventh in a series of Get to Know posts highlighting and celebrating the contributions of exemplary Scientists Emeriti. Their work, experience, and contributions are essential to the mission of the USGS.
Gary brings more than 50 years of experience with the USGS and the judgement and expertise he has developed over his long career to everything he does as an emeritus. This includes not only his scientific pursuits, but also his work in improving the USGS and the Earthquake Science Center by building relationships with colleagues and responding to numerous requests for assistance or advice. As a master at organizing large “active-source” seismic experiments, with interpretations guided by a profound geologic understanding and intuition, Gary’s sage and thoughtful advice and guidance are solicited by a wide range of colleagues inside and outside the USGS. We are especially excited to see the stream of recent manuscripts and maps Gary is producing as an emeritus, including those from legacy data sets collected early in his career. Gary continues to be a valuable resource and superb colleague as an emeritus, as he mentors younger scientists (and center directors!) and continues his geophysical studies of the San Andreas Fault (SAF) and related faults in California.