Faculty Emeriti
- Title
- Professor Emeritus
- Division Physical & Biological Sciences Division
- Department
- Earth & Planetary Sciences Department
- Institute of Marine Sciences
- Affiliations Institutional Research, Analytics, and Planning Support
- Phone 831-459-2266, 831-459-4089
- Fax 831-459-3074
- Website
- Office Location
- Earth & Marine Sciences A142
- Mail Stop Earth and Planetary Sciences
Summary of Expertise
Global Tectonics and Marine Geophysics
Research Interests
Eli Silver's research involves study of the active processes and mechanisms of continental margin evolution, focusing on subduction. He uses a wide variety of techniques, including marine and subaerial geology and geophysics.
Silver is currently focusing on the tectonic and hydrogeologic behavior of the Central American subduction zone, specifically using 3D seismic reflection data and surface bathymetry and imagery to understand how physical processes change approaching the zone in which earthquakes are generated. Surface imagery combined with 3D seismic data are used to discover the pathways of dewatering and degassing of the continental margin during the subduction process.
Biography, Education and Training
B.A., University of California, Berkeley
Ph.D., Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego
Teaching Interests
Tectonics, Remote Sensing, and Applied Geophysics.
