Summary
Juan Lorenzo is an applied seismologist and the Ernest & Alice Neal Professor in Geology & Geophysics at Louisiana State University, bringing over three decades of academic and research experience since earning a Ph.D. in Geophysics from Columbia. His work focuses on near-surface problems—Holocene faulting, microseismic monitoring, and physical modeling of attenuation and ice saturation—with applications extending to planetary contexts on Mars and the Moon. He blends field observations, microseismic techniques, and laboratory physical modeling to tackle both Earth-based hazards and extraterrestrial subsurface questions. Based in Baton Rouge, he has held faculty and research positions since the early 1990s, demonstrating sustained leadership in academic geophysics. Notably, his cross-disciplinary approach links classical seismology with planetary science, revealing how granular media physics informs ice detection beyond Earth.
8 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Ph.D., Geophysics, Ph.D., Geophysics at Columbia University in the City of New York
English, Spanish, Catalan, Italian, French, Portuguese