Ernest Henry Rutter
British geologist
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Ernest Henry Rutter is a British geologist and geophysicist. He is known for his research on structural geology and the physics of natural rock deformation. Education and career Rutter received a bachelor's degree in 1967 and a doctorate in 1970 from Imperial College London . His doctoral thesis is entitled An experimental study of the factors affecting the rheological properties of rock in simulated geological environments. While still a graduate student, he was put in charge of developing Imperial College London's Rock Deformation Laboratory, where he worked closely with the mechanical technician Robert Holloway. Since 1989, Rutter is a professor of earth and environmental sciences at the University of Manchester, where he is now professor emeritus. He founded the University of Manchester's Rock Deformation Laboratory, which has an established an outstanding international reputation. At the laboratory, he and his colleagues designed and built novel experimental apparatus. He is an expert on tectonics , rock deformations, earthquakes, and landslides. As a geological expert, he has appeared on British television — for instance, he gave scientific background on the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. He is the author or co-author of over 150 peer-reviewed scientific publications.
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