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Rupert Sutherland

b. 1967

New Zealand geologist and geophysicist

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Born 1967. Rupert Sutherland is a New Zealand geologist.

Mark Rupert Sutherland (born 1967) is a New Zealand geologist and academic specialising in tectonics and geophysics at the Victoria University of Wellington and a principal scientist at GNS Science. Sutherland has been described as "one of New Zealand’s leading earth science researchers" by the Royal Society of New Zealand. and ancient climate change. He has identified and named the ancient Moa tectonic plate.

He is a co-leader of the Deep Fault Drilling Project (DFDP) of the Alpine Fault. As a result of this project, exceptionally high heat flow was discovered on the West Coast. Sutherland was the lead author reporting this in Nature.

Sutherland is often used by the national and international media as an expert on seismic surveys, earthquakes and geology in general. His involvement of the promotion of Zealandia to a continent gained a particularly high amount of media attention.

Awards and honours Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand Hamilton Award Hutton Medal for "fundamental discoveries in global plate tectonics, the evolution of Zealandia and the implications for active faulting and large magnitude earthquakes in New Zealand".

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Important facts

Born
1967
Birth century
Occupation
Nationality
Education
University of Cambridge, University of Otago
Employers
Australian National University, Victoria University of Wellington, GNS Science
Awards
Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi; Hutton Medal; Hamilton Award
Also known as
Mark Rupert Sutherland, M. R. Sutherland

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Rupert Sutherland?

New Zealand geologist and geophysicist

When was Rupert Sutherland born?

Rupert Sutherland was born in 1967.

What is Rupert Sutherland's occupation?

Rupert Sutherland is a geologist.

What nationality is Rupert Sutherland?

Rupert Sutherland is New Zealand.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Rupert Sutherland

· Wikidata: Q57840710

· DBpedia: Rupert Sutherland

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