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Professor
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Senior Research Scientist, Weston Observatory
Devlin Hall 309
Telephone: 617-552-8300
Email: john.ebel.1@bc.edu
Earthquakes
Tsunamis
Seismic Hazard Research
Seismic Hazards from Hydrofracking
A senior scientist at the Weston Observatory at Boston College, John Ebel is also a fellow of the Geological Society of America. He has been in the field of Earthquake Seismology, Exploration Seismology, and Theoretical Seismology for more than 30 years and is considered an expert in earthquakes and tsunamis. Dr. Ebel is widely published in his field, and widely quoted, both with the local and national media, including the聽CBS Evening News, History Channel, Fox News, Discovery Channel, National Geographic Channel, CNN, NPR, U.S. News & World Report,聽and聽USA Weekend Magazine. Ebel has also served as a background source of information for聽A精东影业 News, CBS News,聽补苍诲听60 Minutes.