Leigh Handy Royden
Professor of Geology and Geophysics
Department of Earth, Atmospheric & Planetary Sciences
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA 02139
Education:
- 1977 A.B. Harvard (cum laude, physics)
- 1982 Ph.D. M.I.T. (geology and geophysics)
Subjects of Special Interest:
- Regional Geology and Geophysics,
- Mechanics of Large Scale Continental Deformation,
- Interaction of Surface Processes and Tectonics,
- Subduction Dynamics
Faculty Positions Held:
- 1984-1988 Assistant Professor of Geology and Geophysics, M.I.T.
- 1988-1993 Associate Professor of Geology and Geophysics, M.I.T.
- 1991-1992 Visiting Associate Professor, Caltech
- 1993-present Professor of Geology and Geophysics, M.I.T.
- 2005 Visiting Professor, University of Rome
Awards and Honors:
- 1984-1988 Kerr-McGee Career Development Chair, M.I.T.
- 1985-1991 Presidential Young Investigator, NSF
- 1987-present Corresponding Member of the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts
- 1990 Donath Medal, Geological Society of America
- 1990 Senior Fellow, Geological Society of America
- 1991-1992 Visiting Professorship for Women, NSF
- 1991-1996 Faculty Awards for Women Scientists and Engineers, NSF
- 2004 Fellow, American Geophysical Union
- 2009-2010 Fellow, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Studies
- 2010 Best Paper Award, Tectonics Division, GSA
- 2011 Woollard Award, Geological Society of America
- 2013 Mueller Medal, European Union of Geosciences
Selected Professional Activities:
- 2009-2016 Editorial Board, Annual Reviews of Earth and Planetary Sciences
- 2011 External Review Committee, Department of Geology, UCSB (chair)
- 2012-2015 Committee on the Woollard Award, Geological Society of America
- 2013-2016 Committee on the Mueller Medal, European Geosciences Union
- 2016-present Committee on AGU Fellows, Tectonophysics
- 2016-present Committee on the Donath Medal, Geological Society of America
Selected M.I.T. Activities:
- 1996-1997 Associate Chair, MIT Faculty
- 2003-2010 Division Head, Program in Geology, Geochemisty and Geobiology
- 2013-present Director, Experimental Study Group, MIT
- 2017-present Chair, EAPS Diversity Council