John E. Ebel

John E. Ebel is a Professor and Senior Research Scientist at Boston College's Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, affiliated with Weston Observatory. He holds a Ph.D. from California Institute of Technology and an A.B. from Harvard University. His research focuses on earthquake seismology, including hazard assessment, source mechanisms, and forecasting, particularly in New England and eastern North America. He leads the New England Seismic Network since 1981, monitoring regional seismic activity. His work spans theoretical seismology, exploration seismology, and induced seismicity from industrial activities.

• Over 80 peer-reviewed papers and one book published
• Recipient of ORCID 0000-0003-1064-0629
• Advisor to multiple graduate students focusing on earthquake mechanics and seismic analysis

Research emphasizes lithospheric structure determination, aftershock analysis for historical earthquakes, and interdisciplinary paleoseismic studies. Recent work includes lake sediment records of historical quakes and seismic network optimization in the eastern U.S. His students investigate topics like earthquake depth computations and induced seismicity from quarry operations.