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Ben Melosh

Ben Melosh is a research geologist at the GMEG science center. He received his PhD in structural geology from McGill University in 2015. Since joining the USGS, Ben has focused on bedrock mapping and active tectonics in northern California and specializes in fault rock deformation and multiply-deformed terranes.

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