Influential Seismologist, Known as "The Earthquake Lady"; Founder & Chief Scientist at the Dr. Lucy Jones Center for Science and Society

Pasadena, CA, USA
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Lucy Jones Biography

Dr. Lucy Jones is founder and chief scientist of the nonprofit Dr. Lucy Jones Center for Science and Society, which supports the application of science in the creation of more resilient communities.

With a Bachelor of Arts degree in Chinese Language and Literature from Brown University and a PhD in Geophysics from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dr. Jones worked as a seismologist at the US Geological Survey for 33 years where she developed the methodology used for earthquake advisories in the State of California; created the Great ShakeOut drill, encompassing over 60 million participants globally in 2019; served as Science Advisor for Seismic Safety for the Mayor of Los Angeles; and wrote over 100 published papers on statistical seismology and integrated disaster scenarios. She has held visiting professorships at University of California (Hitchcock Chair), and University of Oregon (Morse chair).

Dr. Jones is the author of "The Big Ones: How Natural Disasters Have Shaped Us (and What We Can Do About Them)," published in 2018, and available in 7 languages. In 2020, she launched the podcast Getting Through It with co-host John Bwarie. She is also a musician, performing on the viol with Los Angeles Baroque and SoCal Viols, and composed music on climate change, In Nomine Terra Calens.

Her pioneering science has been recognized with numerous awards, including the Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medal, the Distinguished Service Award from the US Department of Interior, and public service awards from the American Geophysical Union, Seismological Society of America, Earthquake Engineering Research Institute, Geological Society of America and the American Geosciences Institute. She is also a 2024 Forbes 50 Under 50 honoree.

Dr. Jones created and now leads a project to engage climate scientists, social scientists and musicians in creating music that will inspire action on the climate crisis called Tempo: Music for Climate Action.

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Speaker profile last updated by AAE Talent Team on 02/12/2025.

Lucy Jones Videos

Dr. Lucy Jones - KTLA News

Dr. Lucy Jones - KTLA News

Are we ready for the ‘Big One’? Seismologist Dr. Lucy Jones weighs in. The quake, caused by a sudden rupture of a previously undocumented...

Dr. Lucy Jones | ABC7

Dr. Lucy Jones | ABC7

Dr. Lucy Jones reflects on Sylmar earthquake 50 years later and what they learned that makes us safer today.

Dr. Lucy Jones - KCAL News

Dr. Lucy Jones - KCAL News

Dr. Lucy Jones talks about Friday night's quake.

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