James A. Jackson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

James A. Jackson

British geologist

Date of Birth: 12-Dec-1954

Place of Birth: India

Profession: geologist

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

James Anthony Jackson CBE FRS (born 12 December 1954) is Professor of Active Tectonics and head of Bullard Laboratories, Department of Earth Sciences, Cambridge University.
He made his name in geophysics, using earthquake source seismology to examine how continents are deformed.
His central research focus is to observe the active processes shaping our continents.