Dr. John Mutter received a B.Sc. in Physics and Pure Mathematics from the University of Melbourne, Australia, a M.Sc. in Geophysics from the University of Sydney, Australia, and a Ph.D. in Marine Geophysics from Columbia University.

Dr. Mutter's early research interests included marine seismology and tectonics, the study of physical mechanisms and processes associated with seafloor spreading, continental extension and the development of passive continental margins. He continues those research thrusts with recent studies of active rifting in the Woodlark Basin off Papua New Guinea, as well as his other work on complex system dynamics. More recently he has turned his attention to the vexing issue of the role of earth systems in sustainable development. Since 1980, Dr. Mutter has been at Columbia University's Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory and the Columbia Earth Institute, serving in research, teaching and administrative positions with increasing responsibility. He has authored or co-authored more than 70 articles in scientific journals and many popular articles. His fieldwork includes over 30 cruises aboard Columbia's research vessels and others in all parts of the world's oceans.

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