Rinus Wortel | |
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| Born | Marinus Johannes Richardus Wortel 18 December 1947 Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Occupation | Geophysicist |
| Awards | Stephan Mueller Medal (2010), Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion (2012) |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Utrecht University |
| Thesis | Age-dependent subduction of oceanic lithosphere (1980) |
| Doctoral advisor | Nicolaas Jacob Vlaar |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Tectonophysics |
| Institutions | Utrecht University |
Marinus Johannes Richardus "Rinus" Wortel (born 18 December 1947) is a Dutch geophysicist. He was professor of tectonophysics at Utrecht University between 1989 and 2012. Since 2013 he has been unpaid professor of geophysics at the same university.