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Member Since 1993
Eric Kirby
Professor, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Professional Experience
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Professor
2020 - Present
Oregon State University
Associate Dean of Academic Programs
2017 - 2020
Oregon State University
Professor, R.S. Yeats Chair of Earthquake Geology and Active Tectonics
2017 - 2020
Oregon State University
Associate Professor, R.S. Yeats Chair of Earthquake Geology and Active Tectonics
2013 - 2017
Pennsylvania State University Main Campus
Associate Professor
2008 - 2013
Pennsylvania State University Main Campus
Assistant Professor
2002 - 2008
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Education
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Doctorate
2001
University of New Mexico Main Campus
Masters
1994
Hamilton College
Bachelors
1992
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Current Roles
Member
Earth and Planetary Surface Processes Fellows Committee
Publications
Quantifying the Structure and Extension Rate of the Linfen Basin, Shanxi Rift System Since the Lates...
The formation of magma‐poor continental rifts is an enigmatic process, as the weakening mechanism(s) for cratonic lithosphere remains uncerta...
September 26, 2023
Evaluating Models for Lithospheric Loss and Intraplate Volca...
October 11, 2021
Seismic Reflection Imaging of the Low‐Angle Panamint Normal ...
November 06, 2020
AGU Abstracts
Covariation in Erosion Rate and Grain Size Sets Channel Adjustment to Uplift along Bolinas Ridge, California
SURFACE PROCESSES AND RELIEF PRODUCTION IN ACTIVE OROGENS II POSTER
earth and planetary surface processes | 15 december 2023
Eric Kirby, Pichawut Manopkawee, John C. Gosse, Ar...
In recent years, the recognition that hillslope erosion and channel incision are tightly coupled not only by rates of relative base level fall but thr...
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Climate Modulates Topography Along the Cascadia Forearc
SURFACE PROCESSES AND RELIEF PRODUCTION IN ACTIVE OROGENS II POSTER
earth and planetary surface processes | 15 december 2023
William Hefner, Eric Kirby, Paul R. Bierman, Lee B...
Forearc topography reflects the combined effects of differential rock uplift and the erosional response of landscapes to variations in climate and roc...
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Timing and spatial pattern of Cenozoic exhumation across the eastern margin of the Tibetan Plateau from detrital (U-Th)/He thermochronology
RECONSTRUCTING TECTONICS, CLIMATE, AND EROSION OF MOUNTAIN BELTS I POSTER
tectonophysics | 15 december 2023
Muhammad Sadiq, Eric Kirby, Kip V. Hodges, Matthij...
The growth of high topography comprising the Tibetan Plateau continues to be poorly understood, due in part to the challenge of reconstructing the his...
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Volunteer Experience
2024 - 2025
Member
Earth and Planetary Surface Processes Fellows Committee
2017 - 2018
Chair
Tectonophysics Jason Morgan Early Career Award Committee
2017 - 2017
Associate Editor
Tectonics
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