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Member Since 1982
Susan L. Beck
Professor, University of Arizona
Member, College of Fellows International Engagement Committee; Member, Seismology Leadership Nomination Committee
Professional Experience
University of Arizona
Professor
1990 - Present
Education
University of Michigan Ann Arbor
Doctorate
1987
Honors & Awards
Paul G. Silver Award for Outstanding Scientific Service
Received 2023
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Walter H. Bucher Medal
Received 2020
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Beno Gutenberg Lecture
Received 2014
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Publications
Are Volatiles From Subducted Ridges on the Pampean Flat Slab Fracking the Crust? Evidence From an En...
Seamounts and ridges are often invoked to explain subduction‐related phenomena such as flat slab generation, but the extent of their involvem...
October 03, 2023
AGU Abstracts
The Formation and Evolution of the Anatolian Tectonic Escape System, Past and Future
FILLING IN THE MARGINS: 3D ARCHITECTURE OF CONVERGENT MARGINS AND THE TRANSFERABILITY FROM SUBDUCTION TO COLLISION II ORAL
tectonophysics | 13 december 2023
Donna L. Whitney, Jonathan R. Delph, Christian Tey...
When subduction leads to collision, the extent and nature of deformation in the non-subducting plate is controlled by pre-collision structures/process...
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Structure of the Crust and Shallow Mantle of the Central Andes between 23°S and 37°S based on Ambient Noise Tomography
TECTONIC ANATOMY OF THE ANDES: MULTITEMPORAL AND MULTISPATIAL PROCESSES SHAPING THE OROGENIC SYSTEM I POSTER
tectonophysics | 12 december 2023
Sebastian Tauber, Ryan C. Porter, Susan L. Beck, E...
The Andes, located along the western margin of South America, are the largest modern mountain range formed due to subduction. Despite relatively consi...
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Preliminary Earthquake Catalog of the Southern Central Andes (~23-24° S) Recorded by the TANGO Seismic Deployment
TECTONIC ANATOMY OF THE ANDES: MULTITEMPORAL AND MULTISPATIAL PROCESSES SHAPING THE OROGENIC SYSTEM I POSTER
tectonophysics | 12 december 2023
Sankha Subhra Mahanti, Eric Kiser, Susan L. Beck, ...
The Andes Mountain Range exhibits distinct along strike variations in crustal thickness, shortening and uplift. To understand the driving processes fo...
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Volunteer Experience
2024 - 2026
Member
Seismology Leadership Nomination Committee
2023 - 2024
Member
College of Fellows International Engagement Committee
2017 - 2020
Member
Union Fellows Committee
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