Member Since 1982
Susan L. Beck
Professor, University of Arizona
Member, Seismology Leadership Nomination Committee
Professional Experience
University of Arizona
Professor
1990 - Present
Education
University of Michigan Ann Arbor
Doctorate
1987
Honors & Awards
Publications
Seismicity and Present‐Day Crustal Deformation in the Southern Puna Plateau
The Southern Puna plateau in the central Andes has a complicated tectonic history that includes episodes of distributed shortening and extension, l...
December 22, 2024
Are Volatiles From Subducted Ridges on the Pampean Flat Slab...
October 03, 2023
AGU Abstracts
Orogen-Parallel Variations in Seismicity in the Central Andes Recorded by the TANGO Seismic Deployment
FROM THE SURFACE TO THE MANTLE: INTEGRATING GEOPHYSICAL, SEISMOLOGICAL, AND TECTONICS PERSPECTIVES ALONG THE SOUTH AMERICAN MARGIN I POSTER
tectonophysics | 13 december 2024
Sankha Subhra Mahanti, Eric Kiser, Susan L. Beck, ...
The Central Andes exhibits distinct along-strike variability in crustal thickness, shortening, volcanism, and uplift. To better understand the process...
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Analyzing the Seismic Swarm in Atacames, Ecuador
FROM THE SURFACE TO THE MANTLE: INTEGRATING GEOPHYSICAL, SEISMOLOGICAL, AND TECTONICS PERSPECTIVES ALONG THE SOUTH AMERICAN MARGIN I POSTER
tectonophysics | 13 december 2024
Aracely Garcia, Anne Meltzer, Alexander Wickham-Pi...
The relationship between megathrust rupture, slow slip events (SSE), and fluid dynamics is an area of active research. Earthquake swarms, frequently o...
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Shear wave splitting across the Ecuadorian convergent margin
FROM THE SURFACE TO THE MANTLE: INTEGRATING GEOPHYSICAL, SEISMOLOGICAL, AND TECTONICS PERSPECTIVES ALONG THE SOUTH AMERICAN MARGIN I POSTER
tectonophysics | 13 december 2024
Colton Lynner, Susan L. Beck, Anne Meltzer, Mario ...
Shear wave splitting provides direct observational constraints on anisotropy and deformation within the mantle. This is particularly useful in subduct...
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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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