Member Since 1982
Susan L. Beck
Professor, University of Arizona
Member, Seismology Leadership Nomination Committee
Professional Experience
University of Arizona
Professor
1990 - Present
Education
Doctorate
1987
University of Michigan Ann Arbor
Doctorate
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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Source spectra and stress drops of earthquakes in the Pampean flat slab and the overriding plate
FROM THE SURFACE TO THE MANTLE: INTEGRATING GEOPHYSICAL, SEISMOLOGICAL, AND TECTONICS PERSPECTIVES ALONG THE SOUTH AMERICAN MARGIN I POSTER
tectonophysics | 13 december 2024
Yurong Zhang, Songqiao S. Wei, Dongdong Tian, Lepo...
The subducted Nazca plate flattens at ~100 km depth beneath the south-central Andes (29˚S-32˚S), known as the Pampean flat slab. This flat slab result...
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Mantle Structure of the Central and Southern Andean Subduction Zone in Chile and Argentina from Finite-Frequency Teleseismic Tomography
FROM THE SURFACE TO THE MANTLE: INTEGRATING GEOPHYSICAL, SEISMOLOGICAL, AND TECTONICS PERSPECTIVES ALONG THE SOUTH AMERICAN MARGIN I POSTER
tectonophysics | 13 december 2024
Daniel E. Portner, Emily E. Rodriguez, Susan L. Be...
The Andean subduction zone in South America is among the most dynamic tectonic systems on Earth, hosting the worlds second highest mountain range, its...
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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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