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THORSTEN
W. BECKER Associate Professor of Earth Sciences Department of Earth Sciences University of Southern California MC0740, Los Angeles CA 90089-0740 thorstinski |
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As a geophysicist, my main research interests are in
geodynamics
and
seismology
with focus on the interactions between mantle convection, surface
geology, and Earth evolution. We integrate geological, geophysical,
and geochemical data into dynamical models focusing on the physics of
plate tectonics, from grain-scale deformation to plate-scale flow.
Recent projects include work
on seismic
anisotropy, mantle heat transport
and the mechanics of plate
tectonics, subduction dynamics,
and fault system mechanics.
I am also senior editor of Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems (G3), an interdisciplinary journal with impact factor of 3.37 in 2010. Please feel free to contact me if you have any comments or questions regarding G3. We have research opportunities for highly motivated undergrad and grad students. My teaching interests include Geophysics, Mechanics of Lithospheric Deformation, Quantitative Methods in the Earth Sciences, Numerical Geodynamics, and the Solid Earth Research and Teaching Environment (SEATREE). You can follow the links above for more information about my group, publications, CV, teaching, research, lab, downloads, and directions to my office. |
Updated: May 10, 2012.