THORSTEN W. BECKER
Department of Earth Sciences
University of Southern California
Los Angeles

Curriculum vitae

Thorsten Becker, Photo by John Livzey

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Education

  • Ph.D. in Geophysics, Harvard University, 2002.
  • M.Sc. (Diplom) in Physics, Frankfurt University, 1997.

Professional Appointments

  • Associate Professor of Earth Sciences
    University of Southern California, Los Angeles CA, 2009 -
  • Assistant Professor of Earth Sciences
    University of Southern California, Los Angeles CA, 2004 - 2009.
  • Visiting fellow, Princeton University, Princeton NJ, Spring 2008.
  • Cecil H. and Ida M. Green Postdoctoral Scholar
    University of California, San Diego, La Jolla CA, 2002 - 2004.

Awards

  • Kavli Fellow, National Academy of Sciences, 2007 - 2009.
  • C. F. Gauss lecturer, German Geophysical Society, European Geosciences Meeting, 2008.
  • Editor's Citation for Excellence in Refereeing for Tectonics, 2007.
  • National Science Foundation CAREER Award, 2007.
  • Cecil H. and Ida M. Green Scholarship, University of California, San Diego, 2002 - 2004.
  • Certificate of Excellence in Teaching, Harvard University, 2001.
  • Ph.D. Scholarship of the German Academic Exchange Service, 1998 - 2001.
  • Siedler Award for the best M.Sc. thesis in Physics, Frankfurt University, 1997.
  • Haereus prize for Physics students in the state of Hesse, 1997.

Publications


Updated: November 17, 2009. (thorstinski at gmail dot com)