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

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  • Editor for Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems (G-Cubed), since 2009.
  • Editor for Geophysical Journal International, 2004 - 2009.
  • Provided two book reviews for Cambridge University Press
  • Provided journal reviews for Nature, Science, Geology, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Tectonics, Geophysical Journal International, Geophysical Research Letters, Journal of Geophysical Research, G-Cubed, Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors, Tectonophysics, Pure and Applied Geophysics, Advances in Geophysics, and Journal of Geodynamics.
  • Conference organization:
    • Co-Chair, 12th Chinese-American Kavli Frontiers of Science Symposium; Kunming, China, September 2009.
    • Planning committee; Southern California Earthquake Center, 2009-
    • Co-Chair, Workshop for Advancing Numerical Modeling of Mantle Convection and Lithospheric Dynamics, Davis CA, July 2008.
    • Planning committee, Chinese-American Kavli Frontiers of Science Symposium; Kavli Fellow, National Academy of Sciences, 2007 - 2009.
    • AGU Fall Meeting Program Committee, Tectonophysics, 2004-2005.
    • Chair, Numerical Modeling of Mantle Convection and Lithospheric Dynamics, Erice, Sicily, September 2005.
    • Chair, MYRES-I: Heat, Helium, Hotspots, and Whole Mantle Convection, San Diego, August 2004.
    • Convener of special sessions at the
      • 12th Chinese-American Kavli Frontiers of Science Symposium, Kunming, China, 2009.
      • EarthScope National Meeting, Boise ID, 2009.
      • AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, 2008,
      • 11th Annual Chinese-American Kavli Frontiers of Science Symposium, Irvine CA,
      • Long Range Science Plan for Seismology Workshop, Denver CO, 2008,
      • Gordon Research Conference: Interior of the Earth, South Hadley MA, 2007,
      • AGU Joint Assembly, Acapulco, 2007,
      • European Geophysical Union meeting, Nice, 2004,
      • Workshop on Numerical Modeling of Mantle Convection, Hruba Skala, 2003,
      • European Geophysical Society meeting, Nice, 2000.
  • Panel service and proposal review:
    • Proposal evaluation panel, National Science Foundation, 2005.
    • Proposal evaluation panel, United States Geological Survey, 2005 - 2007.
    • Provided proposal evaluations for the
      • US National Science Foundation (Geophysics, Tectonics, CSEDI, MG&G, CD, EarthScope, OCE, and CMG programs),
      • US Geological Survey,
      • European Science Foundation,
      • Swiss Science Foundation,
      • Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek,
      • Marsden Fund, Royal Society of New Zealand,
      • US Civilian Research & Development Foundation.
  • Other service

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