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Associate Professor of Earth Sciences Department of Earth Sciences University of Southern California MC0740, Los Angeles CA 90089-0740 thorstinski Thorsten W. Becker |
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My main research interests as a geophysicist are in
geodynamics
and
seismology
with focus on the interactions between mantle convection, tectonic
deformation, and Earth's thermal evolution. In my
research group, we strive to integrate a broad array of data with
computer and analog experiments to construct quantitative models of
plate tectonics, from grain-scale deformation to plate-scale flow.
Recent research projects focused
on seismic
anisotropy, mantle heat transport
and the mechanics of plate
tectonics, subduction dynamics,
and fault slip-rates and crustal
stress.
My teaching interests include Geophysics, Engineering Geology, Quantitative Analysis, Mechanics of Lithospheric Deformation, and Computational Geodynamics. I am an editor for AGU's interdisciplinary solid-Earth dynamics journal G-Cubed, and our department's undergraduate adviser for 2009-2010, please see here for USC ugrad info. Please follow the links above for more information about my group, publications, CV, teaching, research, lab, downloads, and directions to my office. We are always looking for motivated students, for opportunities, see News. |
Updated: November 17, 2009.