Member Since 1982
Susan L. Beck
Professor, University of Arizona
Professional Experience
University of Arizona
Professor
1990 - Present
Education
University of Michigan Ann Arbor
Doctorate
1987
Current Roles
Member
College of Fellows International Engagement Committee
Member
Seismology Leadership Nomination Committee
Honors & Awards
Publications
Are Volatiles From Subducted Ridges on the Pampean Flat Slab Fracking the Crust? Evidence From an En...
Seamounts and ridges are often invoked to explain subduction‐related phenomena such as flat slab generation, but the extent of their involvem...
October 03, 2023
AGU Abstracts
The Formation and Evolution of the Anatolian Tectonic Escape System, Past and Future
FILLING IN THE MARGINS: 3D ARCHITECTURE OF CONVERGENT MARGINS AND THE TRANSFERABILITY FROM SUBDUCTION TO COLLISION II ORAL
tectonophysics | 13 december 2023
Donna L. Whitney, Jonathan R. Delph, Christian Tey...
When subduction leads to collision, the extent and nature of deformation in the non-subducting plate is controlled by pre-collision structures/process...
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Deep lithospheric controls on the formation and evolution of the East Anatolian Fault Zone and Anatolia-Arabia-Africa Triple Junction
FILLING IN THE MARGINS: 3D ARCHITECTURE OF CONVERGENT MARGINS AND THE TRANSFERABILITY FROM SUBDUCTION TO COLLISION I POSTER
tectonophysics | 12 december 2023
Jonathan R. Delph, Donna L. Whitney, Michael A. Co...
The North and East Anatolian Fault Zones represent plate-bounding conjugate transform faults that enable the westward tectonic escape of the Anatolian...
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Structure of the Crust and Shallow Mantle of the Central Andes between 23°S and 37°S based on Ambient Noise Tomography
TECTONIC ANATOMY OF THE ANDES: MULTITEMPORAL AND MULTISPATIAL PROCESSES SHAPING THE OROGENIC SYSTEM I POSTER
tectonophysics | 12 december 2023
Sebastian Tauber, Ryan C. Porter, Susan L. Beck, E...
The Andes, located along the western margin of South America, are the largest modern mountain range formed due to subduction. Despite relatively consi...
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Volunteer History
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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