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Member Since 1996
Demian M. Saffer
Director, University of Texas at Austin
Member, Tectonophysics Fellows Committee; Guest Associate Editor, Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems
Professional Experience
University of Texas at Austin
Director
2019 - Present
Pennsylvania State University Main Campus
Professor
2005 - 2019
Education
Doctorate
1999
Honors & Awards
Union Fellow
Received December 2023
Citation
For leadership in unifying the hydrological, mechanical and geological study of earthquakes and subduction dynamics
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Francis Birch Lecture
Received December 2022
Publications
The Role of Clay in Limiting Frictional Healing in Fault Gouges
Frictional healing is fundamental to the seismic cycle and plays a role in the energy balance, dynamics, and recurrence interval of earthquakes and...
October 13, 2023
Storage, Transport, and Fate of Perfluoroalkyl Acids (PFAAs)...
September 21, 2023
Frictional Behavior Downdip Along the Subduction Megathrust:...
December 30, 2022
Using Seafloor Geodesy to Detect Vertical Deformation at the...
November 29, 2022
AGU Abstracts
Fluid reservoirs of the Hikurangi Plateau and their implications for subduction processes
AGU 2024
volcanology, geochemistry and petrology | 13 december 2024
Andrew Gase, Nathan L. Bangs, Dan Bassett, Christi...
New Zealand's Hikurangi margin is known for recurring shallow slow slip, numerous forearc seeps, and a productive volcanic arc. Fluids derived from th...
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Fluid inventory of the North Hikurangi Subduction Zone from integration of physical properties data and thermodynamic models of metamorphic dehydration
AGU 2024
volcanology, geochemistry and petrology | 13 december 2024
Demian M. Saffer, Andrew Smye, Andrew Gase, Peter ...
Fluids exert a first order control on fault strength, slip behavior, and volatile transport in subduction zones. We investigate the fluid inventory of...
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A Predictive Model of the Distribution Coefficient of Boron Desorption: Improving the Use of Boron as a Tracer of Dewatering in Shallow Subduction Complexes
AGU 2024
volcanology, geochemistry and petrology | 12 december 2024
Nicole Ferrie, Demian M. Saffer, Dan Breecker, Bel...
Volatile cycling, earthquake mechanics, and deformation behavior in shallow subduction complexes are modulated by fluid release and migration. Boron (...
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Volunteer Experience
2024 - 2026
Guest Associate Editor
Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems
2024 - 2026
Member
Tectonophysics Fellows Committee
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