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Member Since 1997
Thorsten W. Becker
Distinguished Chair in Geophysics, University of Texas at Austin
Member, Tectonophysics Fellows Committee; Chair, Study of the Earth's Deep Interior Canvassing Committee; Editor, AGU Advances
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University of Texas at Austin
Distinguished Chair in Geophysics
2016 - Present
University of Southern California
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University of Texas at Austin
Chair of Geophysics
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Education
Harvard University
Doctorate
2002
Thorsten's AGU Research
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3D Variations in Viscosity Reconcile the Strength of the Lower Mantle Inferred From Glacial Isostatic Adjustment and Mantle Convection
GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS
08 may 2026
Layered Seismic Anisotropy and Tectonics of the Anatolian Plate
GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS
22 april 2026
Thank You to Our 2025 Peer Reviewers
AGU ADVANCES
02 april 2026
Navigating the Space of Seismic Anisotropy for Crystal and Whole-Earth Scales
SEISMIC ANISOTROPY FROM SURFACE TO CORE II POSTER
study of earth's deep interior | 19 december 2025
Seismic Azimuthal Anisotropy across the Anatolian Plate
SEISMIC ANISOTROPY FROM SURFACE TO CORE II POSTER
study of earth's deep interior | 19 december 2025
Seismic full-waveform tomography of active cratonic thinning beneath North America consistent with Farallon slab-induced dripping
STRUCTURE, TECTONICS, AND SEISMICITY OF CRATONS I ORAL
tectonophysics | 17 december 2025
The Role of Elastic Heterogeneity for Inferring Seismic Cycle Deformation at the Nicoya Peninsula, Costa Rica
UNDERSTANDING THE SEISMIC CYCLE AND THE ROLE OF TRANSIENT DEFORMATION: A MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH II POSTER
tectonophysics | 16 december 2025
Correlation Between Anisotropic Fabric Strength and Fault Creep Suggests Fault Behavior is Driven by Rock Type
CHARACTERISTICS OF FAULTS AND FAULT ZONES AND THEIR INFLUENCE ON EARTHQUAKE PHYSICS: OBSERVATIONS, MODELS, AND EXPERIMENTS II ORAL
tectonophysics | 15 december 2025
Volunteer Experience
2020 - 2029
Editor
AGU Advances
2025 - 2028
Chair
Study of the Earth's Deep Interior Canvassing Committee
2025 - 2027
Member
Tectonophysics Fellows Committee
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Union Fellow
Received December 2015
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For outstanding contributions to geodynamics at global and regional scales using innovative and interdisciplinary approaches.
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