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Profile
| Academic position | Associate Professor, Senior Lecturer, Reader |
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| Research fields | Geophysics |
| Keywords | Erdbeben, Subduktionszone, Tiefbohrung, Hydrogeologie, Geotechnik |
Current contact address
| Country | United States of America |
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| City | Austin |
| Institution | University of Texas at Austin |
| Institute | Department of Geological Sciences, Jackson School of Geosciences |
Host during sponsorship
| Prof. Dr. Achim Kopf | Zentrum für Marine Umweltwissenschaften (MARUM), Universität Bremen, Bremen |
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| Start of initial sponsorship | 01/05/2010 |
Programme(s)
| 2009 | Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award Programme |
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Nominator's project description
| Professor Saffer is internationally known for his work on rock physical properties and fluids at tectonic plate boundaries, including subduction megathrust faults and the San Andreas Fault. His contributions focus on both the hydrologic and mechanical behavior of these plate boundary fault systems, which give rise to many of the planet's largest earthquakes. In Germany, Professor Saffer will be working on projects designed to investigate subduction zone plate boundaries, including development of long-term borehole observatories for deployment offshore Japan to monitor processes associated with the earthquake cycle, and experimental laboratory studies to measure rock properties within and surrounding these major fault systems. |