Prof. Dr. Thorsten W. Becker

Profile

Academic positionFull Professor
Research fieldsGeophysics
Keywordsplate tectonics, mantle convection, seismic anisotropy, fault systems, subduction

Current contact address

CountryUnited States of America
CityAustin
InstitutionUniversity of Texas at Austin
InstituteDepartment of Geological Sciences, Jackson School of Geosciences
Homepagehttp://goo.gl/pfwCRv

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. Georg DresenSektion 4.2 Geomechanik und Wissenschaftliches Bohren, GFZ Helmholtz-Zentrum für Geoforschung, Potsdam
Prof. Dr. Claudio FaccennaSektion 4.1 Dynamik der Lithosphäre, GFZ Helmholtz-Zentrum für Geoforschung, Potsdam
Start of initial sponsorship01/05/2014

Programme(s)

2013Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award Programme

Publications (partial selection)

2016Steinberger, B. and Becker, T. W.: A comparison of lithospheric thickness models. In: Tectonophysics, in press, 2016,
2016Faccenna, C., Oncken, O., Holt, A., and Becker, T. W.:: Growth of the Andean Cordillera controlled by lower mantle subduction. In: Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., submitted, 2016,
2016Sternai, P., Avouac, J.-P., Jolivet, L., Faccenna, C., Gerya, T., Becker, T. W., and Menant, A.: Sub-crustal forcing on the tectonics and topography along the eastern Tibetan margin. In: J. Geodyn., in press, 2016,
2015Auer, L., Becker, T. W., Boschi, L., and Schmerr, N.: Thermal structure, radial anisotropy, and dynamics of oceanic boundary layers. In: Geophys. Res. Lett., doi:10.1002/2015GL066246, 2015,
2015Becker, T. W., Lowry, A. R., Faccenna, C., Schmandt, B., Borsa, A., and Yu, C.: Western U.S. intermountain seismicity caused by changes in upper mantle flow. In: Nature, 2015, 458-461