Prof. Dr. Magali Isabelle Billen

Profil

Derzeitige StellungProfessor W-3 und Äquivalente
FachgebietPhysik des Erdkörpers
Keywordsdeep earthquakes, Simulations, Rock rheology, Plate tectonics, Subduction
Auszeichnungen

2017: Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award

2014: Kavli Institute, Frontiers of Science, Fellow

2008: National Science Foundation, Early Career Award

Aktuelle Kontaktadresse

LandUSA
OrtDavis
Universität/InstitutionUniversity of California, Davis
Institut/AbteilungDepartment of Geology

Gastgeber*innen während der Förderung

Prof. Dr. Heiner IgelSektion für Geophysik, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU), München
Beginn der ersten Förderung01.09.2017

Programm(e)

2017Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel-Forschungspreis-Programm

Projektbeschreibung der*des Nominierenden

Professor Billen is internationally recognized for her outstanding research in subduction dynamics. She has made important contributions on the role of rock rheology, overriding plate structure and mantle phase transitions in the deformation of sinking tectonic plates. While in Germany, she will expand her research to focus on subduction-induced flow patterns by integrating synthetic predictions of rock fabric formation into numerical simulations and making comparisons to seismological observations from the Alp-Array.