Geoffrey A. Abers
Professor
Office: STO 137
Phone: 617-353-2616
abers@bu.edu
Geoff's Homepage
Tectonic - Lithospheric Processes Research Page
Classes: ES 140,
ES 581,
ES 781
| Ph.D. | 1989 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| B.Sc. | 1983 | Brown University |
Prof. Abers studies earthquakes, Earth structure, and their relationship to active tectonic processes. Ongoing and upcoming projects explore the use of seismology to image the upper mantle and crust, with emphasis on metamorphism, deformation, melting, and unusual earthquakes in active subduction zones and continental rifts. These projects recently have taken students to Papua New Guinea, Alaska, Central America.
Selected Publications
Eberhart-Phillips, D., D.H. Christensen, T.M. Brocher, R. Hansen, N.A. Ratchkovski, and G. Abers. 2006. Imaging the transition from Aleutian subduction to Yakutat collision in central Alaska, with local earthquakes and active source data. J. Geophys. Res., 111, B11303, doi:10.1029/2005JB004240.
†Rossi, G., G.A. Abers, S. Rondenay and D.H. Christensen. 2006. Unusual mantle Poisson’s ratio, subduction and crustal structure in Central Alaska, J. Geophys. Res., 111, B09311, doi:10.1029/2005JB003956.
†Syracuse, E. and G.A. Abers. 2006. Global compilation of variations in slab depth beneath arc volcanoes and implications. Geochem. Geophys. Geosyst., 7, Q05017, doi:10.1029/2005GC001045.