Other publications

Other publications (monographs, white papers, and commentary)

• Textbook and lecture notes
  • Becker, T. W. and Faccenna, C. (2025): Tectonic Geodynamics, Princeton University Press.
  • Becker, T. W. and Kaus, B. J. P (2020): Numerical Modeling of Earth Systems: An introduction to computational methods with focus on solid Earth applications of continuum mechanics, The University of Texas at Austin, v. 1.2.2, 2020. (PDF, accompanying Matlab code for exercises)
• White papers
  • Hilley, G. et al. (2022). SZ4D Implementation Plan. Stanford Digital Repository, doi: 10.25740/hy589fc7561.
  • Dunham, E. M., Thomas, A., Becker, T. W., Cattania, C., Hawthorne, J., Hubbard, J., Lotto, G. C., Olive, J.-A., and Platt, J. (2020): Modeling Collaboratory for Subduction RCN Megathrust Modeling Workshop Report. EarthArXiv, doi:10.31223/X5730M, pp. 51. (PDF)
  • Lapusta, N. et al. (2019): Modeling Earthquake Source Processes: from Tectonics to Dynamic Rupture, Report to the National Science Foundation. (PDF)
  • Behn, M., K. Barnhart, T. W. Becker, J. Brown, E. Choi, C. Cooper, J. Dannberg, N. Gasparini, R. Gassmoeller, L. Hwang, B. Kaus, L. Kellogg, L. Lavier, E. Mittelstaedt, L. N. Moresi, A. Pusok, G. Tucker, P. Upton, and P. Val (2018): Whitepaper Reporting Outcomes from NSF-Sponsored Workshop: CTSP: Coupling of Tectonic and Surface Processes April 25–27, 2018; Boulder CO, CSDMS, Boulder CO, 41 pp. (PDF)
  • McGuire, J. J., T. Plank, S. Barrientos, T. W. Becker, E. Brodsky, E. Cottrell, M. French, P. Fulton, J. Gomberg, S. Gulick, M. Haney, D. Melgar, S. Penniston-Dorland, D. Roman, P. Skemer, H. Tobin, I. Wada, and D. Wiens (2017): The SZ4D Initiative: Understanding the Processes that Underlie Subduction Zone Hazards in 4D. Vision Document Submitted to the National Science Foundation. The IRIS Consortium, 63 pp. (PDF).
• Commentary
  • Becker, T. W. and Faccenna, F. (2019): The scientist who connected it all. Eos, 100, doi:10.1029/2019EO132583.
  • Manga, M. and Becker, T. W. (2017): Richard J. O'Connell (1941-2015), Eos, 98, doi:10.1029/2017EO086639.
  • Hanson, B., J. Lunn, B. van der Pluijm, J. Orcutt, R. Colwell, S. Trumbore, T. W. Becker, N. Diffenbaugh, R. Pincus, M. Liemohn, U. ten Brink, P. Brewer, M. Zhang, S. A. Hauck II, B. Hubbard, M. Goni, E. Thomas, P. Wilkinson, M. Moldwin, D. J. Knipp, J. Geissman, and M. Clark (2017): Earth and Space Science for the Benefit of Humanity. Eos, 98, doi:10.1029/2018EO071991.
  • Becker, T. W. (2015): G-Cubed: Building on 15 years of publishing process-level science, Eos, 96, doi:10.1029/2015EO031977.
  • Montesi, L. G. J., di Toro, G., Simons, F. J., Akber-Knudson, S., Becker, T. W., Billen, M., Deschamps, A., and Kellogg, J. B.: Young scientists focus on the dynamics of the lithosphere, EOS Trans. AGU, 87(44), 482, 2006. (PDF)
  • Simons, F. J., Becker, T. W., Kellogg, J. B., Billen, M., Hardebeck, J., Lee, C.-T., Montég;si, L. G. J., Panero, W. and Zhong, S.: MYRES: A Program to Unite Young Solid Earth Researchers, EOS Trans. AGU, 86(5), 48, 2005. (PDF)
• Theses
  • Becker, T. W.: Lithosphere-Mantle Interactions, Ph.D. thesis, Harvard University, Cambridge MA, April 2002. (PDF, doi:10.6084/m9.figshare.7130834.v1)
  • Becker, T. W.: Finite Elemente Modellierung zur Bruchaktivierung in Scherzonen. Diploma thesis (in German), Institut für Meteorologie und Geophysik der J.W.Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main, Frankfurt am Main, January 1997.