Suzan van der Lee

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Suzan van der Lee
Born
Netherlands
NationalityDutch, American
Alma mater Princeton University (Ph.D.)
Utrecht University (M.S.)
Known forSeismic tomography
Mantle structure research
Earthquake studies
Seismic education initiatives
Awards
Scientific career
Fields Seismology, Geophysics, Planetary science
Institutions Northwestern University
ETH Zurich
Carnegie Institution for Science
Doctoral advisor Guust Nolet
Website www.earth.northwestern.edu/our-people/faculty/van-der-lee-suzan.html

Suzan van der Lee is a Dutch-American seismologist and the Sarah Rebecca Roland Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences at Northwestern University. Her research focuses on seismic imaging of Earth's interior structure, particularly the mantle beneath continents and rift zones. [1] She is known for leading major seismic array projects and developing educational programs in seismology. [2]

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Education and career

Van der Lee earned her degree in Geophysics from Utrecht University and completed her Ph.D. at Princeton University in 1996 under Guust Nolet. [3]

Her academic positions include:

Research

Van der Lee's research combines seismic data analysis with computational methods to study Earth's interior structure. [7] She has led several major seismic array projects:

Awards and honors

Professional service

Van der Lee has served as:

Public engagement

Van der Lee is active in science communication:

Selected publications

Van der Lee has authored numerous publications including:

References

  1. ↑ "Suzan van der Lee". Northwestern University. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  2. ↑ "Suzan van der Lee". CIERA, Northwestern University. 26 April 2024. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  3. ↑ "Suzan van der Lee" . Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  4. ↑ "Earth and Planets Laboratory Alumni". Carnegie Institution for Science. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  5. ↑ "Former Members". ETH Zurich. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  6. ↑ "Six faculty elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences". Northwestern University News. 24 April 2024. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  7. ↑ van der Lee, S.; Frederiksen, A. (2005). "Surface wave tomography applied to the North American upper mantle". Geophysical Monograph Series. 157: 67–80. doi:10.1029/157GM06.
  8. ↑ "SPREE Project". Northwestern University. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  9. ↑ Seismic Research in Africa. Université Grenoble Alpes. 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  10. ↑ "Suzan van der Lee". American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  11. ↑ "Suzan van der Lee". American Geophysical Union. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
  12. ↑ "NSF Award Search". National Science Foundation. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  13. ↑ "AGU Leadership". American Geophysical Union. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  14. ↑ "IRIS Board History". IRIS. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  15. ↑ "Iceland volcano eruption". BBC. 19 December 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  16. ↑ "Earthquake preparedness". WTTW. 9 July 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  17. ↑ "Wed@NICO Seminar". Northwestern University. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
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