Susan W. Kieffer is an American physical geologist and planetary scientist, born in 1942, Emeritus Professor of Geology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign after teaching positions at UCLA, the United States Geological Survey, Arizona State University and the University of British Columbia, known for research on the fluid dynamics of volcanoes, geysers and rivers and for her model of the thermodynamic properties of complex minerals, along with contributions to understanding meteorite impacts. She held a MacArthur Fellowship from 1995 to 2000, later received the Marcus Milling Legendary Geoscientist Medal in 2017, and wrote the 2013 trade book The Dynamics of Disaster examining natural disasters through a geological lens. She received the Penrose Medal in 2014.
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Susan Elizabeth Werner Kieffer (born November 17, 1942, in Warren, Pennsylvania) is an American physical geologist and planetary scientist.
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is an American physical geologist
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Susan Elizabeth Werner Kieffer (born November 17, 1942, in Warren, Pennsylvania) is an American physical geologist and planetary scientist.
Member Of: University of California, Los Angeles, Biography
She began her teaching career as a Professor of Geology at the University of California, Los Angeles (1973) before working with the United States Geological Survey in Flagstaff, Arizona (1979-1990).
Member Of: United States Geological Survey, Biography
She began her teaching career as a Professor of Geology at the University of California, Los Angeles (1973) before working with the United States Geological Survey in Flagstaff, Arizona (1979-1990).
Member Of: Arizona State University, Biography
After serving as a Regents Professor of Geology at Arizona State University (1991-1993) she went on to chair the Geological Sciences Department at the University of British Columbia (1993-1995).
Member Of: American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Biography
She is a member of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States, a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and a member of the Washington State Academy of Sciences.
Member Of: National Academy of Sciences, Biography
She is a member of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States, a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and a member of the Washington State Academy of Sciences.
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is an American physical geologist
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