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Conflict of Interest Disclosure: I am making these suggestions on behalf of Whitney Behr. Given Wikipedia’s conflict of interest guidelines, I am submitting these suggestions for independent review rather than editing directly. The following are suggested changes or additions.

1. Awards & Honors Proposed Additions:

Jason Morgan Early Career Award (2016) – Awarded by the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in recognition of significant contributions to tectonophysics. Source: https://eos.org/agu-news/behr-receives-2016-jason-morgan-early-career-award

European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grant (2020) – Awarded a €1.5 million ERC grant for the project S-SIM: Sediments and Subduction Interface Mechanics, investigating subduction dynamics. Source: https://erc.europa.eu/sites/default/files/document/file/erc_2020_stg_results_all_domains.pdf

2. Suggested Additions under Notable Publications

[This paper is on a segment of the San Andreas fault itself, so could be mentioned in the paragraph on earthquake hazard assessment]

Behr, W. M., D. H. Rood, K. E. Fletcher, et al. (2010). Uncertainties in slip-rate estimates for the Mission Creek strand of the southern San Andreas Fault at Biskra Palms Oasis, southern California. Bulletin of the Geological Society of America, 122 (9-10), 1360-1377. Citations: 135 Impact: A critical assessment of slip rate uncertainties for a major fault system, influencing seismic hazard models for Southern California. Source:

[These two papers also relate to understanding active tectonic systems, specifically slow slip and tremor in subduction environments]

Behr, W. M., & Bürgmann, R. (2021). What’s down there? The structures, materials, and environment of deep-seated slow slip and tremor. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A, 379 (20200218). Citations: 141 Impact: This paper synthesizes constraints on the material properties of the deep subduction interface, advancing understanding of slow slip events and tremor mechanics. Link: Phil. Trans. R. Soc. A

Behr, W. M., A. J. Kotowski, K. T. Ashley (2018). Dehydration-induced rheological heterogeneity and the deep tremor source in warm subduction zones. Geology, 46 (5), 475-478. Citations: 109 Impact: Explores the role of dehydration reactions in controlling tremor and slow slip behavior in warm subduction zones. Link: Geology

3. Media Mentions:

ScienceDaily (2018): https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/11/181115165023.htm

Nature Reviews Earth and Environment, featured Behr's research on exhumed megathrust faults: https://www.nature.com/articles/s43017-021-00225-0

EurekAlert! (2021): https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/824704 213.55.189.153 (talk) 08:07, 15 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]