Susan Kieffer

Susan Kieffer

Susan Elizabeth Werner Kieffer (born November 17, 1942 in Warren, Pennsylvania) is an American physical geologist and planetary scientist. Kieffer is known for her work on the fluid dynamics of volcanoes, geysers, and rivers, and for her model of the thermodynamic properties of complex minerals. She has also contributed to the scientific understanding of meteorite impacts.

Kieffer is currently a Professor of Geology and a Professor of Physics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, [ [http://www.geology.uiuc.edu/~skieffer/ GFD at the University of Illinois - home ] ] where she holds a Charles R. Walgreen, Jr. Chair. She is also a member of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States [cite web | title = National Academy of Sciences: | url=http://www.nasonline.org/site/Dir/1429684739?pg=vprof&mbr=1003655 | accessdate=2007-07-12] , a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences [cite web | title = Alphabetical List of Active Members | publisher = Bulletin of the American Academy | url = http://www.amacad.org/members/alpha_list.pdf | accessdate=2007-07-12 | format = PDF | year = 2006 | pages = 7 ] , and a MacArthur Fellow [cite web | title = Fellows List - K - MacArthur Foundation | url = http://www.macfound.org/site/c.lkLXJ8MQKrH/b.1142773/k.9451/Fellows_List__K.htm | accessdate=2007-07-12]

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