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N. M. Beeler

United States Geological Survey

Research Scientist

Expertise: rock mechanics, advanced speculation™(amt), and the ususal nonsense

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Current Roles

SCEC Proposal Review Committee, Member (2024 - Present)

Past Roles

SCEC Science Planning Committee, Group Co-Leader (2016 - 2023)
SCEC Science Planning Committee, USGS Joint Member (2014 - 2021)

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Beeler, N. M., Shabtian, H., & Hirth, G. (2026, 08). Thermal localization and rheological control on the steady-state width of 1D ductile shear zones. Poster Presentation at 2026 SCEC Annual Meeting. SCEC Contribution 15069

Beeler, N. M., Shabtian, H., & Hirth, G. (2026). Thermal localization and rheological control on the steady-state width of 1D ductile shear zones. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, (in preparation). SCEC Contribution 15047

Bhattacharya, P., Rubin, A. M., Tullis, T. E., Beeler, N. M., & Okazaki, K. (2019). Where did the time go? The remarkable slip-sensitivity of friction at near-zero slip rates. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, (in preparation). SCEC Contribution 9952

Jeppson, T. N., Lockner, D. A., Taron, J., Beeler, N. M., Hickman, S. H., & Moore, D. (2025, 09). Evolution of frictional strength and fluid flow in shear fractures in granitic rock under hydrothermal conditions. Poster Presentation at 2025 SCEC Annual Meeting. SCEC Contribution 14568

Bhattacharya, P., Tullis, T. E., Rubin, A. M., Beeler, N. M., & Badt, N. Z. (2024, 09). The gradual evolution of friction following a normal stress step reflects changes in contact strength, not contact area. Poster Presentation at 2024 SCEC Annual Meeting. SCEC Contribution 13858

Bhattacharya, P., Rubin, A. M., Tullis, T. E., Beeler, N. M., & Okazaki, K. (2022, 09). Experimentally Observed Strength Evolution in Rate and State Friction is Much Better Fit With a Slip Formulation Than an Aging Formulation. Poster Presentation at 2022 SCEC Annual Meeting. SCEC Contribution 12419

Thomas, A., Beeler, N. M., Bletery, Q., Bürgmann, R., & Shelly, D. R. (2018). Using Low-Frequency Earthquake Families on the San Andreas Fault as Deep Creepmeters. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 123(1), 457-475. https://doi.org/10.1002/2017JB014404. SCEC Contribution 7965

Beeler, N. M., Tullis, T. E., Hirth, G. H., & Webb, C. (2018). On the depth extent of co-seismic rupture. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, 108, 761–780. SCEC Contribution 6163

Kilgore, B., Beeler, N. M., Lozos, J. C., & Oglesby, D. D. (2017). Rock friction under variable normal stress. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 122(9), 7042-7075. https://doi.org/10.1002/2017JB014049. SCEC Contribution 7237

Beeler, N. M., Kilgore, B. D., & Lockner, D. A. (2016, 08). Earthquake source complexity? Near-fault velocity spectra from laboratory failures and their relation to natural ground motion. Poster Presentation at 2016 SCEC Annual Meeting. SCEC Contribution 7014

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