Dr. Oscar H. Lücke
Scientist, Topic 3
Research Division 4: Dynamics of the Ocean Floor
Research Unit: Marine Geodynamics
Office:
Room 12/227
Phone: +49 431 600 4019
E-Mail: olucke(at)geomar.de
Address:
Wischhofstraße 1-3
24148 Kiel
Education and Career
2023-present: Researcher on project SCIROCCO: Seismic Imaging at the Central Indian Ridge: Structure and Formation of Oceanic Core Complexes. GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Germany.
2013-2023: Professor of Geophysics and Geodesy, University of Costa Rica
2009-2012: German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) fellow, Ph.D. student at Christian-Albrecht University of Kiel.
2007: Scientific collaborator in SFB 574: “Volatiles and Fluids in Subduction Zones: Climate Feedback and Trigger Mechanisms for Disasters”. Christian-Albrecht University of Kiel, Germany.
2003-2006: B.Sc. in Geology, University of Costa Rica
Research Projects
2023-present: Associated researcher on project SCIROCCO: Seismic Imaging at the Central Indian Ridge: Structure and Formation of Oceanic Core Complexes. GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Germany.
2017-2021: Principal investigator in research project “Study of active tectonics of the Aguacaliente-Navarro fault system by means of GNSS observations”, University of Costa Rica.
2016-2020: Principal investigator in research project “Measurement of the absolute gravity in Costa Rica as means to create a gravimetric vertical reference system”, University of Costa Rica.
2018-2020: Scientific collaborator in research project GREAT: “Geoscience Research at the Cordillera Talamanca”, Rutgers University, New Jersey, USA.
2015-2023: Principal investigator in research project “Geophysics and geodynamics of the Costa Rican volcanic arc”, University of Costa Rica.
2013-2015: Principal investigator in research project “Physical Properties of the Lithosphere and Seismogenic Processes in Costa Rica”, University of Costa Rica.
2012-2013: Scientific collaborator in research project “Deformation Studies in Active Volcanoes of Costa Rica”, University of Costa Rica.
2009-2012: Scientific collaborator in Special Priority Program 1257 of the DFG “Mass Distribution and Mass Transport on the System Earth”, subprojects NOGAPSGRAV and IMOSAGA. University of Kiel.
2010-2011: Scientific collaborator in gravimetric-seismological field campaign MIGRA2011 of the Integrated Plate Boundary Observatory, Chile IPOC.
2008: Scientific collaborator in the TICO-CAVA research project. Participation in seismic surveys on the research cruise ID: MGL0807, onboard the Marcus G. Langseth research vessel operated by the Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory. Cruise doi: 10.7284/902002
2007-2008: Scientific collaborator in Collaborative Research Center 574 (SFB574) “Volatiles and Fluids in Subduction Zones: Climate Feedback and Trigger Mechanisms for Disasters”. University of Kiel, Germany.
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