Lecturers for this Course
Harvard: Richard O'Connell, Jeremy Bloxham, Stein Jacobsen, Sujoy Mukhopadhyay
MIT: Robert Van Der Hilst, Bradford Hager, Timothy Grove, Sang-heon Shim
Course schedule
| Lec # |
Topics |
LECTURERs |
Key dates |
| 1 |
Geodynamics: Introduction - Parameterized Convection |
Richard O'Connell |
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| 2 |
Geochemistry: Composition of the Earth
Heat Producing Elements
Isotopic Evolution |
Stein Jacobsen |
Presentation and discussion by group 1
Presentation and discussion by group 2 |
| 3 |
Core Energetics: Geodynamo Constraints on Heat Generation and Transport |
Jeremy Bloxham |
Presentation and discussion by group 3
Presentation and discussion by group 4 |
| 4 |
Mineral Physics: Phase Transitions and Implications for Mantle Dynamics |
Dan Shim |
Presentation and discussion by group 1 |
| 5 |
Mantle Petrology: Chemical and Petrological Constraints of Mantle Evolution (Accretion Models; Early Earth Conditions; Magma Ocean; Implications for Other Planets) |
Tim Grove |
Presentation and discussion by group 3
Presentation and discussion by group 4 |
| 6 |
Noble Gas Constraints on Mantle Structure |
Sujoy Mukhopadhyay |
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| 7 |
Constraints on Mantle Structure and Composition from Seismic Tomography (Part 1) |
Rob Van Der Hilst |
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| 8 |
Constraints on Mantle Structure and Composition from Seismic Tomography (Part 2) |
Rob Van Der Hilst |
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| 9 |
Simple Fluid Dynamical Constraints on Mixing, and Unmixing |
Brad Hager |
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| 10 |
Mantle Geochemistry and Heterogeneity |
Richard O'Connell |
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| 11 |
Lower Most Mantle and D'' (Heat Flow, Thermal Boundary Layers, Post-Perovskite, ...) |
Helge Gonnermann / Rob Van Der Hilst |
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| 12 |
As a 'Grand Finale' all students taking the class for credit will present a short paper |
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