Seminar in Geophysics: Thermal and Chemical Evolution of the Earth

Lecture Notes

Lec #	Topics	LECTURE NOTES
1	Geodynamics: Introduction - Parameterized Convection	(PDF) (Courtesy of Richard O’Connell. Used with permission.)
2	Geochemistry: Composition of the Earth Heat Producing Elements Isotopic Evolution
3	Core Energetics: Geodynamo Constraints on Heat Generation and Transport	(PDF) (Courtesy of Jeremy Bloxham, scribed by Rosalee Lamm, Veronika Soukhovitskaya, Laurel Senft, Sandeep Rekhi, and Shichun Huang. Used with permission.)
4	Mineral Physics: Phase Transitions and Implications for Mantle Dynamics	(PDF) (Courtesy of Sang-heon Shim, scribed by Maureen Long, Sabine Stanley, Karin Louzada, and Scott Lundin. Used with permission.)
5	Mantle Petrology: Chemical and Petrological Constraints of Mantle Evolution (Accretion Models; Early Earth Conditions; Magma Ocean; Implications for Other Planets)
6	Noble Gas Constraints on Mantle Structure	(PDF) (Courtesy of Sujoy Mukhopadhyay. Used with permission.)
7	Constraints on Mantle Structure and Composition from Seismic Tomography (Part 1)
8	Constraints on Mantle Structure and Composition from Seismic Tomography (Part 2)
9	Simple Fluid Dynamical Constraints on Mixing, and Unmixing
10	Mantle Geochemistry and Heterogeneity
11	Lower Most Mantle and D’’ (Heat Flow, Thermal Boundary Layers, Post-Perovskite, …)
12	As a ‘Grand Finale’ all students taking the class for credit will present a short paper