Seminars

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  Scars in the deep lithosphere and perennial plate tectonics

  • Date

    February 28,2017

  • Time

    3:30PM

  • Venue

    JL104

  • Speaker

    Prof. Russell Pysklywec Department of Earth Sciences University of Toronto

  Mid-ocean ridges, transform faults, subduction and continental collisions form the conventional theory of plate tectonic ...

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• Magma oceans: The crucible of planets

  • Date

    February 23,2017

  • Time

    2:30PM

  • Venue

    JL104

  • Speaker

    Prof. John Hernlund Earth-Life Science Institute Tokyo Institute of Technology

  Terrestrial planets and moons are thought to form in an environment characterized by energetic accretion and extensive ...

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• BEAMS: The lower mantle driving force for plate tectonics

  • Date

    February 21,2017

  • Time

    3:30PM

  • Venue

    JL104

  • Speaker

    Dr. Christine Houser Earth-Life Science Institute Tokyo Institute of Technology

  The composition of the lower mantle – comprising 56% of Earth’s volume – remains poorly constrained. ...

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