Continental and Planetary Dynamics

A salar (or salt pan) with the Andes mountains in background. The white around the salar is salt; the salt occurs because the evaporation rate is much higher than precipitation rate. We believe that some of the salars are associated with subsidence during lithosphere removal. Photo by Claire Currie.

A salar (or salt pan) with the Andes mountains in background. The white around the salar is salt; the salt occurs because the evaporation rate is much higher than precipitation rate. We believe that some of the salars are associated with subsidence during lithosphere removal. Photo by Claire Currie.

Faculty Members
Photograph Name Areas of Interest
Claire Currie, 91ÒùĸÊÓƵ Currie,
Claire		 global geodynamics and seismology, geophysics, geodynamics, subduction, continental lithosphere, cordillera, thermal structure, mantle dynamics, orogenesis, gravitational instability, numerical modeling, crustal deformation
Mathieu Dumberry, 91ÒùĸÊÓƵ Dumberry,
Mathieu		 global geodynamics and seismology, geophysics, space, earth's core, earth's rotation, geomagnetism, geodynamics, jupiter, zonal jets, fluid dynamics, numerical models, thermal convection
Jeffrey (Yu) Gu Gu,
Jeff (Yu)		 Seismology, induced earthquakes, monitoring, detection, seismic sources, crustal structure, inversions, ground motion simulation, regional network, stress drop
Moritz Heimpel, 91ÒùĸÊÓƵ Heimpel,
Moritz		 planetary interiors, planetary magnetism, geodynamo magnetohydrodynamics, convection, computational modelling, earth core. paleomagnetism, giant planets, exoplanet
Vadim Kravchinsky, 91ÒùĸÊÓƵ Kravchinsky,
Vadim		 paleomagnetism, apparent polar wander path, plate tectonics, continental drift, mantle plume, geophysic
Martyn Unsworth, 91ÒùĸÊÓƵ

Unsworth,
Martyn

 geophysics, fluids, volcano, geothermal energy, tectonics, magnetotellurics, solid earth sciences