About

David Bercovici

Frederick William Beinecke Professor of Geophysics

Leave of Absence: 2012-13 Academic Year

Office: 305 KGL

Mailing Address

Mailing address:  PO Box 208109, New Haven CT 06520-8109

Street address: 210 Whitney Ave., New Haven CT 06511

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Research Interests:

Geophysical and geological fluid dynamics

Continuum mechanics

• Multiphase and multicomponent physics
• Shear localization and damage theory
• Granular and grained continua

Nonlinear science, self-organization

Research Topics:

Mantle convection

Lithosphere dynamics and origin of plate tectonics

Water and volatiles in the mantle and geochemical evolution of the Earth

Hotspots, mantle plumes

Volcanic flows and eruptions

Carbon sequestration