David Bercovici
Frederick William Beinecke Professor of Earth & Planetary Sciences
432-3168, 432-3163
Office Address:
320 KGL
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Mailing Address: PO Box 208109, New Haven CT 06520-8109
Street Address: 210 Whitney Ave., New Haven CT 06511
Bio:
Research Interests:
Geophysical and geological fluid dynamics
Continuum mechanics
- Multiphase and multicomponent physics
- Shear localization and damage theory
- Coupling of microstructural and continuum physics
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
Planetesimal formation and evolution
Carbon sequestration
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