A recent study lead by former DEEPS Postdoc Eva Golos found small amounts of partially melted rock at the lower boundary of the lithosphere in the Southwestern United States. “Understanding these processes will help scientists figure out where geologic hazards are high, and where to focus on hazard mitigation,” Golos told The Brown Daily Herald.
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Department of Earth, Environmental & Planetary Sciences
Greg Hirth
Vice President for Research, Professor
GeoChem Building
Room 036
Room 036
Research Interests
Geophysics, Tectonics Volcanology and Petrology
Pronouns
he/him
Biography
My interests are in experimental rock mechanics, deformation mechanisms in both crustal and mantle lithologies, structural geology, application of experimental flow laws to geophysical and geological observations (Also does interdisciplinary research with the Tectonophysics group).
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After serving in the role on an interim basis since September, the internationally recognized geologist and geophysicist has been appointed Brown’s vice president for research.
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