2009-2010 Distinguished Lecture Series of COMPRES

published Apr 23, 2009 12:00am

COMPRES, a Consortium for Materials Properties Research in Earth Sciences supported by the National Science Foundation Division of Earth Sciences, is continuing its new distinguished lecture series in the field of mineral physics. The primary target audience for these lectures are undergraduates in departments of geology at colleges of arts & sciences, but applications from all academic institutions in the U. S are welcome.

We are pleased to announce that the COMPRES Distinguished Lecturers for 2009-2010 are Jackie Li from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Harry Green from University of California Riverside. Their lecture titles are listed below, or you can follow this link for more information about the program. http://www.compres.us

We invite you to request a visit of a COMPRES lecturer to your institution during the next academic year by following the instructions below. COMPRES will pay the travel expenses of the Lecturers if the host institution covers local expenses, including accommodations and meals.

If your institution is interested in requesting a visit, please send your request to Emily Vance, Administrative Coordinator for COMPRES.

The Lecture Program is designed to run from September 2009 through May 2010. Lecturer requests received by May 22, 2009 will be given priority. Later applications will be considered on a space-available basis.

In making your request please include:
  1. Airport proximity and travel time to your institution.
  2. The name of a contact person at your institution for the months of June to August. This is when schedules will be assembled.
  3. Contact e-mail addresses and phone numbers.
  4. Lecturer preference, and flexibility.
  5. Preferred semester and/or month for the visit, including flexibility.
We hope that your Department will be interested in hosting one of these mineral physics lecturers in this academic year.

COMPRES Distinguished Lecturers for 2009-2010

Jackie Li

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
(1) Synchrotron X-ray view of the inner Earth
(2) Simulating planetary evolution in a "pressure cooker"

Harry Green

University of California Riverside
(1) How do earthquakes occur deep inside the Earth?
(2) Up the Down Stair Case: Deeply subducted rocks in continental collision zones"