Geodynamics

João Duarte

João C. Duarte is an Assistant Professor in Tectonics at the University of Lisbon (Ciências ULisboa) and a researcher at the Instituto Dom Luiz. His work focuses on tectonics, geodynamics, and marine geology, in particular on how subduction zones invade pristine oceans and its consequences for the supercontinent cycle. João is also an editorial board member of Communications Earth & Environment, a fellow of the Lisbon Academy of Sciences and the incoming president of the European Geosciences Union's Tectonics and Structural Geology Division.

A journey to the centre of plate tectonics and mantle convection

João Duarte and edited by Michaël Pons September 4, 2024

“Dynamics of Plate Tectonics and Mantle Convection,” is edited by Dr. João C. Duarte and published by Elsevier. The book brings together contributions from more than 40 renowned authors in the fields of geology, geodynamics, tectonics, petrology and geophysics. It offers the unique authors’ perspective on the interconnected processes of plate tectonics and mantle convection …[Read More]

Thoughts on geological modelling: an analogue perspective

João Duarte and edited by Diogo Lourenço November 15, 2018

In geodynamics we study the dynamics of the Earth (and other planets). We ground our studies in as much data as possible, however we are constrained by the fact that pretty much all direct information we can collect from the interior of the Earth only shows its present-day state. The surface rock record gives us …[Read More]