geodynamics

The quest of a numerical modelling hero

Iris van Zelst November 15, 2017

Let's kill the ~~bugs~~ dragons and save the ~~code~~ princess!
Credit: Wikimedia commons: Saint George and the Dragon by Paolo Uccello

Numerical modelling is not always a walk in the park. In fact, it resembles a heroic quest more often than not. In this month’s Wit & Wisdom post, Cedric Thieulot, assistant professor at the Mantle dynamics & theoretical geophysics group at Utrecht University in The Netherlands, tells the story of his heroic quest to save the princess from the dragon clear a code from bugs and shows ...[Read More]

The jelly sandwich lithosphere: elastic bread, the jelly, and gummy bears

Iris van Zelst November 1, 2017

Anyone else getting really hungry when doing geodynamics?
Credit: Max Pixel, Pixnio, and Max Pixel.

The Geodynamics 101 series serves to showcase the diversity of research topics and methods in the geodynamics community in an understandable manner. We welcome all researchers – PhD students to Professors – to introduce their area of expertise in a lighthearted, entertaining manner and touch upon some of the outstanding questions and problems related to their fields. This month Vojtěch Patočka fro ...[Read More]

Planting seeds of deformation in numerical models

Iris van Zelst October 18, 2017

I tried to google 'weak seed' for relevant figures, but that did not result in anything I could use.
Credit: B Jana, Flickr, and Max Pixel.

The Geodynamics 101 series serves to showcase the diversity of research topics and methods in the geodynamics community in an understandable manner. We welcome all researchers – PhD students to Professors – to introduce their area of expertise in a lighthearted, entertaining manner and touch upon some of the outstanding questions and problems related to their fields. This month we continue the con ...[Read More]

The EUGEN e.V. meeting – a unique (geological) experience

Editorial team 1 September 27, 2017

The karst-river Mrežnica viewed from the EUGEN camp ground. Credit: Sophie Hollinetz, Vienna University.

Extracurricular activities for current and former geosciences students provide great value to early career scientists in terms of networking and broadening their scientific horizon. PhD student Maximilian Döhmann, who studies rock deformation with numerical models based on high temperature and pressure torsion experiments in the Geodynamic Modelling group of GFZ Potsdam, shares his experiences wit ...[Read More]