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Andrea Tommasi
Dr, University of Montpellier
Professional Experience
University of Montpellier
Dr
1998 - Present
University of Montpellier
Senior Researcher
Education
Doctorate
Honors & Awards
Union Fellow
Received December 2016
Citation
For pioneering work on deformation mechanisms and microstructures within the Earth and their impact on plate tectonics.
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Current Roles
Member
Study of the Earth's Deep Interior Canvassing Committee
Member
Tectonophysics Fellows Committee
Publications
Experimental Evidence for a Weak Calcic‐Amphibole‐Rich Deep Crust in Orogens
Amphibole‐rich rocks constitute significant components of the mid‐ to lower continental crust, particularly in active orogens character...
August 02, 2023
Textural and Compositional Changes in the Lithospheric Mantl...
August 12, 2020
Anhydrous Phase B: Transmission Electron Microscope Characte...
August 14, 2019
AGU Abstracts
Comparing the effects of viscous anisotropy in fossil lithospheric shear zones with different past kinematics
EFFECTS OF HETEROGENEITIES ON THE STRENGTH OF THE CRUST AND MANTLE II POSTERS
tectonophysics | 11 december 2020
Lucan Mameri, Andrea Tommasi, Javier Signorelli, R...
Seismic anisotropy in intraplate domains testifies for fossil crystal preferred orientations (CPO) of olivine in the lithospheric mantle associated wi...
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Using Thermo-Mechanical Models of Subduction to Constrain Effective Mantle Viscosity
DECIPHERING MULTISCALE MANTLE EVOLUTION WITH COMPUTATIONAL METHODS II POSTERS
study of earth's deep interior | 09 december 2020
Catherine Thoraval, Fanny Garel, Andrea Tommasi, S...
Mantle convection and plate dynamics transfer and deform solid material on scales of hundreds to thousands of km. However, viscoplastic deformation of...
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How do detachment faults root into the deep lithosphere at magma-starved mid-ocean ridges?
EXPLORING THE LOWER OCEAN CRUST, MOHO, AND MANTLE BY SEAFLOOR MAPPING AND DRILLING I
tectonophysics | 09 december 2019
Manon Bickert, Mathilde Cannat, Suzon Jammes, Andr...
Detachment faults that exhume mantle-derived peridotites play a significant role in plate divergence at slow-spreading ridges. These faults are assume...
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Volunteer Experience
2024 - 2026
Member
Tectonophysics Fellows Committee
2023 - 2024
Member
Study of the Earth's Deep Interior Canvassing Committee
2020 - 2021
Chair
Lehmann Medal Committee
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