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Carolina R. Lithgow-Bertelloni
Full Professor, University of California Los Angeles
Professional Experience
University of California Los Angeles
Full Professor
2018 - Present
Education
University of California Berkeley
Doctorate
1994
Honors & Awards
Union Fellow
Received December 2021
Citation
For fundamental contributions to our understanding of thermo-chemical convection and links between surface geology, tectonics, and mantle dynamics.
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Francis Birch Lecture
Received December 2018
Publications
Thank You to Our 2022 Reviewers
May 30, 2023
Mantle Phase Changes Detected From Stochastic Tomography
February 17, 2023
Constraining Upper Mantle Viscosity Using Temperature and Wa...
August 07, 2022
Thank You to Our 2021 Reviewers
April 25, 2022
AGU Abstracts
HeFESTo: Thermodynamics of Iron in the Mantle
IRON, IRON ALLOYS, AND IRON-BEARING PHASES IN PLANETARY INTERIORS II POSTER
mineral and rock physics | 14 december 2023
Lars P. Stixrude, Carolina R. Lithgow-Bertelloni
Iron and oxygen are the two most abundant elements in Earth, and the interaction between them sets the first order separation of our planet into core ...
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Exploring Mantle Convection Styles through Earth's History: The Role of Phase Transitions
EXPLORING EARTH’S EVOLUTION: THE HADEAN THROUGH THE PRESENT I POSTER
study of earth's deep interior | 14 december 2023
Ranpeng Li, Juliane Dannberg, Rene Gassmoeller, Ca...
Mineral phase transitions can either hinder or accelerate mantle flow through their effect on buoyancy and latent heat. For example, endothermic trans...
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The Impact of Lithospheric Viscoelasticity on the Lithospheric Stress Field
EARTH’S TRANSIENT BEHAVIOR THROUGH SYNTHESIS OF OBSERVATIONAL, LABORATORY, AND THEORETICAL APPROACHES II POSTER
study of earth's deep interior | 13 december 2023
Boontigan Kuhasubpasin, Carolina R. Lithgow-Bertel...
The state of stress of the lithosphere governs geological processes and surface deformation on various scales. At long wavelengths, sources of lithosp...
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Volunteer Experience
2022 - 2023
Chair
Bucher Medal Committee
2020 - 2022
Member
Study of the Earth's Deep Interior Canvassing Committee
2020 - 2021
Editor
Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems
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