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Member Since 1996
Renata Wentzcovitch
Professor, Columbia University
Professional Experience
Columbia University
Professor
2017 - Present
University of Minnesota
Professor of Materials Science
1994 - 2016
University of California Berkeley
PhD
1983 - 1988
Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory
Professor
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Education
University of California Berkeley
Doctorate
1988
University of Sao Paulo
Masters
1982
University of Sao Paulo
Bachelors
1980
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Honors & Awards
Union Fellow
Received January 2008
Current Roles
President-Elect
Mineral and Rock Physics Executive Committee
Section President-Elect
Council
Publications
Fe2+ Partitioning in Al‐Free Pyrolite: Consequences for Seismic Velocities and Heterogeneities
Iron partitioning among the main lower mantle phases, bridgmanite (Bm) and ferropericlase (Fp), has non‐monotonic behavior owing to the high&...
November 07, 2024
Elastic Anisotropy of Lizardite at Subduction Zone Condition...
September 14, 2022
AGU Abstracts
Thermoelastic Properties of Bridgmanite using Deep Potential Molecular Dynamics
ONLINE POSTER SESSION FOR MINERAL AND ROCK PHYSICS I
mineral and rock physics | 22 january 2024
Tianqi Wan, Chenxing Luo, Yang Sun, Renata Wentzco...
The high-pressure Pbnm-perovskite polymorph of , i.e., bridgmanite (Bm), is the principal constituent of the Earths lower mantle. The physical propert...
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Ab initio study on the stability and elasticity of brucite
ONLINE POSTER SESSION FOR MINERAL AND ROCK PHYSICS I
mineral and rock physics | 22 january 2024
Hongjin Wang, Chenxing Luo, Renata Wentzcovitch
Brucite, or magnesium hydroxide (Mg(OH)2), is a mineral of great interest owing to its various applications and roles in geological and environmental ...
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Unveiling the effect of Ni on the formation and structure of Earth's inner core
ONLINE POSTER SESSION FOR MINERAL AND ROCK PHYSICS I
mineral and rock physics | 22 january 2024
Yang Sun, Mikhail Mendelev, Feng Zhang, Xun Liu, B...
Ni is the second most abundant element in the Earth's core. However, its effects on the inner core's structure and formation process are often overloo...
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Volunteer Experience
2024 - 2028
Editor
JGR Machine Learning and Computation Section
2023 - 2024
Chair
Study of the Earth's Deep Interior Fellows Committee
2023 - 2024
Chair
Mineral and Rock Physics Fellows Committee
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