Member Since 1971
Don W. Forsyth
Professor Emeritus, Brown University
Professional Experience
Brown University
Professor Emeritus
2017 - Present
Brown University
Professor, Geological Sciences
2012 - Present
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
PhD
1974 - Present
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Education
Doctorate
1973
Honors & Awards
Publications
On the Origin of the Hawaiian Swell: Lithosphere and Asthenosphere Seismic Structure From Rayleigh W...
In this study, we revisit the shear‐wave velocity structure of the lithosphere and asthenosphere surrounding the Hawaiian hotspot and Hawaiia...
July 21, 2024
Sub‐Lithospheric Small‐Scale Convection Tomographically Imag...
September 26, 2022
Ridge asymmetry and deep aqueous alteration at the trench ob...
October 15, 2016
AGU Abstracts
Reduced Grain Size in Oceanic Asthenosphere and Implications for Mantle Dynamics
AGU 2024
study of earth's deep interior | 13 december 2024
Joshua B. Russell, Colleen A. Dalton, Christopher ...
The weak asthenosphere beneath oceanic plates plays an important role in facilitating plate tectonics. Yet, the primary cause(s) of low viscosity and ...
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New Observations of Small-Scale Mantle Heterogeneity Beneath 90 Ma Oceanic Lithosphere
AGU 2024
seismology | 11 december 2024
Anant Hariharan, Zachary Eilon, James B. Gaherty, ...
Seismic images of the oceanic upper mantle provide opportunities to study regional asthenospheric dynamics and ascertain the role of small-scale conve...
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Oceanic Crustal Thickness Variation Revealed by Joint Gravity and Seismic Inversions Across the Pacific
AGU 2024
seismology | 11 december 2024
Joseph Phillips, James B. Gaherty, Joshua B. Russe...
Understanding variabilities of oceanic crust thickness is fundamental to unraveling the history and dynamics of lithosphere formation. Satellite-deriv...
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Volunteer Experience
1999 - 2013
Associate Editor
JGR Solid Earth Section
2004 - 2004
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Honors and Recognition Committee
2002 - 2004
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Honors and Recognition Committee
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