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Paul J. Tackley
Professor, ETH Zurich Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich
Professional Experience
ETH Zurich Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich
Professor
2005 - Present
Education
California Institute of Technology
Doctorate
1994
Honors & Awards
Union Fellow
Received December 2017
Citation
For fundamental contributions to the understanding of mantle dynamics on Earth and other planets.
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Current Roles
Member
Study of the Earth's Deep Interior Fellows Committee
Publications
Geodynamics of Super‐Earth GJ 486b
October 27, 2024
A Tectonic Manifesto
December 01, 2023
Plume‐Induced Delamination Initiated at Rift Zones on Venus
October 19, 2023
Regional‐Scale Lithospheric Recycling on Venus Via Peel‐Back...
October 11, 2022
AGU Abstracts
The Combined Effect of Heterogeneous Thermal Conductivity, Chemical Density Contrast, and Heat-Producing Element Enrichment on the Stability of Primordial Reservoirs
INTERDISCIPLINARY ADVANCES IN UNDERSTANDING EARTH'S LOWERMOST MANTLE LANDSCAPE I POSTER
study of earth's deep interior | 15 december 2023
Joshua M. Guerrero, Frederic Deschamps, Wen-Pin Hs...
The fate of the mantle's deep primordial reservoirs depends on its buoyancy relative to the ambient mantle. Primordial reservoirs' (or piles') intrins...
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Strong Lithospheric Resistance Limits Potential for Europan Seafloor Volcanism
OCEAN WORLDS AND SEARCH FOR LIFE: HORIZONS IN ICY SATELLITE SCIENCE AT THE LAUNCH OF THE HISTORIC EUROPA CLIPPER MISSION II POSTER
planetary sciences | 14 december 2023
Austin P. Green, Catherine M. Elder, Michael T. Bl...
In the absence of sunlight, a biosphere in the Europan ocean must be supported by consistent geochemical input from its surface and interior. Byproduc...
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Influence of Possible Bulk Compositions on the Long-Term Evolution and Outgassing of Venus
VENUS EXPLORATION: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FOR EARTH’S HOTTER TWIN I POSTER
planetary sciences | 13 december 2023
Diogo J. Louro Lourenço, Paul J. Tackley, Tobias R...
Venus mass and radius are similar to those of Earth. However, Venus interior structure and chemical composition are poorly constrained. Seemingly smal...
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Volunteer Experience
2023 - 2024
Member
Study of the Earth's Deep Interior Fellows Committee
2014 - 2018
Member
Macelwane Medal Committee
2017 - 2017
Member
Macelwane Medal Committee
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