Saswata Hier-Majumder

Assistant Professor

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Contiguity.

Magma nanotube.

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Triton's subsurface ocean
September, 2012
Here's another article in astrobilogy magazine discussing the implications of Jodi Gaeman's research on a possible subsurface ocean in Triton on extraterrestrial life.

The outermost ocean in our solar system
May, 2012
A recent article in Icarus, led by former graduate student Jodi Gaeman suggests the presence of an ocean under the icy shell of Neptune's moon, Triton. If present, this ocean will be the outermost known ocean in our solar system. At an average temperature of -97° C, this ammonia-rich ocean was sustained over 4.5 billion years by tidal blanketing and readiogenic heating.
Read more about this research in this New Scientist article.

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Subsurface ocean in Triton.

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Research papers by saswata hier-majumder

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Published articles listed in the Web of Science
  1. Gaeman, J. S. *, S. Hier-Majumder, and J. Roberts, (2012), Sustainability of a subsurface ocean in Triton's interior, Icarus, 220, 339-447, doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2012.05.006. Request a reprint.
  2. Wimert, J. * , and S. Hier-Majumder (2012), A three-dimensional microgeodynamic model of melt geometry in the Earth's deep interior, J. Geophys. Res., 117, B04203, doi:10.1029/2011JB009012. Request a reprint.
  3. Hier-Majumder, S. and A. Courtier, ( 2011 ) Seismic signature of small melt fraction atop the transition zone, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 308, 334-342, doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2011.05.055 . Request a reprint.
  4. King, D. S. H., S. Hier-Majumder, and D. L. Kohlstedt, ( 2011 ) An experimental study of the effect of surface tension in homogenizing perturbations in melt fraction , Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 307, 735-749, doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2011.05.009. Request a reprint.
  5. Hier-Majumder, S. (2011), Development of anisotropic mobility during two-phase flow. Geophysical Journal International, 186:1, 59-68, doi: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2011.05024.x. Request a reprint.
  6. Hier-Majumder, S. and J. Revenaugh, (2010) Relationship between the viscosity and the topography of the ultralow-velocity zone near the core-mantle boundary, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 299,382-386, doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2010.09.018. Request a reprint.
  7. Hier-Majumder, S. and M. E. Abbott *, ( 2010) The influence of dihedral angle on seismic velocities of partially molten rocks, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 299, 23-32 doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2010.08.007. Request a reprint
  8. Liu, X.-M. *, R. L. Rudnick, S. Hier-Majumder, and M.-L. C. Sirbescu (2010), Processes controlling lithium isotopic distribution in contact aureoles: A case study of the Florence County pegmatites, Wisconsin, Geochem. Geophys. Geosyst., 11, Q08014, doi:10.1029/2010GC003063. Request a reprint.
  9. Takei, Y. and S. Hier-Majumder, (2009), A generalized formulation of interfacial tension driven fluid migration with dissolution/precipitation, Earth and Planetary Science Letters,288, 138-148, doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2009.09.016. Request a reprint
  10. Hier-Majumder, S., (2008), Influence of contiguity on seismic velocities of partially molten aggregates, J. Geophys. Res., 113, B12205, doi:10.1029/2008JB005662. Request a reprint.
  11. Hier-Majumder, S., Y. Ricard, and D. Bercovici (2006), Role of grain boundaries in magma migration and storage, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 248,735-749, doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2006.06.015 . Request a reprint.
  12. Hier-Majumder, S., and D. L. Kohlstedt (2006), Role of dynamic grain boundary wetting in fluid circulation beneath volcanic arcs, Geophys. Res. Lett., 33, L08305, doi:10.1029/2006GL025716. Request a reprint.
  13. Heidelbach, F., and B. Holtzman, and S. Hier-Majumder , and D. Kohlstedt (2005), Textures in experimentally deformed olivine aggregates: the effects of added water and melt, TEXTURES OF MATERIALS, PTS 1 AND 2, MATERIALS SCIENCE FORUM, 495-497. Request a reprint.
  14. Hier-Majumder, S., S. Mei, and D. L. Kohlstedt (2005), Water weakening of clinopyroxenite in diffusion creep, J. Geophys. Res., 110, B07406, doi:10.1029/2004JB003414. Request a reprint.
  15. Hier-Majumder, S., I. M. Anderson, and D. L. Kohlstedt (2005), Influence of protons on Fe-Mg interdiffusion in olivine, J. Geophys. Res., 110, B02202, doi:10.1029/2004JB003292. Request a reprint.
  16. Hier-Majumder, S., P. H. Leo, and D. L. Kohlstedt (2004), On grain boundary wetting during deformation, Acta Materialia, 52, 12, 3425-3433, doi:10.1016/j.actamat.2004.03.040 . Request a reprint.