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published October 14, 2021
posted in News

Dr. Doyeon Kim Takes an Oberassistent Position at ETH-Zurich

Congratulations to Dr. Doyeon (DK) Kim, who has taken an Oberassistent position at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zurich. We wish him...

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published October 13, 2021
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Dr. Pritwiraj Moulik Becomes Associate Research Scholar at Princeton University

We wish Pritwiraj (Raj) Moulik the best of luck in his new position as Associate Research Scholar at Princeton University!...

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published September 14, 2021
posted in News

Dr. Kristel Izquierdo moves to Purdue University

After successfully defending her Ph.D. dissertation, Dr. Izquierdo has moved to Purdue University where she will be a postdoc in their Planetary Science group. We...

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published November 24, 2019
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Dr. Chao Gao moves to Houston

We wish Chao the best of luck in his new position at CGG in Houston, TX....

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published November 24, 2019
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Dr. Erin Cunningham begins postdoc at CERI

We wish Erin the best of luck as she ventures on the next step of her scientific journey as a postdoc at CERI!...

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Spurious Low Velocity Zones in Joint Inversions of Surface Waves and Receiver Functions
published November 24, 2019
posted in Research

Spurious Low Velocity Zones in Joint Inversions of Surface Waves and Receiver Functions

Low-velocity layers within the crust can indicate the presence of melt and lithologic differences with implications for crustal composition and formation. Seismic wave conversions and...

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First Tomographic Model of the Inner Core!
published November 24, 2019
posted in Research

First Tomographic Model of the Inner Core!

With collaborators Scott Burdick at Wayne State University and Lauren Waszek at New Mexico State University -- both former Maryland postdocs -- we just published...

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Improved Model of Outer Core 1D Structure
published July 10, 2018
posted in Research

Improved Model of Outer Core 1D Structure

We have published a new model of 1D structure of the outer core, parameterized using two different equations of state: Irving_Cottaar_Lekic_2018 Brief highlights: We infer the...

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published July 10, 2018
posted in News

Prof. Olugboji moves to U. Rochester

We wish Prof. Olugboji the very best of luck as he starts his new position of Assistant Professor at the University of Rochester....

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published June 27, 2018
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Our paper about the properties of the Outer Core is published in Science Advances

Link to the article: http://advances.sciencemag.org/content/4/6/eaar2538 Link to a nice write-up about how the project came together: https://www.princeton.edu/news/2018/06/27/seismologist-jessica-irving-uses-massive-earthquakes-unlock-secrets-outer-core  ...

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