Member Since 2005
Michael J. Walter
Director, Carnegie Institution for Science
Professional Experience
Carnegie Institution for Science
Director
2018 - Present
University of Bristol
Professor
2004 - 2018
Education
University of Texas at Dallas
Doctorate
1991
University of Nebraska at Omaha
Bachelors
1985
Honors & Awards
Publications
Evidence of Volatile‐Induced Melting in the Northeast Asian Upper Mantle
A seismic low velocity layer (LVL) above the mantle transition zone (MTZ), often thought to be caused by volatile‐induced melting, can signif...
October 16, 2021
The Water‐Saturated Solidus and Second Critical Endpoint of ...
August 11, 2020
AGU Abstracts
Metal–Silicate Partitioning of Pd at Earth’s Core Formation Conditions and Implications for Late Accretion
EXPLORING EARTH’S EVOLUTION: THE HADEAN THROUGH THE PRESENT II ORAL
study of earth's deep interior | 14 december 2023
Rebecca A. Fischer, Terry-Ann Suer, Austin Akey, E...
Highly siderophile elements (HSEs) are present in the bulk silicate Earth (BSE) in higher abundances than expected based on their siderophility at mod...
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Ferric iron stabilization at deep magma ocean conditions.
PROBING EARTH AND PLANETARY MATERIALS UNDER EXTREME CONDITIONS I ORAL
mineral and rock physics | 13 december 2023
Hongluo Zhang, Marc M. Hirschmann, Michael J. Walt...
The redox-depth profile of a convecting magma ocean (MO) has been explored through theoretical and experimental studies1-7. Both experiments and first...
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Sublithospheric diamonds record carbonate-mantle interaction from ferropericlase Fe and Mg isotopic compositions
STATE OF THE ARC: QUESTIONS AND PROGRESS ON SUBDUCTION ZONE GEODYNAMICS I POSTER
study of earth's deep interior | 12 december 2023
Peng Ni, Steven B. Shirey, Janina Czas, Davide Nov...
Sublithospheric diamonds form in the deep upper mantle, transition zone and uppermost lower mantle by the transport and deep release of surficial C, H...
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Volunteer History
2012 - 2018
Editor
JGR Solid Earth Section
2006 - 2008
Member
Hess Medal Committee
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