Middle Career
Experienced
Recognizing Geophysics Scientists
The Francis Birch Lecture honors the life and work of Francis Birch, a renowned geophysicist. It is presented annually to a recipient who exemplifies Birch’s work, especially those focused on elasticity, phase relations, thermal properties, heat flow, and the composition of the Earth’s interior. The lecture is presented during the AGU Fall Meeting.
The Birch Lecture is also part of the Bowie Lecture Series, established in 1989 to commemorate the 50th presentation of the William Bowie medal, AGU’s highest honor.
- A lecture certificate
- Recognition in Eos
- Recognition at AGU's annual meeting during the lecture presentation year
- An invitation to present the Birch Lecture at AGU's annual meeting during the lecture presentation year
About the Tectonophysics Section
The Tectonophysics Section is interested in geodynamic processes and deformation from the scale of individual crystals to mantle convection and plate tectonics through the study of rock mechanics, mineral physics, seafloor geology and morphology, continental marine tectonics and structural geology, and the thermal regime and mass balance of the Earth.
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