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Member Since 1997
Sergio Speziale
Senior Research Fellow, Helmholtz Centre Potsdam GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences
Professional Experience
Helmholtz Centre Potsdam GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences
Senior Research Fellow
2011 - Present
Education
Princeton University
Doctorate
2003
Honors & Awards
Mineral and Rock Physics Graduate Research Award
Received December 2004
Current Roles
Award Committee Chair
Mineral and Rock Physics Executive Committee
Publications
Depth Dependent Deformation and Anisotropy of Pyrolite in the Earth's Lower Mantle

Seismic anisotropy is a powerful tool to map deformation processes in the deep Earth. Below 660 km, however, observations are scarce and confl...

June 08, 2024
AGU Abstracts
In situ femtosecond diffraction in dynamically compressed TiO2: Extreme lowering of synthesis pressure of the Fe2P-type phase
ADVANCED EXPERIMENTAL, COMPUTATIONAL, AND ANALYTICAL APPROACHES IN EXPLORING DEEP PLANETARY INTERIORS IV ORAL
mineral and rock physics | 12 december 2023
Ian K. Ocampo, Donghoon Kim, Francesca Miozzi, Mar...
Rutile, TiO2, is a widely distributed accessory mineral in the Earths crust. As a result of its abundance as well as the presence of three naturally o...
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Olivine’s High Radiative Conductivity Increases Slab Temperature by 100-200 K
THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES OF PLANETARY MATERIALS I POSTER
mineral and rock physics | 11 december 2023
Enrico Marzotto, Sergey Lobanov, Alexander Koptev,...
Temperature (T) is a key parameter for subducting slabs because it controls their buoyancy and rheology, the depth of phase transitions, and it causes...
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Multigrain X-ray Diffraction for the Study of Deformation and Phase Transformation Microstructures at Deep Mantle Pressures and Temperatures
ADVANCED EXPERIMENTAL, COMPUTATIONAL AND ANALYTICAL APPROACHES IN EXPLORING DEEP PLANETARY INTERIORS II POSTER
mineral and rock physics | 15 december 2022
Sebastien Merkel, Matthias Krug, Estelle Ledoux, J...
Understanding how microstructures develop in Earths materials is critical to constrain mantle processes from geophysical observations, such as seismic...
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Volunteer Experience
2022 - 2025
Award Committee Chair
Mineral and Rock Physics Executive Committee
2022 - 2024
Chair
Mineral and Rock Physics Section Awards Committee
2023 - 2023
Committee Chair
MRP Graduate Research Award Committee
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