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Member Since 1984
Catherine Chauvel
Dr, Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris
Major scientific interests are trace element and isotope geochemistry applied to mantle evolution and differentiation though geological times and to continental crust formation and destruction. PhD obtained in 1982 at the University of Rennes, France. 10 years of research in the geochemistry group at the Max-Plank Institute for Chemistry in Mainz, Germany. Hired by French CNRS in 1991 in Rennes, since 1999 “Director of Research” at the University of Grenoble. Author of 80 publications, 5 in AGU journals. Associate editor of G-cubed for 8 years, convener of many sessions in past AGU meetings, AGU fellow 2011.
Professional Experience
Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris
Dr
2018 - Present
ISTerre Institute of Earth Sciences
Education
University of Rennes
Doctorate
1982
Honors & Awards
Norman L. Bowen Award and Lecture
Received December 2021
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Reginald Daly Lecture
Received December 2017
Union Fellow
Received January 2011
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For key contributions to understanding mantle evolution by isotope studies of oceanic basalts and linking subducted sediments to arc magmas.
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Current Roles
Bowen Award Committee Chair
Volcanology, Geochemistry, and Petrology Executive Committee
Chair
Volcanology, Geochemistry, and Petrology Norman L. Bowen Award Committee
Publications
AGU Abstracts
The influence of rotation on the preservation of heterogeneities in magma oceans.
EXPLORING EARTH’S EVOLUTION: THE HADEAN THROUGH THE PRESENT II ORAL
study of earth's deep interior | 14 december 2023
Baptiste Thomas, Henri Samuel, cinzia G. farnetani...
During the accretion stage, giant impacts released enough energy to melt the entire mantle, so that the Earth underwent at least one magma ocean stage...
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Earth's mantle composition revealed by mantle plumes, geochemical and geodynamic perspectives. Where are we now, and where are we going?
CHEMISTRY AND EVOLUTION OF EARTH’S INTERIOR AS RECORDED BY MANTLE PLUMES II ORAL
volcanology, geochemistry and petrology | 13 december 2023
Dominique Weis, Karen S. Harpp, Lauren Harrison, M...
Mantle plumes can originate at depths near the coremantle boundary, ~2,800 km, providing invaluable information about the composition of the deep mant...
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Fani Maoré, a New “Young HIMU” Volcano with Extreme Geochemistry
CHEMISTRY AND EVOLUTION OF EARTH’S INTERIOR AS RECORDED BY MANTLE PLUMES II ORAL
volcanology, geochemistry and petrology | 13 december 2023
Catherine Chauvel, Edward Inglis, Pamela Gutierrez...
Intraplate volcanism provides a remarkable insight into diverse sources in the mantle because its source can be quite shallow, or as deep as the core-...
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Volunteer Experience
2023 - 2024
Chair
Volcanology, Geochemistry, and Petrology Norman L. Bowen Award Committee
2022 - 2024
Bowen Award Committee Chair
Volcanology, Geochemistry, and Petrology Executive Committee
2021 - 2023
Member
College of Fellows Distinguished Lecture Series Committee
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