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Tuesday 16 February 2010

Dr. Carolina Lithgow-Bertelloni, Department of Earth Sciences, UCL

12:00pm, Department of Earth Sciences, TR3

Stirring and Entrainment in Mantle Plumes: An experimental investigation

Contact ed.llewellin@durham.ac.uk for more information about this event.


Wednesday 17 February 2010

Prof. Lars Stixrude, Department of Earth Sciences, UCL

12:00pm, Department of Earth Sciences, TR3

Silicate Liquids in Earth's Deep Interior

Contact ed.llewellin@durham.ac.uk for more information about this event.


We are a leading Earth Science Department with researchers and teachers of the highest international calibre. Driven by strategic planning within the Department, our expansion has already resulted in increased success of applications for competitive funding, the international recognition of staff, and the establishment of forefront research facilities. The Department is undergoing a period of planned and sustained growth, with recent appointments made as part of a major programme of strategic investment by the University that includes a recent move into a new, state-of-the-art building with bespoke research and teaching facilities. We now have 30 academic staff in the Department, an increase of more than 60% since 2000.

Major research units in the Department include: the Northern Centre for Isotopic and Elemental Tracing (NCIET); the Centre for Research in Earth Energy Systems (CeREES) and (TeLSR) Terrestrial Laser Scanning . The Department co-hosts the UK Ocean-Bottom Instrumentation Consortium (OBIC) and is a key collaborator in the University-wide Institute for Hazard and Risk Research (IHRR). We are co-located with the University e-Sciences Institute and utilize its 3D visualization facilities for research purposes.

We welcome enquiries from anyone interested in Earth Sciences at any level, be it from an undergraduate, postgraduate or research, perspective. Please do not hesitate to contact us.

University Open Days

The University Open Days are scheduled for Tuesday 23rd and Wednesday 24th March 2010. The Department will be open to applicants at 10am and 2pm for a guided tour and an opportunity to speak to the Admissions Tutor.



Contact Details

Department of Earth Sciences,
Durham University,
Science Labs,
Durham DH1 3LE
Tel: +44 0191 3342300
Fax: +44 0191 3342301
E-mail: earth.sciences @durham.ac.uk