Course content
The course treats Earth and planetary differentiation to form core, mantle and crust and gives insights into the seismic structure, heat production, heat flow and convective dynamics of the Earth. The melting and subsolidus phase relations and mineral physics of silicate rocks and Fe-dominated alloys are central to our understanding of Earth and planetary dynamics and evolution. The identification of primordial, melt-depleted and deeply recycled crustal material by radiogenic isotope systematics will also be reviewed.
Learning outcome
The course will give insights into:
- the origin, evolutionary dynamics, structure and magnetic dynamos of Earth and the terrestrial planets
- the underlying phase relations, isotope geochemistry and material properties, which provide the constraints
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For the full course information and description by Reidar Trønnes follow this link.
For the full UiO course description follow this link.
Registration
Due to there being a limited number of participants for this course, we encourage early registration. The final deadline for registration is 15 February 2023. Please register via DEEP's online registration form AND via Reidar Trønnes' online registration form.
The course is mainly for PhD-students and postdoctoral fellows. Other researchers will be admitted if space allows. PhD-students belonging to the Norwegian Research School for Dynamics and evolution of Earth and Planets (DEEP) will have first priority, especially in terms of the student presentations and home exam required for an official University of Oslo credit (5 ECTS). If space allows, other PhD-students may also register as "visiting PhD - student" at the University of Oslo. This is easily done through the form. Within reasonable limits, other students and postdoctoral researchers may attend the course without presentation and home exam.
The course has no participation fee.
Schedule
The course will be taught from Monday 20 March until Friday 24 March and from Monday 8 May until Friday 12 May . The course will be 100% on Zoom. Links will be sent to all participants after the deadline for registration.
Prior to the course
Prior to the course week the students will receive course material and prepare for an obligatory presentation on a given topic. Course literature will be pre-selected and accessible to course participants in due time prior to the course.
Examination
A short presentation on a given topic and a home examination. The home examination occurs after the course week.
Contact
For more information about the course please contact: post-deep@geo.uio.no