Gillian Foulger is a professor of geophysics at Durham University. The meaning of the word professor ( Latin: professor, person who professes to be an expert in some art or science teacher of highest rank) varies Geophysics, a major discipline of Earth sciences, is the study of the Earth by quantitative physical methods especially by seismic, electromagnetic Durham University is a University in Durham, England. It was founded as the University of Durham (which remains its official and legal name
She is one of the leading proponents of alternative models to the established deep mantle thermal plume hypothesis. A mantle plume is an upwelling of abnormally hot rock within the Earth's mantle. [1] This work makes an important contribution to the understanding of volcanic and earthquake areas such as Hawaii, Iceland and the Yellowstone Caldera. The Hawaii hotspot is perhaps the best known volcanic hotspot on Earth, responsible for the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean. The Iceland hotspot is a hotspot which is partly responsible for the high volcanic activity which has formed the island of Iceland. The Yellowstone Caldera is the volcanic Caldera in Yellowstone National Park in the United States.
For her work she was awarded the 2005 Price Medal "for investigations of outstanding merit in solid-earth geophysics, oceanography, or planetary sciences" of the Royal Astronomical Society. Price Medal is a medal of the Royal Astronomical Society. It is now awarded every other year for investigations of outstanding merit in solid-earth Geophysics, The Royal Astronomical Society (RAS is a Learned society that began as the Astronomical Society of London in 1820 to support astronomical research [2] That same year she was also made a Fellow of the Icelandic National Academy of Sciences.
Bibliography
- Plates, Plumes, And Paradigms; Geological Society of America, 2005, ISBN 0813723884
References
- ^ Do plumes exist?. Retrieved on 2008-02-10. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1355 - The St Scholastica's Day riot breaks out in Oxford, England, leaving 63 scholars and perhaps 30 locals dead
- ^ Royal Astronomical Society announces 2005 medals and awards. Retrieved on 2008-02-10. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1355 - The St Scholastica's Day riot breaks out in Oxford, England, leaving 63 scholars and perhaps 30 locals dead
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