Public Lecture—Journey to the Center of the Earth

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Lecture Date: Tuesday, September 29, 2009. The deeper we go into the Earth, the higher the pressure. At the pressures found within the center of our planet, minerals do not simply compress. Pressure dramatically alters all materials properties, in the process creating numerous novel phases not found on the surface. This lecture will describe how we simulate the conditions found in planetary interiors in the lab, what kinds of new behavior we find, and how these observations can explain what is going on within the Earth. High pressure explorations also lead to discoveries of novel materials with potential for practical applications in our low-pressure, environment. Lecturer: Wendy Mao, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory.

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