Welcome to this brief introduction to the multidisciplinary community behind the 4D Dynamic Earth project. If you are interested in having more details, please click on the corresponding photo to reach the personal website of each researcher.
My main research interest is the forward and inverse modelling of large-scale electromagnetic induction in solid Earth and oceans, using observatory and low-orbit satellite geomagnetic measurements, and aimed at the determination of 3-D electrical conductivity distribution in the Earth’s mantle.
My research interests encompass the dynamics of the Earth’s interior, the Earth’s electromagnetic and gravity fields, and applied mathematics.
My main research interest is the structure of the lithosphere from the combined interpretation of satellite and terrestrial data.
Dr. Henriette Sudhaus was leading for the last 6 years the Emmy-Noether Young-researcher group “BridGeS – Bridging Seismology and Geodesy”. She is a permanent scientific employee at CAU associated to the Satellite and Aerogeophysics team.
Dr. Wolfgang Swillus is a PostDoc at Kiel University in the team of J. Ebbing. He up to recently held an ESA Fellowship on Discrete (Discrete Bayesian Inversion of Satellite Gravity).
Cedric is a computational geodynamicist. His research field encompasses numerical methods, rheology and a wide variety of applications, from rifting to subduction, from faults to (exo)planets.
Additional info: https://cedrict.github.io/
Juan C. Afonso is an expert in computational geoscience and geo-data integration. His research focuses on the thermochemical structure and evolution of the Earth and on innovative geoscience solutions to the energy transition.
My research interests are planetary gravity field modelling, mantle convection, lithosphere modelling.
PI of 4D Dynamic Earth project.
My research focuses is on modelling postglacial rebound, and analyzing its signal in deformation and gravity measurements, in particular time-variable gravity measurements from GRACE. I compute 3D variation in viscosity based on flow laws and seismic models, which allows constraining mantle properties from observing different geodynamic processes.
Her main expertise is the development of 3D data integrative, lithospheric-scale models to answer questions related to geohazards, including earthquakes and marine hydrates.
The techniques she applies range from 3D gravity inversion to thermal and rheological models of the lithosphere.
Ángela is a Juan de la Cierva fellow at the Geosciences Institute of Barcelona (GEO3BCN, CSIC).
Javier Fullea has wide experience combining various Earth observables with complementary sensitivities within a rigorous thermodynamic framework to image the thermochemical structure of the lithosphere and mantle. He was co-PI in the Irish branch of ESA STSE “3D Earth” project and the main developer of WINTERC-G global thermochemical lithospheric and upper mantle model produced within 3D Earth (Fullea et al., 2021).
Olga is an ESA Living Planet fellow. Through the DYGIRO project, aimed at consistently integrating dynamic topography in WINTERC-G by means of joint geodynamic-geophysical inversion using a state-of-the-art numerical technique (Model Order Reduction, Reduced Basis method) allowing for very efficient resolution of large-scale
modelling problems.
Nico Sneeuw is a Professor at the University of Stuttgart specializing in geodesy and gravity field modeling. His expertise lies in physical and satellite geodesy, as well as satellite altimetry, and their applications in hydrology.
Yixiati Dilixiati is a researcher at the University of Stuttgart with a background in geophysics. His research focus lies in potential field data processing and modeling.
Seismic tomography at global and regional scales, structure and dynamics of the lithosphere and underlying mantle, thermodynamic inversion of seismic and other data.
My research focuses on understanding how the present mechanical and thermal structure of the Earth has been shaped by past dynamic processes. I use a combination of complementary surface wave analysis methods, as well as computational petrology, to image the Earth’s interior at a new level of detail and uncover the mysteries of our planet.
Clint Conrad studies the dynamics of Earth’s deep interior using 3D numerical models of deformation within Earth’s mantle. These models are constrained using seismic and geodetic observations, as well as geological indicators of past Earth deformation.
Florence Ramirez uses her background in physics to study a variety of Earth Science problems. She has used laser spectroscopy to understand frequency transitions for carbon monoxide, estimated mantle viscosity using seismic and electromagnetic observations, and constructed geodynamic models of upper mantle flow to understand seismic observations there. She is thus an expert in combining geophysical observations with constraints from mineral physics, geochemistry, and geodynamic modelling to understand the dynamics of planet Earth.
