Workshop on Plastic Deformation of Minerals and Rocks; December 4 - 5, 2002, Berkeley, California

EAR-0230176Karato 和 Wenk 该奖项将部分支持题为“矿物和岩石的塑性变形”的研讨会，该研讨会将于 2002 年 12 月 4 日至 5 日在加利福尼亚州伯克利举行。 为期两天的研讨会是美国矿物学会组织的系列研讨会之一。 目前共有 13 场特邀报告（16 名特邀演讲者）列入议程。 反映这一科学领域的跨学科性质，在这 16 位受邀演讲者中，三位来自材料科学界，两位来自地球动力学。本次研讨会的主要目的是为学生和科学家提供一个了解矿物和岩石塑性变形现状的机会。 近20年来，矿物和岩石的塑性变形研究取得了重大进展。 它们包括将实验研究扩展到更广泛的条件，以及变形理论模型的发展，包括变形微观结构的建模。 但几乎没有机会将这些进展结合在一起，让地球科学领域的学生和科学家了解当前的进展，从而在地球科学方面取得重大进展。 本次研讨会将为固体地球科学特别是固体地球动力学的健康发展提供一个必要的机会。

EAR-0230176Karato and WenkThis award will partially support a workshop entitled "Plastic deformation of minerals and rocks", which is to be held in December 4th and 5th of 2002, in Berkeley, California. The two-day workshop is one of the series organized by Mineralogical Society of America. A total of 13 invited presentations (16 invited speakers) are currently on the agenda. Reflecting the interdisciplinary nature of this area of science, among these 16 invited speakers, three are from materials science community and two are from geodynamics.The main purpose of this workshop is to provide students and scientists alike an opportunity to learn the current status of plastic deformation of minerals and rocks. There have been major progresses in the study of plastic deformation in minerals and rocks during the last 20 years or so. They include the extension of experimental studies to a wider range of conditions and the development of theoretical models of deformation including the modeling of deformation microstructures. But there has been little opportunity to bring these developments together to allow students and scientists in Earth sciences to learn the current progresses to make significant advances in Earth sciences. This workshop will provide such an opportunity that is needed for the healthy development of solid Earth sciences particularly solid Earth geodynamics.