U.S.-Japan Cooperative Research: Numerical Modelling and Rheological Properties of the Transition Zone

9417281元这个奖项资助了明尼苏达大学的袁大卫博士和广岛大学的本田聪教授之间为期三年的合作研究项目。本次合作研究项目的目的是通过数值模拟和测量S地幔过渡带矿物的蠕变特性，研究该过渡带的动力学和物理性质。研究成果将增进我们在固体地球物理、高性能计算、先进可视化技术、岩石变形实验技术和多砧腔技术方面的知识。这一提议汇集了来自两个国家从事地幔动力学和对流研究的科学家。要进行的研究问题有很多方面，任何一个小组都不可能成功地进行。通过结合他们的专业知识，这两个小组可以比任何一个小组单独完成更深入的理解和更快的进步。因此，这项建议实现了该计划通过国际合作交流和转让科学知识的目标。***

9417281 Yuen This award supports a three-year cooperative research project between Dr. David Yuen of the University of Minnesota and Professor Satoru Honda of the University of Hiroshima. The objective of this cooperative research project is to study the dynamics and physical properties of the transition zone of the earth s mantle by numerical modeling and measurement of the creep properties of mantle minerals characteristic of the transition zone. Research outcomes will enhance our knowledge of solid-earth geophysics, high-performance computing, advanced visualization techniques, experimental techniques in rock deformation and multi-anvil cell technology. This proposal brings together research scientists from two countries working on mantle dynamics and convection. The research problem to be undertaken has many facets and cannot be undertaken successfully by any one group. By combining their expertises, the two groups can achieve a deeper understanding and more rapid progress than can either group alone. Therefore, this proposal fulfills the objectives of the Program in its exchange and transfer of scientific knowledge through an international collaboration. ***