THE LEVICH INSTITUTE ANNOUNCES THE FOLLOWING SEMINAR

Tuesday, 10/17/2000 4:00 PM Steinman Hall, Room #1M-22 Professor Daniel Lathrop Department of Physics Institute for Plasma Research University of Maryland "Liquid Sodium Laboratory Models of the Earth's Outer Core"

ABSTRACT

Recent experimental efforts have explored the process by which flowing liquid metal can generate magnetic fields. Five groups in Europe and the United States are using liquid sodium flows to better understand the transition and saturation mechanisms for dynamos. The talk will include an overview of these diverse experiments. In addition, results from the experiments at the University of Maryland will be presented. Our observations highlight the role of turbulence and intermittancy in the transition to dynamo action.

BRIEF ACADEMIC/EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:

• B.S. Physics, UC Berkeley, 1987
• Ph.D. Physics, UT Austin, 1991
• Post-doc, Yale, 1991-1994
• Asst. Prof., Emory University, 1994-1997
• Asst. Prof., Univ. Maryland, College Park, 1997-2000
• Assoc. Prof., Univ. Maryland, College Park, 2000-
• Presidential Early Career Award 1997
• Cottrell Scholars Fellowship 1997

RECENT RESEARCH INTERESTS

Nonlinear Dynamics Experiments


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