Donald L. Turcotte
Donald Lawson Turcotte (born 22 April 1932) is an American geophysicist most noted for his work on the boundary layer theory of mantle convection as part of the theory of plate tectonics. He works at the University of California, Davis.
Donald Turcotte | |
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| Born | April 22, 1932 Bellingham, Washington, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Caltech (BS, 1954) Cornell University (MAeroEng, 1955) Caltech (PhD, 1958) |
| Known for | Geophysics |
| Awards | Arthur L. Day Medal(1981), Charles A. Whitten Medal (1995), William Bowie Medal (2002) |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | Cornell UC Davis |
| Thesis | An Experimental Investigation of Flame Stabilization in a Heated Turbulent Boundary Layer |
| Doctoral advisor | Frank E. Marble |
| Notable students | Louise Kellogg, E Marc Parmentier, Bruce Malamud |
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