Donald Turcotte | |
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| Born | April 22, 1932 Bellingham, Washington, U.S. |
| Died | February 4, 2025 (aged 92) Davis, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Caltech (BS, 1954) Cornell University (MAeroEng, 1955) Caltech (PhD, 1958) [2] |
| 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, Cheryl Fillekes [1] |
Donald Lawson Turcotte (April 22, 1932 – February 4, 2025) was an American geophysicist most noted for his work on the boundary layer theory of mantle convection as part of the theory of plate tectonics.[3] He worked at Cornell University then the University of California, Davis.
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- ^ Gates, Alexander E. (2003). "Turcotte, Donald L. (1932–)". A to Z of earth scientists. New York: Facts on File. pp. 265–266. ISBN 9781438109190.