Birch Lecture: Flow Laws and Deformation in Earth's Mantle - 2017 Fall Meeting

Explore the Birch Lecture from the 2017 AGU Fall Meeting, featuring Greg Hirth from Brown University. Delve into topics such as the Jason Morgan Early Career Award, Romain Ross Early Career Award, and Paul G Silver Award. Gain positive insights and learn about Byerly's Law, flow law applications, and low-temperature plasticity. Examine issues in the field, mentorship approaches, and the role of grain size and viscosity in geophysical processes. Investigate boundary constraints and intermediate focus earthquakes, concluding with a comprehensive overview of current research in earth sciences.

Introduction
Jason Morgan Early Career Award
Romain Ross Early Career Award
Paul G Silver Award
Positive Insights
Byerlys Law
Issues
Approach
Mentors
Dad
Application of Flow Laws
Jessica Warren
Margaret Boettcher
Lowtemperature plasticity
Grain size and viscosity
Boundary constraints
Intermediate focus earthquakes
Conclusion