Taras Gerya: Catalogue data in Spring Semester 2022 |  |
| Name | Prof. Dr. Taras Gerya |
| Field | Geodynamics and analytical and numerical modelling of geological and planetary processes |
| Address | Institut für Geophysik ETH Zürich, NO H 9.2 Sonneggstrasse 5 8092 Zürich SWITZERLAND |
| Telephone | +41 44 633 66 23 |
| Fax | +41 44 633 10 65 |
| taras.gerya@eaps.ethz.ch | |
| URL | http://jupiter.ethz.ch/~tgerya/ |
| Department | Earth and Planetary Sciences |
| Relationship | Adjunct Professor and Privatdozent |
| Number | Title | ECTS | Hours | Lecturers | |
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| 401-5880-00L | Seminar in Geophysics for CSE | 4 credits | 2S | T. Gerya, P. Tackley | |
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| 651-1617-00L | Geophysical Fluid Dynamics and Numerical Modelling Seminar | 0 credits | 1S | P. Tackley, T. Gerya | |
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| 651-3050-AAL | Fundamentals of Geophysics Enrolment ONLY for MSc students with a decree declaring this course unit as an additional admission requirement. Any other students (e.g. incoming exchange students, doctoral students) CANNOT enrol for this course unit. | 6 credits | 13R | J. A. R. Noir, T. Gerya | |
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| 651-3400-AAL | Fundamentals of Geochemistry Enrolment ONLY for MSc students with a decree declaring this course unit as an additional admission requirement. Any other students (e.g. incoming exchange students, doctoral students) CANNOT enrol for this course unit. | 6 credits | 13R | C. Liebske, T. Gerya, P. A. Sossi | |
| Abstract | Self-study course, the contents of which will be defined by consultation with the study advisor. | ||||
| Learning objective | Close knowledge gaps in geochemistry to fulfill the respective requirements for the earth science MSc programme. | ||||
| 651-3521-AAL | Tectonics Enrolment ONLY for MSc students with a decree declaring this course unit as an additional admission requirement. Any other students (e.g. incoming exchange students, doctoral students) CANNOT enrol for this course unit. | 3 credits | 6R | T. Gerya, W. Behr | |
| Abstract | Comprehensive understanding of role and evolution of oceanic and continental lithosphere in global plate tectonics and evolution of earth. Understanding principles of theoretical and experimental geothermics and fundamentals of mantle and lithosphere rheologies. | ||||
| Learning objective | Comprehensive understanding of role and evolution of oceanic and continental lithosphere in global plate tectonics and evolution of earth. Understanding principles of theoretical and experimental geothermics and fundamentals of mantle and lithosphere rheologies. | ||||
| Content | Concept of lithosphere-asthenosphere system in plate tectonics. Physics, chemistry, and rheology of crust and uppermost mantle. Thermal, chemical, and mechanical evolution and destruction/subduction of oceanic lithosphere and evolution of continents. Continental growth, example Europe. Fundamentals of rheology and geothermics of the mantle-lithosphere-crust system. | ||||
| Lecture notes | Detailed scriptum in digital form and additional learning moduls (www.lead.ethz.ch) available on intranet. | ||||
| Literature | see list in scriptum. | ||||
| Prerequisites / Notice | PPT-files of each lecture may be played back for rehearsal on www.lead.ethz.ch. | ||||