Friday
August 18 |
What's important and what can we do today… |
Discussion Leaders
and Presenters |
8:00-8:45 am |
Registration, Coffee and Snacks: 200 Mudd building APAM |
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8:45-9:00 am |
Introduction and Meeting Logistics: Rm 633 Mudd |
Marc Spiegelman & Laurent Montesi
Marc Spiegelman: Intro to CIG (PDF) |
9:00-10:30 am |
Discussion Session #1: Fundamental Science Questions and Observations in Magma-Dynamics
Example Topics/Questions:
- How do we infer mantle and melt processes from chemical and physical observations?
- What is the geometry of magma extraction systems and how stable are they?
- What is the effect of magmatism on the dynamics of plate boundaries?
- How does including magmatic processes affect global geochemical evolution of the mantle?
- What is the link between volcanic centers and the locus of magma generation?
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Peter Kelemen
Doug Wiens: Body Wave Tomography (PPT) |
10:30-11:00 am |
Coffee Break |
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11:00 am-12:30 pm |
Discussion Session #2: Theoretical requirements for modeling magmatic systems
Example Topics/Questions:
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- Fluid flow in deformable media
- Consistency with solid mantle/lithosphere dynamics
- Melting/thermodynamics/chemical transport
- Permeability and melt transport
- Rheology
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Saswata Hier-Majumder
Saswata Hier-Majumder: A Case for Robust Micromechanical Models (PDF)
Max Tirone:
Marc Spiegelman: Recipes for Magma Migration(PPT)
Ben Holtzman: Physical Experiments |
12:30-2:00 pm |
Lunch |
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2:00-3:30 pm |
Discussion Session #3: Current state of Magma Dynamics Theory
Example Topics:
- Available Formulations
- Viscous Systems
- Brittle systems & other rheologies
- Reactive Systems
- Thermodynamics
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David Bercovici: Two-Phase Theory of Compaction and Damage (PDF)
Paula Smith & Laura Baker: GyPSM: Geodynamic & Petrological Synthesis Model (PPT)
Roger Buck: Dike Intrusions
David Yuen: Self-Consistent Petrological-Thermomechanical Modelling (PDF)/Examples(PDF)
Yariv Hamiel: Damage Formulations
Marc Spiegelman: Formulations for magma dynamics: The McKenzien view of the world (PDF) |
3:30-4:00 pm |
Afternoon break |
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4:00-5:30 pm |
Discussion Session #4: Current state of Magma Dynamics Computation
Example Topics:
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- Discretization techniques
- Algorithms
- Computational Frameworks (StGermain, PETSc, etc.)
- Implementations and Codes that actually work
- Related efforts in hydrogeology
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Richard Katz
Bill Appelbe: Frameworks
Steve Quennette: StGermain
Matt Kneply: Model Coupling (PDF)
Richard Katz: MagmaDynamics Modeling in PETSc
Laurent G.J. Montesi: Modeling the thermal structure (PDF)
Shemin Ge:
Amandine Marie-Cagnioncle:
Wolfgang Bangerth: Computational Science Issues(PDF) |
7:30 pm |
Conference Dinner for all interested: Saigon Grill, 629 Amsterdam Ave (at 90th) |
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Saturday
August 19 |
What do we want to do in the future? How do we accomplish this? How can CIG help? |
Discussion Leaders
and Presenters |
8:00-9:00 am |
Registration, Coffee and Snacks: 200 Mudd building APAM |
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9:00-10:30 am |
Discussion Session #5: Modeling Wish-lists
One-page wish-list micro-presentations
Example Topics:
- Regional modeling frameworks (ridges, subduction zones, plumes)
- 2D/3D/4D
- Interaction with brittle failure
- Large-scale mantle convection with embedded magmatism
- Comparison with geological, geochemical, and seismological observations
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Garrell Ito: Magma-Mantle Dynamics (PDF) |
10:30-11:00 am |
Coffee Break |
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11:00 am-12:30 pm |
Discussion Session #6: Modeling Challenges
Example Topics:
- Accurate solid/fluid pressures
- Localization instabilities/multi-scale modeling (AMR?)
- Energy exchange between phases
- Open system thermodynamics
- Integration with other CIG software and reusability
- Integration with computational seismology
- Integration with computational geochemistry/databases
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Bill Appelbe
Boris Kaus
David Yuen: Multi-Scale Parallel Computing in Laboratory of Computational Geodynamics (PPT)
Shijie Zhong
Kerstin Lehnert: Geochemical Databases |
12:30-2:00 pm |
Lunch |
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2:00-3:30 pm |
Discussion Session #7: Short, Intermediate and Long-Term Goals for CIG Software Development in Magma Dynamics
Example Topics:
- Benchmark and Demonstration Problems
- Solitary waves
- Reactive flow
- Chemical transport
- Corner flow for ridges and subduction zones
- 3D simplified Ridge model
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Jolante van Wijk
Scott King: Subduction Benchmarks (PDF)
Ben Holtzman: Experimental Benchmarks for Modeling of Stress-Driven Melt Segregation (PDF) |
3:30-4:00 pm |
Coffee Break |
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4:00-5:30 pm |
Discussion Session #8: Short, Intermediate and Long-Term goals for CIG Software Development in Magma Dynamics, continued
Example Topics:
- Integration of magma into convection models
- Regional plate-boundary models/modeling toolkit
- Incorporation of elasticity and brittle failure
- Thermodynamics
- Framework for geochemical modeling and feedback
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Shijie Zhong: Software Tools for Magma Convection at CIG (PDF) |