Events
2026 - 1 Event
1. High-Pressure Mineral Physics and Geophysics Applications
EVENTS
Workshop on High-Pressure Mineral Physics and Geophysics Applications
February 2 – 7, 2026, São Paulo, Brazil
Multidisciplinary discussion between mineral physics, seismology, and geodynamics
Materials simulations bring powerful methods for predicting the physical properties of complex mineral phases, assemblages, and melts under the extreme conditions expected in Earth’s interior (~6,500 K and 3.6 Mbar). They play a central role in probing the deep Earth and have brought us to the threshold of developing a general predictive theory of planetary interiors grounded in their material properties.
This workshop advances this vision by bringing together a multidisciplinary team of scientists to discuss the integration between three core fields of computational geophysics: mineral physics, seismology, and geodynamics.
There is no registration fee. Register here.
Organizers:
- Renata MM Wentzcovitch (Columbia University, New York, USA)
- Carlos Alberto Moreno Chaves (IAG, USP, São Paulo, BR)
- Caetano Miranda (IF-USP, São Paulo, BR)
- John Hernlund (Earth-Life Science Institute, Tokyo-Tech, Tokyo, JP)
- Alexandre Reily Rocha (IFT/UNESP, ICTP/SAIFR, São Paulo, BR)

2025 - 2 Events
AGU Fall Meeting 2025 - New Orleans
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AGU Fall Meeting 2025
December 13–19, 2025, New Orleans
Abstracts presented by the Wentzcovitch Group:
- DI31A-01 – Fe–Ni Phase Diagram: Mineral Physics Implications for a Layered Inner Core
- MR13A-04 – Thermoelasticity of Geologically Relevant Silica Phases (SiO₂) Using Machine Learning Potentials
- MR13A-08 – Ferroelastic Hysteresis, Shear Modulus Softening, and the Tetragonal↔Cubic Transition in Davemaoite
- MR31B-0044 – Phase Transitions, Stability, and Thermodynamic Properties of Mg₀.₅Fe₀.₅O Under Super-Earth Conditions
- MR31B-0048 – Machine Learning Potential for Serpentines
- MR31B-0049 – The Fe–Si–O System at Terapascal Pressures
G51C-0184 – Quantifying Uncertainty in Glacial Isostatic Adjustment through Community Model Intercomparison Project: GIAMIP
APS March Meeting 2025 - Global Physics Summit
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APS March Meeting 2025 - Global Physics Summit
March 16–21, 2025, Anaheim
Abstracts presented by the Wentzcovitch Group:
- MAR-L49.4 – Effects of the pressure-induced H-bond disorder/symmetrization in δ-AlOOH on its phonon properties
- MAR-L49.1 – Deep learning-based simulations in geophysics
- MAR-W46.8 – Understanding the stability of superionic phases in Earth’s inner core
- MAR-W46.9 – Ferrous iron partitioning in the lower mantle: consequences for seismic velocities and heterogeneities
- MAR-W46.11 – Elastic softening in the tetragonal-cubic transition in davemaoite
- MAR-W46.12 – Machine learning potential for serpentines
2024 - 1 Event
AGU Fall Meeting 2024
EVENTS
AGU Fall Meeting 2024
December 9th - 13th, 2024 - Washington D.C.
Abstracts presented by the Wentzcovitch Group:
- MR22A-02 – Understanding the stability of superionic phases in Earth’s inner core (Invited)
- MR23B-03 – An ab initio study on the hydrous minerals: stability and elasticity of brucite
- MR21C-3217 – Deep-learning-based prediction of the tetragonal to cubic transition in davemaoite
- MR21C-3221 – H-bond disorder-symmetrization in δ-AlOOH under pressure: a view from phonon quasiparticles
- MR21C-3218 – Fe2+ partitioning in Al-free pyrolite: consequences for seismic velocities and heterogeneities
- DI11A-03 – Observational Evidence for Iron Spin Crossover and Chemical Heterogeneity in the Deep Mantle from both Body Waves and Whole Earth Oscillations (Invited)
Sessions co-organized by Renata Wentzcovitch
MR21C – Exploring Planetary Materials Through Computational Simulations and Data Analytics I Poster
MR23B – Exploring Planetary Materials Through Computational Simulations and Data Analytics II Oral
Primary Convener
- Jie Deng, Princeton University
Conveners
- Renata Wentzcovitch, Columbia University in the City of New York
- Jun Tsuchiya, Ehime University
- Bijaya B Karki, Louisiana State University
