Donald L. Turcotte

Donald Turcotte
Born (1932-04-22) April 22, 1932 (age 92)
Bellingham, Washington, U.S.
Alma materCaltech (BS, 1954)
Cornell University (MAeroEng, 1955)
Caltech (PhD, 1958) [2]
Known forGeophysics
AwardsArthur L. Day Medal(1981), Charles A. Whitten Medal (1995), William Bowie Medal (2002)
Scientific career
InstitutionsCornell
UC Davis
Thesis An Experimental Investigation of Flame Stabilization in a Heated Turbulent Boundary Layer
Doctoral advisorFrank E. Marble
Notable studentsLouise Kellogg, E Marc Parmentier, Bruce Malamud, Cheryl Fillekes [1]

Donald Lawson Turcotte (born 22 April 1932) is 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 works at the University of California, Davis.

  1. ^ "Mathematics Genealogy Project". Retrieved 2024-05-20.
  2. ^ <Donald L. Turcotte. geo.cornell.edu
  3. ^ Gates, Alexander E. (2003). "Turcotte, Donald L. (1932–)". A to Z of earth scientists. New York: Facts on File. pp. 265–266. ISBN 9781438109190.