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Prof. Daniel H Rothman
Professor of Geophysics
Co-Director, Lorenz Center
Primary DLC
Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences
MIT Room:
54-1824
(617) 253-7861
dhr@mit.edu
https://eapsweb.mit.edu/people/dhr
Areas of Interest and Expertise
Numerical Models of Nonlinear Dynamical Systems, Fluid Dynamics, and Pattern Formation
Theoretical Models of Rock Physics
Numerical Methods for Seismology
Marine Geology and Geophysics
Hydrodynamics, Nonlinear Dynamics, Complex Systems and the Applications of these Fields to the Earth Sciences
Research Summary
The Rothman research group seeks simple theories of complex natural systems, tied as closely as possible to experimental and observational data. Problems of interest range from geobiological evolution to the dynamics of fluids, rocks, and sand.
Recent Work
Projects
October 4, 2012
Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences
Lorenz Center
Principal Investigator
Daniel Rothman
July 18, 2011
Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences
Deep Time
Principal Investigator
Daniel Rothman
June 19, 2008
Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences
Dynamical Change in Global Biogeochemical Cycles Accompanying Early Animal Evolution
Principal Investigator
Daniel Rothman
October 6, 2005
Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences
Flow Through Fractures
Principal Investigator
Daniel Rothman
October 6, 2005
Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences
Physics of Landscape Erosion
Principal Investigator
Daniel Rothman
October 6, 2005
Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences
Theoretical Ecology
Principal Investigator
Daniel Rothman
February 16, 2005
Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences
Carbon Cycle: Life, Stability and Carbon
Principal Investigator
Daniel Rothman
June 15, 2001
Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences
Geomorphology
Principal Investigator
Daniel Rothman
June 10, 2001
Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences
Rothman Group at MIT
Principal Investigator
Daniel Rothman
June 6, 2001
Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences
Co-Evolution of Life and the Environment
Principal Investigator
Daniel Rothman
Related Faculty
Dr. Michael C Fehler
Research Affiliate
Prof. Bradford H Hager
Cecil and Ida Green Professor of Earth Sciences
Prof. John C Marshall
Cecil and Ida Green Professor of Oceanography