Peter L. Olson
The University of New Mexico
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Primary Section: 16, Geophysics Membership Type:
Member
(elected 2007)
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Biosketch
Peter Olson is an adjunct professor in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences at University of New Mexico and a research professor in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences at Johns Hopkins University. His research specialties are dynamics of the Earth, particularly its mantle and core, and the dynamics of other terrestrial planets.
Research Interests
His research specialties are dynamics of the Earth, particularly its mantle and core, and the dynamics of other terrestrial planets. Currently he is researching the evolution of the Earth's core and the process by which Earth acquired volatile elements during its formation.
