Research Interests
Geodynamics
Research Statement
Professor Lithgow-Bertelloni is a geodynamicist with interests that span the dynamics of the entire Earth, from the lithosphere to the core. Her research is geared towards understanding the connection between the dynamics of the Earth's interior and their surface expression including the influence of dynamics and tectonics on climate and the environment. Recent research include investigations of the forces driving plate tectonics, and the cause of major plate rearrangements; the origin, consequences and evolution of intraplate stresses; the uplift and subsidence history of continental masses and their relation to sea-level. All investigations are carried out with a variety of approaches, from geological observations to experimental fluid dynamics, from simple theoretical methods to complex numerical calculations.
