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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2012 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2009 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 2000 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1989 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)
  • 1982 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

David L. Kohlstedt is affiliated with the University of Minnesota in the United States. Their research spans multiple domains within Earth and Planetary Sciences, with significant contributions to the fields of Geophysics and Engineering. The primary focus revolves around high-pressure geophysics and materials, geological and geochemical analysis, earthquake and tectonic studies, as well as rock mechanics and modeling.

The scientist's scholarly output includes numerous publications distributed across various reputable venues. Frequent publication outlets include the Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth, where they have contributed six papers, Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America with three papers, and Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems with two papers. Other venues include Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology and Geophysical Research Letters.

David L. Kohlstedt's research collaborations involve several frequent co-authors:

  • M. E. Zimmerman (10 publications)
  • Lars N. Hansen (3 publications)
  • Harison S. Wiesman (3 publications)
  • Zachary Michels (3 publications)
  • David Wallis (2 publications)

Highlighted recent papers include:

  • "A Subgrain-Size Piezometer Calibrated for EBSD," 2020, Geophysical Research Letters
  • "Rheological Weakening of Olivine + Orthopyroxene Aggregates Due to Phase Mixing: Effects of Orthopyroxene Volume Fraction," 2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • "Influence of Lithology on Reactive Melt Flow Channelization," 2020, Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems
  • "Hydrogen incorporation in plagioclase," 2020, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
  • "Melt Network Reorientation and Crystallographic Preferred Orientation Development in Sheared Partially Molten Rocks," 2023, Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems

Their work spans several subfields of study:

  • Geophysics
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Materials Chemistry
  • Computational Mechanics
  • Mechanical Engineering

Main topics of research include:

  • High-pressure geophysics and materials
  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Earthquake and tectonic studies
  • Rock Mechanics and Modeling
  • Nuclear materials and radiation effects
  • Planetary Science and Exploration
  • Lattice Boltzmann Simulation Studies

David L. Kohlstedt has received multiple professional recognitions, including fellowships and memberships in leading scientific organizations. These include being a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) since 2012, a Member of the National Academy of Sciences since 2009, Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences from 2000, Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) since 1989, and a Fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation since 1982.

Best Publications

  • Limits on lithospheric stress imposed by laboratory experiments

    W. F. Brace;D. L. Kohlstedt

  • Water in the oceanic upper mantle: implications for rheology, melt extraction and the evolution of the lithosphere

    Greg Hirth;David L. Kohlstedt

  • Strength of the lithosphere: Constraints imposed by laboratory experiments

    D. L. Kohlstedt;Brian Evans;S. J. Mackwell

  • Rheology of the Upper Mantle and the Mantle Wedge: A View from the Experimentalists

    Greg Hirth;David Kohlstedt

  • Solubility of water in the α, β and γ phases of (Mg,Fe)2SiO4

    D. L. Kohlstedt;H. Keppler;D. C. Rubie

  • Influence of water on plastic deformation of olivine aggregates 2. Dislocation creep regime

    S. Mei;D. L. Kohlstedt

  • Superplastic deformation of ice: Experimental observations

    D. L. Goldsby;D. L. Goldsby;D. L. Kohlstedt

  • High-temperature deformation of dry diabase with application to tectonics on Venus

    S. J. Mackwell;M. E. Zimmerman;D. L. Kohlstedt

  • Melt segregation and strain partitioning: implications for seismic anisotropy and mantle flow.

    B. K. Holtzman;D. L. Kohlstedt;M. E. Zimmerman;Florian Heidelbach

  • Experimental constraints on the dynamics of the partially molten upper mantle: Deformation in the diffusion creep regime

    Greg Hirth;David L. Kohlstedt

  • The role of water in the deformation of olivine single crystals

    S. J. Mackwell;D. L. Kohlstedt;M. S. Paterson

  • Diffusion of hydrogen in olivine: Implications for water in the mantle

    Stephen J. Mackwell;David L. Kohlstedt

  • Low-stress high-temperature creep in olivine single crystals

    D. L. Kohlstedt;C. Goetze

  • High-temperature creep of olivine single crystals, 1, mechanical results for buffered samples

    Q. Bai;S.J. Mackwell;D.L. Kohlstedt

  • DIFFUSION OF HYDROGEN AND INTRINSIC POINT DEFECTS IN OLIVINE

    David L. Kohlstedt;Stephen J. Mackwell;Stephen J. Mackwell

  • Stress-driven melt segregation in partially molten rocks

    B. K. Holtzman;N. J. Groebner;M. E. Zimmerman;S. B. Ginsberg

  • Substantial hydrogen solubility in olivine and implications for water storage in the mantle

    Quan Bai;D. L. Kohlstedt

  • Influence of melt on the creep behavior of olivine–basalt aggregates under hydrous conditions

    S. Mei;W. Bai;T. Hiraga;D.L. Kohlstedt

  • Grain boundary sliding in San Carlos olivine: Flow law parameters and crystallographic‐preferred orientation

    L. N. Hansen;M. E. Zimmerman;D. L. Kohlstedt

  • Solubility of hydrogen in olivine: dependence on temperature and iron content

    Yong Hong Zhao;Yong Hong Zhao;S. B. Ginsberg;David L Kohlstedt

  • Effects of chemical environment on the solubility and incorporation mechanism for hydrogen in olivine

    Quan Bai;David L Kohlstedt

Frequent Co-Authors

Stephen J. Mackwell
Stephen J. Mackwell Lunar and Planetary Institute
Neal W. Driscoll
Neal W. Driscoll University of California, San Diego
William W Gerberich
William W Gerberich University of Minnesota
Greg Hirth
Greg Hirth Brown University
Marc M. Hirschmann
Marc M. Hirschmann University of Minnesota
Sylvie Demouchy
Sylvie Demouchy University of Montpellier
Clinton P. Conrad
Clinton P. Conrad University of Oslo
Renata M. Wentzcovitch
Renata M. Wentzcovitch Columbia University

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