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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2003 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)
  • 1988 - Pawsey Medal, Australian Academy of Science

Overview

Ian Jackson is a researcher affiliated with the Australian National University in Australia, specializing primarily in Earth and Planetary Sciences and Engineering. Their work focuses on multiple subfields, with key contributions to geophysics, ocean engineering, mechanical engineering, and materials chemistry.

The main topics addressed in their research include:

  • High-pressure geophysics and materials
  • Geological and geochemical analysis
  • Earthquake and tectonic studies
  • Seismic imaging and inversion techniques
  • Drilling and well engineering
  • Seismic waves and analysis
  • Microstructure and mechanical properties

Jackson's recent scholarly publications demonstrate an emphasis on seismic properties, elastic response of geological materials, and materials behavior under various conditions. Selected recent papers include:

  • "Low-Frequency Seismic Properties of Olivine-Orthopyroxene Mixtures" (2021) published in the Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • "Elastic properties of a reservoir sandstone: a broadband inter-laboratory benchmarking exercise" (2020) published in Geophysical Prospecting
  • "Poroelastic Relaxation in Thermally Cracked and Fluid-Saturated Glass" (2020) published in Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • "Dynamic modulus, internal friction, and transient creep at high temperature in austenitic stainless steel" (2021) published in Materials Today Communications
  • "The onset of anelastic behavior in fine-grained synthetic dunite" (2024) published in Physics of The Earth and Planetary Interiors

The venues where Ian Jackson frequently publishes include:

  • Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • Geophysical Prospecting
  • Physics of The Earth and Planetary Interiors
  • Geophysical Journal International
  • Materials Today Communications

Collaborative research forms an important part of their work. Their frequent coauthors are:

  • Tongzhang Qu
  • Abdulwaheed Ògúnsàmì
  • J. Fortin
  • U. Faul
  • Jan V. M. Borgomano

Ian Jackson has been recognized with awards including the Pawsey Medal from the Australian Academy of Science in 1988 and was named a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in 2003.

Best Publications

  • The seismological signature of temperature and grain size variations in the upper mantle

    Ulrich H. Faul;Ian Jackson

  • Grain-size-sensitive seismic wave attenuation in polycrystalline olivine

    Ian Jackson;John D. Fitz Gerald;Ulrich H. Faul;Ben H. Tan

  • Grainsize-sensitive viscoelastic relaxation in olivine: Towards a robust laboratory-based model for seismological application

    Ian Jackson;Ulrich H. Faul

  • The Earth's Mantle: Composition, Structure, and Evolution

    Ian Jackson

  • ANALYSIS OF P-V-T DATA : CONSTRAINTS ON THE THERMOELASTIC PROPERTIES OF HIGH-PRESSURE MINERALS

    Ian Jackson;Sally M. Rigden

  • The Elasticity of Periclase to 3 GPa and Some Geophysical Implications

    I. Jackson;H. Niesler

  • Shear wave attenuation and dispersion in melt-bearing olivine polycrystals: 2. Microstructural interpretation and seismological implications

    Ulrich H. Faul;John D. Fitz Gerald;Ian Jackson

  • Elasticity, composition and temperature of the Earth’s lower mantle: a reappraisal

    Ian Jackson

  • Shock wave compression of single-crystal forsterite

    Ian Jackson;Thomas J. Ahrens

  • Shear wave attenuation and dispersion in melt‐bearing olivine polycrystals: 1. Specimen fabrication and mechanical testing

    Ian Jackson;Ulrich H. Faul;John D. Fitz Gerald;Ben H. Tan

  • Seismic wave dispersion and attenuation in Åheim dunite: an experimental study

    Ian Jackson;M. S. Paterson;J. D. Fitz Gerald

  • High-temperature viscoelasticity of fine-grained polycrystalline olivine

    B. H. Tan;I. Jackson;J. D. Fitz Gerald

  • Redox-influenced seismic properties of upper-mantle olivine

    Christopher Cline Ii;Ulrich Faul;Emmanuel David;Andrew Berry

  • Disproportionation of spinels to mixed oxides: significance of cation configuration and implications for the mantle

    I.N.S. Jackson;R.C. Liebermann;A.E. Ringwood

  • Laboratory Measurement of Seismic Wave Dispersion and Attenuation: Recent Progress

    Ian Jackson

  • Diffusion creep of dry, melt-free olivine

    Ulrich H. Faul;Ian Jackson

  • The elastic properties of (Mg x Fe 1- x )O solid solutions

    Ian Jackson;Ian Jackson;Robert C. Liebermann;A. E. Ringwood

  • Elastic wave velocity measurement in multi-anvil apparatus to 10 GPa using ultrasonic interferometry

    Baosheng Li;Ian Jackson;Tibor Gasparik;Robert C. Liebermann

  • Some geophysical constraints on the chemical composition of the earth's lower mantle

    Ian Jackson

  • Upper mantle seismic anisotropy and lithospheric decoupling

    J. H. Leven;I. Jackson;A. E. Ringwood

  • Thermodynamics of the system Fe—FeO—MgO at high pressure and temperature and a model for formation of the Earth's core

    C. A. McCammon;A. E. Ringwood;I. Jackson

Frequent Co-Authors

John D. Fitz Gerald
John D. Fitz Gerald Australian National University
Douglas R. Schmitt
Douglas R. Schmitt Purdue University West Lafayette
Robert C. Liebermann
Robert C. Liebermann Stony Brook University
A.E. Ringwood
A.E. Ringwood Australian National University
Andrew J. Berry
Andrew J. Berry Australian National University
Sharon L. Webb
Sharon L. Webb University of Göttingen
Jérôme Fortin
Jérôme Fortin Laboratoire de Géologie de l’Ecole Normale Supérieure
Thomas J. Ahrens
Thomas J. Ahrens California Institute of Technology
Suzanne Y. O'Reilly
Suzanne Y. O'Reilly Macquarie University

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