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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2016 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2010 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

Stephen J. Mackwell is affiliated with the Lunar and Planetary Institute in the United States. Their research is primarily situated at the intersection of physics, astronomy, and earth and planetary sciences, with additional contributions to engineering disciplines.

The scientist's publication record includes work in several key areas of study, notably:

  • Physics and Astronomy
  • Earth and Planetary Sciences
  • Engineering

These main fields branch into specialized subfields such as:

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Geophysics
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Materials Chemistry

The topics covered in their research indicate a focus on:

  • Astro and Planetary Science
  • Planetary Science and Exploration
  • High-pressure geophysics and materials
  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Earthquake and tectonic studies
  • Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life
  • Geotechnical and Geomechanical Engineering

Recent notable papers authored or coauthored by Stephen J. Mackwell include:

  • "Viscous relaxation as a probe of heat flux and crustal plateau composition on Venus," 2023, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Diffusion rates of hydrogen defect species associated with site-specific infrared spectral bands in natural olivine," 2022, Earth and Planetary Science Letters
  • "Planetary Exploration Horizon 2061 Report, Chapter 3: From science questions to Solar System exploration," 2022, arXiv (Cornell University)
  • "High-Temperature Deformation of Enstatite-Olivine Aggregates," 2024, Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • "Data for the research article 'High-Temperature Deformation of Enstatite-Olivine Aggregates' published in JGR Solid Earth," 2023, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

The frequent coauthors collaborating with Stephen J. Mackwell include:

  • Florian Heidelbach
  • V. Dehant
  • Michel Blanc
  • K. M. Soderlund
  • Pierre Beck

Publications are commonly found in venues including:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Earth and Planetary Science Letters
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • arXiv (Cornell University)

Stephen J. Mackwell has been recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2016 and as a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in 2010.

Best Publications

  • Strength of the lithosphere: Constraints imposed by laboratory experiments

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

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

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

  • 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

  • Mechanisms of hydrogen incorporation and diffusion in iron-bearing olivine

    Sylvie Demouchy;Sylvie Demouchy;Stephen Mackwell;Stephen Mackwell

  • Water contents in mantle xenoliths from the Colorado Plateau and vicinity: Implications for the mantle rheology and hydration-induced thinning of continental lithosphere

    Zheng-Xue Anser Li;Cin-Ty A. Lee;Anne H. Peslier;Adrian Lenardic

  • Water diffusion in synthetic iron-free forsterite

    S. Demouchy;S. Mackwell

  • Shear deformation experiments of forsterite at 11 Gpa - 1400°C in the multianvil apparatus

    Hélène Couvy;Hélène Couvy;Daniel J. Frost;Florian Heidelbach;Krisztián Nyilas

  • Hydrogen in diopside: Diffusion profiles

    Susan Carpenter Woods;Stephen Mackwell;Darby Dyar

  • Intercalibration of FTIR and SIMS for hydrogen measurements in glasses and nominally anhydrous minerals

    Cyril Aubaud;Cyril Aubaud;Anthony C. Withers;Marc M. Hirschmann;Yunbin Guan

  • Creep of dry clinopyroxene aggregates

    Misha Bystricky;Stephen Mackwell

  • Structure and elasticity of single‐crystal (Mg,Fe)O and a new method of generating shear waves for gigahertz ultrasonic interferometry

    Steven D. Jacobsen;Steven D. Jacobsen;Steven D. Jacobsen;Hans J. Reichmann;Hartmut A. Spetzler;Hartmut A. Spetzler;Hartmut A. Spetzler;Stephen J. Mackwell

  • Comparative Climatology of Terrestrial Planets

    Stephen J. Mackwell;Amy A. Simon-Miller;Jerald W. Harder;Mark A. Bullock

  • Pressure dependence of H solubility in magnesiowüstite up to 25 GPa: Implications for the storage of water in the Earth's lower mantle

    N. Bolfan-Casanova;N. Bolfan-Casanova;S. Mackwell;H. Keppler;H. Keppler;C. McCammon

  • Crystal chemistry of Fe3+ and H+ in mantle kaersutite: Implications for mantle metasomatism

    M. Darby Dyar;Stephen J. Mackwell;Anne V. McGuire;Laura R. Cross

  • The effect of fluid chemistry on wetting textures in novaculite

    V. W. Lee;S. J. Mackwell;S. L. Brantley

  • High‐temperature rheology of enstatite: Implications for creep in the mantle

    Stephen J. Mackwell

  • Dependence of dislocation creep of dunite on oxygen fugacity: Implications for viscosity variations in Earth's mantle

    J. W. Keefner;S. J. Mackwell;S. J. Mackwell;David L Kohlstedt;F. Heidelbach

  • Microstructures and lattice preferred orientations in experimentally deformed clinopyroxene aggregates

    A Mauler;M Bystricky;K Kunze;S Mackwell

  • Transient creep of olivine: Point-defect relaxation times

    S. J. Mackwell;D. Dimos;D. L. Kohlstedt

Frequent Co-Authors

David L. Kohlstedt
David L. Kohlstedt University of Minnesota
Sylvie Demouchy
Sylvie Demouchy University of Montpellier
Steven D. Jacobsen
Steven D. Jacobsen Northwestern University
Joseph R. Smyth
Joseph R. Smyth University of Colorado Boulder
David C. Rubie
David C. Rubie University of Bayreuth
Catherine McCammon
Catherine McCammon University of Bayreuth
Ross J. Angel
Ross J. Angel University of Padua
William A. Bassett
William A. Bassett Cornell University
Patrick Cordier
Patrick Cordier Institut Universitaire de France

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