Elizabeth (Lily) Thompson
Exploring Planetary Interiors Experimentally and ComputationallyHome
I study material properties at extreme conditions to better understand the constitution and evolution of planetary interiors. My current focus is on combining theoretical ab initio calculations and synchrotron-based diamond anvil cell experiments to better constrain the distribution and cycling of hydrogen in the deep Earth.
I will be moving to Sewanee: The University of the South to join the faculty in the Department of Earth and Environmental Systems in the Fall of 2019.
Education:
Ph.D. in Geophysical Sciences, University of Chicago
M.S. in Geophysical Sciences, University of Chicago
B.S. in Earth & Environmental Sciences, University of New Orleans
ecthompson (at) northwestern (dot) edu
Publications:
R.A. Fischer, A.J. Campbell, B.A. Chidester, D.M. Reaman, E.C. Thompson, J.S. Pigott, V.B. Prakapenka, J.S. Smith. (2018) Equations of state and phase boundary for stishovite and CaCl2-type SiO2. American Mineralogist, 103, 792-802. [link] [PDF]
B.A. Chidester, O.S. Pardo, R.A. Fischer, E.C. Thompson, D.L. Heinz, C. Prescher, V.B. Prakapenka, A.J. Campbell. (2018) High-pressure phase behavior and equations of state of ThO2 polymorphs. American Mineralogist, 103, 749-756. [link] [PDF]
E.C. Thompson, A.H. Davis, W. Bi, J. Zhao, E.E. Alp, D. Zhang, E. Greenberg, V.B. Prakapenka, and A.J. Campbell. (2018) High-pressure geophysical properties of fcc phase FeHX. Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 19, 305-314. [link] [PDF]
E.C. Thompson, A.J. Campbell, and J. Tsuchiya. (2017) Elasticity of ε–FeOOH: Seismic implications for Earth’s lower mantle. Journal of Geophysical Research, 122(7), 5038-5047. [link] [PDF]
E.C. Thompson, B.A. Chidester, R.A. Fischer, D.I. Myers, D.L. Heinz, V.B. Prakapenka, and A.J. Campbell. (2016) Equation of state of pyrite to 80 GPa and 2400 K. American Mineralogist, 101, 1046-1051. [link] [PDF]
E.C. Thompson, A.J. Campbell, and Z. Liu. (2016) In-situ infrared spectra of hydroxyl in amphiboles at high pressure. American Mineralogist, 101, 706-712. [link] [PDF]