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Researching Volcanoes and Other Geological Phenomena at the ‘Center of the Earth’
Posted by Kandy Collins on June 10, 2011
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In her laboratory, scientist Elizabeth “Liz” Cottrell uses sophisticated equipment to simulate the extreme conditions found deep below volcanoes – creating pressures equivalent to the center of the Earth and temperatures hotter than the sun. Her experiments at the micron scale are shedding light on the processes that have shaped our planet. Liz is a…
