10 April 2017 – Seminar
When: 16:00 on Monday, 10th April 2017
Where: DIAS, Geophysics Section, 5 Merrion Square, Dublin 2, (library)
Speaker: Prof. Tarje Nissen-Meyer
Title: Occam or not? On the interaction of waves with structure.
Andrea Licciardi wins outstanding Student presentation at EGU 2017
During the Geodynamics division meeting at the 2017 EGU general assembly, that took place in Vienna on April 25, DIAS former PhD-student, Andrea Licciardi has been awarded with the Outstanding Student Presentation and Pico (OSPP award). Andrea presented new evidence about crustal anisotropy along the North-Anatolian Fault system obtained using passive seismic observations. This study is a joint collaboration between DIAS, GFZ and Istanbul Technical University. His poster was titled: “Crustal anisotropy along the North Anatolian Fault Zone from receiver functions”
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Rodgers-Lee Donna (Dr.)
Donna Rodgers-Lee Dr., former PhD student 2013-2017
New Publication: Córus Bésgnai: An Old Irish Law Tract on the Church and Society
Edited by Liam Breatnach, this book will be available to buy from Friday 28th April.
Córus Bésgnai, a component tract of the Old Irish law text Senchas Már, is an important source text for the Church in early mediaeval Ireland. This book consists of annotated editions and translations of the Old Irish text as well as the later mediaeval glosses and commentaries. It should be of use to those interested not only in early mediaeval Ireland, but also in the early mediaeval Western Church.
DIAS Research Forum 2017 – Wednesday 17th May
An inter-disciplinary research forum has been scheduled for Wednesday 17 May 2017, 3-5pm at Burlington Road. The forum is intended to be an informal event that provides post-doctoral scholars and PhD students with the opportunity to share and discuss their current research with scholars and staff from across the three schools of DIAS. There will be no main speakers at the event. Instead, participants will be assigned a space where they can share and discuss their research interests. Participants are encouraged to present a poster which visually complements their research, and allows them to explain what they do to all DIAS staff. In instances where a poster presentation is not appropriate, participants should feel free to develop an alternative approach. The forum presents a great opportunity for scholars to sharpen their academic presentation and public outreach skills in an informal setting, while also getting to know colleagues from across the Institute. The organisers strongly encourage scholars from all three schools to participate in the forum. A coordinator from each section will liaise with participants regarding their presentations. Participants are asked to register here prior to Friday 12 May. Section Coordinators: Celtic Studies - Eibhlín Nic Dhonncha eibhlin@celt.dias.ie CP, Astrophysics - Eileen Flood eflood@cp.dias.ie & Anne Grace ag@cp.dias.ie CP, Geophysics - Clare Horan choran@cp.dias.ie Theoretical Physics - George Rogers grogers@stp.dias.ie
Please contact your section coordinator with any queries. All DIAS staff are welcome to attend.
Iceland’s Medieval Manuscripts — Friday 28th April, 15:30
Professor M.J. Driscoll of Copenhagen University will present a lecture titled “Iceland’s Medieval Manuscripts” on Friday 28th April 2017, at 15:30 in the Lecture Hall at the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, 10 Burlington Road, Dublin 4.
If you wish to attend, please contact conference@celt.dias.ie.
Registration is free.
Dr. Mattia Guerri
Dr. Mattia Guerri – Postdoctoral Researcher
Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies
Geophysics Section
5 Merrion Square
Dublin 2
Ireland
Tel: +353-1-653-5147 x200
Fax: +353-1-443-0575
Email: mguerri-at-cp.dias.ie
See personal homepage for further details.
Qualifications and Experience
- 2016:
- Ph.D., Geophysics, University of Copenhagen (Denmark)
- 2011:
- M.Sc., Geology, University of Perugia (Italy)
- 2009:
- B.Sc., Geology, University of Perugia (Italy)
Research Interests
- Thermodynamic modeling
- Mineral physics
- Forward modeling of rock physical properties
- Numerical modeling of mantle convection
- Lithosphere structure, formation and evolution
- Inverse problem theory and applications
Selected Publications:
Guerri, M., F. Cammarano, and P. J. Tackley (2016), Modelling Earth’s surface topography: decomposition of the static and dynamic components. Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interior. Vol 261, 172-186.
Guerri, M., F. Cammarano, and J. A. D. Connolly (2015), Effects of chemical composition, water and temperature on physical properties of continental crust, Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 16, 2431–2449, doi:10.1002/2015GC005819.
Friday 7th April : DIAS astronomer wins ERC Advanced Grant with SFI support – no EASY feat
Professor Tom Ray of the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (DIAS) has been awarded one of the European Research Council’s (ERC) prestigious Advanced Grants to study the birth of stars and planets. Tom is an Irish astronomer whose work sheds light on what the Solar System would have looked like 5 billion years ago when it began to form. During this rather chaotic and turbulent period matter is not only gravitationally sucked onto a newborn star like the Sun but ejected as well in the form of highly supersonic jets that stretch for light-years.
His proposal, “Ejection Accretion Structures in Young Stellar Objects (YSOs)” with acronym EASY, aims to use the latest observing facilities, such as the James Webb Space Telescope, the European low frequency radio telescope LOFAR (with an Irish node funded by SFI currently under construction in Birr, County Offaly) and those of the European Southern Observatory, to improve our understanding of the complex processes involved. Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) awarded Prof Ray an ERC development grant and this was crucial in enabling him to obtain all the necessary international observatory agreements.
This round was highly competitive with only 9.6% of proposals being funded. The grant of just under 2M Euro will support seven research positions in DIAS.
Speaking on behalf of DIAS Prof Luke Drury, Director of the School of Cosmic Physics, said “We are all delighted for Tom. DIAS, like the ERC, is an organisation that believes in the pursuit of excellence and curiosity-driven research; this award is a vindication of that vision at the highest level”.
Graeme Horley, SFI Programme Manager and ERC National Contact Point said, “We are delighted that Tom has been successful in winning an ERC Advanced Grant. These awards are among the most highly sought after in Europe and are extremely difficult to win. We are particularly pleased that the support provided to Prof. Ray through our ERC Development Programme has helped in this success. We congratulate Tom and look forward to learning about the exciting developments from this project over the coming years”.
For further information contact:
Prof Tom Ray, School of Cosmic Physics, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies,
e-Mail tr@cp.dias.ie
Phone 087 9062696
Dr Graeme Horley, Science Foundation Ireland, ERC National contact point,
e-Mail graeme.horley@sfi.ie
ERC web site and list of awards:
https://erc.europa.eu/news/erc-advanced-grants-540-million-euros-eu-231-senior-researchers
2017-4-10 – Seminar by Prof. Tarje Nissen-Meyer
2017-4-5 – Seminar by Prof. Heiner Igel
5 April 2017 – Seminar
When: 16:00 on Wednesday, 5th April 2017
Where: DIAS, Geophysics Section, 5 Merrion Square, Dublin 2, (library)
Speaker: Prof. Heiner Igel (Ludwig-Maximilians-University München, Germany)
Title: Earth’s Rock and Roll: Rotational Motions in Seismology.
News & Events
- 26th October 2017 – DIAS Annual Report Published
- 17th November – School of Celtic Studies Statutory Public Lecture 2017
- Thursday 2nd November: STP Seminar – “Top Mass from Asymptotic Safety”
- Thursday 26th October: STP Seminar – “Towards understanding the endpoint of the superradiant instability: Kerr black holes with synchronised hair”
- Hallowe’en Night 2017 – Tuesday 31st October, 18:30-20:00 : Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark (Matter)
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#DIASDublin Annual Report 2016 published today. The press release is available here - bit.ly/2hceXi5
17th November @ 8pm – #DIASDublin School of Celtic Studies Statutory Public Lecture 2017 taking place @tcddublin
DIAS Giovanna Tinetti Lecture "Brave new worlds: the planets in our galaxy" youtu.be/le0Kh0JxMMA via @YouTube