Donald L. Turcotte
Donald Turcotte | |
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| Born | April 22, 1932 Bellingham, Washington, U.S. |
| Died | February 4, 2025 (aged 92) Davis, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Caltech (BS, 1954) Cornell University (MAeroEng, 1955) Caltech (PhD, 1958) |
| Known for | Geophysics |
| Awards | Arthur L. Day Medal(1981), Charles A. Whitten Medal (1995), William Bowie Medal (2002) |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | Cornell UC Davis |
| Thesis | An Experimental Investigation of Flame Stabilization in a Heated Turbulent Boundary Layer |
| Doctoral advisor | Frank E. Marble |
| Notable students | Louise Kellogg, E Marc Parmentier, Bruce Malamud, Cheryl Fillekes |
Donald Lawson Turcotte (April 22, 1932 – February 4, 2025) was an American geophysicist most noted for his work on the boundary layer theory of mantle convection as part of the theory of plate tectonics. He worked at Cornell University then the University of California, Davis.