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William B. Durham

Senior Research Scientist

Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences Department

wbdurham@mit.edu

phone 617.253.5810

fax: 617.258.7401

Research interests

My students, colleagues, and I measure the strength of earth and icy planetary materials at high pressures and extreme temperatures (hot or cold). The work is mostly experimental and mostly done indoors. The overriding purpose of our experiments is to provide constraint for dynamic models—from deep interiors to surfaces—anywhere that strength of materials matters.