Greg Hirth

Greg Hirth is the Vice President for Research and Professor of Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences at Brown University. He holds affiliations within the Department of Earth, Environmental & Planetary Sciences and has served as a researcher at institutions like Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and MIT. His research focuses on experimental rock mechanics, deformation mechanisms in crustal and mantle lithologies, and structural geology. Recent awards include the 2024 Harry Hess Medal from the American Geophysical Union.

Education: PhD (1991), ScM (1987), and BS (1985) from Brown University and Indiana University, respectively. Honors include Fellowships from the Mineralogical Society of America (2006) and AGU (2008).

Key research areas include tectonics, volcanic processes, and the application of experimental flow laws to geophysical observations. He advises graduate students such as Nicholas Dygert and Brooks Proctor. His grants include studies on mantle dynamics, lower crustal viscosity, and plume-trench interactions.

Labs/Teams: Not explicitly listed, but his work involves collaborations with institutions like WHOI and MIT, focusing on mantle rheology and deformation mechanisms.