Harriet Lau

Harriet Lau, Manning Assistant Professor of Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences at Brown University, specializes in geodynamics, mantle rheology, and planetary evolution. Her research bridges seismic, geodetic, and geological observations to model Earth and planetary internal processes.

Research Interests:

• Earth's mantle and core interactions
• Transient rheology and viscoelastic deformation
• Sea-level rise and glacial isostatic adjustment
• Planetary migration and Kuiper Belt dynamics
• Seismic tomography and normal mode analysis
• Geodynamic implications for tectonics and climate

Article Trends: Her recent work spans mantle convection, ice sheet collapse, and planetary dynamics, with methodological advances in adjoint sensitivity, tidal tomography, and rheological modeling. Key themes include Earth-Moon co-evolution, deep mantle buoyancy, and transient deformation during deglaciation.

Teaching:

• EEPS 0820 - Dynamic Earth
• EEPS 1470 - Sea Level Rise (And Fall)