Contact
Associate Professor, Faculty of Science - Physics
- mheimpel@ualberta.ca
- Phone
- (780) 492-3519
- Address
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3-092 Centennial Ctr For Interdisciplinary SCS II
11335 Saskatchewan Drive NWEdmonton ABT6G 2H5
Overview
About
My main research interest is dynamics of planetary interiors. This involves theoretical and numerical modelling of fluid dynamics and magnetohydrodynamics applied to planetary atmospheres and interiors. Work on planetary dynamos have implications for the dynamical evolution of several of the solar system planets, particularly Mercury, Earth, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune, as well as exoplanets.
Courses
GEOPH 421 - Seismology and the Physical Structure of the Earth
Seismology and earthquakes; travel-time, amplitude, and waveform computations; body and surface waves; normal modes and free oscillations; source mechanisms; Earth's structure from inversion of teleseismic observations; seismometers; earthquake hazards and risks. Pre or corequisite: MATH 215 or 209 or 317, and any 300-level GEOPH course. Note: Credit may be obtained for only one of GEOPH 421 and GEOPH 541.
GEOPH 541 - Seismology and the Physical Structure of the Earth
Seismology and earthquakes; travel-time, amplitude, and waveform computations; body and surface waves; normal modes and free oscillations; source mechanisms; Earth's structure from inversion of teleseismic observations; seismometers; earthquake hazards and risks. Prerequisites: consent of instructor. Note: Credit may be obtained for only one of GEOPH 421 and GEOPH 541.
Featured Publications
Gastine T, Heimpel M, Wicht J
Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors. 2014 January; 232
Heimpel M, Evans ME
Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors. 2013 January; 224
Heimpel M, Gomez Perez, N
Geophysical Research Letters. 2011 January; 38 (L14201):1-6
Heimpel M, Kabin K
Nature Geoscience. 2008 January; 1 (9):564-566
Heimpel M, Aurnou J, Wicht, J
Nature. 2005 January; 438
Moritz Heimpel, Thomas Gastine, Johannes Wicht
Nature Geoscience.