Date: 10/24/2025 (Friday)
Time: 3:30 – 4:30 pm
Location: 3853 Slichter Hall
Presented By: Craig Manning – University of California, Los Angeles
Abstract:
Carbon cycling within Earth’s interior influences the planet’s long-term climate, volcanic activity, and chemical evolution. In this seminar, we will examine the mechanisms governing carbon storage and mobility in the mantle and crust, including the role of fluids and melts in transporting carbon. New high-pressure experimental results and thermodynamic modeling reveal how carbon species behave during subduction and mantle convection. These findings shed light on how deep carbon reservoirs interact with surface processes over geological timescales and how they shape Earth’s habitability.