Bayerisches Geoinstitut Universität Bayreuth
David C. Rubie Professor of Structure and Dynamics of Earth Materials Tel. +49 921 553711 Fax +49 921 553769 Email dave.rubie@uni-bayreuth.de

Research Interests:

Experimental mineralogy and mineral physics at high pressures
Kinetics and mechanisms of mineral reactions
Mechanisms of solid-state deformation
Dynamics of subduction and the origin of deep earthquakes
Mechanisms of formation of the Earth's core

Education:

• 1973 Postgraduate Certificate in Education, University College of North Wales, Bangor, UK.
• Ph.d. 1972 (Geology) University of Leicester, Leicester, U.K.
• B.Sc. 1967 (Geology) University of Manchester, Manchester, U.K.

Professional Experience:

• 1995-1999 and 2002-2006: Director, Bayerisches Geoinstitut, University of Bayreuth, Germany.
• 1993-present: C4 Professor, Bayerisches Geoinstitut, University of Bayreuth, Germany.
• 1988-1993: Research Scientist, Bayerisches Geoinstitut, University of Bayreuth, Germany.
• 5/87-9/87: Visiting Scientist, Tokyo University and Okayama University, Japan.
• 1985-1988: Senior Research Fellow, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.
• 1983-1984: Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Bern, Switzerland.
• 1980-1983: Postdoctoral Research Associate, ETH, Zürich, Switzerland.
• 1976-1980: Associate Professor, American College of Switzerland, Leysin, Switzerland.
• 1974-1976: Assistant Lecturer, University College of North Wales, Bangor, UK.
• 1973-1974: Instructor, Plas-y-Brenin National Mountaineering Centre, North Wales, UK.
• 1971: Research Associate, Dept. of Geology and Geophysics, University of Edinburgh, UK.

Honors:

• Abraham-Gottlob-Werner Medal, German Mineralogical Society
• Schlumberger Award 2008, Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland
• Fellow of the American Geophysical Union, 1999
• Fellow of the Mineralogical Society of America, 1996

• Editor-in-Chief, Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors, 2002-present

Publications (2004-2008):

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