2020
Gülcher, A. J. P., Gerya, T.V., Montési, L.G.J. and Munch, J. (2020) Corona structures driven by plume-lithosphere interactions and evidence for ongoing plume activity on Venus. Nature Geoscience, vol. 13, pp. 547-554, DOI:10.1038/s41561-020-0606-1
Gülcher, A. J. P., Gebhardt, D., Ballmer, M.D. and Tackley, P.J. (2020). Variable dynamic styles of primordial heterogeneity preservation in Earth’s lower mantle. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, vol. 536, 116160, DOI:10.1016/j.epsl.2020.116160
2019
Gülcher, A. J. P., Beaussier, S. J. and Gerya, T.V., (2019). On the formation of oceanic detachment faults and their influence on intra-oceanic subduction initiation: 3D thermomechanical modeling. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, vol. 506, pp. 195-208, DOI:10.1016/j.epsl.2018.10.042
2020
ETH Planetary Geophysics Seminar. Corona structures driven by plume-lithosphere interactions and evidence for a hotspot Venus
University of Maryland Department of Geology seminar series. Evidence for widespread ongoing plume activity on Venus – clues from corona morphologies (recorded seminar talk)
IGCP 648 virtual seminar series ‘Supercontinent Cycles and Global Geodynamics’.Towards a recipe of the deep Earth: chemical and rheological heterogeneity in Earth’s lower mantle (recorded seminar talk)
2020
Gülcher, A. J. P. (2020). Evidence for widespread ongoing plume activity on Venus – clues from corona morphologies. NASA GISS Venus Science Today mini-workshop (talk, PDF available)
Gülcher, A. J. P., Yan, J., Ballmer, M. D. and Tackley, P. J. (2020). The formation and preservation of chemical heterogeneities in the lower mantle. Goldschmidt virtual 2020 (interactive PDF)
Golabek, G. J., Gülcher, A. J. P., Thielmann, M, Tackley, P. J. and Ballmer, M. D. (2020). Strain-weakening rheology in Earth’s lower mantle: a multi-scale numerical endeavour. ShareEGU 2020 (recorded presentation)
Gülcher, A. J. P., Ballmer, M. D., Tackley, P. J. and Koelemeijer, P. (2020). The formation, preservation and seismic signatures of chemical heterogeneities in the lower mantle. ShareEGU 2020 (recorded presentation)
2019
Gülcher, A. J. P., Ballmer, M. D. and Tackley, P. J. (2019). Constraints on primordial heterogeneity preservation in the lower mantle and impications for global-scale mantle dynamics. AGU Fall Meeting, SF, USA (poster)
Gülcher, A. J. P. (2019). Primordial and rheological heterogeneity in Earth’s lower mantle and implications for global-scale mantle dynamics. Geophysical Fluid Dynamics seminar series, ETH (talk – 30 min)
Gülcher, A. J. P., Golabek, G. J., Ballmer, M. D. and Tackley, P. J. (2019). Strain-dependent weakening in Earth’s lower mantle and its control on mantle convection dynamics. Ada Lovelace workshop, Sienna, Italy (poster)
Gülcher, A. J. P., Ballmer, M. D. and Tackley, P. J. (2019). Rheological constraints on primordial heterogeneity preservation in Earth’s mantle. Ada Lovelace workshop, Sienna, Italy (poster)
Gülcher, A. J. P., Ballmer, M. D. and Tackley, P. J. (2019). The effect of rheological and tectonic parameters on the preservation of primordial reservoirs in Earth’s lower mantle: a numerical study. EGU General Assembly, Vienna, Austria (poster) (Outstanding Student Poster Presentation award)
2018
Ballmer, M. D., Gülcher, A. J. P., Gebhardt, D., and Waszek, L. (2018). The formation and preservation of primordial heterogeneity in the Earth’s mantle. AGU Fall Meeting, Washington, USA (poster)
Gülcher, A. J. P., Gerya, T. V., Montési, L. G. J. and Munch, J. (2018). Plume penetration into Venusian lithosphere and the origin of coronae. AGU Fall Meeting, Washington, USA (poster)
2017
Gülcher, A. J. P., Beaussier, S. J. and Gerya, T. V., (2017). On the formation of oceanic detachment faults and their influence on intra-oceanic subduction initiation: 3D thermomechanical modeling. XV International Workshop on Mantle and Lithosphere Dynamics, Putten, the Netherlands (poster)
2021
Ancient mantle heterogeneities through time: from observations to modelling. Proposed Goldschmidt 2021 session (convener)
From Minerals to the Dynamics of Earth’s Interior: linking crystal chemistry, rheology and geodynamics across the scales. Proposed EGU General Assembly 2021 session (main convener)
2020
Feedbacks between mantle composition, structure and evolution (14-16 September 2020).
Three-day online mini-workshop (organiser and convener)
2020
Venus: science! Today! (Sep 2020). ‘Peculiar Planets’ blog post for the European Geosciences Union (EGU) Geodynamics (GD) division blog (author)
Evidence for a hotspot Venus – clues from mysterious coronae (July 2020). Blog post for the ‘Behind the paper’ channel for Nature Astronomy (author)
Zürich: surrounded by a geologist’s playground (March 2020). ‘Geology in the city’ blog post for the European Geosciences Union (EGU) Tectonics and Structural Geology (TS) division blog (author)
2020
Venus has crown-shaped hotspots that form its own ‘Ring of Fire’ (July 2020). CNN Space + Science
Venus has dozens of volcanic hotspots, says study (July 2020). Forbes
The Venus ‘Ring of Fire’ (July 2020). ETH News
Scientists identify 37 recently active volcanic structures on Venus (July 2020). Reuters
Volcanoes are still active on Venus (July 2020). Cosmos Magazine
Enormous volcanoes on Venus may still be active (July 2020). Newsweek
Dozens of active volcano sites spotted on Venus for the first time (July 2020). New Scientist
There are still active volcanoes on Venus (July 2020). IFLScience
“Dit verandert onze kijk op Venus grondig”: volgens nieuwe studie is planeet actiever dan gedacht (July 2020). VRT nieuws
Vulkanen op venus zijn nog steeds actief (July 2020). Scientias.nl