Física de Minerais em Alta Pressão e Aplicações em Geofísica

• Processo: 25/03223-8
• Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio Organização - Reunião Científica
• Data de Início da vigência: 02 de fevereiro de 2026
• Data de Término da vigência: 07 de fevereiro de 2026
• Área do conhecimento: Ciências Exatas e da Terra - Física - Física da Matéria Condensada
• Pesquisador responsável: Alexandre Reily Rocha
• Beneficiário: Alexandre Reily Rocha
• Instituição Sede: Instituto de Física Teórica (IFT). Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus de São Paulo. São Paulo , SP, Brasil
• Palavra(s)-Chave do Pesquisador: geochemistry | Geodynamics | Geophysics | High-Pressure Mineral Physics | Material Properties | Simulation of matter | Física de Minerais, Sismologia e Geodinâmica

Resumo

This workshop aims to advance ab initio materials simulations at extreme pressures and temperatures, a crucial yet underrepresented research area in Brazil. Over the past two decades, these simulations have significantly improved our understanding of the Earth's deep interior by predicting the physical properties of minerals and melts under extreme conditions. They complement and extend experimental data, enabling the development of a general predictive theory for planetary interiors. The workshop will bring together computational scientists, geophysicists, and high-pressure experimentalists to foster interdisciplinary collaboration. Theoretical materials physics plays a key role in providing thermoelastic and thermodynamic properties essential for seismic tomography and geodynamic simulations. Despite advancements in these fields in Brazil, their integration remains limited. This event seeks to bridge these gaps, enhancing interdisciplinary research. Additionally, the workshop will strengthen connections between the theoretical materials science community and the high-pressure experimental research at the EMA beamline of the Sirius synchrotron. High-pressure experiments serve as critical benchmarks for theoretical predictions, improving our understanding of complex phenomena such as magnetic systems at extreme temperatures and pre-melting behaviors. By fostering collaboration between experimental and theoretical researchers, this initiative will drive advancements in geophysics and planetary sciences, leveraging both computational and experimental high-pressure science. (AU)