Stephen Zatman (1971-2002)
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Harvard University, 1997
The members of the Department of Earth & Planetary
Sciences mourn the loss of our friend and colleague, Prof. Stephen Zatman,
who was killed in a automobile crash on July 9, 2002. He was 30
years old. "Stephen Zatman was one of the premier young geodynamicists
in the country, who had tremendous potential to be an outstanding teacher
and mentor," said Raymond E. Arvidson, Ph.D., James S. McDonnell
Distinguished University Professor and chair of the Department of Earth
and Planetary Sciences. "In spite of his brief time with us,
he was very highly regarded and made an outstanding impact in our department.
He will be greatly missed by his family, his colleagues, and the University
at large." Zatman joined the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
July , 2001. He earned a bachelor's with honors from Cambridge University
in 1993 and a master's in 1995 and PhD in 1997, both from Harvard University.
Zatman conducted research on the Earth's magnetic field, using measured
variations in the field from observatories and satellites to infer the
workings of the dynamo at the center of the planet, and understand the
deformation of the Earth's crust, in particular the slow crumpling or
rifting of relatively stable regions in the middle of continents.
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Publications
Zatman, S., Phase relations for high frequency core-mantle coupling
and the Earth's axial angular momentum budget, Physics of the Earth
and Planetary Interiors, 128, 163-178, 2001.
Zatman, S., Gordon, R. G., and Richards, M. A., Analytic models
for the dynamics of diffuse oceanic plate boundaries, Geophysical
Journal International, 145, 145-156, 2001.
Zatman, S., On steady rate coupling between an elastic upper crust
and a viscous interior, Geophysical Research Letters, 24,
1799-1802, 2000.
Zatman, S., and J. Bloxham, On the dynamical implications of models
of Bs in the Earth's core, Geophysical Journal International,
138, 679-686, 1999.
Zatman, S., and J. Bloxham, A one-dimensional map of Bs from torsional
oscillations of the Earth's core. In M. Gurnis, M. E. Wysession, E. Knittle
and B. A. Buffett, editors, The Core-Mantle Boundary Region, AGU
Press, 1998.
Zatman, S., and J. Bloxham, Torsional oscillations and the magnetic
field within the Earths core, Nature, 388, 760-763, 1997.
Zatman, S., and J. Bloxham, The phase difference between length
of day and atmospheric angular momentum at subannual frequencies and the
possible role of core-mantle coupling, Geophysical Research Letters,
24, 1799-1802, 1997.
Zatman, S. A., Baroclinic instability at a general latitude. In
R. Salmon and G. Flierl, editors, Rotating Convection (1995 WHOI
GFD Report).
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