Jennifer M. Jackson

William E. Leonhard
Professor of Mineral Physics

Seismological Laboratory, Caltech

Jennifer Jackson's research explores the depths of Earth's interior. From the central inner core to plume-roots at the core-mantle boundary to deep hydrogen cycling and plumbing architecture underneath active volcanic systems.

Deep Earth

Processes in the deep Earth play a crucial role in shaping a planet’s internal dynamics, surface activity, and long-term evolution.

“Water” Transport

The transport of hydrogen (“water”) controls many key geophysical and geochemical processes on Earth and throughout the solar system.

Venus Balloons

Collaborative efforts with the Jet Propulsion Laboratory are demonstrating that measurements from a balloon have great potential to unravel geophysical processes on Venus.

Exploring the depths of Earth with diamond-anvil cell experiments,
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Contact

1200 E. California Blvd., MC 252-21
jacksonj at caltech dot edu