MinPhysUW

Mineral Physics Lab @ the Earth and Space Sciences Department of the University of Washington.
Twitter account run by @B_jour

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We are very pleased to announce the prerelease of the #Seafreeze code. Please send us feedback. We would love to hear how we can improve it to help it's use in the planetary science, geodynamics and mineral physics communities!

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What a week! Looking forward to Helsinki 2025!

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Get your session proposal for @AGU_MRP submitted to the program committee! Early career highly encouraged!

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This award from @theAGU @AGU_MRP is a great recognition of the work done in the last few years in our group at @UW_ESS @UWEnvironment with many international and US collaborators. Exciting times ahead for icy worlds mineral physics!

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Looking for a postdoc on planetary interiors with experimental or theoretical tools (or both)? Consider applying for the Heising-Simons foundation 51 Pegasi b 3 years fellowship at the University of Washington.

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Latest finding from squeezing salty water at low temperature. New hydrates, with unexpected hyper hydrated structures, possibly solving one of the long standing mystery of icy moons surface composition.

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Scientists discover a form of salty ices🧊 that may exist on the surface of icy #moons🌚.
At the ESRF, they reproduced the conditions of low temperature and high pressure of the icy moons to study the samples.
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High-pressure experiments at @esrfsynchrotron and DESY's PETRA III reveal two new forms of salty ice that may exist on moons of Jupiter and Saturn; study led by @B_jour of @MinPhysUW: https://t.co/pwyvIl3jz4

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Our work proves that very small heat fluxes are necessary. It suggests that deep oceans under the ice, shielded from surface radiation, are common and can remain liquid for billions of yrs, providing a stable and protected environment for habitability over geological timescales.

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Accurate thermodynamics of water by SeaFreeze allows to determinate the minimum heat flux necessary for the formation of deep oceans in cold H2O-rich planets beyond the canonical habitable zone.

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A study in @NatureComms suggests that oceans on water-rich exoplanets may be enriched with electrolytes, including salts such as sodium chloride. The research may have implications for the potential habitability of these ocean worlds. https://t.co/dDydWM70sQ

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New comment in @NatureComms on the role of salty high-pressure ices icy moons and ocean exoplanets habitability by @B_jour: https://t.co/N7D3Cw8pkD

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New research published from our team on the high pressure thermodynamics of aqueous solutions relevant for icy moons.

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New user interface for SeaFreeze on Windows and Mac.

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Make sur to check some updates on our team work on high pressure water and implications for extraterrestrial oceans, and the fascinating discussion @B_jour had with the hosts of @exo_cast on water rich exoplanets!

[Exocast: The Exoplanet Podcast @exo_cast]

Ever wondered what happens when you squish water with diamonds? @B_jour has got you covered.
Listen to the full episode at: https://t.co/mHwzySv89M

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Want to learn how ice(s) can control the structure and potential habitability of icy moons and exoplanets? Listen to @B_jour on @exo_cast !

[Exocast: The Exoplanet Podcast @exo_cast]

On exocast-45b we welcomed UW's @B_jour to tell us all about something that comes in at least 18 exotic flavours, is found all over the universe, and could both prevent & enhance habitability on planetary bodies.
If you hadn't guessed - it's ice! https://t.co/GP7d4N0VMh

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New paper from our team describing all the @esrfsynchrotron measurements and theory behind SeaFreeze is out. You can now compute fast and accurate water thermodynamics (liquid and ices) over the entire range found in icy moons. Higher pressures ices and vapor soon!

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@sukianemone We meant *Icy moons indeed! Thought these days lunch times are quite chilly!

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We meant *Icy moons! Thought these days lunch times are quite chilly!

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New review paper on the current understanding of the geophysics of Large Ocean with High pressure ices, led by @B_jour and Klára Kalousová. We talk about structure, thermodynamics, geodynamics, and habitability of large icy noons and exoplanets.