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Wim van Westrenen uses high-pressure, high-temperature experiments to study the evolution of rocky bodies in our own solar system and beyond. To do so, his team subjects rock samples to extreme pressure and temperature conditions, and measures their chemical and physical properties. Recent studies include work on the conditions of core formation in Earth, the Moon, Mercury, Mars, and asteroids; work on the solidification of the magma ocean covering the Moon and the role of water in its evolution; and studies of the distribution of trace compounds between minerals and co-existing magma. Wim is one of the coordinators of the national Planetary and Exoplanetary Science (PEPSci) network in which geoscientists and astronomers collaborate.
Wim teaches courses at the BSc and MSc level in planetary science, mineral and rock recognition, mantle properties, magmatic processes, mathematics and physics, and is Director of the VU MSc Earth Sciences programme.
Wim is a former member and former board member of the Young Academy of KNAW. In 2013, he was appointed as full professor in Planetary Evolution on a University Research Chair.
Ancillary activities
- Center for High Pressure Science & Technology Adv Research | Shanghai | Gastonderzoeker | 2021-04-01 - present
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LavAtmos: An open-source chemical equilibrium vaporization code for lava worlds
van Buchem, C. P. A., Miguel, Y., Zilinskas, M. & van Westrenen, W., Aug 2023, In: Meteoritics and Planetary Science. 58, 8, p. 1149-1161 13 p.Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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A REE-based zircon geothermometer based on improved lattice strain modeling of zircon-melt REE partition coefficients
Streicher, L. B., van Westrenen, W., Hanchar, J. M. & Brouwer, F. M., 1 Apr 2023, In: Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 346, p. 54-64 11 p.Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Experimental constraints on the long-lived radiogenic isotope evolution of the Moon
Snape, J. F., Nemchin, A. A., Johnson, T., Luginbühl, S., Berndt, J., Klemme, S., Morrissey, L. J. & van Westrenen, W., 1 Jun 2022, In: Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 326, p. 119-148 30 p.Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Garnet stability in the deep lunar mantle: Constraints on the physics and chemistry of the interior of the Moon
Jing, J. J., Lin, Y., Knibbe, J. S. & van Westrenen, W., 15 Apr 2022, In: Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 584, p. 1-13 13 p., 117491.Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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SHAMPOO: A stochastic model for tracking dust particles under the influence of non-local disk processes
Oosterloo, M., Kamp, I., Van Westrenen, W. & Dominik, C., Jun 2023, In: Astronomy and Astrophysics. 674, p. 1-30 30 p., A124.Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Open Access
Courses
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Quantifying the Carbon Content of Primary Magmas using High-Pressure Homogenisation of Melt Inclusions
van Westrenen, W., Nikoghosyan, I. & Koornneef, J.
1/04/23 → 31/10/26
Project: Research
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Tracing H, C, O and S from disks to planetesimals: constraints on planetary budgets of life-essential elements
van Westrenen, W., Kamp, I. & Oosterloo, M.
1/09/20 → 1/09/24
Project: Research
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Surface-Atmosphere interactions and observability in rocky exoplanets
van Westrenen, W., Miguel, Y. & van Buchem, C.
1/10/20 → 30/09/24
Project: Research
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The Moon - an overview
Wim van Westrenen (Speaker)
29 Nov 2022Activity: Lecture / Presentation › Academic
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Constraints on early Earth's water budget from the lunar hydrogen cycle
Wim van Westrenen (Speaker)
28 Mar 2023Activity: Lecture / Presentation › Academic
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(exo)Planetary Interior Simulation Lab (ePISL)
Wim van Westrenen (Speaker)
24 Jun 2022Activity: Lecture / Presentation › Academic
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Voorbeeld Gesteentepracticum (Rock practical demonstration)
Wim van Westrenen (Speaker)
15 Apr 2023Activity: Lecture / Presentation › Popular
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PhD examination of Sam Thompson
Wim van Westrenen (Examiner)
24 Mar 2022Activity: PhD thesis Examination › PhD thesis examination
Prizes
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Toekenning Vening Meinesz Prijs 2006
van Westrenen, Wim (Recipient), 2006
Prize / Grant: Prize › Academic
Press/Media
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Govert naar de kern van de Aarde [Govert to the center of the Earth]
10/09/23 → 15/10/23
2 Media contributions
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Het Klokhuis: Ontstaan van het Leven [Origin of Life]
5/10/22
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Historisch Bewijs: de Maansteen van Boerhave [Historical Evidence: the Moon rock of Boerhave Museum]
2/09/22
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Invloed van de Maan op de Aarde [Effect of the Moon on Earth]
27/11/23
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
Datasets
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Rooftop micrometeorites from the Budel collection, the Netherlands
Jonker, G. (Creator), Schipper, T. (Creator), Tuithof, J. (Creator), van der Lubbe, J. (Creator), Van Elsas, R. (Creator), Haak, M. (Creator), van Westrenen, W. (Creator) & Jonker, G. (Contributor), DataverseNL, 2023
DOI: 10.34894/ekexd6, https://dataverse.nl/citation?persistentId=doi:10.34894/EKEXD6
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