CV
- University of Nebraska Omaha, BSc in Geology, 1985
- The University of Texas Dallas, PhD in Petrology, 1991
- University of Alberta, Edmonton, Postdoctoral Fellowship, 1991-1993
- Geophysical Laboratory, Washington, D.C., Postdoctoral Fellowship, 1993-1995
- Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (2019)
- Fellow of the Mineralogical Society of America (2016)
- NSF Panel Member (2020, 2021)
- National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution Visiting Committee (2020)
- Edited Book: Fei & Walter, Cambridge Press, ‘Static and Dynamic High Pressure Mineral Physics’ (2022)
- Senior Editor, Journal of Geophysical Research – Solid Earth
- Edited Book: Badro & Walter, Wiley and Sons, ‘Accretion and Differentiation of Earth’ (2015)
- 2022 – present Director, Earth and Planets Laboratory, Carnegie Institution for Science
- 2020 – 2022 Deputy Director, Earth and Planets Laboratory, Carnegie Institution for Science
- 2018 – 2020 Director, Geophysical Laboratory, Carnegie Institution for Science
- 2013 – 2018 Head of School, School of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol
- 2008 – 2018 Professor, School of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol
- 2004 – 2008 Reader, School of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol
- 2001 – 2004 Professor, Institute for Study of the Earth's Interior, Misasa, Japan
- 1996 – 2001 Associate Professor, Institute for Study of the Earth's Interior, Misasa, Japan
- 1995 –1996 COE Visiting Scientist, Institute for Study of the Earth's Interior, Misasa, Japan
Recent Talks
Deep Earth Through a Diamond Looking Glass - Dr. Michael Walter
On Becoming a Scientist
Geophysical Laboratory Seminar - Michael Walter
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Deep Earth Through a Diamond Looking Glass - Dr. Michael Walter
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On Becoming a Scientist
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Geophysical Laboratory Seminar - Michael Walter