James Rice

Mallinckrodt Professor of Engineering Sciences and Geophysics
- Harvard University Center for the Environment
- Dept. of Earth and Planetary Sciences
- School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Office: Pierce 224
Assistant: Virginia Casas (617) 496-1456
Email: rice@seas.harvard.edu
Web: seas.harvard.edu/directory/rice
Research Interests:
Geomechanics including fluid interactions with earth materials and processes: Glacial hydrology and dynamics, rapid underflooding, origin of ice streams; Earthquake rupture dynamics, thermo-hydro-mechanical weakening along faults, landslide processes; Subsurface energy resources and extraction challenges.
Faculty Department:
Earth & Planetary Sciences