Dear colleagues, The deadline for abstract submission is approaching. We would like to draw your attention and invite you to submit an abstract to our session 2f Elasticity and transport properties of mantle and core materials for the 2024 Goldschmidt in Chicago on August 18th to 23rd. The deadline for abstract submission is March 29th. Invited speakers Lars Stixrude (UCLA) Bin Chen (U Hawaii) Session Title: 2f Elasticity and transport properties of mantle and core materials https://conf.goldschmidt.info/goldschmidt/2024/goldschmidt/2024/meetingapp.cgi/Session/6320 Session Description: The surface features and internal structures of Earth and other planets are intimately connected to the dynamics of the mantle and core. Recent geophysical and geochemical observations suggest that the mantle and core are characterized by widespread thermochemical heterogeneities and seismic anomalies within the Earth’s interior. Elasticity and transport properties of mantle and core materials are critical to interpreting these observations. Accurate measurements of transport properties including viscosity, diffusion, thermal and electrical conductivity, as well as elasticity, are strongly dependent on pressure, temperature, and composition. In this session, we invite contributions that combine experiments, theoretical predictions, and numerical modeling of the elasticity and transport properties of terrestrial materials, with implications for deciphering geophysical and geochemical observations of the deep Earth and planetary interiors. Best wishes, Sean Shieh (Western U) Jie Deng (Princeton U)