Marc Parmentier (geophysicist)

Edgar M. (Marc) Parmentier
Born
Edgar Marc Parmentier

(1945-06-15) June 15, 1945
United States
Alma materWest Virginia University (B.S.), Cornell University (M.Eng., Ph.D.)
Known forResearch on mantle convection, planetary evolution, and lunar geology
Scientific career
FieldsGeophysics, planetary science, mantle dynamics
InstitutionsBrown University

Edgar M. (Marc) Parmentier (born June 15, 1945) is an American geophysicist and professor emeritus in the Department of Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences at Brown University. He worked on mantle convection, planetary evolution, and the thermal history of terrestrial planets and moons.