Daniel J. Fornari Senior Scientist Geology & Geophysics Chair of the Ridge 2000 Program for NSF Office Phone: +1 508 289 2857 Fax: +1 508 457 2187 dfornari@whoi.edu
WHOI Mailing Address: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Clark South 172B, MS#24 Woods Hole, Ma. 02543 Education B.S. University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1972, Geology M.A. Columbia University, 1975, Geology M.Phil. Columbia University, 1975, Marine Geology Ph.D. Columbia University, 1978, Marine Geology Research Interests Morphology and structure of mid-ocean ridges and transform faults; mid-ocean ridge hydrothermal processes; collection and interpretation of marine geophysical data including multibeam bathymetry and high resolution side scan sonar; geochemistry and petrology of ocean floor rocks, magmatic processes and petrochemical evolution of spreading centers, ridge-transform intersections, and intra-transform spreading centers; seamounts, their morphology, volcanic history, structure, and volcanic products; Alvin submersible, ROV, and AUV based deep sea research and technology development.

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