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Ph.D., Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of California, Berkeley, 1995 Thesis Advisor: Donald J. DePaolo M.Sc., Institute of Meteoritics, Department of Geology, University of New Mexico, 1989 Thesis Advisors: Klaus Keil, Horton Newsom B.A., Colorado College, Cum Laude, with Honors in Geology, 1986 Professional Experience Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, Massachusetts Associate Scientist with Tenure, Department of Geology and Geophysics (2007-present) Associate Scientist, Department of Geology and Geophysics (2002-2007) Assistant Scientist, Department of Geology and Geophysics (1997-2002) Postdoctoral Scholar, Department of Geology and Geophysics (1995-1997) Advisors: Stan Hart, Peter Kelemen, Dan Fornari Institut Universitaire Européen de la Mer (IUEM), Brest, France Visiting CNRS Fellow (2002) Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico Guest Scientist, Isotope and Nuclear Chemistry Group (1996-2005) Graduate Research Associate, Isotope Geochemistry Group (1991-1995) Graduate Research Associate, Environmental Chemistry Group (1987-1991) University of California, Berkeley, California Research Assistant, Berkeley Center for Isotope Geochemistry (1991-1995) Teaching Assistant, Department of Geology and Geophysics (1991-1994) University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico Research Assistant, Institute of Meteoritics (1987-1989) Teaching Assistant, Department of Geology (1987-1989) Awards and Fellowships Mellon Independent Study Awards,Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (1999; 2001; 2006; 2008) Postdoctoral Scholar, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (1995-1997) IGPP Graduate Study Grant, Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics, University of California, Berkeley (1991-1995) Outstanding Graduate Student Instructor, University of California, Berkeley (1992) Estwing Outstanding Senior, Colorado College (1986) Getty Oil Fellowship, Colorado College (1984-1985) Research Interests Application of U-series disequilibria, radiogenic isotope geochemistry, major- and trace- element geochemistry and the principles of physics and chemistry to a variety of fundamental problems in Earth and planetary sciences, including: accretionary and core-formation history and processes in planets; the origin and evolution of the Earth’s mantle and continental crust; the generation and transport of basaltic magma; the development and evolution of volcanic systems; magma degassing; volcanic hazard assessment; radiometric methods for dating igneous and sedimentary rocks; geo-archeology; and, isotope hydrology. Educational Activities WHOI Classes and Seminars: Solid Earth Geochemistry (2003, 2005) Introduction to Isotope Chemistry (2003 - present) Introduction to Marine Geology and Geophysics (2002 - present) WHOI Geochemistry Seminar (1996 - 2003) WHOI Students and Postdocs Advised/Supervised: Chris Waters, Ph.D. Candidate, February, 2007 Lynne Elkins, Ph.D. Candidate, August, 2005 Evelyn Mervine, Second-year student, 2006 Sylvain Pichat, WHOI Postdoctoral Investigator, 2002-2003
Mathew Jull, WHOI Postdoctoral Investigator (1998-2002)
Christian Miller, Ph.D. Candidate (Thesis Advisor: Bernhard Puecker-Ehrenrink) Matt Jackson, MIT/WHOI (Thesis Advisor: Stan Hart), Ph.D. 2007 Jeff Standish, MIT/WHOI (Thesis Advisor: Henry Dick), Ph.D. 2005 Alberto Saal, MIT/WHOI (Thesis Advisor: Stan Hart), Ph.D. 1998 WHOI Guest Students, Postdocs and Visiting Scientists: Sylvain Pichat, école Normale Supériour de Lyon (Thesis Advisor: Francis Albarede), Ph.D. 2001 Ramananda Chakrabarti, University of Rochester, N.Y. (Thesis Advisor: Asish Basau), Ph.D. 2006 Sarah Aciego, University of California, Berkeley, (Thesis Advisor: Don DePaolo), Ph.D. 2006 Darren Tolstrup, University of California, Santa Cruz, Ph.D. Candidate (Thesis Advisor: Jim Gill) Peter Kelly, New Mexico Institute of Technology (Thesis Advisor: Philip Kyle), M.Sc. 2006 Chris Wyatt, University of South Carolina, Ph.D. Candidate (Thesis Advisor: Gene Yogodzinski) Elizabet Head, Michigan Tech University, Ph.D. Candidate (Thesis Advisor: Bill Rose, Simon Carn) Frank Tepley, University of Illinois, Urbana, visiting Postdoctoral Investigator Mark Reagan, University of Iowa, Associate Professor Kari Cooper, University of California, Davis, Assistant Professor Jennifer Garrison, University of Iowa, Margins Postdoctoral Fellow Teaching Assistantships: Theoretical Geochemistry, Igneous Petrology, Geodynamics (University of California, Berkeley) Optical Mineralogy, Mineralogy/Crystallography (University of New Mexico) Igneous Petrology, Geochemistry, Mineralogy/Crystallography, Intro to Geology (Colorado College) Field Experience and Cruise Participation Nyirangongo, Nyamuragira, DR Congo (2007; January or June 2009) Mt. Etna, Italy (2004; 2005; 2006; August 2009) Stromboli, Italy (2006) Vulcan Masaya, Nicaragua (2003; 2006) 9-10°N East Pacific Rise, RV Atlantis, with DSV Alvin (2001; 2004) Hekla, Thjeistarykur, Krafla Iceland (1999; 2003) Mt. Erebus, Antarctica (austral summers 1988-89; 1989-90; 1990-91; 1993-94; 1994-95; 2002-03) Oman Ophiolite, Oman (1997; January 2009) Kilauea, Mauna Loa, Hualalai, Mauna Kea and Haleakala, Hawaii (1992; 1993; 1997; 2008) Transantarctic Mountains, Antarctica (austral summers 1991-92; 1995-96) NASA Erebus Robotics Development Study, Mt. Erebus, Antarctica (austral summer, 1992-93) Jemez Volcanic Field, New Mexico (1986) Invited Keynote and Plenary Talks (Titles listed in Presented Papers with Published Abstracts of Publications Section) Keynote speaker, Goldschmidt, Cologne, Germany, 2007 Keynote speaker, International Conference on Evolution, Transfer and Releases of Magmas and Volcanic Gases, Academia Sincia, Taipei, 2007 Keynote speaker, International Association Volcanology and Chemistry of Earth's Interior, Guangzhou, China, 2006 Keynote speaker, Goldschmidt, Moscow Idaho, USA, 2005 Plenary Lecture, UCSC Keck Laboratory Dedication and Symposium on Isotope Analysis, 2004 Invited talk, Spring EGS/AGU/EUG, Nice, France, 2003 Keynote speaker, Goldschmidt, Davos, Switzerland, 2002 Keynote speaker, Goldschmidt, Oxford, UK, 2000 Invited AGU talks: 1995; 1996; 1999; 2006 Invited Department Colloquium Talks Cambridge University, UK (November, 2008) Oxford University, UK (November, 2008) University of Iowa, IA (November, 2008) Michigan Tech University (September 2008) Boston University, MA (November, 2006) Air Force Academy, CO (September, 2006) Harvard University, MA (April, 1999; December, 2005) Dartmouth College, NH (November, 2004) Distinguish Lecturer, University of Wyoming, WY (April, 2003, September 2008) University of Mainz, Germany (March, 2003) University of Bristol, UK (October, 2001; November 2008) Ecole Normale Superiour, Lyon, France (November, 1999; March, 2001) Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MA (April, 2001) Colorado College, CO (September, 1996; October, 2001) Brown University, RI (March, 1999) University of Rochester, NY (March, 1999) Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics, Los Alamos, NM (March, 1998; 2002) Department of Terrestrial Magnetism, Carnegie, Washington DC (October, 1997) New Mexico Institute of Technology and Mining, NM (April, 1997) University of Hawaii, HI (April, 1993; March, 1997) University of Maine, ME (November, 1996) University of Rhode Island, RI (October, 1996) University of Florida, FL (April, 1996) Florida State University, FL (April, 1996) Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, HI (April, 1993) University of Arizona, AZ (February, 1993) Professional Activities WHOI Radiation Safety Committee (2004-present) WHOI Geology and Geophysics Safety Committee (2002-present) WHOI ICPMS/PIMMS Oversight Committee (2001-present) Convecting Mantle Symposium, Goldschmidt Intern. Program Committee, Melbourne, AUS, 2006 Session Organizer and Convener, Goldschmidt 2006, "Integrated Studies of MORB Petrogenesis: Sources, Melting Processes, and Timescales." Participant RIDGE Y2K Implementation Plan Workshop, Albuquerque, NM, 2002 Invited Discussion Leader RIDGE Y2K Educational Workshop, Long Beach, CA, 2002 Session Chair, Fall AGU, 1997 "Volcanology II: Timing of Magmatic Processes." Session Organizer and Convener, Goldschmidt 1999, "Mantle Melting: Sources, Timescales, Melt Migration and Melt-solid Interaction." Session Chair, MELT Workshop, 1996 Professional Affiliations IAVCEI, Life Member (2007-present) Geological Society of America, Member (2005-present) American Geophysical Union, Life Member (1994-present) Community Service Rocky Mountain Field Institute, Member of the Board of Directors (1996-present) Ritt Kellogg Memorial Fund, Colorado College, Advisory Committee (1999- present; Chair, 2000-2007) Big Brothers & Big Sisters of Cape Cod and the Islands, Member of the Board of Directors (1996-2001) Public Outreach, Education, and Service Articles: Featured scientist in children’s book “Lava Scientists: Careers on the Edge of Volcanoes.” Enslow Publishers Inc., 2009 (author Sara Latta) New Scientist, July 2008, "Into the Mouth of Hell." Oceanus, Fall, 2006, Into the "Mouth of Hell": A journey into the crater of an active volcano Popular Mechanics, SA, November, 2006, Into the "Mouth of Hell" National Geographic Magazine, October, 2004, Sniffing for Clues to the Dinosaurs' Demise Miracle Continent Antarctica: Mt Erebus, Initially Broadcast on NHK Public Television, Japan, 2001 Elementary, Middle and High School Lectures on Volcanology and Geology Berkeley High School and Oakland Regional Science Fair Judge Falmouth Schools Science Fair Judge Corporate Affiliations Opticad Corporation, Owner, 2008-present Opticad Corporation, Member of the Board of Directors (1990-present) Last updated: November 21, 2008 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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