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Current Faculty

Chair, Department of Earth and Space Science

 

Current postdocs and regular visitors

Peter Tropper

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Anke Wohlers

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Current Students

Codi Lazar - PTX - UCLA

Geochemistry of reduced fluids

Cam Macris - PTX - UCLA

The solubility of diopside in H2O and H2O-NaCl solutions at high pressure and temperature. Mineral/fluid partition coefficients for REE at subduction zone conditions.

Jon Hunt - PTX - UCLA

My research aims to create a coherent thermodynamic theory of aqueous silica polymerization. To achieve this, I am using the piston cylinder apparatus to measure the solubility of quartz near the upper critical end point of the H2O-SiO2 system

Rob Thomas- PTX - UCLA

Al-Si complexing in subduction zone fluids

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Miguel Cruz - PTX - UCLA
Miguel Cruz

Quartz solubility in NaCl and water near the upper critical endpoint

Matthew M. Wielicki - PTX - UCLA

Muscovite barometry / U-Th partioning in Zircon

 

ex-PTX Faculty

George Kennedy

Art Montana

 

ex-PTX sabbatical Visitors

Eric Essene (2000)

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John Ferry (2001)

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Alan Thompson (2008)

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ex-PTX Students

Jeremy Wykes
Clinton Colasanti

Non-traditional stable isotope fractionation mechanisms: equilibrium iron isotope experiments at high pressure and temperature, the effects of evaporation and diffusion on isotopic fractionation, the formation of CAIs as seen by Mg and Si isotopes.

Angelo Antignano
Carrie Menold

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Jorge Vazquez

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Natalie Caciagli

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Kurt Knesel

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