I am a geochemist and metamorphic petrologist with particular interests in undergraduate teaching and research, as well as in situ techniques and high-pressure rocks. My research makes use of electron- and ion-beam instruments to measure the chemistry of minerals within the textural context of their host rock whenever possible. I am interested in using the high-pressure metamorphic rock eclogite as a probe to reconstruct the pressure, temperature, time, and fluid histories of subduction zones. I do this by studying the composition, oxygen isotope ratios and uranium and lead isotopes of garnet, zircon and other minerals. I also work on the diffusion of oxygen through zircon, the use of trace elements in minerals as thermometers, and many other things.

 

I am newly arrived at Oberlin College (Carnegie 404, 440.775.6701), where teaching is more important than web pages. So this is all for now!