I have long been interested in geochemical processes that occur when aqueous fluids react with mineral substrates in the Earth’s crust at a wide range of chemical and physical conditions. Over the years I have worked with outstanding students and post docs to elucidate thermodynamic and kinetic controls on the chemical evolution of fluids in marine and subaerial hydrothermal systems. These studies have benefitted from the application of experimental, theoretical, and field approaches, which in combination, have served as the hallmark of my research throughout my career. Recent and ongoing research on the role of phase separation (liquid/vapor) on heat and mass transport in sublacustrine vents in Yellowstone Lake and at mid-ocean ridges, has provided new insight on fundamental processes intrinsic to these systems in time and space.

wes@umn.edu

My research focuses on natural mineral-fluid interactions with a special interest in seafloor metalliferous deposits. My Ph.D. research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology / Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Joint Program in Oceanography used field sites on the ocean floor as "natural laboratories" to investigate seafloor massive sulfide deposits and "black smoker" hydrothermal fluids. I am very happy to join the Seyfried team at one of the world's premier hydrothermal experimental facilities to conduct research combining experimental, theoretical, and field sampling approaches.  Current projects include hydrothermal cycling of molybdenum and analyses of factors controlling trace elements in seafloor hydrothermal fluids and associated mineral deposits.

I am also very interested in teaching, especially at the undergraduate level. While my current duties focus on research, I look forward to continuing this work in the future. I have most recently taught classes at Framingham State University and Bridgewater State University in Massachusetts.

gevans@umn.edu