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.
Recent Supervised Graduate Theses
- Peter Scheuermann (Ph. D., 2020)
- Amanda Tudor (M.Sc., 2020)
- Tim Kiesel (M.Sc., 2018)
- Christine Cino (M.Sc., 2018)
- Drew Syverson (Ph.D., 2015)
- Ben Tutolo (Ph.D., 2015)
- Adam Schaen (M.Sc., 2014)
- Nick Pester (Ph.D., 2012)
- Mikaella Rough (M.Sc., 2011)
- Evelyn Pan (M.Sc., 2007)
Recent and Current Post-Doctoral Fellows
- Dr. Guy Evans
- Dr. Yanlu Xing
- Dr. Andrew Fowler
- Dr. Chunyang Tan
- Dr. Liheng Wang
