Michael Anenburg is a PhD student in the Research School of Earth Sciences of the Australian National University. He is a regular contributor to OnCirculation, the blog of the school. His research focuses on using field observations and experimental petrology to study the PGE (platinum-group elements) in sulfide ore deposits, the REE (rare earth elements) […]
Disappearing Ice on Baffin Island, Arctic Canada with Simon Pendleton
Simon Pendleton is a PhD student at the Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research at the University of Colorado Boulder. You can read more about his research here. I’m not sure I’ve ever been this cold. Ever. Our research team (Drs. Gifford Miller, Nicolas Young, Jason Briner and PhD students Sarah Crump and myself) is […]
Can CO2 trigger a thermal geyser eruption? with Bethany Ladd
Bethany Ladd was an MSc student working on the role dissolved gas pressure in geyser eruption with Dr. Cathy Ryan in Geoscience at the University of Calgary. They continue to work together unlocking the mysteries of dissolved groundwater gases with a number of applications. In Yellowstone, a visitor curious about geysers might read a sign […]
Exploring Neoproterozoic volcanism in the Canadian Arctic with Nicole Williamson
Nicole Williamson is a Ph.D. candidate at the Pacific Centre for Isotope and Geochemical Research in the Department of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Science, University of British Columbia. Her current research involves the geochemistry of shield stage lavas from the northernmost Hawaiian island of Kauai. Those who have had the immense privilege to work in […]
Ultra-temperature metamorphism in Madagascar with Catherine Wheller
Catherine Wheller is at the pointy end of her PhD at The University of Melbourne, Australia (excepted completion early 2017). Her research involves using phase equilibria modelling of mineral assemblages to investigate the formation conditions of high-grade metamorphic rocks. She produced a new thermodynamic model for sapphirine and is applying this model to rocks collected […]