Former Ph.D. students

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Former Ph.D. students

W.E. Coons, III (1978)

Cobalt as an Analog for Iron in High Temperature Experiments on Basaltic Compositions. Ph.D. Dissertation, 171 pp.
From U of Arizona. At ASU from 1974-1978.
President of a large diversified science consulting firm. Bill has made significant contributions in the field of scientific remediation of chemical and nuclear waste.

H.R. Westrich (1978)

Fluoride-Hydroxyl Exchange Equilibria in Several Hydrous Minerals. Ph.D. Dissertation, 152 pp.
From University of Cinncinnati. At ASU from 1974-1979.
Senior Research Scientist, Sandia National Labs. Hank is an internationally recognized researcher in the geochemistry of volcanic gases and explosive volcanic eruptions.

P.F. McMillan (1981)

A Structural Study of Aluminosilicate Glasses by Raman Spectroscopy. Ph.D. Dissertation, 385 pp. Chemistry Department.
From University of Edinburgh, Scotland. At ASU from 1977-1981.
Professor of Chemistry, Arizona State University. Paul is internationally recognized in several fields of research including vibrational spectroscopy of crystals and liquids, synthesis of crystals and glasses, and geochemistry of magmas. He spear-heads the Materials Research Group at A. S. U.

E.S. Patera, Jr. (1982)

Phase Equilibria of the Upper Martian mantle: Theoretical calculations and experiments, Ph.D. Dissertation, 138 pp.
From A. S. U. At ASU from 1976-1980.
Senior Research Scientist D.O.E. Ned has worked widely in the field of scientific disposal of nuclear waste.

S. Jakobsson (1984)

Melting experiments on basalts in equilibrium with a graphite-iron-wustite buffered C-O-H fluid. Ph.D. Dissertation, 186 pp. Chemistry Department.
From University of Iceland. At ASU from 1979-1984.
Associate Professor of Geology, University of Iceland. Upon returning to Iceland after completing his dissertation Siggi set-up a high pressure geochemistry laboratory and has published important papers on the chemistry of high-pressure fluids.

S. Esperança (1984)

An experimental and geochemical study of the high -K latites and associated nodules from Camp Creek, Arizona. Ph.D. Dissertation, 204 pp.
From Hebrew University, Israel. At ASU from 1980-1984.
Research Specialist, Geology Dept. Univ. of Maryland. Sonia has established an international reputation in experimental petrology and geochemistry as well as a reputation as an outstanding teacher.

M.L. Sykes (1985)

Ascent of granitic magma: Constraints from thermodynamics and phase equilibrium. Ph.D. Dissertation, 311 pp.
From University of North Carolina, Chappell Hill. At ASU from 1980-1986.
Research Scientist, Hawaiian Institute of Geophysics. Martha has developed a solid research program in the crystallization and rheology of magmas.

J.D. Webster (1987)

Experimental study of a F-, Cl- and lithophile trace element-enriched vitrophyre from Spor Mountain, Utah. Ph.D. Dissertation, 196 pp.
From Colorado School of Mines. At ASU from 1983-1987.
Curator, American Museum of Natural History. Jim was selected as a National Research Council post-doctoral fellow and then as a NATO post-doctoral fellow before obtaining a permanent research position at the Museum. At the museum he has set-up a high pressure laboratory and has been very successful in obtaining NSF funding. He is internationallyknown for his work on fluorine and chlorine in magmatic systems.

T. R. Stanton (1990)

High pressure, isotopic studies of the water diffusion mechanism in silicate melts and glasses. Ph.D. Dissertation. 277 pp. Chemistry Department.
From SUNY at Binghampton. At ASU from 1982-1990.
Research Information Specialist, Proctor-Gamble.

D. B. Joyce (1990)

Some experimental and theoretical investigations into the thermodynamic properties of fluids and melts. Ph.D. Dissertation.
From Yale University, At ASU from 1985-1989.
Senior Post-doctoral Associate, Oakridge National Lab. Dave has published important papers on the most important gases in the Earth's crust.

C. M. Bertka (1991)

Anhydrous partial melting of an iron-rich mantle and implications for basalt petrogenesis. Ph. D. Dissertation. 171 pp.
From University of Cinncinnatti. At ASU from 1987-1991.
Temporary Staff Scientist, Geophysical Laboratory, Carnegie Institution of Washington. Connie is an internationally known researcher on the origin of magmas on Mars. She recently obtained a NASA research grant to study the mineral reactions in the deep interior of Mars.

G. Gudmundsson (1992)

Effect of pressure on the ferric/ferrous ratio in tholeiitic basaltic melts: An experimental study. Ph. D. Dissertation, 144 pp.
From University of Iceland. At ASU from 1984-1990.
Research Scientist, Iceland Institute of Cement Research.

K. Domanik (1997)

From University of Wisconsin. At ASU from 1992-1997.
Laboratory manager, Electron microprobe facility, Dept. of planetary Sciences, U. of Arizona

P. L. King (1999)

C-O-H Volatiles in Igneous Rocks: Experimental and natural studies of hydrous minerals (Amphiboles) and Glasses (Melts), Ph. D. dissertation, 243 pp.
From The Australian National University. At ASU from 1993-1999.
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Geology, University of Western Ontario

The Solubility of Water in Basanatic Melts at Low Pressures. M. S. Thesis, 56 pp.
From Lafayette College. At ASU from 1992-1994.

Ron W. Niebo (1998)

Experimental Carbon Dioxide Bubble Nucleation in a Synthetic Basalt. M. S. Thesis,101 pp.
From Washington and Lee University. At ASU from 1996-1998.

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