Field and laboratory work
Traveling to volcanoes has been one of the most exciting highlights of my career. However, studying them requires more than just fieldwork; access to experimental petrology labs and microanalytical facilities is essential. Each lab offers unique capabilities, particularly in terms of the pressure-temperature conditions they can simulate. Throughout my career, I've had the privilege of working at several prestigious institutions, each contributing to my understanding and research in volcanic and Earth systems.
Photo by Todd Paris
University of Alaska Fairbanks
Geophysical Institute
Advisor: Jessica Larsen
Appartuses used:
- Hydrothermal cold-seal
- TZM/MHC alloy cold-seal
Carnegie Institution for Science
Earth and Planets Laboratory
Advisor: Yingwei Fei
Apparatuses used:
- 1/2” and 3/4” Piston-cylinder
- Multi-anvil 1500-ton hydraulic press
Advisor: Stephen Gramsch and Atsushi Kyono
- Diamond-anvil cell
University of Bristol
School of Earth Sciences
Advisor: Richard Brooker and Heidy Mader
Apparatuses used:
- Rapid-quench cold-seal with magnet-controlled sample holder
- HPHT rheometer
-1/2” Piston-cylinder
- 1-atm gas-mixing furnace