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Georg Zellmer     Research
RESEARCH FIELDS
  • Volcanology and Volcanic Emission Geochemistry
  • Igneous Petrology and Mineralogy
  • High Temperature Geochemistry
  • Geochronology (employing U-series isotopes and geospeedometric methods)
 
SELECTED RESEARCH TOPICS
  • Dynamics of magma ascent, storage and differentiation in the Earth’s crust
  • Links between magmatic processes and volcanic eruptions
  • Controls on the style of volcanic eruptions
  • Igneous petrogenesis
  • Volcanic emission monitoring
  • Processes and timescales of volcanic degassing: links to magmatic and hydrothermal processes, effects on atmospheric chemistry, and associated health hazards
 
SELECTED FIELD AREAS
  • Southwest Japanese Volcanic Arc (Kyushu and Western Honshu)
  • Taapaca, Irruputuncu, and Lascar volcanoes, Central Andes
  • Callaqui, Lonquimay and Calbuco volcanoes, Southern Andes
  • Torfajökull, Askja, and Krafla volcanoes, Iceland
  • Jorullo, Michoacan-Guanajuato volcanic field, Mexico
  • Santorini and Nisyros volcanoes, Greece
  • Soufriere Hills volcano, Montserrat, Lesser Antilles
  • Taupo Volcanic Zone, New Zealand
  • Tatun Volcanic Group, Northern Taiwan
  • Mid-ocean ridges (EPR, JdF, Gorda, Gakkel)

 
SOME COLLEAGUES WITH RELATED INTERESTS
  • Catherine Annen, University of Bristol, UK
  • Olivier Bachmann, University of Washington, USA
  • Ilya Bindeman, University of Oregon, USA
  • Steve Blake, The Open University, UK
  • Jon Blundy, University of Bristol, UK
  • José Cembrano, Universidad Católica del Norte, Chile
  • Jorge Clavero, Energía Andina, Chile
  • Tobias Fischer, University of New Mexico, USA
  • Julia Hammer, University of Hawai'i, USA
  • Jun-Ichi Kimura, JAMSTEC, Japan
  • Chris Hawkesworth, University of St. Andrews, UK
  • Sébastien Jégo, Rice University, USA
  • Dima Kamenetzky, University of Tasmania, Australia
  • David Peate, University of Iowa, USA
  • Masaya Miyoshi, University of Tokyo, Japan
  • David Pyle, University of Oxford, UK
  • Ken Rubin, University of Hawai'i, USA
  • Steve Sparks, University of Bristol, UK
  • Kenneth Sims, University of Wyoming, USA
  • Susanne Straub, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, USA
  • Mayel Sunagua Coro, Servicio National de Geologia y Mineria, Bolivia
  • Yoshihiko Tamura, JAMSTEC, Japan
  • Yoshiyuki Tatsumi, JAMSTEC, Japan
  • Valentin Troll, University of Uppsala, Sweden
  • Simon Turner, Macquarie University, Australia
  • Eugenio Andres Veloso, Universidad Católica del Norte, Chile
  • Tsanyao Frank Yang, National Taiwan University, Taiwan