We use petrology and geochemistry in crystals, melt inclusions and reentrants to understand magma storage and ascent in explosive eruptions. 🌋 ⚒️
Bozeman, MT
Joined December 2017
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Woo hoo! Go Megan!
Where does Earth's water come from? Megan Newcombe (@PlanetaryVolc) of @umdgeology breaks down this "surprisingly complex question" on the latest episode of @BBC's Unexpected Elements. Interview starts at 37:30. tinyurl.com/mr27ctsf
‼️📢Assistant Professor in Earth Sciences - Geologist
The Department of Earth Sciences at Montana State University (Bozeman, MT) invites applications (due January 4, 2024) for the position of tenure-track Assistant Professor. See ad for more information:
jobs.montana.edu/postings/38…
📢‼️ The Department of Earth Sciences at Montana State University seeks to hire a tenure-track Assistant Professor who works on the properties of critical resources, including water and/or elemental migration, economic viability, and the impact of these materials on the landscape
Our department consists of 14 tenure-track faculty, ~260 undergraduate majors, and ~45 graduate students (MS and PhD).
Review of applications will begin on January 4, 2024 with an anticipated start date of August 2024.
jobs.montana.edu/postings/38…
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The application window for the GeoSPACE Summer 2024 field course is now open! Get those apps in for an accessible opportunity to practice field geology, remote sensing, volcanology, and planetary science in Arizona or virtually. @UFGeology @AccessibleGEO sites.google.com/ufl.edu/geo…
AGU go-ers, register now to attend one (or two!) subduction zones in four dimensions (SZ4D) workshops taking place the Sunday before AGU week. All are welcomed and encouraged to apply!
One day left to submit to our session V005. Are we recording? Challenges, comparisons and advancements in measuring and interpreting magma decompression rates.
Invited speakers include Olivier Bernard and Ellyn Huggins!
See everyone in San Francisco!
ALT Quartz-hosted melt embayment zapped by LA-ICP-MS and looking fabulous.
Reheating scope progress! Thanks to @beni_n_the_jets and @autistcallyvolc for your help!
Now, onto Goldschmidt! See you very soon, Lyon.
Finally mapping at the infamous block mountain! Amazing exposure, great weather and fabulous discussions.
Tree mold or boogie man?
Excited to be mapping some of the youngest volcanism in the region here at Craters of the Moon at this years Montana State Field camp!
Congratulations 2023 Montana State ESCI graduates!!!
This year we had three graduations from the MOnSTER lab. Congratulations Ray Salazar and Natali Kragh on earning your MSc and Megan Harris on her doctorate! 🎉🍾🎊
ALT Spring 2023 graduates for the ESCI department.
ALT Winter 2022 graduation ceremony!
Congratulations to MOnSTER lab member Ray Salazar for successfully defending his MS thesis last week!! Ray’s extensive mapping has led to significant changes to our understanding of the number and diversity of ignimbrite units that make up the Lava Creek Tuff eruption.
Great weekend for a ig/met field trip! Biotite books, shear indicators, malachite mineralization, oh my!
ALT Amazing boudinage structure in Archean gneiss.
ALT Hanging in the Archean gneiss/amphibolite.
Look at this beautiful pyroxene hosted melt inclusions from the 2009 explosive eruption of Mt. Redoubt, Alaska. Photo credit @beni_n_the_jets who is solving the mysteries surrounding the volatile contents (drivers of eruptions and indicators of magma depth) of this little gem.
ALT Large melt inclusion with a vapor bubble hosted in a pyroxene grain erupted during the 2009 eruption of Mt Redoubt, Alaska.
What an amazing experience hosting Dr. Jessica Hernandez, author of Fresh Banana Leaves on campus this week!! Thank you so much for sharing your time and knowledge @doctora_nature with our students, staff and faculty. :)
Guess who I get to meet this week?!
#FreshBananaLeaves
#HealingIndigenousLandscapesthroughIndigenousScience
Nothing like some zircon beauties to end the week with! Stay tuned as M.S. student Natali Kragh seeks to understand these cretaceous (?!?) intrusive units that pop up on the western side of Yellowstone National Park.
Thanks to Takeshi-san, Shohei-san (@sho_vg16), Tadashi-san, and Yasuaki-san for the most adventurous field work experience! Excited to see the results!
📢📢 Interested in being part of a large community driven project?! Now is the time to get involved in the Subduction Zones in 4 Dimensions (SZ4D) initiative!! Please apply to add your knowledge and perspective to this important and always evolving community. We need your voice!
Are you interested in serving on an #SZ4D Committee? There's a range of options for you to get involved in the initiative and inclusive of all career stage! Volunteer yourself or someone ✋sz4d.org/volunteer
