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Current Faculty

Professor of Geology and Geochemistry

Adjunct Professor and Professor Emeritus (U Chicago)

 

Current postdocs and visitors

Adam Makhluf
Rosario Esposito

Daniel Weidendorfer
 

Current Students

Napolean Pempena - PTX - UCLA

Solubility of quartz in H2O-KCl and H2O-NaCl-KCl solutions

Daniel Fineman - PTX - UCLA

My research aims to explain the origin of orbicular, hopper, and graphic textures in granites

 

ex-PTX Faculty

George Kennedy

Art Montana

 

ex-PTX Visitors

Matthieu Galvez
Student Visitor, 2014
Now: Postdoctoral Scholar, ETH Zürich
Yuan Li
Student Visitor, 2012
Now: Staff Scientist, Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry
Jeremy Wykes
Fulbright Fellow, 2010-2011
Now: Researcher, Australian National University (RSES)
Peter Tropper
Visiting Scientist, 2000-2008
Now: Associate Professor, University of Innsbruck, Austria
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Alan Thompson
Sabbatical Visitor, 2008
John Ferry
Sabbatical Visitor, 2001
Eric Essene strong>
Sabbatical Visitor, 2001
 

ex-PTX Students and Postdocs

Adam Makhluf
PhD 2015
Now: Assistant Researcher, UCLA
Daniel Hummer
Postdoctoral Scholar
Now: Assistant Professor, Southern Illinois University
James Eguchi
MS 2014
Now: PhD Candidate, Rice University
Cam Macris - PTX - UCLA
PhD 2012
Now: Assistant Professor, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
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Jon Hunt - PTX - UCLA
PhD 2011
Now: Senior Associate, Environ International Corp.
Rob Thomas- PTX - UCLA
MS 2011
Now: Field Superintendant, Groundwater & Environmental Services
Codi Lazar - PTX - UCLA
PhD 2010
Now: Assistant Professor, California State University, San Bernardino
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Anke Wohlers
Postdoctoral Scholar
Now: Postdoctoral Scholar, Oxford University
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Miguel Cruz
MS 2010
Now: PhD Candidate, Stanford University
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Clinton Colasanti
MS 2009
Now: Mine Production Geologist
Leslie Hayden
Postdoctoral Scholar 2008
Now: Electron Microscopist, US Geological Survey
PhD 2008
Now: Staff Scientist, Geophysical Laboratory
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Angelo Antignano
PhD
Now: Geologist, Exxon Mobil
Carrie Menold
PhD 2006
Now: Associate Professor, Albion College
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Jorge Vazquez
PhD 2004
Now: Research Geologist, U.S. Geological Survey
Natalie Caciagli
MS 2002
Now: Research Geochemist, Kinross Gold
Heather Lin
PhD 2001