Rebecca Ann Lange is a professor of experimental petrology, magmatism and volcanism at the University of Michigan.[1] Her research investigates how magmatism has shaped the evolution of the Earth, as well as the formation of continental crust. She is a Fellow of the Mineralogical Society of America and was awarded the F.W. Clarke Medal in 1995.
Becky Lange | |
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| Born | Rebecca Ann Lange |
| Alma mater | University of California, Berkeley (BS, PhD) |
| Awards | F.W. Clarke Medal (1995) Sigma Xi |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Geochemistry Magmatism Volcanism Experimental petrology Thermodynamics[1] |
| Institutions | Princeton University University of Michigan |
| Thesis | I. Properties of silicate liquids: volume and redox state : II. The association of Lamprophyres and Basaltic Andesites in Western Mexico (1989) |
| Doctoral advisor | Ian S. E. Carmichael[2] |
| Website | lsa |
Early life and education edit
Lange studied geology at the University of California, Berkeley. She earned her bachelor's degree in 1995, and remained there for her doctoral studies. She was a member of Sigma Xi.[3] Lange completed her doctorate under the supervision of Ian S. E. Carmichael.[2][4] Together they worked on the aurora volcanic field, which is located in the Mono Lake in the Great Basin.[5]
Research and career edit
Lange was a postdoctoral researcher at Princeton University where she worked with Alexandra Navrotsky on the heat capacities of silicate liquids.[6]
Lange was appointed assistant professor at the University of Michigan in 1991 and was promoted to professor in 2004.[citation needed] Her research investigates how magmatism and volcanism have shaped the Earth.[1] Lange studies the formation of the continental crust. She works on the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt, a neogene volcanic arc at the edge of the North American Plate.[7] Here she is uncovering the eruption rates of magma, proportions of different types of magma and role of water.[7][8]
She created a thermodynamic model of the plagioclase-liquid exchange reaction.[9] Lange's model contained calorimeteric and volumetric information for the liquid and crystalline components.[9] Lange has since served on the F.W. Clarke Medal committee.[10]
Awards and honours edit
Her awards and honours include:
- 1995 Awarded the F.W. Clarke Medal by the Geochemical Society
- 1997 University of Michigan Class of 1923 Memorial Teaching Award and John Dewey Award[11]
- 2014 Geochemical Fellow[12]
- 2016 Served as president of the Mineralogical Society of America[13]
References edit
- ^ a b c Rebecca Lange publications indexed by Google Scholar
- ^ a b Lange, Rebecca Ann (1989). I. Properties of silicate liquids: volume and redox state : II. The association of Lamprophyres and Basaltic Andesites in Western Mexico. berkeley.edu (PhD thesis). OCLC 85015291.
- ^ "Member Directory". sigmaxi.org. Retrieved 2019-05-28.
- ^ Sanders, Robert (2011-09-15). "UC Berkeley volcano expert Ian Carmichael has died at 81". news.berkeley.edu. Berkeley News. Retrieved 2019-05-28.
- ^ Carmichael, Ian S. E.; Lange, Rebecca A. (1996). "The Aurora volcanic field, California-Nevada: oxygen fugacity constraints on the development of andesitic magma" (PDF). Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology. 125 (2–3): 167–185. Bibcode:1996CoMP..125..167L. doi:10.1007/s004100050214. hdl:2027.42/42219. S2CID 42283326.
- ^ Lange, Rebecca A.; Navrotsky, Alexandra (1992). "Heat capacities of Fe2O3-bearing silicate liquids". Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology. 110 (2): 311–320. doi:10.1007/BF00310746. hdl:2027.42/47298. ISSN 1432-0967. S2CID 55291947.
- ^ a b "Rebecca Lange | U-M LSA Earth and Environmental Sciences". lsa.umich.edu. Retrieved 2019-05-28.
- ^ Lange, Rebecca A.; Ochs, Frederick A. (1999). "The Density of Hydrous Magmatic Liquids". Science. 283 (5406): 1314–1317. Bibcode:1999Sci...283.1314O. doi:10.1126/science.283.5406.1314. ISSN 0036-8075. PMID 10037599.
- ^ a b Hector, Jacob; Frey, Holli M.; Lange, Rebecca A. (2009). "A thermodynamic model for the plagioclase-liquid hygrometer/thermometer". American Mineralogist. 94 (4): 494–506. Bibcode:2009AmMin..94..494L. doi:10.2138/am.2009.3011. ISSN 0003-004X. S2CID 97746531.
- ^ "Personnel Archive - 2013 | Geochemical Society". geochemsoc.org. Retrieved 2019-05-28.
- ^ "Class of 1923 Memorial Teaching Award and John Dewey Award | U-M LSA U-M College of LSA". lsa.umich.edu. Retrieved 2019-05-28.
- ^ "Geochemical Society" (PDF). elementsmagazine.org. Elements Magazine. Retrieved 2019-05-28.
- ^ "Mineralogical Society of America - Past MSA Officers and Councillors". minsocam.org. Retrieved 2019-05-28.
