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Research Group Members

Current Group Members

Work in progress

Previous Group Members at ECU

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Patrick Tomasic at the Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Lab.

Patrick conducted micro-XAS and micro-XRF studies of minerals to determine valence state and coordination geometry of transition metals and relation to color.

Right: Photo of set up inside the X-ray beamline room.

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Patrick Tomasic, M.S. 2023

Patrick Tomasic, MS 2023 - Synchrotron XAS/XRF investigation of beryl varieties

Brandon Nickerson, M.S. (spring 2021)

Mikayla Dixon, B.S., undergraduate research (spring 2021)

Collin Earls (undergraduate research, May 2021)

Daniel Gray, M.S. 2020 - Raman spectroscopy investigation of beryl and emerald.

Brett Pertunen, M.S. 2019 - Iron isotopes, Skaergaard

Allison Murrie, M.S. 2019 - Iron isotopes, Skaergaard

Alex Hammerstrom, M.S. 2019 - Iron isotopes, Skaergaard

Tiffany Cummings, M.S. 2018 - O isotopes, Fe-Ti oxide exsolutions, Skaergaard

Cindy Mauro (2017) - Beryl

Jonathan Adileh, B.Sc. 2015 - Skaergaard

Ryan Chartier, B.Sc. 2016 - Garnet traces in pegmatites

Tyler Anderson, BSc. 2017 - Skaergaard

Nicholas Mitchell, M.S. 2017 - Geochemistry of garnet in pegmatites

Heather Lancaster, M.S. 2015 - Iron Formations

Cortney Cameron, M.S. (2014) - Skaergaard

Erik Anderson, B.Sc. 2015 - Iron Formations

Max Robinson, B.Sc. 2015 - Skaergaard

Korey Ashton, B.Sc. 2015 - Skaergaard

Nate Kellum, B.Sc. 2014 - Skaergaard

Erica Serna, M.S. 2014 - Iron Formations

Jason Yonts, M.S. 2014 - Trace elements in gahnite from pegmatites

Kristopher Ashton, B.Sc. 2014 - Iron formations

John Gemperline, B.Sc. 2013 - Iron formations

Scott Elkins, B.Sc. 2011- Gahnite in metamorphosed massive sulfide deposits

Josh Bitner - Gahnite and garnet chemistry in granitic pegmatites

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Tiffany

Erica Serna

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