[Geoinfo] [Fwd: Fw: Ph.D. opportunity at UMass Amherst]

[Rubén Somoza]

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From: "Michael L. Williams" <mlw en GEO.UMASS.EDU>
To: <GEO-TECTONICS en JISCMAIL.AC.UK>
Sent: Friday, January 06, 2012 1:29 PM
Subject: Ph.D. opportunity at UMass Amherst


Happy new year to all.  Please forward this notice to anyone who might be
interested.

We seek a Ph.D. student who holds an M.S. with a specialty in
petrology/structural geology/mineralogy to work on a project examining the
occurrence and behavior of water in nominally anhydrous minerals of the
lower crust.  The goals of the project are to examine 2.6 Ga granitoids
and gneisses of the Athabasca granulite terrane of northern Saskatchewan
and to evaluate water concentrations and speciation in quartz and
feldspars in a spectrum of granitoids, from unmelted, minimally deformed
granite, through highly deformed and partially melted granitic gneiss.
Partitioning of water between minerals and melt, the role of water in
mineral reactions involving only nominally anhydrous minerals, and the
behavior of water in minerals in shear zones are areas of focus of the
study.  Funding includes a stipend, tuition waiver, health insurance, and
travel support for field work.  This collaborative project involves Sheila
Seaman (igneous petrology, spectroscopy), Mike Williams (structural
geology, metamorphic petrology, tectonics) and Laurie Brown (geophysics).
Please send a note of interest to

Sheila Seaman, Department of Geosciences, University of Massachusetts,
Amherst, MA (sjs en geo.umass.edu)


Michael L. Williams
Professor, Dept.of Geosciences
University of Massachusetts
611 North Pleasant St.
Amherst, MA    01003-9297
Ph: 413-545-0745


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Rubén Somoza
Dpto. Ciencias Geológicas, FCEyN, UBA
Ciudad Universitaria, Pabellón 2
C1428EHA, Buenos Aires, Argentina


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