Oregon State University has a robust research
community working in the cognate fields of Volcanology, Igneous Petrology and Economic Geology (VIPER).
Their research covers a range of topics including mantle melting,
continental magmatism and volcanism, volcanic gases, ore deposits, and planetary volcanism. Faculty in
the Department of Geosciences who commonly supervise
students in research include de Silva,
Dilles
, Grunder,
Kent, Nielsen, and Tepley. Additional expertise is found in the
College of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
where Graham,
Duncan,
Fisk,
and Keller
hold academic appointments.
Prospective
students are invited to examine faculty specific
research activity through connections found
in the Faculty
section of our website. Perusing the Student
Theses and
Student Publications
sections of our website provides evidence of
specific directions of Economic Geology, Petrology,
and Volcanology research over time.
