Position Title
Professor
Scientific Director, Interdisciplinary Center for Plasma Mass Spectrometry
Education and Degree(s)
- Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles (2001)
Research Interests
Bio
Dr. Kari Cooper’s research focuses primarily on the timescales of magmatic processes, from melt generation and transport to storage and crystallization in crustal reservoirs. Recent work in this area has focused on combining different types of chronometers in volcanic crystals to better constrain the thermal and physical state of magmas prior to eruptions. She also has research interests in using U-series disequilibria to date carbonate cave deposits, and in tracing the distribution and abundance of crustal materials that have been recycled through the mantle. Her primary analytical tools used to address these problems include uranium-series disequilibria coupled with trace-element and isotopic measurements of rocks and minerals.
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Websites
Honors and Awards
- Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2017
- Geological Society of America Fellow, 2015
Press
- Putting Science Into Practice: Preparing for Volcanic Eruptions
- Science Friday 08/18/2017: For A Volcanic Prediction, Gaze Into The Crystalline Debris
- Science Friday 02/21/2014: Beneath a Sleeping Volcano, Magma Mush Lies in Wait
- Geology
- Geochemistry and Cosmochemistry