Biography

 Jennifer Thines

Assistant Professor

Ph.D. Geology  – University of Iowa, 2020

B.S. Geology – New Mexico State University, 2016

 

Research Interests:

Igneous Petrology and Geochemistry, Volcanology, Geochronology, Thermobarometry, Mineralogy

 

My current research projects include volcanic systems in the Sana’a region of Yemen, southern New Mexico, and the Tonga arc using a combination of petrology and high temperature

geochemistry, including mineral chemistry, thermobarometry, major, trace and isotope

geochemistry, and U-Pb geochronology. I integrate various in-situ and bulk characterization

techniques to assess the roles of open system and closed system processes in the system and

the timing of these processes. I am broadly interested in understanding the timescales of

magmatic processes and how large volumes of magma are generated, stored, and erupted. To

this end, my research integrates a variety of geochemical tools including:

 

- Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) with back-scattered electron (BSE), secondary electron (SE), and cathodoluminescence (CL) detectors

- Electron probe microanalyzer (EPMA)

- Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometer (ICP-MS), quadrupole and multicollector

- Thermal Ionization Mass Spectrometer (TIMS)

- MELTS (Gualda et al., 2012) and Magma Chamber Simulator (Bohrson et al., 2014) modeling

 

Teaching:

- GEOL 1110G: Rocks & Minerals

- GEOL 512: Mineralogy & Optics

- GEOL 520: Geoscience Communications

- GEOL 471/571: Volcanology