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Alan E. Boudreau

Alan E. Boudreau

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Earth Science

D-Index
42
Citations
5182
World Ranking
5376
National Ranking
1989

Overview

Alan E. Boudreau is affiliated with Duke University in the United States and works primarily in the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their research encompasses a range of specialized subfields including Geophysics, Artificial Intelligence, Mechanics of Materials, Biomedical Engineering, and Geochemistry and Petrology.

The primary focus of Boudreau's work involves Geological and Geochemical Analysis, Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping, and Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis. Additional topics covered in their research include Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis, Radioactive element chemistry and processing, High-pressure geophysics and materials, and earthquake and tectonic studies.

Boudreau has authored multiple papers published in well-regarded scientific journals and conference venues. Notable recent publications include:

  • Formation of Chromitite Seams and Associated Anorthosites in Layered Intrusion by Reactive Volatile-rich Fluid Infiltration, 2020, Journal of Petrology
  • Crustal fluid contamination in the Bushveld Complex, South Africa: An analogue for subduction zone fluid migration, 2020, International Geology Review
  • Formation of PGE- and sulfide-bearing chromitites and associated anorthositic rocks in layered intrusions by the infiltration of reactive, Cl-rich fluid, 2024, Geological Society London Special Publications
  • Magmatic volatiles and platinum-group element mineralization in the Stillwater layered intrusion, U.S.A., 2021, American Mineralogist
  • Characterizing Hydrated Polymers via Dielectric Relaxation Spectroscopy: Connecting Relative Permittivity, State of Water, and Salt Transport Properties of Sulfonated Polysulfones, 2025, Macromolecules

The scientist frequently publishes in venues such as the Journal of Petrology, Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America, International Geology Review, Goldschmidt2022 abstracts, and Geological Society London Special Publications.

Frequent collaborations are an aspect of Boudreau's work. Notable coauthors include:

  • Erin Benson
  • J. A. D. Connolly
  • Jennifer S Marsh
  • Michael J Pasecznyk
  • Amy P. Parker

Best Publications

  • Halogen Geochemistry of the Stillwater and Bushveld Complexes: Evidence for Transport of the Platinum-Group Elements by Cl-Rich Fluids

    A. E. Boudreau;E. A. Mathez;I. S. Mccallum

  • Concentration of platinum-group elements by magmatic fluids in layered intrusions

    A. E. Boudreau;I. S. McCallum

  • PELE—a version of the MELTS software program for the PC platform

    A. E. Boudreau

  • The Halogen Geochemistry of the Bushveld Complex, Republic of South Africa: Implications for Chalcophile Element Distribution in the Lower and Critical Zones

    C. C. Willmore;A. E. Boudreau;F. J. Kruger

  • Investigations of the Stillwater Complex: Part V. Apatites as indicators of evolving fluid composition

    A. E. Boudreau;I. S. McCallum

  • Chromatographic separation of the platinum-group elements, gold, base metals and sulfur during degassing of a compacting and solidifying igneous crystal pile

    A. E. Boudreau;W. P. Meurer

  • The Lower Zone–Critical Zone Transition of the Bushveld Complex: a Quantitative Textural Study

    Sonja Boorman;Alan Boudreau;F. J. Kruger

  • The Skaergaard Layered Series. Part III. Non-dynamic Layering

    Alan E. Boudreau;Alexander R. McBirney

  • Chemical and isotopic fractionation of wet andesite in a temperature gradient: Experiments and models suggesting a new mechanism of magma differentiation

    F. Huang;C.C. Lundstrom;J. Glessner;A. Ianno

  • Compaction of Igneous Cumulates Part Ii: Compaction and the Development of Igneous Foliations

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  • Variation in the composition of apatite through the Merensky cyclic unit in the western Bushveld Complex

    A. E. Boudreau;F. J. Kruger

  • Fluid Fluxing of Cumulates: the J-M Reef and Associated Rocks of the Stillwater Complex, Montana

    Alan Boudreau

  • Compaction of Igneous Cumulates Part I: Geochemical Consequences For Cumulates and Liquid Fractionation Trends

    W. P. Meurer;A. E. Boudreau

  • Igneous Layering in Basaltic Magma Chambers

    Olivier Namur;Bénédicte Abily;Alan E. Boudreau;François Blanchette

  • A reevaluation of crystal-size distributions in chromite cumulates

    C. Waters;A. E. Boudreau

  • The Stillwater Complex, Montana – Overview and the significance of volatiles

    Alan E. Boudreau

  • Carbon Distribution in the Stiliwater Complex and Evolution of Vapor During Crystallization of Stillwater and Bushveld Magmas

    E. A. Mathez;V. J. Dietrich;J. R. Holloway;A. E. Boudreau

  • The orthoenstatite liquidus field in the system forsterite-diopside-silica at one atmosphere

    J. Longhi;A. E. Boudreau

  • Investigations of the Stillwater Complex; III, The Picket Pin Pt/Pd deposit

    Alan Ernest Boudreau;I. S. McCallum

  • Halogens of Bushveld Complex, South Africa: δ37Cl and Cl/F evidence for hydration melting of the source region in a back-arc setting

    C.C. Willmore;A.E. Boudreau;A. Spivack;F.J. Kruger

  • Infiltration metasomatism in layered intrusions — An example from the Stillwater Complex, Montana

    A.E. Boudreau;I.S. McCallum

Frequent Co-Authors

Alexander R. McBirney
Alexander R. McBirney University of Oregon
Bruce D. Marsh
Bruce D. Marsh Johns Hopkins University
John R. Holloway
John R. Holloway Arizona State University
Jean H. Bédard
Jean H. Bédard Geological Survey of Canada
Craig C. Lundstrom
Craig C. Lundstrom University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Samuel B. Mukasa
Samuel B. Mukasa University of Minnesota
E. A. Mathez
E. A. Mathez American Museum of Natural History
Bernard Charlier
Bernard Charlier University of Liège
Georges Ceuleneer
Georges Ceuleneer Federal University of Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées

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