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Bettina Scheu is affiliated with Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München in Germany and has contributed extensively to the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their research spans a variety of subfields including Geophysics, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Atmospheric Science, Molecular Biology, and Geochemistry and Petrology.

The scientist's research interests cover a range of topics such as Geological and Geochemical Analysis, High-pressure geophysics and materials, earthquake and tectonic studies, Origins and Evolution of Life, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Mineralogy and Gemology Studies, and Earthquake Detection and Analysis.

Recent significant publications by Bettina Scheu include:

  • Can nanolites enhance eruption explosivity? (2020), Geology
  • Phreatic and Hydrothermal Eruptions: From Overlooked to Looking Over (2022), Bulletin of Volcanology
  • Physical non-equilibria for prebiotic nucleic acid chemistry (2023), Nature Reviews Physics
  • In situ observation of the percolation threshold in multiphase magma analogues (2020), Bulletin of Volcanology
  • Degassing and gas percolation in basaltic magmas (2021), Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Bettina Scheu has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Donald B. Dingwell (29 joint publications)
  • Corrado Cimarelli (11 joint publications)
  • Mathieu Colombier (10 joint publications)
  • Shane J. Cronin (10 joint publications)
  • Kai-Uwe Hess (9 joint publications)

The scientist's work has been published regularly in a set of core journals, including:

  • Bulletin of Volcanology (6 publications)
  • Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research (5 publications)
  • Earth and Planetary Science Letters (3 publications)
  • Nature Communications (3 publications)
  • Chemical Geology (2 publications)

Bettina Scheu's research portfolio highlights a multidisciplinary approach, integrating advanced geophysical and geochemical methods to investigate volcanic processes and material behavior under high-pressure conditions, as well as exploring origins and evolutionary aspects within the field of molecular biology related to prebiotic chemistry.

Best Publications

  • The fragmentation threshold of pyroclastic rocks

    Oliver Spieler;Ben Kennedy;Ulrich Kueppers;Donald B. Dingwell

  • Permeability and degassing of dome lavas undergoing rapid decompression: An experimental determination

    Sebastian Mueller;Oleg Melnik;Oliver Spieler;Bettina Scheu

  • Permeability control on magma fragmentation

    Sebastian Mueller;Bettina Scheu;Oliver Spieler;Donald B. Dingwell

  • The evolution of pore connectivity in volcanic rocks

    Mathieu Colombier;Fabian B. Wadsworth;Lucia Gurioli;Bettina Scheu

  • Fragmentation efficiency of explosive volcanic eruptions : A study of experimentally generated pyroclasts

    Ulrich Kueppers;Bettina Scheu;Oliver Spieler;Donald B. Dingwell

  • A multidisciplinary approach to quantify the permeability of the Whakaari/White Island volcanic hydrothermal system (Taupo Volcanic Zone, New Zealand)

    Michael J. Heap;Ben M. Kennedy;Jamie I. Farquharson;James Ashworth

  • Mechanical behaviour and failure modes in the Whakaari (White Island volcano) hydrothermal system, New Zealand

    Michael J. Heap;Ben M. Kennedy;Noémie Pernin;Laura Jacquemard

  • Conduit implosion during Vulcanian eruptions

    B. Kennedy;O. Spieler;B. Scheu;U. Kueppers

  • Magmatic architecture of dome-building eruptions at Volcán de Colima, Mexico

    Yan Lavallée;N. R. Varley;M. A. Alatorre-Ibargüengoitia;K.-U. Hess

  • Experimental generation of volcanic lightning

    C. Cimarelli;M.A. Alatorre-Ibargüengoitia;U. Kueppers;B. Scheu

  • Magma Fragmentation

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  • Energy consumption by magmatic fragmentation and pyroclast ejection during Vulcanian eruptions

    Miguel A. Alatorre-Ibargüengoitia;Bettina Scheu;Donald B. Dingwell;Hugo Delgado-Granados

  • Universal scaling of fluid permeability during volcanic welding and sediment diagenesis

    Fabian B. Wadsworth;Jérémie Vasseur;Bettina Scheu;Jackie E. Kendrick

  • Nonisothermal viscous sintering of volcanic ash

    Fabian B. Wadsworth;Jérémie Vasseur;Felix W. von Aulock;Kai-Uwe Hess

  • Hydrothermal alteration of surficial rocks at Solfatara (Campi Flegrei): Petrophysical properties and implications for phreatic eruption processes

    Klaus Mayer;Bettina Scheu;Cristian Montanaro;Tim I. Yilmaz

  • Using the spatial distribution and lithology of ballistic blocks to interpret eruption sequence and dynamics: August 6 2012 Upper Te Maari eruption, New Zealand

    E.C.P. Breard;G. Lube;S.J. Cronin;R. Fitzgerald

  • Chapter 25 – Magmatic Fragmentation

    Katharine V. Cashman

  • Dynamics of explosive volcanism at Unzen volcano: an experimental contribution

    Bettina Scheu;Bettina Scheu;Oliver Spieler;Donald B. Dingwell

  • A fragmentation criterion for highly viscous bubbly magmas estimated from shock tube experiments

    Takehiro Koyaguchi;Bettina Scheu;Noriko K. Mitani;Oleg Melnik

  • The porosity of pyroclasts as an indicator of volcanic explosivity

    Sebastian Mueller;Sebastian Mueller;Bettina Scheu;Ulrich Kueppers;Oliver Spieler

  • Experimental volcanology on eruptive products of Unzen volcano

    Bettina Scheu;Bettina Scheu;Ulrich Kueppers;Ulrich Kueppers;Sebastian Mueller;Sebastian Mueller;Oliver Spieler

  • Influence of the fragmentation process on the dynamics of Vulcanian eruptions: An experimental approach

    Miguel A. Alatorre-Ibargüengoitia;Bettina Scheu;Donald B. Dingwell

Frequent Co-Authors

Donald B. Dingwell
Donald B. Dingwell Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Fabian B. Wadsworth
Fabian B. Wadsworth Durham University
Ulrich Kueppers
Ulrich Kueppers Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Yan Lavallée
Yan Lavallée Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Ben Kennedy
Ben Kennedy University of Canterbury
Shane J. Cronin
Shane J. Cronin University of Auckland
Kai-Uwe Hess
Kai-Uwe Hess Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Klaus F. X. Mayer
Klaus F. X. Mayer Technical University of Munich
Michael J. Heap
Michael J. Heap University of Strasbourg
Jacopo Taddeucci
Jacopo Taddeucci National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology

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