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Overview

Kai-Uwe Hess is primarily affiliated with Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München in Germany. Their research spans Earth and Planetary Sciences and Materials Science, with significant contributions in several specialized subfields.

The main fields of study associated with their work include:

  • Earth and Planetary Sciences
  • Materials Science

Within these broader fields, their research often focuses on the following subfields:

  • Geophysics
  • Materials Chemistry
  • Ceramics and Composites
  • Atmospheric Science
  • Geochemistry and Petrology

Their study topics cover a variety of areas, including:

  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Glass properties and applications
  • High-pressure geophysics and materials
  • Material Dynamics and Properties
  • Mineralogy and Gemology Studies
  • Earthquake and tectonic studies
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research

The scientist has contributed to numerous publications. Recent papers include:

  • Can nanolites enhance eruption explosivity?, 2020, Geology
  • A model for permeability evolution during volcanic welding, 2020, Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research
  • From melt to crystals: The effects of cooling on Fe Ti oxide nanolites crystallisation and melt polymerisation at oxidising conditions, 2021, Chemical Geology
  • Disequilibrium Rheology and Crystallization Kinetics of Basalts and Implications for the Phlegrean Volcanic District, 2020, Frontiers in Earth Science
  • Rheological and chemical interaction between volcanic ash and thermal barrier coatings, 2021, Surface and Coatings Technology

Frequently publishing venues for Kai-Uwe Hess include:

  • Chemical Geology
  • American Mineralogist
  • Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research
  • Journal of the American Ceramic Society
  • Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Collaboration is a notable aspect of their academic work. Frequent co-authors are:

  • Donald B. Dingwell
  • Fabian B. Wadsworth
  • Jérémie Vasseur
  • Bettina Scheu
  • Dirk Müller

The extensive research portfolio reflects a focus on the physical and chemical properties of geological materials, their dynamics under various conditions, and implications for volcanic and earth sciences.

Best Publications

  • Viscosities of hydrous leucogranitic melts: A non-Arrhenian model

    K-U. Hess;D.B. Dingwell

  • The effect of water on the viscosity of a haplogranitic melt under P-T-X conditions relevant to silicic volcanism

    D. B. Dingwell;C. Romano;K.-U. Hess

  • Non-Newtonian rheological law for highly crystalline dome lavas

    Yan Lavallée;Kai-Uwe Hess;Benoit Cordonnier;Donald Bruce Dingwell

  • Seismogenic lavas and explosive eruption forecasting

    Y. Lavallée;P. G. Meredith;D. B. Dingwell;K.-U. Hess

  • Volcanic ash melting under conditions relevant to ash turbine interactions.

    Wenjia Song;Yan Lavallée;Kai-Uwe Hess;Ulrich Kueppers

  • Viscosity, fragility, and configurational entropy of melts along the join SiO2-NaAlSiO4

    Michael J. Toplis;Donald B. Dingwell;Kai-Uwe Hess;Tommaso Lenci

  • Universal representation of viscosity in glass forming liquids

    E. Rössler;K.-U. Hess;V.N. Novikov

  • The influence of excess alkalis on the viscosity of a haplogranitic melt

    K. U. Hess;D. B. Dingwell;S. L. Webb

  • The influence of thermal-stressing (up to 1000 °C) on the physical, mechanical, and chemical properties of siliceous-aggregate, high-strength concrete

    M.J. Heap;Y. Lavallée;A. Laumann;K.-U. Hess

  • The viscous-brittle transition of crystal-bearing silicic melt: Direct observation of magma rupture and healing

    B. Cordonnier;B. Cordonnier;L. Caricchi;M. Pistone;J. Castro

  • Rheological properties of dome lavas: Case study of Unzen volcano

    B. Cordonnier;K.-U. Hess;Y. Lavallee;D.B. Dingwell

  • Reconstructing magma failure and the degassing network of dome-building eruptions

    Yan Lavallée;Yan Lavallée;Philip M. Benson;Michael J. Heap;Kai-Uwe Hess

  • Volcanic sintering: Timescales of viscous densification and strength recovery.

    Jérémie Vasseur;Fabian B. Wadsworth;Yan Lavallée;Kai-Uwe Hess

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

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

  • Thermal weakening of the carbonate basement under Mt. Etna volcano (Italy): implications for volcano instability

    Michael Heap;Silvio Mollo;Sergio Vinciguerra;Yan Lavallée

  • A compositional tipping point governing the mobilization and eruption style of rhyolitic magma

    Danilo Di Genova;Danilo Di Genova;Stephan Kolzenburg;Sebastian Wiesmaier;Edoardo Dallanave

  • Extremely fluid behavior of hydrous peralkaline rhyolites

    D. B. Dingwell;K. U. Hess;Claudia Romano

  • The viscosities of dry and hydrous XAlSi3O8 (X=Li, Na, K, Ca0.5, Mg0.5) melts

    Claudia Romano;Brent Poe;Valeria Mincione;Kai Uwe Hess

  • Nonisothermal viscous sintering of volcanic ash

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

  • Parametrization of viscosity-temperature relations of aluminosilicate melts

    K.-U. Hess;D.B. Dingwell;E. Rössler

  • Tracking the permeable porous network during strain-dependent magmatic flow

    Jackie Kendrick;Jackie Kendrick;Yan Lavallée;Yan Lavallée;Kai-Uwe Hess;Michael Heap

Frequent Co-Authors

Donald B. Dingwell
Donald B. Dingwell Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Yan Lavallée
Yan Lavallée Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Fabian B. Wadsworth
Fabian B. Wadsworth Durham University
Ulrich Kueppers
Ulrich Kueppers Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Michael J. Heap
Michael J. Heap University of Strasbourg
Bettina Scheu
Bettina Scheu Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Claudia Romano
Claudia Romano Roma Tre University
Daniel R. Neuville
Daniel R. Neuville Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris
H. Albert Gilg
H. Albert Gilg Technical University of Munich
Hugh Tuffen
Hugh Tuffen Lancaster University

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