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61
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1752
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 1999 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

Mark S. Ghiorso is affiliated with Vanderbilt University in the United States and has a research focus within Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their work primarily spans the subfields of Geophysics, Artificial Intelligence, Geochemistry and Petrology, Environmental Engineering, and Mechanics of Materials.

The scientist has contributed to several topics, including:

  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • High-pressure geophysics and materials
  • Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
  • CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions
  • Mineralogy and Gemology Studies
  • Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis
  • Earthquake and tectonic studies

Mark S. Ghiorso's recent papers demonstrate a diverse empirical and computational approach to geological sciences. Notable publications include:

  • "A complex patchwork of magma bodies that fed the Bishop Tuff supereruption (Long Valley Caldera, CA, United States): Evidence from matrix glass major and trace-element compositions" (2022, Frontiers in Earth Science)
  • "Using Chemical Affinities to Understand Disequilibrium Textures of Plagioclase Preserved in Magmatic Systems" (2021, Geophysical Research Letters)
  • "ENKI Cloud App: Implementation of the Fe-Ti Oxide Geothermooxybarometer of Ghiorso and Evans, 2008" (2020, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research))
  • "ThermoCodegen: a python/C++ package for the generation of custom thermodynamic models" (2023, The Journal of Open Source Software)
  • "The olivine-spinel-aSiO2melt (OSaS) oxybarometer: A new method for evaluating magmatic oxygen fugacity in olivine-phyric basalts" (2024, American Mineralogist)

The scientist's frequent co-authors include Guilherme A.R. Gualda, Philipp Ruprecht, Marc Spiegelman, A. A. Hurst, and Madeline Allen, reflecting a collaborative engagement in various aspects of geoscience research.

Mark S. Ghiorso has published regularly in venues such as Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Goldschmidt Abstracts, Frontiers in Earth Science, Geophysical Research Letters, and The Journal of Open Source Software, indicating a presence in both traditional geoscience outlets and software-oriented publication platforms.

In recognition of contributions to the field, the scientist was named a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in 1999.

Best Publications

  • Chemical mass transfer in magmatic processes IV. A revised and internally consistent thermodynamic model for the interpolation and extrapolation of liquid-solid equilibria in magmatic systems at elevated temperatures and pressures

    Mark S. Ghiorso;Richard O. Sack

  • Rhyolite-MELTS: a Modified Calibration of MELTS Optimized for Silica-rich, Fluid-bearing Magmatic Systems

    Guilherme A. R. Gualda;Mark S. Ghiorso;Robin V. Lemons;Tamara L. Carley

  • Algorithmic modifications extending MELTS to calculate subsolidus phase relations

    Paul D. Asimow;Mark S. Ghiorso

  • The pMELTS: A revision of MELTS for improved calculation of phase relations and major element partitioning related to partial melting of the mantle to 3 GPa

    Mark S. Ghiorso;Marc M. Hirschmann;Peter W. Reiners;Victor C. Kress

  • Chemical mass transfer in magmatic processes

    Mark S. Ghiorso

  • An H 2 O–CO 2 mixed fluid saturation model compatible with rhyolite-MELTS

    Mark S. Ghiorso;Guilherme A. R. Gualda

  • Thermodynamics of Rhombohedral Oxide Solid Solutions and a Revision of the FE-TI Two-Oxide Geothermometer and Oxygen-Barometer

    Mark S. Ghiorso;Bernard W. Evans

  • Chromian spinels as petrogenetic indicators : thermodynamics and petrological applications

    Richard O. Sack;Mark S. Ghiorso

  • Compositions of near-solidus peridotite melts from experiments and thermodynamic calculations

    M. B. Baker;Marc M Hirschmann;M. S. Ghiorso;E. M. Stolper

  • Ferric-ferrous equilibria in natural silicate liquids at 1 bar

    R. O. Sack;I. S. E. Carmichael;M. Rivers;M. S. Ghiorso

  • Fe-Ti oxide geothermometry: thermodynamic formulation and the estimation of intensive variables in silicic magmas

    Mark S. Ghiorso;O. Sack

  • Importance of considerations of mixing properties in establishing an internally consistent thermodynamic database: thermochemistry of minerals in the system Mg 2 SiO 4 -Fe 2 SiO 4 -SiO 2

    Richard O. Sack;Mark S. Ghiorso

  • Oxidation-reduction relations in basic magma: a case for homogeneous equilibria

    Ian S.E. Carmichael;Mark S. Ghiorso

  • An internally consistent model for the thermodynamic properties of Fe−Mg-titanomagnetite-aluminate spinels

    Richard O. Sack;Mark S. Ghiorso

  • MELTS_Excel: A Microsoft Excel-based MELTS interface for research and teaching of magma properties and evolution

    Guilherme A. R. Gualda;Mark S. Ghiorso

  • The Gibbs free energy of mixing of natural silicate liquids; an expanded regular solution approximation for the calculation of magmatic intensive variables

    Mark S. Ghiorso;Mark S. Ghiorso;Ian S. E. Carmichael;Mark L. Rivers;Richard O. Sack

  • Assimilation of felsic crust by basaltic magma: Thermal limits and extents of crustal contamination of mantle-derived magmas

    Peter W. Reiners;Bruce K. Nelson;Mark S. Ghiorso

  • Calculation of Peridotite Partial Melting from Thermodynamic Models of Minerals and Melts. III. Controls on Isobaric Melt Production and the Effect of Water on Melt Production

    M. M. Hirschmann;M. M. Hirschmann;Paul D. Asimow;M. S. Ghiorso;E. M. Stolper

  • Calculation of peridotite partial melting from thermodynamic models of minerals and melts I. Review of methods and comparison with experiments

    M. M. Hirschmann;M. M. Hirschmann;M. S. Ghiorso;L. E. Wasylenki;P. D. Asimow

  • Prolonged magmatic activity on Mars inferred from the detection of felsic rocks

    James J. Wray;Sarah T. Hansen;Josef Dufek;Gregg A. Swayze

  • Chemical mass transfer in magmatic processes: I. Thermodynamic relations and numerical algorithms

    Mark S. Ghiorso

  • Chemical mass transfer in magmatic processes: III. Crystal growth, chemical diffusion and thermal diffusion in multicomponent silicate melts

    Mark S. Ghiorso

Frequent Co-Authors

Guilherme A.R. Gualda
Guilherme A.R. Gualda Vanderbilt University
Marc M. Hirschmann
Marc M. Hirschmann University of Minnesota
Frank J. Spera
Frank J. Spera University of California, Santa Barbara
Paul D. Asimow
Paul D. Asimow California Institute of Technology
Ian S. E. Carmichael
Ian S. E. Carmichael University of California, Berkeley
Edward M. Stolper
Edward M. Stolper California Institute of Technology
Calvin F. Miller
Calvin F. Miller Vanderbilt University
Lawrence Grossman
Lawrence Grossman University of Chicago
Michael B. Baker
Michael B. Baker California Institute of Technology
James E. Gardner
James E. Gardner The University of Texas at Austin

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