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66
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13722
World Ranking
1343
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2013 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America

Overview

Michael R. Perfit is affiliated with the University of Florida in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences with significant contributions to geophysics, artificial intelligence applications in geosciences, atmospheric science, mechanics of materials, and geology.

The scientist's work addresses multiple topics including geological and geochemical analysis, earthquake and tectonic studies, high-pressure geophysics and materials, geology and paleoclimatology research, geochemistry and geologic mapping, hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis, and methane hydrates and related phenomena.

Recent publications by Michael R. Perfit demonstrate active engagement in mid-ocean ridge magmatic systems and geochemical processes. Notable papers include:

  • Extreme Heterogeneity in Mid-Ocean Ridge Mantle Revealed in Lavas From the 8°20'N Near-Axis Seamount Chain, 2020, Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems
  • Using precious metal probes to quantify mid-ocean ridge magmatic processes, 2020, Earth and Planetary Science Letters
  • Magnesium isotope behavior in oceanic magmatic systems: Constraints from mid-ocean ridge lavas from the East Pacific Rise, 2024, Earth and Planetary Science Letters
  • Rhyolitic and basaltic reference materials for TC/EA analysis: Investigation of water extraction and D/H ratios, 2021, Chemical Geology
  • Accurate analyses of key petrogenetic minor and trace elements in olivine by electron microprobe, 2022, Chemical Geology

Collaborations are frequent with several co-authors, including:

  • Molly Anderson
  • V. D. Wanless
  • P. M. Gregg
  • Daniel J. Fornari
  • Richard Arculus

The scientist has contributed to various publication venues, focusing mainly on:

  • Earth and Planetary Science Letters
  • Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America
  • Goldschmidt2022 abstracts
  • Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems
  • Chemical Geology

Michael R. Perfit's recognized achievements include being named a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in 2013 and a Fellow of the Geological Society of America. These honors indicate acknowledgment by scientific communities in related fields.

Best Publications

  • Chemical characteristics of island-arc basalts: Implications for mantle sources

    M.R. Perfit;D.A. Gust;A.E. Bence;R.J. Arculus

  • Vapour undersaturation in primitive mid-ocean-ridge basalt and the volatile content of Earth's upper mantle

    Alberto E. Saal;Erik H. Hauri;Charles H. Langmuir;Michael R. Perfit

  • Volcanic eruption of the mid-ocean ridge along the East Pacific Rise crest at 9°45-52'N: Direct submersible observations of seafloor phenomena associated with an eruption event in April, 1991

    R.M. Haymon;D.J. Fornari;K. L. Von Damm;M.D. Lilley

  • Ambient and excess mantle temperatures, olivine thermometry, and active vs. passive upwelling

    Keith D. Putirka;Michael Perfit;F.J. Ryerson;Matthew G. Jackson

  • Magmatism at Mid‐Ocean Ridges: Constraints from Volcanological and Geochemical Investigations

    Michael R. Perfit;William W. Chadwick

  • Experimental constraints on the generation of FeTi basalts, andesites, and rhyodacites at the Galapagos Spreading Center, 85°W and 95°W

    Thomas C. Juster;Timothy L. Grove;Michael R. Perfit

  • Small-scale spatial and temporal variations in mid-ocean ridge crest magmatic processes

    M. R. Perfit;D. J. Fornari;M. C. Smith;J. F. Bender

  • Chemical and isotopic constraints on the generation and transport of magma beneath the East Pacific Rise

    K.W.W Sims;K.W.W Sims;S.J Goldstein;J Blichert-toft;M.R Perfit

  • Axial summit trough of the East Pacific Rice 9°–10°N: Geological characteristics and evolution of the axial zone on fast spreading mid‐ocean ridge

    Daniel J. Fornari;Rachel M. Haymon;Michael R. Perfit;Tracy K. P. Gregg

  • 143Nd/144Nd,87Sr/86Sr and trace element constraints on the petrogenesis of Aleutian island arc magmas

    Malcolm T. McCulloch;Michael R. Perfit

  • Phase relations of a high-Mg basalt from the Aleutian Island Arc: Implications for primary island arc basalts and high-Al basalts

    D. A. Gust;M. R. Perfit

  • A sea-floor spreading event captured by seismometers.

    M. Tolstoy;J. P. Cowen;E. T. Baker;D. J. Fornari

  • The geology and evolution of the Cayman Trench

    Michael R. Perfit;Michael R. Perfit;Bruce C. Heezen

  • Seawater cycled throughout Earth’s mantle in partially serpentinized lithosphere

    M. A. Kendrick;C. Hémond;V. S. Kamenetsky;L. Danyushevsky

  • 210Po-210Pb dating of recent volcanic eruptions on the sea floor

    K. H. Rubin;J. D. Macdougall;M. R. Perfit

  • Geochemical studies of abyssal lavas recovered by DSRV Alvin from Eastern Galapagos Rift, Inca Transform, and Ecuador Rift: 3. Trace element abundances and petrogenesis

    Michael R. Perfit;Daniel J. Fornari;Alexander Malahoff;Robert W. Embley

  • Phengite-hosted LILE Enrichment in Eclogite and Related Rocks: Implications for Fluid-Mediated Mass Transfer in Subduction Zones and Arc Magma Genesis

    Sorena S. Sorensen;Jeffrey N. Grossman;Michael R. Perfit

  • The effects of variable sources, processes and contaminants on the composition of northern EPR MORB (8–10°N and 12–14°N): Evidence from volatiles (H2O, CO2, S) and halogens (F, Cl)

    Petrus J. le Roux;Steven B. Shirey;Erik H. Hauri;Michael R. Perfit

  • Mantle Melting and Basalt Extraction by Equilibrium Porous Flow

    C. C. Lundstrom;J. Gill;Q. Williams;M. R. Perfit

  • Recent volcanism in the Siqueiros transform fault: picritic basalts and implications for MORB magma genesis

    Michael R. Perfit;D. J. Fornari;W. I. Ridley;P. D. Kirk

Frequent Co-Authors

Daniel J. Fornari
Daniel J. Fornari Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
George D. Kamenov
George D. Kamenov University of Florida
Paul A. Mueller
Paul A. Mueller University of Florida
William W. Chadwick
William W. Chadwick Oregon State University
Robert W. Embley
Robert W. Embley Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory
Kenneth W.W. Sims
Kenneth W.W. Sims University of Wyoming
David A. Clague
David A. Clague Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute
Rachel M. Haymon
Rachel M. Haymon University of California, Santa Barbara
Erik H. Hauri
Erik H. Hauri Carnegie Institution for Science
Georg F. Zellmer
Georg F. Zellmer University of Bonn

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