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Peter Ulmer

Peter Ulmer

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Earth Science

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65
Citations
15366
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1397
National Ranking
38

Overview

Peter Ulmer is affiliated with ETH Zurich in Switzerland, where their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their scholarly work spans various subfields and topics within this broad domain.

The main areas of study for Ulmer include:

  • Geophysics
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Atmospheric Science
  • Geology
  • Condensed Matter Physics

Their research topics cover:

  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • High-pressure geophysics and materials
  • Earthquake and tectonic studies
  • Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Advanced Condensed Matter Physics
  • Electronic and Structural Properties of Oxides

Ulmer's publication record includes notable papers such as:

  • Earth's earliest granitoids are crystal-rich magma reservoirs tapped by silicic eruptions (2020), published in Nature Geoscience
  • Effect of redox on Fe-Mg-Mn exchange between olivine and melt and an oxybarometer for basalts (2020), published in Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology
  • Polybaric fractional crystallisation of arc magmas: an experimental study simulating trans-crustal magmatic systems (2021), published in Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology
  • Superhydrous Arc Magmas in the Alpine Context (2021), published in Elements
  • Biotite as a recorder of an exsolved Li-rich volatile phase in upper-crustal silicic magma reservoirs (2022), published in Geology

These contributions appear in frequent publication venues, which include:

  • Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology
  • Goldschmidt2021 abstracts
  • Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
  • Journal of Petrology
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Frequent coauthors working with Ulmer are:

  • Olivier Bachmann
  • Othmar Müntener
  • Oscar Laurent
  • Julia Neukampf
  • Ben Ellis

The scope of Ulmer's work highlights interdisciplinary approaches combining geological, geochemical, and geophysical methods to study magmatic systems, crustal processes, and material properties under high pressure. Their collaboration network and publication record illustrate sustained engagement with experimental and analytical geoscience research.

Best Publications

  • Trace element signature of subduction-zone fluids, melts and supercritical liquids at 120–180 km depth

    Ronit Kessel;Max W. Schmidt;Peter Ulmer;Thomas Pettke

  • Serpentine Stability to Mantle Depths and Subduction-Related Magmatism

    Peter Ulmer;Volkmar Trommsdorff

  • Igneous garnet and amphibole fractionation in the roots of island arcs: experimental constraints on andesitic liquids

    Raquel Alonso-Perez;Othmar Müntener;Peter Ulmer

  • Non-Newtonian rheology of crystal-bearing magmas and implications for magma ascent dynamics

    Luca Caricchi;Luigi Burlini;Peter Ulmer;Taras Gerya

  • Fractional crystallization of primitive, hydrous arc magmas: an experimental study at 0.7 GPa

    Rohit H. Nandedkar;Peter Ulmer;Othmar Müntener

  • Clinopyroxene geobarometry of magmatic rocks Part 1: An expanded structural geobarometer for anhydrous and hydrous, basic and ultrabasic systems

    P. Nimis;P. Ulmer

  • Experimental melting of biotite + plagioclase + quartz ± muscovite assemblages and implications for crustal melting

    Véronique Gardien;Alan Bruce Thompson;Djordje Grujic;Peter Ulmer

  • Metal saturation in the upper mantle

    Arno Rohrbach;Chris Ballhaus;Ute Golla-Schindler;Peter Ulmer

  • The water–basalt system at 4 to 6 GPa: Phase relations and second critical endpoint in a K-free eclogite at 700 to 1400 °C

    R. Kessel;P. Ulmer;Thomas Pettke;M.W. Schmidt

  • The dependence of the Fe 2+ -Mg cation-partitioning between olivine and basaltic liquid on pressure, temperature and composition

    Peter Ulmer

  • Partial melting in the mantle wedge — the role of H2O in the genesis of mantle-derived ‘arc-related’ magmas

    Peter Ulmer

  • Experimentally Derived Intermediate to Silica-rich Arc Magmas by Fractional and Equilibrium Crystallization at 1·0 GPa: an Evaluation of Phase Relationships, Compositions, Liquid Lines of Descent and Oxygen Fugacity

    Peter Ulmer;Ralf Kaegi;Othmar Müntener

  • Laser Ablation ICPMS study of trace element partitioning between plagioclase and basaltic melts: an experimental approach

    Mario Aigner-Torres;Mario Aigner-Torres;Jon Blundy;Peter Ulmer;Thomas Pettke;Thomas Pettke

  • High pressure fluids in the system MgO–SiO2–H2O under upper mantle conditions

    R. Stalder;P. Ulmer;A. B. Thompson;D. Günther

  • Amphibole–melt trace element partitioning of fractionating calc-alkaline magmas in the lower crust: an experimental study

    Rohit H. Nandedkar;Niklaus Hürlimann;Peter Ulmer;Othmar Müntener

  • The Liquid Line of Descent of Anhydrous, Mantle-Derived, Tholeiitic Liquids by Fractional and Equilibrium Crystallization--an Experimental Study at 1{middle dot}0 GPa

    Samuel Villiger;Peter Ulmer;Othmar Müntener;Alan Bruce Thompson

  • Petrology and Mineral Chemistry of Lower Crustal Intrusions: the Chilas Complex, Kohistan (NW Pakistan)

    Oliver Jagoutz;Oliver Jagoutz;Othmar Müntener;Peter Ulmer;Thomas Pettke

  • A case for hornblende dominated fractionation of arc magmas: the Chelan Complex (Washington Cascades)

    Mathias Dessimoz;Othmar Müntener;Peter Ulmer

  • Earth’s earliest granitoids are crystal-rich magma reservoirs tapped by silicic eruptions

    Oscar Laurent;Jana Bjornsen;Jörn-Frederik Wotzlaw;Simone Bretscher

  • Melting of Biotite + Plagioclase + Quartz Gneisses: the Role of H2O in the Stability of Amphibole

    Véronique Gardien;Alan Bruce Thompson;Peter Ulmer

  • Equilibrium and Fractional Crystallization Experiments at 0·7 GPa; the Effect of Pressure on Phase Relations and Liquid Compositions of Tholeiitic Magmas

    Samuel Villiger;Peter Ulmer;Othmar Müntener

Frequent Co-Authors

Othmar Müntener
Othmar Müntener University of Lausanne
Thomas Pettke
Thomas Pettke University of Bern
Luca Caricchi
Luca Caricchi University of Geneva
Max W. Schmidt
Max W. Schmidt ETH Zurich
Zoltán Zajacz
Zoltán Zajacz University of Geneva
Matthias Kern
Matthias Kern Kiel University

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