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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2011 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)
  • 2010 - Geochemistry Fellow Honor, Geochemical Society and the European Association of Geochemistry

Overview

William E. Seyfried is affiliated with the University of Minnesota in the United States and specializes in Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their research engages deeply with topics including geological and geochemical analysis, geology and paleoclimatology research, paleontology and stratigraphy of fossils, groundwater and isotope geochemistry, hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis, atmospheric and environmental gas dynamics, and geochemistry and elemental analysis.

The scientist's work spans several subfields such as geophysics, geochemistry and petrology, atmospheric science, paleontology, and mechanical engineering. Seyfried's scholarly output has appeared frequently in major scientific venues, notably including Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Goldschmidt Abstracts, and Nature Communications.

Some of the recent papers authored or co-authored by Seyfried include:

  • "Deep high-temperature hydrothermal circulation in a detachment faulting system on the ultra-slow spreading ridge" (2020, Nature Communications)
  • "A seawater throttle on H 2 production in Precambrian serpentinizing systems" (2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences)
  • "Barium isotopes in mid-ocean ridge hydrothermal vent fluids: A source of isotopically heavy Ba to the ocean" (2020, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta)
  • "Molybdenum in basalt-hosted seafloor hydrothermal systems: Experimental, theoretical, and field sampling approaches" (2023, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta)
  • "Crystal-chemical origins of the ultrahigh conductivity of metallic delafossites" (2024, Nature Communications)

Frequent collaborators of William E. Seyfried include Guy N. Evans, Yanlu Xing, Peter P. Scheuermann, Benjamin M. Tutolo, and Chunyang Tan. These partnerships reflect ongoing work in interconnected research areas within Earth and Planetary Sciences.

In recognition of contributions to their field, Seyfried has received honors such as the Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in 2011 and the Geochemistry Fellow Honor from the Geochemical Society and the European Association of Geochemistry in 2010.

Best Publications

  • Reduction of CO2 during serpentinization of olivine at 300 °C and 500 bar

    Michael E. Berndt;Douglas E. Allen;William E. Seyfried

  • Hydrothermal alteration of basalt by seawater under seawater-dominated conditions

    William E Seyfried;Michael J Mottl

  • Low temperature basalt alteration by sea water: an experimental study at 70°C and 150°C

    W.E. Seyfried;J.L. Bischoff

  • Hydrothermal chemistry of seawater from 25 degrees to 350 degrees C

    James L. Bischoff;William E. Seyfried

  • Hydrocarbons in Hydrothermal Vent Fluids: The Role of Chromium-Bearing Catalysts

    Dionysis I. Foustoukos;William E. Seyfried

  • Compositional controls on vent fluids from ultramafic-hosted hydrothermal systems at mid-ocean ridges: An experimental study at 400°C, 500 bars

    Douglas E. Allen;William E Seyfried

  • Alteration of the oceanic crust: Implications for geochemical cycles of lithium and boron

    W.E. Seyfried;D.R. Janecky;M.J. Mottl

  • Hydrothermal serpentinization of peridotite within the oceanic crust: Experimental investigations of mineralogy and major element chemistry

    D. R. Janecky;William E Seyfried

  • Redox evolution and mass transfer during serpentinization : An experimental and theoretical study at 200 °C, 500 bar with implications for ultramafic-hosted hydrothermal systems at Mid-Ocean Ridges

    William E Seyfried;D. I. Foustoukos;Qi Fu

  • Experimental seawater-basalt interaction at 300°C, 500 bars, chemical exchange, secondary mineral formation and implications for the transport of heavy metals

    W.E Seyfried;J.L Bischoff

  • Experimental and Theoretical Constraints on Hydrothermal Alteration Processes at Mid-Ocean Ridges

    W. E. Seyfried

  • The effect of temperature on metal mobility in subseafloor hydrothermal systems: constraints from basalt alteration experiments

    Jeffrey S. Seewald;William E. Seyfried

  • Formation of massive sulfide deposits on oceanic ridge crests: Incremental reaction models for mixing between hydrothermal solutions and seawater

    D.R. Janecky;W.E. Seyfried

  • Serpentinization and heat generation: constraints from Lost City and Rainbow hydrothermal systems

    Douglas E. Allen;William E Seyfried

  • Hydrothermal Fe fluxes during the Precambrian: Effect of low oceanic sulfate concentrations and low hydrostatic pressure on the composition of black smokers

    Lee R. Kump;William E. Seyfried

  • Hydrothermal transport of heavy metals by seawater: The role of seawater/basalt ratio

    William Seyfried;James L. Bischoff

  • REE controls in ultramafic hosted MOR hydrothermal systems: An experimental study at elevated temperature and pressure

    Douglas E. Allen;William E Seyfried

  • Stable isotope studies of vent fluids and chimney minerals, southern Juan de Fuca Ridge: Sodium metasomatism and seawater sulfate reduction

    Wayne C. Shanks;William E. Seyfried

  • Seawater-peridotite interaction at 300°C and 500 bars: implications for the origin of oceanic serpentinites

    William E Seyfried;W. E. Dibble

  • An experimental study of alteration of oceanic crust and terrigenous sediments at moderate temperatures (51 to 350°C): Insights as to chemical processes in near-shore ridge-flank hydrothermal systems

    Rachael H. James;Doug E. Allen;W.E. Seyfried

  • Phase Equilibria in Subseafloor Hydrothermal Systems: a Review of the Role of Redox, Temperature, Ph and Dissolved Cl on the Chemistry of Hot Spring Fluids at Mid‐Ocean Ridges

    W. E. Seyfried;Kang Ding

Frequent Co-Authors

Martin O. Saar
Martin O. Saar ETH Zurich
Jeffrey S. Seewald
Jeffrey S. Seewald Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Timothy M. Shank
Timothy M. Shank Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
John A. Higgins
John A. Higgins Princeton University
Juske Horita
Juske Horita Texas Tech University
David A. Butterfield
David A. Butterfield University of Washington
Wayne C. Shanks
Wayne C. Shanks United States Geological Survey
James L. Bischoff
James L. Bischoff United States Geological Survey
Anna-Louise Reysenbach
Anna-Louise Reysenbach Portland State University
Chen Zhu
Chen Zhu Indiana University

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