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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 F. McDonough is affiliated with the University of Maryland, College Park in the United States. Their research spans several domains within physics, astronomy, and earth sciences, and includes contributions to planetary science, geochemistry, and geophysics.

The main fields of study for McDonough include Physics and Astronomy with 46 publications and Earth and Planetary Sciences with 24 publications. Their work also covers specialized subfields such as Astronomy and Astrophysics, Geophysics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Radiation, and Artificial Intelligence.

The primary topics addressed in their research are:

  • Astro and Planetary Science
  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Planetary Science and Exploration
  • Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena
  • Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
  • High-pressure geophysics and materials
  • Neutrino Physics Research

William F. McDonough has published in a variety of scientific venues, frequently appearing in:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
  • Journal of Physics Conference Series
  • Goldschmidt2022 abstracts

The scientist's recent papers include:

  • "The composition of Mars" (2020), Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
  • "Radiogenic Power and Geoneutrino Luminosity of the Earth and Other Terrestrial Bodies Through Time" (2020), Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems
  • "Compositional Attributes of the Deep Continental Crust Inferred From Geochemical and Geophysical Data" (2022), Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • "Terrestrial planet compositions controlled by accretion disk magnetic field" (2021), Progress in Earth and Planetary Science
  • "A Geochemical Review of Amphibolite, Granulite, and Eclogite Facies Lithologies: Perspectives on the Deep Continental Crust" (2021), Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth

The scientist often collaborates with several coauthors, including Takashi Yoshizaki, Natsue Abe, Laura Sammon, Benjamin Farcy, and Scott A. Wipperfurth.

William F. McDonough has received recognition through awards such as:

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

Best Publications

  • Chemical and isotopic systematics of oceanic basalts. Implications for Mantle Composition and Processes

    S.-s. Sun;S.-s. Sun;W. F. McDonough;W. F. McDonough

  • The composition of the Earth

    W.F. McDonough;S.-s. Sun

  • Re-Os evidence for replacement of ancient mantle lithosphere beneath the North China Craton

    Shan Gao;Shan Gao;Roberta L Rudnick;Richard W Carlson;William F McDonough

  • Carbonatite metasomatism in the northern Tanzanian mantle: petrographic and geochemical characteristics

    Roberta L. Rudnick;William F. McDonough;Bruce W. Chappell

  • Constraints on the composition of the continental lithospheric mantle

    W.F. McDonough;W.F. McDonough

  • Tracking the budget of Nb and Ta in the continental crust

    Matthias G. Barth;William F. McDonough;Roberta L. Rudnick

  • 3.16 – Compositional Model for the Earth's Core

    W.F. McDonough

  • Precise elemental and isotope ratio determination by simultaneous solution nebulization and laser ablation-ICP-MS: Application to U-Pb geochronology

    Ingo Horn;Roberta L Rudnick;William F McDonough

  • Petrology and geochemistry of spinel peridotite xenoliths from Hannuoba and Qixia, North China craton

    Roberta L. Rudnick;Shan Gao;Shan Gao;Wen-li Ling;Yong-shen Liu

  • Rutile-bearing refractory eclogites: missing link between continents and depleted mantle

    Roberta L. Rudnick;Matthias Barth;Ingo Horn;William F. McDonough

  • Thermal structure, thickness and composition of continental lithosphere

    Roberta L. Rudnick;William F. McDonough;Richard J. O'Connell

  • Compositional Model for the Earth's Core

    W.F. McDonough

  • Potassium, rubidium, and cesium in the Earth and Moon and the evolution of the mantle of the Earth

    W.F McDonough;W.F McDonough;S.-S Sun;A.E Ringwood;E Jagoutz;E Jagoutz

  • Lithium isotopic composition and concentration of the upper continental crust

    F.-Z. Teng;W.F. McDonough;R.L. Rudnick;C. Dalpé;C. Dalpé

  • The composition of peridotites and their minerals: a laser-ablation ICP–MS study

    S.M Eggins;R.L Rudnick;W.F McDonough

  • Monazite–Xenotime–Garnet Equilibrium in Metapelites and a New Monazite–Garnet Thermometer

    Joseph M. Pyle;Frank S. Spear;Roberta L. Rudnick;William F. McDonough

  • The Preparation and Preliminary Characterisation of Eight Geological MPI-DING Reference Glasses for In-Situ Microanalysis

    Klaus Peter Jochum;Donald B. Dingwell;Alexander Rocholl;Brigitte Stoll

  • Chemical variations and regional diversity observed in MORB

    Ricardo Arevalo;William F. McDonough

  • Rare earth elements in upper mantle rocks

    W. F. McDonough;Fredrick A. Frey

  • Trace element partitioning between garnet lherzolite and carbonatite at 6.6 and 8.6 GPa with applications to the geochemistry of the mantle and of mantle-derived melts

    Rajdeep Dasgupta;Rajdeep Dasgupta;Marc M. Hirschmann;William F. McDonough;Marc Spiegelman

  • The Fe–C system at 5 GPa and implications for Earth’s core

    Nancy L. Chabot;Andrew J. Campbell;William F. McDonough;David S. Draper

Frequent Co-Authors

Roberta L. Rudnick
Roberta L. Rudnick University of California, Santa Barbara
Richard J. Walker
Richard J. Walker University of Maryland, College Park
Timothy J. McCoy
Timothy J. McCoy National Museum of Natural History
Fang-Zhen Teng
Fang-Zhen Teng University of Washington
James M.D. Day
James M.D. Day University of California, San Diego
Shan Gao
Shan Gao China University of Geosciences
James M. Brenan
James M. Brenan Dalhousie University
John G. Learned
John G. Learned University of Hawaii at Manoa
Lawrence A. Taylor
Lawrence A. Taylor University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Cyrena Anne Goodrich
Cyrena Anne Goodrich Planetary Science Institute

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