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JAMES A. VAN ORMAN

 

James A. Van Orman

 

Experimental Petrology and Geochemistry

 

Office: 212 A.W. Smith

Phone: (216) 368-3765

email: james.vanorman@case.edu

Education

Ph.D.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2000)
B.S.
Florida State University (1994)
 

Appointments

Associate Professor Case Western Reserve University 2008 - present
Visiting Professor
ETH-Zurich
Summer 2007
Assistant Professor Case Western Reserve University 2002 - 2008
NSF Postdoctoral Fellow Carnegie Institution of Washington 2000 - 2002
     

Research Interests

Processes of chemical differentiation in the Earth, Moon, and meteorite parent bodies; kinetics of chemical and isotopic fractionation during partial melting; chemical processes in the core-mantle boundary region; rheology of Earth's lower mantle and inner core; molecular simulation of Earth and planetary materials.

Graduate and Undergraduate Research Opportunities

I am always interested in working with students (undergraduate and graduate) who are curious about the inner workings of the Earth and evolution of the solar system. Please contact me (email usually works best) to discuss current opportunities.

More Information

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