• Marc Hirschmann - Head Cheerleader
• Tony Withers - Associate Research Professor

• Lora Armstrong - 2012-present (Ph.D. 2010, University of Bristol, UK)

• Ben Stanley - Research Specialist (Ph.D. 2012, UMN)

• Hong-luo Zhang - Ph.D. candidate
• Zhou (Johnny) Zhang - Ph.D. track student
• Patrick Hastings - M.S. student

• Luke Imes
• Gregorio Cervantes

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• Anja Rosenthal - 2011-2012 (Bayerisches Geoinstitut, Germany)
• Paola Ardia - 2009-2011
• Haijin Xu - 2010-2011 (Chinese University of Geosciences, Wuhan)
• Cyril Aubaud - 2003-2006 (IPGP, Paris, France)
• Ken Koga - 2000-2001 (Université Blaise Pascal, Clermont-Ferrand, France)
• Tetsu Kogiso - 1999-2000 (Kyoto University, Japan)
• Dimitrios Xirouchakis - 1997-1999 (GeoTerra, Athens, Greece)

• Fred Davis - Ph.D. 2012, "The role of partial melts of peridotite in the formation of oceanic island basalts"
• (Post-Doc, Smithsonian Dept. of Mineral Sciences)
• Travis Tenner - Ph.D. 2010, "The effect of water on partial melting in the upper mantle"
• (Post-Doc, UW-Madison)
• Raj Dasgupta - Ph.D. 2006, "Experimental Investigation of Mantle Melting in the Presence of Carbonates"
• (Asst. Professor, Rice University)
• Dan Ruscitto - M.S. 2006, "Unraveling Subduction-Related Geochemical Signals in Southeastern Guatemala Using Uranium-Thorium Isotopes and Trace Element Chemistry"
• (Earth & Environmental Science Lab Manager, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute)
• Sandeep Mukherjee - M.S. 2006, "Partial Melting Experiments on Allende Carbonaceous Chondrite and Applications to Early Differentiation of Small to Mid Sized Planetary Bodies"
• (Schlumberger, Midland, TX)
• Jennifer Engstrom - M.S. 2005, "Experimental generation of compositional layering of olivine and pyroxene at elevated pressure and temperature"
• (Manager of Mineland Reclamation, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources)
• Rebecca Thomas - Ph.D. 2004, "U-Series disequilibria in subduction zones: a study of the Central American Arc from central Costa Rica to northern Nicaragua"
• (New Brunswick Labs; previously at Argonne National Laboratory)
• Maik Pertermann - Ph.D. 2002, "Partial melting of MORB-like eclogite at high pressure and temperature"
• (Geology Professor, San Jacinto Community College, TX)

• Rupert Cooper - 2011
• Tobin Deen - 2011
• Natasha Filopovitch - 2008 (M.Ed track student, University of Minnesota)
• Molly Wick - 2008 (M.S. track student, University of Minnesota Duluth)
• Erik Everson - 2008 (M.S. track student, University of Wyoming)
• Steven Daffinrud - 2004
• Travis Tenner - 2003 (M.S. 2005, University of Michigan; returned for Ph.D.)
• John Barry
• Ross McNeil
• Peter O'Byrne
• Patrick Quigley
• Joel Simpson (M.S. at UC Davis; now at Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory)
• Neil Smith
• Jeff Allwardt (Ph.D. 2006, Stanford University)

• Douglas Schaub (2011, Colgate University)
• Christine Gerbode (2010, Rice)
• Michael Mounier (2009, Northwestern)
• Kayla Iacovino (2007, ASU)
• Claire Waller (2006 & 2007, Virginia Tech)
• Megan Rohrssen (2005, Carleton College)
• Kate Stalker (2003, Carleton College)
• Nikki Dellas (2003, Carnegie Mellon University)
• Eric Stoltenberg (2001, Northwestern University)
• Elana Goer (1999, Occidental College)
• Justin Owen (1998, Brown University)

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We are fortunate to have a significant number of colleagues and groups to collaborate with here at the University of Minnesota.

These include:

• David Kohlstedt - Mineral Physics Lab
• Larry Edwards - Isotope Geochemistry
• Donna Whitney - Metamorphic Geology
• Donna and I also collaborate in bringing up our daughter, Naomi. Here are some pics from Donna's web page.

• Mark Ghiorso, (my former Ph.D. advisor) is the author of MELTS. Mark and I are working on new and improved versions of MELTS, including pMELTS (which exists) and xMELTS, which doesn't yet.
• Erik Hauri is involved in several projects at DTM.
• Also, I still maintain collaborations with colleagues from my post-doc days at Caltech, including Paul Asimow, Ed Stolper, and Mike Baker.