U.S.-Germany Cooperative Research: Thermodynamic and Transport Properties of Silicate Melts and Glasses

9815351张有学博士和丽贝卡·兰格博士与德国汉诺威大学矿物学研究所的弗朗索瓦·霍尔茨和哈罗德·贝尔斯合作，资助密歇根大学的两名博士后或研究生。该奖项资助的研究将侧重于硅酸盐熔体和玻璃的热力学和传输性质，特别是受溶解H2O影响的性质。了解硅酸盐熔体中溶解的H2O对粘度、密度、结晶温度和扩散系数等性质的影响，对于全面了解地质过程至关重要。由于德国和美国小组的专业知识和设施互补，以及他们对同一研究问题的不同方面感兴趣，这次合作将对双方都有很大好处。该研究计划将调查许多新的合作领域，这些领域将增加我们对地质和火山现象的了解。

9815351ZhangThis award supports Drs. Youxue Zhang and Rebecca Lange and two postdoctoral or graduate students from the University of Michigan in a collaboration with Francois Holtz and Harold Behres of the Institute for Mineralogy at the University of Hannover, Germany. The research funded by this award will focus on thermodynamic and transport properties of silicate melts and glasses, especially as affected by dissolved H2O. Understanding the effects of dissolved H2O in silicate melts on such properties as viscosity, density, crystallization temperature, and diffusivity is critical to a complete understanding of geological processes. Because of the complementary expertise and facilities of the German and U.S. groups, and their interest in different aspects of the same research problems, this collaboration will be of great benefit to both sides. The research program will investigate many new areas of collaboration that will increase our knowledge of geological and volcanic phenomena.