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

9815351 Zhang该奖项支持密歇根大学的张有学博士和Rebecca Lange博士以及两名博士后或研究生与德国汉诺威大学矿物学研究所的Francois Holtz和Harold Behres合作。 该奖项资助的研究将集中在硅酸盐熔体和玻璃的热力学和传输特性，特别是受溶解H2O的影响。 了解硅酸盐熔体中溶解的H2O对粘度、密度、结晶温度和扩散率等性质的影响，对于全面了解地质过程至关重要。 由于德国和美国研究小组的专业知识和设施互补，而且他们对同一研究问题的不同方面感兴趣，这种合作对双方都有很大的好处。 该研究计划将调查许多新的合作领域，这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.