Dr. Feineman’s research:
I am interested in understanding the processes that take place beneath the Earth’s surface in the lower crust and upper mantle. My primary tool is geochemistry. I use a combination of analytical geochemistry, experimental petrology, and numerical modeling to understand subsurface processes. A main focus of my research has to do with fluid-rock interaction at subduction zones, including metamorphic reactions in the downgoing slab, interaction of slab-derived materials with the mantle wedge, and volcanic processes occurring immediately prior to and during eruptions at volcanic arcs.
Dr. Maureen Feineman
Dept. of Geosciences
308 Deike Building
Penn State University
University Park, PA 16802
814-863-7400
Research Interests:
Igneous Petrology
Metamorphic Petrology
Experimental Petrology
Isotope and Trace Element Geochemistry
Isotope and Trace Element Geochemistry
Field areas
Classes Taught:
Geosc 597/8 (Graduate Seminars): Basalts; A Guided Tour of the Subduction Factory; High-Temperature Isotope Geochemistry
Graduate Students:
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•Brian LeVay (PhD candidate)
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•Matthew Legg (MS candidate)
