Dr George Cooper
Royal Society University Research Fellow
- cooperg3@cardiff.ac.uk
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My research focuses on crystal specific studies (in particular, in-situ microanalytical approaches) to determine the conditions and magmatic processes operating in volcanic plumbing systems. I use a range of microanalytical techniques; SEM, Electron Microprobe (EPMA), Laser Ablation (LA-ICPMS), Ion Microprobe (SIMS), MicroMilling and isotopic analyses by TIMS and MC-ICPMS. I am currently working on the project 'Crystal-scale isotope constraints on crustal melt evolution (CSI:Subduction)'.
Bywgraffiad
- 2023-Present: Royal Society University Research Fellow. "Crystal-scale isotope constraints on crustal melt evolution (CSI:Subduction)"
- 2020-2023: NERC Postdoctoral Research Associate, Cardiff University, UK. “HiDe- A Highly Heterogeneous Depleted Mantle?’ (PI: Dr. C.J. Lissenberg)
- 2016-2019: NERC Postdoctoral Research Associate, Durham University/University of Bristol, UK. “Volatile Recycling at the Lesser Antilles Arc: Processes and Consequences (VoiLA)” (PI’s: Prof. C. G. Macpherson & Prof. J. D. Blundy)
- 2013-2016: NERC Postdoctoral Research Associate, Durham University, UK “How does crust form at arcs? - a Multidisciplinary Study of the Lesser Antilles Volcanic Arc” (PI: Prof. J. P. Davidson)
- 2009-2013: PhD in volcanology, SGEES, Victoria University of Wellington, NZ. Title: Insights into the dynamics of supervolcanoes from crystal specific studies: case studies from Mangakino volcano, New Zealand (Supervisors: Prof. C. J. N. Wilson, Prof. J. A. Baker).
- 2005-2009: Masters of Geology (MGeol), first class honours, University of Leeds, UK. Included a 1 year exchange program at Victoria University of Wellington
Cyhoeddiadau
2023
- Hicks, S. P. et al. 2023. Slab to back-arc to arc: Fluid and melt pathways through the mantle wedge beneath the Lesser Antilles. Science Advances 9(5), article number: eadd2143. (10.1126/sciadv.add2143)
2022
- Cooper, G. F. and Inglis, E. C. 2022. A crustal control on the Fe isotope systematics of volcanic arcs revealed in plutonic xenoliths from the Lesser Antilles. Frontiers in Earth Science 9, article number: 795858. (10.3389/feart.2021.795858)
2021
- Wilson, C. J. N., Cooper, G. F., Chamberlain, K. J., Barker, S. J., Myers, M. L., Illsley-Kemp, F. and Farrell, J. 2021. No single model for supersized eruptions and their magma bodies. Nature Reviews Earth & Environment (10.1038/s43017-021-00191-7)
- Iveson, A. A. et al. 2021. Deciphering variable mantle sources and hydrous inputs to arc magmas in Kamchatka. Earth and Planetary Science Letters 562, article number: 116848. (10.1016/j.epsl.2021.116848)
- Brown, J. R., Cooper, G. F., Nowell, G. M., Macpherson, C. G., Neill, I. and Prytulak, J. 2021. Isotopic compositions of plagioclase from plutonic xenoliths reveal crustal assimilation below Martinique, Lesser Antilles Arc. Frontiers in Earth Science 9, article number: 682583. (10.3389/feart.2021.682583)
2020
- Cooper, G. et al. 2020. Author Correction: Variable water input controls evolution of the Lesser Antilles volcanic arc. Nature 584(7822), pp. E36-E36. (10.1038/s41586-020-2582-4)
- Crameri, F. et al. 2020. A transdisciplinary and community-driven database to unravel subduction zone initiation. Nature Communications 11, article number: 3750. (10.1038/s41467-020-17522-9)
- Cooper, G. et al. 2020. Variable water input controls evolution of the Lesser Antilles volcanic arc. Nature 582(7813), pp. 525-529. (10.1038/s41586-020-2407-5)
- Davy, R. et al. 2020. Wide-angle seismic imaging of two modes of crustal accretion in mature atlantic ocean crust. JGR Solid Earth 125(6), article number: e2019JB019100. (10.1029/2019JB019100)
2019
- Cooper, G., Blundy, J., Macpherson, C., Humphreys, M. and Davidson, J. 2019. Evidence from plutonic xenoliths for magma differentiation, mixing and storage in a volatile-rich crystal mush beneath St. Eustatius, Lesser Antilles. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology 174(39) (10.1007/s00410-019-1576-4)
- Humphreys, M. C. S., Zhang, J., Cooper, G. F., Macpherson, C. G. and Ottley, C. J. 2019. Identifying the ingredients of hydrous arc magmas: insights from Mt Lamington, Papua New Guinea. Philosophical Transactions A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences 377(2139), article number: 20180018. (10.1098/rsta.2018.0018)
- Humphreys, M., Cooper, G., Zhang, J., Loewen, M., Kent, A., Macpherson, C. and Davidson, J. 2019. Unravelling the complexity of magma plumbing at Mount St. Helens: a new trace element partitioning scheme for amphibole. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology 174(9) (10.1007/s00410-018-1543-5)
2017
- Cooper, G. F., Morgan, D. J. and Wilson, C. J. N. 2017. Rapid assembly and rejuvenation of a large silicic magmatic system: Insights from mineral diffusive profiles in the Kidnappers and Rocky Hill deposits, New Zealand. Earth and Planetary Science Letters 473, pp. 1-13. (10.1016/j.epsl.2017.05.036)
- Zhang, J., Humphreys, M. C., Cooper, G. F., Davidson, J. P. and Macpherson, C. G. 2017. Magma mush chemistry at subduction zones, revealed by new melt major element inversion from calcic amphiboles. American Mineralogist 102(6), pp. 1353-1367. (10.2138/am-2017-5928)
2016
- Cooper, G. F., Davidson, J. P. and Blundy, J. D. 2016. Plutonic xenoliths from Martinique, Lesser Antilles: evidence for open system processes and reactive melt flow in island arc crust. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology 171, article number: 87. (10.1007/s00410-016-1299-8)
Supervision
Past projects
- Co-Supervisor for Josh Brown (Durham University) - Magma Chemical Evolution in the Lesser Antilles Arc Crust: Insights from Plutonic Xenoliths (awarded 2023)