Prof. Dr. Michael Manga

Profile

Academic positionFull Professor
Research fieldsPetrology,Geophysics
Keywordshydrogeology, geodynamics, volcanology

Current contact address

CountryUnited States of America
CityBerkeley
InstitutionUniversity of California, Berkeley
InstituteDepartment of Earth and Planetary Science

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. Donald Bruce DingwellDepartment für Geo- und Umweltwissenschaften, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU), München
Start of initial sponsorship01/09/2021

Programme(s)

2021Carl Friedrich von Siemens Research Award Programme of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation

Nominator's project description

Professor Manga is internationally well known for his unique and innovative approaches to fundamental questions of the dynamics of the solid earth, volcanism and the actions of fluids within the crust. He combines theory and experiment, field and simulation, effortlessly and is a master at casting seemingly complex challenges into scalable simplicity. His work has raised the standards of solid earth sciences substantially leaving great advantages for those to follow. During his stay in Germany, Professor Manga will work on topics of magma and volcano dynamics.