Prof. Dr. Marc Hirschmann

Profile

Academic positionFull Professor
Research fieldsPetrology,Geochemistry (Inorganic, Organic, Biological)
KeywordsHigh Pressure Research, Mineralogy, Mineral Physics, Mantle Petrology, Experimental Petrology
Honours and awards

2020: Elected Fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences

2020: Elected Member, National Academy of Sciences, USA

2014: Dana Medal - Mineralogical Society of America

2014: Elected Geochemical Fellow - European Geochemical Association/Geochemical Society

2011: Bowen Award of the Volcanology, Geochemistry, Petrology section of the American Geophysical Union

2011: Elected Fellow, American Geophysical Union

Current contact address

CountryUnited States of America
CityMinneapolis
InstitutionUniversity of Minnesota
InstituteDepartment of Earth and Environmental Sciences

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. Daniel FrostBayerisches Geoinstitut, Universität Bayreuth, Bayreuth
Start of initial sponsorship01/09/2022

Programme(s)

2022Humboldt Research Award Programme

Nominator's project description

Professor Hirschmann is a leading experimental geochemist who has made outstanding contributions to the study of the Earth’s interior and its deep geochemical cycle of water and carbon dioxide. He is particularly recognized for experimentally demonstrating that rocks formed through the subduction of oceanic crust into the interior, can explain the geochemical characteristics of ocean island volcanos. During his stay in Germany, he will study the acquisition and loss of volatile elements during the formation and differentiation of the Earth.