About

Charlotte is a metamorphic petrologist and geochronologist whose research focuses on investigating the processes which lead to changes in the distribution of elements throughout Earth’s crust. Her research integrates field work, geochemistry, petrochronology, modeling and ‘big data’ analyses to decipher the mechanisms responsible for mass transfer on the micro-, macro-, and regional scale. She has active research projects in Baja California (Mexico), Syros and Sifnos (Greece), the French Pyrenees and the Italian Alps, and is excited to begin research in Maine and the broader New England area. Charlotte holds a Ph.D. in Geosciences from Pennsylvania State University and a B.S. in Earth and Environmental Science from the University of Michigan. She comes in Bates from Ann Arbor, MI, where she was a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Michigan.

Current Projects

• Investigating the formation of the lower continental crust (Ivrea-Verbano Zone, Italy)
• Assessing the connections between surface processes and the formation of granite over geologic time (using ‘big data’)
• Exploring mechanisms for melting the continental crust (Trois Seigneurs Massif, France & hopefully soon in Maine!)
• Evaluating trace element mobility during subduction (Syros and Sifnos, Greece)
• Studying the initiation of subduction under western North America and subsequent subduction mélange formation (Baja California, Mexico)