Our research focuses on what volcanoes can tell us about how the Earth’s interior works. We use samples of lava, from both submarine and subaerial volcanoes, to study the composition of the Earth’s mantle and the processes that form magma beneath the surface.
Interested in joining our group? Contact Katie for information on current student opportunities!
Who Are We?
Katie Kelley
Professor of Oceanography
Director, GSO Micro-Analytical Geochemistry Lab
Rock Curator, GSO Marine Geological Samples Laboratory
CACS Lab 212
401-874-6838
kelley@uri.edu
Janine Andrys
Ph.D. Student
Lab Alumnae
Megan Lubetkin
MS, 2019
Current Position: Science Manager, Ocean Exploration Trust
Amanda Bednarick
Undergraduate
Graduate student somewhere TBD!!
Wei Wang
Visiting Student
Current Position: Postdoc, Northwestern University China
Marion Le Voyer
Postdoctoral Fellow
Current Position: Science Educator, Smithsonian Institution
Zoe Gentes
M.S., 2015
Current Position: STEPPE Intern, GSA Boulder
Maryjo Brounce
Ph.D., 2014
GeoPRISMS AGU Student Prize Awardee, 2012
AGU Tectonophysics Section Student Prize Awardee, 2012
2015 URI Graduate School Excellence in Doctoral Research Award
Marion Lytle
Ph.D., 2013
Current Position: Lab Manager, Miami University