Faculty and Staff

Scientific Staff

   
Email Phone
Kenneth Baldwin (Senior Technical Associate) Manages the X-ray diffraction and computing facilities including software for the control and operation of the SAM-85 apparatus and other diffraction equipment.
Kenneth.Baldwin@sunysb.edu (631) 632-8206
Lars Ehm (Research Assistant Professor). Laser-heated diamond anvil cell, single-crystal and powder x-ray diffraction, diffraction data analysis, and spectroscopy at high-pressure. lars.ehm@stonybrook.edu (631) 632-1788

Baosheng Li (Research Associate Professor). In situ ultrasonic measurements of the elasticity of mantle minerals at simultaneous high pressures and temperatures in multi-anvil apparatus.

Baosheng.Li@sunysb.edu (631) 632-9642

Li Li (Research Scientist)

lilli@notes.cc.sunysb.edu (631) 632-8338

Robert Liebermann (Distinguished Service Professor). Elasticity of high-pressure phases of mantle minerals Mechanisms and kinetics of phase transformations in silicates at high-pressures and temperatures using X-ray diffraction and electron microscopy. Control and characterization of specimen environment in multi-anvil apparatus.

Robert.Liebermann@stonybrook.edu (631) 632-1968 or (631) 632-8214
Qiong Liu (Post Doctoral Associate) qioliu@notes.cc.sunysb.edu (631) 632-6152

Wei Liu (Post Doctoral Associate) Elasticity of mantle minerals at high pressures and temperatures using in situ ultrasonic method and X-ray diffraction.

weiliu3@notes.cc.sunysb.edu (631) 632-8338

John Parise (Professor). Crystallography and synthetic solid-state chemistry of earth materials, particularly transition metal oxide, and silicate and sulfide framework structures X-ray and neutron diffraction studies at high pressures and temperatures.

John.Parise@sunysb.edu (631) 632-8196
Glenn A. Richard (Educational Coordinator) Responsible for education programs and outreach to the research and educational communities and the general public for MPI and COMPRES. Assists with instruction of undegraduate courses. Develops online educational materials related to natural sciences and the Earth's interior. Maintains online databases of images and people involved with the mineral physics community for COMPRES. Glenn.Richard@sunysb.edu (631) 632-8336
Michael T. Vaughan (Research Associate Professor) In situ X-ray diffraction studies using synchrotron radiation at NSLS with multi-anvil, high-pressure apparatus (SAM85). Responsible for apparatus development and training and oversight of internal and external users of the SAM85 apparatus. Coordinates the MPI Summer Scholars Program. Michael.Vaughan@sunysb.edu (631) 632-8030
Liping Wang (Research Scientist) Reaction kinetics in solids; Phase equilibria at high pressure and temperature; Volatiles in nominally anhydrous minerals; X-ray diffraction study using synchrotron radiation    
Donald J. Weidner (Professor and Director of MPI). Equations of state of solids at high pressures and temperatures using in situ X-ray diffraction at NSLS and multi-anvil apparatus Brillouin spectroscopy of high-pressure phases as a function of pressure and for temperature. Donald.Weidner@sunysb.edu (631) 632-8211
Adjunct Faculty
   
Frederick Bejina (Collaborating Scientist: University of Toulouse, France) Study of atomic diffusion in mantle minerals in multi-anvil apparatus; use of nuclear microanalysis techniques to measure diffusion profiles.    
Jiuhua Chen (Adjunct Research Professor: Florida International University)    

Gabriel Gwanmesia (Adjunct Associate Professor Delaware State University) Synthesis and hot-pressing of polycrystalline aggregates of high-pressure phases of mantle minerals and characterization by optical and electron microscopy and ultrasonic techniques

ggwanmes@desu.edu  
Jennifer Kung (Adjunct Assistant Professor) jkung@mail.ncku.edu.tw  
Robert Rapp (Adjunct Research Professor: Australian National University)    
   

Administrative Staff

   

Emily Vance (Administrative Assistant to Director of COMPRES)

Emily.Vance@sunysb.edu (631) 632-8213
Samantha Lin (Senior Staff Assistant) Samantha.Lin@sunysb.edu (631) 632-8241