Chemical Evolution of the Solid Earth and Volcanology (CESEV)

The Chemical Evolution of the Solid Earth and Volcanology (CESEV) program aims to advance fundamental knowledge about the origin and evolution of our home planet including its core, mantle, and continental crust. The program encourages a wide range of laboratory, field, experimental, theoretical, and/or computational studies that explore the continuous high-temperature igneous and metamorphic geochemical and petrologic processes that shape the Earth. Volcanology and magmatic processes, ore deposits and economic geology, and geochronology are all in the purview of this program. Research in these areas can help improve our understanding of volcanic and other natural hazards, and the distribution of mineral and other natural resources. The program supports analytical methods such as major and trace element geochemistry, stable and radiogenic isotope geochemistry, and geochronology. It also supports experimental studies on the chemical properties of minerals, rocks, and supercritical fluids at high temperatures; laboratory experiments on volcanic systems; thermodynamic modeling of high temperature geochemical and mineral-forming processes; and physical and chemical volcanology.