Simon Turner
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
Macquarie University
Australia
Biography
Professor at Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences,Macquarie University.
Research Interest
I am a geochemist and geochronologist. My research concerns the processes of partial melting and magma formation within the Earth. I approach this through the analysis of elemental concentrations and isotope ratios in silicate rocks and minerals. My particular strength lies in having worked on a broad range of problems and having utilized a large range of techniques. These include orogenic and post-orogenic magma petrogenesis, sediment provenance, crustal growth and erosion, continental flood basalts, potassic lavas associated with high plateau formation, ocean island basalts and island arc lavas. For the last 10 years, my research has largely concentrated on the application of short-lived, U-series isotopes to constraining the time scales of magma formation, transport and differentiation. This relatively new approach requires demanding analytical techniques but has been at the forefront of a revolution in our understanding of the physical processes of magma petrogenesis.
Publications
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Turner S, Hawkesworth C, Liu J, Rogers N, Kelley S, van Calsteren P. Timing of Tibetan uplift constrained by analysis of volcanic rocks. Nature. 1993 Jul 1;364(6432):50-4.
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Turner SR, Somerville CR. Collapsed xylem phenotype of Arabidopsis identifies mutants deficient in cellulose deposition in the secondary cell wall. The plant cell. 1997 May 1;9(5):689-701.
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Rubin C, Turner AS, Bain S, Mallinckrodt C, McLeod K. Anabolism: Low mechanical signals strengthen long bones. Nature. 2001 Aug 9;412(6847):603.
