Mark S. Ghiorso

Mark S. Ghiorso
In Tongariro National Park, New Zealand
Born(1954-10-21)October 21, 1954[2]
San Francisco, California[2]
CitizenshipAmerican
EducationUniversity of California Berkeley
Known formodeling phase equilibria in magmatic systems
Scientific career
Fieldsgeochemistry
InstitutionsOFM Research, University of Washington, Vanderbilt University[1]
Doctoral advisorIan Carmichael
Websitemarkghiorso.org

Mark S. Ghiorso (born October 21, 1954) is an American geochemist who resides in Seattle, Washington. He is best known for creating MELTS, a software tool for thermodynamic modeling of phase equilibria in magmatic systems.[3]

  1. ^ "Welcome to MELTS". Melts.ofm-research.org. Retrieved 2017-05-03.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference cv was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Robert Wilhelm Bunsen Medal 2010: Mark S. Ghiorso". Awards & Medals. European Geophysics Union. Retrieved 2017-05-03.