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Christy Till

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School Of Earth and Space Exploration
Assistant Professor
Faculty, TEMPE Campus, Mailcode 6004
Biography

Christy Till is a geologist and assistant professor in the School of Earth and Space Exploration at Arizona State University whose research integrates a variety of petrologic, geochemical, and geochronologic techniques to examine the mechanisms and timescales of magma genesis as relate to the evolution of planetary interiors and volcanic hazards.  

She also served as vice chair of the Council of the American Geophysical Union (2012-2014), the largest professional organization of earth and space scientists, and has broad interests in improving communication between scientists and policy makers, educators and the general public. 

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Education
  • Ph.D. Geology/Geochemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2011
  • M.S. Geological Sciences, Univ. California, Santa Barbara 2005
  • B.S. Geological Sciences, Univ. California, Santa Barbara 2004
Research Website
http://epic.asu.edu
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Research Interests

Christy Till is an igneous petrologist interested in the physical and chemical evolution of planetary interiors. Specifically her research interests are in the chemistry, conditions, and timescales of magma formation as pertain to the differentiation of Earth and other planets, as well as volcanic hazards. To investigate these topics she integrates a variety of techniques including fieldwork, high pressure and temperature piston-cylinder and multi-anvil experiments, elemental and isotopic geochemistry and geochronology (via electron probe, SIMS/SHRIMP, LA-ICPMS and NanoSIMS) and quantitative models.

Publications

  • Till, C.B., Kent, A., Abers, G., Janiszewski, H., Gaherty, J., Pitcher, B., in review, Towards Assessing the Causes of Volcanic Diversity in the Cascades Arc, Nature Communications. 

  • Iacovino, K., and Till, C.B., in review, DensityX: A program for calculating the densities of hydrous magmatic liquids from 427-1,627 °C and up to 30 kbar, Volcanica.

  • Cooper, K.M., Till, C.B., Kent, A.J.R., Costa, F., Rubin, A.E., Gravley, D., Deering, C., Cole, J., Bose, M., 2017, Response to “Cold Storage in a Heat Wave?”, Science (reply to comment)

  • Rubin, A.E., Cooper, K.M., Till, C.B., Kent, A.J.R., Costa, F., Gravley, D., Deering, C., Cole, J., Bose, M., 2017, Rapid cooling and cold storage in a silicic magma reservoir recorded in individual crystals, Science, v. 356, iss. 6343, p. 1154-1156, doi:10.1126/science.aam8720.

 

  • Till, C.B., 2017, A Review & Update of Mantle Thermobarometry for Primitive Arc Magmas, American Mineralogist (invited paper), v. 102, p. 931-947, dx.doi.org/10.2138/am-2017-5783

 

  • Till, C.B., Vazquez, J.A, Boyce, J.W., 2015, Months between rejuvenation and volcanic eruption at Yellowstone caldera, Wyoming, Geology, v.43, no. 8., p. 695-698, doi:10.1130/G36862.1.

 

  • Grove, T.L., Till, C.B., 2015, Melting of the Earth's Upper Mantle, Encyclopedia of Volcanoes, Second Edition, Haraldur Sigurdsson, editor, p. 35-47.
Research Activity
Summer 2019
Course NumberCourse Title
SES 592Research
Spring 2019
Course NumberCourse Title
SES 494Special Topics
SES 499Individualized Instruction
SES 592Research
SES 598Special Topics
SES 599Thesis
SES 692Research
SES 792Research
SES 799Dissertation
Fall 2018
Course NumberCourse Title
GLG 424Petrology
SES 592Research
SES 692Research
SES 792Research
SES 799Dissertation
Summer 2018
Course NumberCourse Title
SES 592Research
SES 692Research
SES 792Research
SES 799Dissertation
Spring 2018
Course NumberCourse Title
SES 499Individualized Instruction
SES 592Research
SES 599Thesis
SES 692Research
SES 792Research
SES 799Dissertation
Fall 2017
Course NumberCourse Title
GLG 424Petrology
GLG 499Individualized Instruction
SES 692Research
SES 792Research
SES 799Dissertation
Summer 2017
Course NumberCourse Title
SES 692Research
SES 792Research
SES 799Dissertation
Spring 2017
Course NumberCourse Title
SES 494Special Topics
GLG 499Individualized Instruction
GLG 592Research
AST 592Research
SES 598Special Topics
GLG 599Thesis
SES 692Research
GLG 692Research
AST 692Research
SES 792Research
GLG 792Research
AST 792Research
SES 799Dissertation
GLG 799Dissertation
AST 799Dissertation
Fall 2016
Course NumberCourse Title
GLG 424Petrology
GLG 499Individualized Instruction
GLG 592Research
GLG 599Thesis
AST 692Research
SES 692Research
GLG 692Research
SES 792Research
GLG 792Research
AST 792Research
SES 799Dissertation
AST 799Dissertation
GLG 799Dissertation
Summer 2016
Course NumberCourse Title
GLG 592Research
AST 692Research
GLG 692Research
GLG 799Dissertation
Spring 2016
Course NumberCourse Title
GLG 101Intro to Geology I (Physical)
AST 592Research
GLG 592Research
GLG 599Thesis
GLG 692Research
AST 692Research
GLG 792Research
AST 792Research
GLG 799Dissertation
AST 799Dissertation
Fall 2015
Course NumberCourse Title
GLG 424Petrology
GLG 592Research
SES 598Special Topics
GLG 599Thesis
AST 692Research
GLG 692Research
AST 792Research
GLG 792Research
AST 799Dissertation
GLG 799Dissertation
Summer 2015
Course NumberCourse Title
GLG 499Individualized Instruction
GLG 592Research
GLG 692Research
Spring 2015
Course NumberCourse Title
GLG 493Honors Thesis
GLG 494Special Topics
GLG 499Individualized Instruction
AST 592Research
GLG 592Research
GLG 598Special Topics
GLG 599Thesis
GLG 692Research
AST 692Research
GLG 792Research
AST 792Research
GLG 799Dissertation
AST 799Dissertation
Fall 2014
Course NumberCourse Title
GLG 424Petrology
GLG 492Honors Directed Study
GLG 499Individualized Instruction