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Kayla Iacovino BSc

PhD Student

Experimental and petrological constraints on deep magma production and evolution at Erebus volcano, Antarctica

Biography

I am currently pursuing a PhD degree at the University of Cambridge in volcanology and petrology. I received my Bachelor of Science degree in Geological Sciences from Arizona State University, during which I worked as a research intern in the ASU experimental petrology laboratory under the supervision of Dr. Gordon Moore. My work there focused on volatiles in melts, primarily H2O-CO2 saturation in mafic magmas and was presented at the 2009 American Geophysical Union conference.

Career

  • 2005-2010: BSc Geological Sciences, Arizona State University, USA
  • 2007-2010: ASU/NASA Space Grant Intern, Arizona State University, USA
  • 2007: Research Intern, University of Minnesota REU Program

Qualifications

  • BSc in Geological Sciences, Arizona State University, USA

Research

My PhD research focuses on constraining deep magma production and evolution at Mount Erebus volcano, Antarctica utilizing experimental petrology techniques. Specifically, I am studying the dependence of phase equilibria on volatile (H2O, CO2, S) concentration, P/T conditions, and redox state in primitive alkaline magmas from Ross Island, Antarctica in order to understand degassing processes and evolutionary trends throughout the Erebus lava lineage.

Publications

Selected publications

  • Iacovino, K., Moore, G., Roggensack, K., Oppenheimer, C., Kyle, P., (submitted) H2O-CO2 solubility in basanites: Applications to volatile sources and degassing behaviour at Erebus volcano, Antarctica
  • Iacovino, K., Oppenheimer, C., Scaillet, B., Kyle, P., Experimental constraints on the evolution of alkaline magmas from Ross Island, Antarctica: A case for CO2-dominated volcanism (oral presentation, Goldschmidt Conference 2012)
  • Iacovino, K., Oppenheimer, C., Scaillet, B., Kyle, P., Experimental constraints on the crystallization and evolution of primitive magmas at Erebus volcano, Antarctica. (poster presentation, AGU Fall Conference 2011)
  • Iacovino, K., Moore, G., Roggensack, K., Oppenheimer, C., Kyle, P., H2O-CO2 solubility in basanites: Applications to volatile sources and degassing behaviour at Erebus volcano, Antarctica (oral presentation, AGU Fall Conference 2009)

Teaching

  • 2008-2010: Teaching in Geological Sciences, Arizona State University, USA
    • 2008, 2009, 2010: GLG 103, Introduction to Geology Lab
    • 2009: SES 101, Earth, Solar System, and Universe Lecture
    • 2009: GLG 424, Petrology Lecture and Lab
    • 2010: GLG 452, Field Geology II
  • 2007-2010: Various outreach activities supported by the Mars Eduction Program, Arizona State University, USA

External activities