I have been very busy since August 2010.
- I finished my undergraduate degree
- Had another succesful field season working on the Santa Elena peninsula in Costa Rica. My focus was on melt-rock reaction textures, pegmatoidal gabbros and plagioclase peridotites
- Attended field camp at the Yellowstone-Bighorn Research Association
- Wrote a thesis on my work with plagioclase-bearing peridotites from the Godzilla Megamullion Oceanic Core Complex
- Began working on lunar meteorite DHO910- element mapping and geochemical analysis of clasts and glass in the impact breccia
- Went on a second submersible diving cruise to the Godzilla Megamullion (R/V Yokosuka YK11-08) where we found some amazing new stuff while examining the abyssal hills southwest of the breakaway and the termination/paleo-ridge axis.
- Began working on petrography and geochemical analysis of lower-crustal and upper mantle peridotites, troctolites, and gabbros from the inner trench wall of the Bonin Ridge.
- Finished a manuscript for my work on the Godzilla Megamullion
- Attended the IODP workshop on Ultra-deep drilling into arc crust (https://www.jamstec.go.jp/ud2012/form/)
- And began work on a manuscript for my first round of data from my Bonin Ridge samples.
- I have established a domain to use as a personal website for my work and published papers
My plan for this blog in the near future is simple: I am going to begin weekly or bi-weekly posts which pertain to interesting topics in my and my colleague's research. This blog will be associated with and displayed on my personal website. Although it is not up and completely running yet, my website is www.matthewloocke.com
Be on the lookout for the launch of my site in the next week or two. I will have links to all of my various profiles and pdfs or links to my publications.
That's it for now. Until next time, keep your mind lucid and your rocks intrusive!
Matt Loocke
