CAREER SUMMARY
Valentin R. Troll graduated from St Andrews University, Scotland in 1998 and received his PhD from the GEOMAR Research Centre - University of Kiel, Germany, in 2001. Troll then lectured in volcanolology and petrology at Trinity College Dublin (2001-2008), during which time he habilitated at the Blaise Pascal University Clermont-Ferrand, France, in 2006. In early 2008, he took up the Chair of Petrology at Uppsala University, Sweden, which he currently holds.
Publications
>100 scientific publications, 13 published reports, 3 scientific books, 2 course books, and >300 conference abstracts.
Funding
Obtained approx. SEK 42 M (ca. EUR 4.3 M) to come directly to Uppsala University since installment in 2008.
Supervision
Advised 19 PhD students to completion. Currently co-supervision of 2 PhD students.
MOST RECENT PUBLICATIONS
Carracedo & Troll:
The Geology of the Canary Islands
636 pages, Elsevier, 2016.
A concise overview of the geology and volcanology of the Canary Islands, along with 27 carefully planned day excursions.
e-Book and paperback available in Elsevier Store and on Amazon.com / Amazon.co.uk.
Elsevier SciTech Connect 'Ask Our Experts' Interview.
Hf isotope evidence for variable slab input and crustal addition in basalts and andesites of the Taupo Volcanic Zone, New Zealand
Amphibole megacrysts as a probe into the deep plumbing system of Merapi volcano, Central Java, Indonesia.
Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, Springer, 2017.
Magma reservoir dynamics at Toba caldera, Indonesia, recorded by oxygen isotope zoning in quartz.
Scientific Reports, Nature, 2017.
Pyroxene standards for SIMS oxygen isotope analysis and their application to Merapi volcano, Sunda arc, Indonesia.
Chemical Geology, Elsevier, 2016.
Locating the depth of magma supply for volcanic eruptions, insights from Mt. Cameroon.
Scientific Reports, Nature, 2016.
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