VALENTIN R.
TROLL
Chair of Petrology, Uppsala University, Sweden
Photo © Börje Dahrén
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
Kresten & Troll:
The Alnö Carbonatite Complex, Central Sweden (GeoGuide)
180 pages, Springer, August 2018.
This GeoGuide provides an overview of the geology of Alnö, combined with an up-to-date field itinerary.
e-Book and paperback available in Springer Store and on Amazon.com / Amazon.co.uk.
Multi-level magma plumbing at Agung and Batur volcanoes increases risk of hazardous eruptions.
Exceptionally high whole-rock δ18O values in intra-caldera rhyolites from Northeast Iceland.
When the gods are angry: volcanic crisis and eruption at Bali’s great volcano.
An integrative research framework to unravel the interplay of natural hazards and vulnerabilities.
The 'Clay-with-Flints' deposit in Northern Ireland: reassessment of the evidence for an early Paleocene ignimbrite.
Geol. Mag., Cambridge University Press, 2017.
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