Prof. VALENTIN R. TROLL Chair of Petrology | Uppsala University | Sweden | valentin.troll@geo.uu.se
CAREER SUMMARY
Val 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 2008, he took up the Chair of Petrology at Uppsala University, Sweden, which he currently holds.
FUNDING
Obtained approx. SEK 46 M (ca. EUR 4.5 M) to come directly to Uppsala University since installment in 2008. >>
PUBLICATIONS
>150 scientific publications, 13 published reports, 5 books, and >350 conference abstracts. >>
SUPERVISION
Advised 21 PhD and 18 MSc students to completion. >>
READ FOR FREE
A GEOLOGICAL EXCURSION GUIDE TO RUM (Emeleus & Troll) Read for free on EARTHWISE from the British Geological Survey.
RESEARCH PAPERS
Hydrothermal alteration of andesitic lava domes can lead to explosive volcanic behaviour. Nature Communications, 2019.
Interaction between high-temperature magmatic fluids and limestone explains ‘Bastnäs-type’ REE deposits in central Sweden.
Complex hazard cascade culminating in the Anak Krakatau sector collapse.
The great escape: petrogenesis of low-silica volcanism of Pliocene to Quaternary age associated with the Altiplano-Puna Volcanic Complex of northern Chile (21º10'-22º50'S).
Crustal CO2 contribution to subduction zone degassing recorded through calc-silicate xenoliths in arc lavas.
Global Fe-O isotope correlation reveals magmatic origin of Kiruna-type apatite-iron-oxide ores.
In-situ LA–ICP MS trace element analyses of magnetite: genetic implications for the Zhonggu orefield, Ningwu volcanic basin, Anhui Province, China.
130 years Mt Krakatau Eruption
Discovery Channel - Daily Planet / Dissecting Disasters (26-Aug-2013)
TOPICAL: KRAKATAU
Kresten & Troll:
The Alnö Carbonatite Complex, Central Sweden (GeoGuide)
180 pages, Springer, 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.
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Val Troll talks with Prof. Kathy Cashman
GEO-INTERVIEWS
RECENT PUBLICATIONS