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.
PUBLICATIONS
>145 scientific publications, 18 published reports, 5 books, and >400 conference abstracts. >>
SUPERVISION
Advised 21 PhD and 20 MSc students to completion. >>
FUNDING
Obtained approx. 51 M SEK (ca. 5 M EUR) to come directly to Uppsala University since installment in 2008. >>
RECENT RESEARCH PAPERS
Ancient oral tradition in Central Java warns of volcano-earthquake interaction.
Petrogenesis of the Loch Bà ring-dyke and Centre 3 granites, Isle of Mull, Scotland.
Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 2021.
North-East Atlantic Islands: The Macaronesian archipelagos (Azores, Madeira, Canary Islands and Cape Verde).
Encyclopedia of Geology, 2021.
Genesis and tectonic setting of iron oxide-apatite deposits of the Bafq Saghand Metallogenic Belt,
Central Iran.
International Journal of Earth Sciences, 2021.
Fault-controlled magma ascent recorded in the Central Series of the Rum Layered Intrusion, NW Scotland.
The thermal properties of porous andesite.
Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 2020.
Magmatic and metasomatic effects of magma-carbonate interaction recorded in calc-silicate xenoliths from Merapi volcano (Indonesia).
Constraining the sub-arc, parental magma composition for the giant Altiplano-Puna Volcanic Complex, northern Chile.
Hydrothermal alteration of andesitic lava domes can lead to explosive volcanic behaviour. Nature Communications, 2019.
BOOKS
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.
Have a look at some of the locations on YouTube:
AVAILABLE ON AMAZON
Carracedo & Troll (eds.):
Teide Volcano
279 pages, Springer, 2013.
READ FOR FREE
Emeleus & Trol:
A Geological Guide to Rum, Inner Hebrides
152 pages,
NMSE-Publishing Ltd. The Geological Society of Edinburgh, 2009.
GEO-INTERVIEWS
Prof. Nick Arndt Interview:
SUSTAINABLE Mining - Securing Metal Supplies for a Greener Future
Magnus Johansson (SGU) Interview:
Past, Present & Future of
*METAL MINING in SWEDEN*
Prof. Hugh Rollinson about the new edition of *USING GEOCHEMICAL DATA*
The two faces of Volcanoes
Learning to benefit from the monster
ONLINE LECTURES
Volcanic Particles in Agriculture and Gardening
GEO-Schule: Der Ätna bricht aus - Gespräch mit Dr. Boris Behncke vom Ätna Vulkanobservatorium
