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Michael Zieg Assistant Professor Department of Geography, Geology, and the Environment
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michael.zieg at sru.edu
Educational Background 2001, Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University 1994, B.S., Michigan State University
Teaching Fall 2008 Office Hours Monday 10-12 Wednesday 8-9 Friday 8-10
Courses Taught at SRU EGEO 101: Physical Geology EGEO 111: Physical Geology Lab EGEO 281: Quantitative Methods EGEO 323: Planetary Geology EGEO 351: Mineralogy EGEO 352: Petrology EGEO 490: Independent Study
Research Interests Crystal size distribution (CSD) analysis of mafic sills and dikes Emplacement mechanisms of hypabyssal intrusions Redistribution of interstitial melt by compaction, and its bulk-rock and mineralogical consequences Heat flow during magmatic solidification Textural evolution during chondrule formation Crystallization kinetics and texture development
Publications Peer-Reviewed
Publications: Zieg, M.J. and Marsh,
B.D., 2005. The Sudbury
Igneous Complex: viscous emulsion differentiation of a superheated impact melt
sheet. Geological
Society of Zieg, M.J. and Marsh,
B.D., 2002. Velbel, M.A., Basso,
C.L., and Zieg, M.J., 1996. The natural weathering of staurolite:
crystal-surface textures, relative stability, and the rate-determining step. American Journal of Science, v. 296, p. 453-472. Marsh, B.D. and Zieg,
M.J., 1999. Solidification fronts of the Marsh, B.D. and Zieg,
M.J., 1998. The Dais layered intrusion; a new discovery in the basement sill of
the Publications
in Preparation: Zieg, M.J. and Lofgren, G.E., in preparation. Textural constraints on formation conditions of porphyritic olivine chondrules: an experimental investigation. To be submitted to: Meteoritics & Planetary Sciences. Zieg, M.J., in preparation. Textural evidence for multiple injection events in a Nipigon diabase sill. To be submitted to: Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences. Conference Presentations
(first author only): Zieg, M.J., 2007.
Geochemical, mineralogical, and textural characterization of the Beacon Sill, Zieg, M.J., and *Forsha,
C.J., 2007. A comparison of textural profiles in diabase sills from the
Midcontinent and Transantarctic rifts. Institute
for Lake Superior Geology Proceedings, 53rd Annual Meeting, Lutsen,
MN, v. 53, part 1, p. 89. Zieg, M.J. and *Forsha,
C.J., 2005. Textural gradients in
Antarctic and Canadian sills: evidence for episodic filling history.
EOS, Transactions of the American Geophysical Zieg, M.J., *Forsha, C.J., and *Habarka,
J.M. Textural examination of Kama
Point diabase sill, Zieg, M.J., 2005. Measurement
and interpretation of crystal size distributions in the Kama Point sill, Zieg, M.J., 2003.
Monitoring and quantifying texture evolution during experimental crystallization
and melting using crystal size distributions. EOS, Transactions of the American Geophysical Union, v. 84, no. 46, 2003
Fall Meeting Supplement, Abstract #V11A-07. Zieg, M.J. and
Lofgren, G.E., 2003. Porphyritic olivine chondrules: constraints on formation
conditions from textures and experimental simulations. Meteoritics &
Planetary Science, v. 38, no. 8, p. A57. Zieg, M.J. and
Lofgren, G.E., 2003. Zieg, M.J. and
Lofgren, G.E., 2002. Evaluation and interpretation of chondrule simulation
experiments using crystal size distributions. Meteoritics & Planetary Science, v. 37, no. 7, p. A154. Zieg, M.J. and
Lofgren, G.E., 2002. Experimental determination of olivine growth rates using a
population balance approach: size and temperature dependence. EOS, Transactions of the American Geophysical Zieg, M.J. and
Lofgren, G.E., 2002. Experimental determination of olivine growth rates in
chondrules. In Lunar and Planetary Science XXXIII, Abstract # 1373, Lunar
and Planetary Institute, Houston (CD-ROM). Zieg, M.J. and Marsh,
B.D., 2001. Viscous emulsion differentiation of superheated impact melt sheets.
GSA Abstracts with Programs, v. 33, no. 6, p. A-333. Zieg, M.J. and Marsh,
B.D., 2001. A quantitative method for predicting igneous textures. In Eleventh
Annual V. M. Goldschmidt Conference, Abstract #3628. LPI Contribution No.
1088, Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston (CD-ROM). Zieg, M.J. and Marsh, B.D., 2000.
Scaling laws, crystal size distributions, and the quantification of igneous
textures. GSA Abstracts with
Programs, v. 32, no. 7, p. A-434. Zieg, M.J. and Marsh, B.D., 2000. A universal relationship
between grain size and total number of crystals in igneous rocks. EOS,
Transactions of the American Geophysical
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