Dr. Rebecca Lange

Biography

Rebecca Lange is the Alexander N. Halliday Collegiate Professor in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences at the University of Michigan. She focuses her research on experimental studies of magmatic and volcanic systems that shape the evolution of the continental crust over geological time. Her specific research interests include the thermodynamic and transport properties of multicomponent magmatic liquids, the development of mineral-melt thermometers, hygrometers, and barometers, as well as redox equilibria in magmatic systems under open system conditions. Dr. Lange completed her Bachelor’s degree in Geology in 1983 and her Ph.D. in Geology in 1989 at the University of California, Berkeley. After a postdoctoral fellowship at Princeton University from 1989 to 1991, she joined the faculty at the University of Michigan in the fall of 1991. She has received several awards, including the Class of 1923 Memorial Teaching Award and the College of LSA Excellence in Education Award. Dr. Lange has served as Chair of her department and as President of the Mineralogical Society of America. In addition to her research, she teaches various courses in geology and environmental science, including introductory level and upper division courses on magmatism, metamorphism, and plate tectonics, as well as field courses at Camp Davis, Wyoming.

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