Bernard Wood (geologist)

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Bernard Wood
Other namesBernie Wood
CitizenshipBritish
Known forTrace element partitioning, Piston-cylinder apparatus
Scientific career
FieldsExperimental petrology
InstitutionsUniversity of Oxford
Websitehttps://www.earth.ox.ac.uk/people/bernie-wood/

Bernard (Bernie) Wood FRS MAE is a British geologist, and professor of mineralogy and senior research fellow at the University of Oxford.[1] He specializes in the thermodynamics of geological systems, using experimental techniques.[1] He is a prominent figure in the field of experimental petrology, having received multiple awards throughout his career and taught at several universities worldwide.[1]

Education

Wood is originally from

University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
in 1972.

Career

Wood has taught and conducted research at several universities across Europe, North America, and Australia.

Following his PhD studies, he taught at the

Carnegie Institution of Washington, after which he became principal scientist at Rockwell Hanford Operations.[2]

In 1982, Wood moved to the Department of Geological Sciences at Northwestern University as a professor, and he was chair of that department from 1985 to 1988.[2]

In 1989, he returned to the UK and became professor at the Department of Earth Sciences at the

Universität Freiburg, in Germany.[2]

In 2005, he was a professor and a Federation Fellow at Macquarie University, in Australia.[4][failed verification]

Since 2007, he has been based at the Department of Earth Sciences of the University of Oxford, where he installed the Experimental Petrology laboratory.[5]

Research

Wood initially became known for his work on geothermometry and geobarometry

Jonathan Blundy he developed models to study compatibility and predict trace element partitioning between crystals and melts, which are relevant for igneous differentiation.[3][7] He also developed a model of the accretion and early differentiation of the Earth with student Jon Wade.[8][9][10] At Oxford he worked with post-doc Ekaterina Kiseeva on partitioning into sulphides in igneous processes.[11][12][13] Also at Oxford, he collaborated with Alex Halliday.[3]

Piston-cylinder apparatus

Wood's laboratories use piston-cylinder (PC) apparatus. Together with Fred Wheeler, head of workshop at the University of Bristol[14] he designed an inexpensive, simplified version which is widely used.

Books

Holloway, J. R., & Wood, B. J. (1989). Simulating the Earth: Experimental Geochemistry. Springer.[15]

Wood, B. J., & Fraser, D. G. (1976). Elementary Thermodynamics for Geologists. Oxford University Press.[16]

Honors and awards

Wood is a Fellow of the

Max Planck Gesellschaft (DE), the Deutsche Mineralogische Gesellschaft, and the Geological Society of London.[18]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Prof. Bernard Wood's Research Profile", Department of Earth Sciences, University of Oxford, 27 April 2012, retrieved 8 August 2012
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Bernard Wood's page", Bernard Wood, Academia Europaea, 29 January 2022, retrieved 29 January 2022
  3. ^
    S2CID 131066686
    . Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  4. ^ "Origin and differentiation of the Earth - Speakers' biographies - The Royal Society". royalsociety.org. Archived from the original on 8 April 2010.
  5. ^ Experimental Petrology Laboratory, University of Oxford, 29 January 2022, retrieved 29 January 2022
  6. ^ Gesellschaft, Deutsche Mineralogische. "2012 Bernard Wood (Oxford)". www.dmg-home.org (in German). Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  7. S2CID 4335750
    .
  8. S2CID 4356933
    .
  9. S2CID 8942975
    .
  10. ISSN 0012-821X
    .
  11. ISSN 0012-821X
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  12. ISSN 0012-821X
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  13. ^ pubs.geoscienceworld.org https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/msa/ammin/article/100/11-12/2371/40329/Trace-element-partitioning-into-sulfide-How. Retrieved 12 March 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  14. ^ "Department of Earth Sciences » 15 years of building Piston Cylinders". Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  15. ISBN 9789401180283
    , retrieved 29 January 2022
  16. ISBN 978-0-19-859927-2
    , retrieved 29 January 2022
  17. ^ "2001 Fellow Bernard J Wood". Retrieved 19 June 2013.
  18. ^ "Bernard Wood Research Profile". University of Oxford Department of Earth Sciences. 14 June 2013. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
  19. S2CID 101379602
    . Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  20. ^ "MEDALLISTS". European Union of Geosciences. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
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