Elliot Hildner


AG Petrology of the Ocean Crust

Room 5300

Department of Geosciences
University of Bremen
Klagenfurter Straße 2-4 (GEO II)
28359 Bremen
Germany

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Elliot Hildner


Research

Research interests

  • Evolution of oceanic volcanic systems
  • Magma genesis and development during ascent, stagnation and eruption
  • Geothermobarometry of igneous rocks


Applied methods

  • Electron microprobe
  • ICP-MS
  • Fluid inclusion microthermometry
  • Sr-Nd-Pb isotopes



Curriculum vitae

  • November 2011:  Dr. rer. nat. with magna cum laude
  • 2007-2011:  Research assistant and PhD student in the workgroup “Petrology of the oceanic crust”, Fachbereich Geowissenschaften, University of Bremen
  • 2006-2007:  Employer in the Quality- and product management facility for mobile navigation systems of Falk Marco Polo Interactive GmbH, Ostfildern, Germany
  • April 2006:  Diploma (equivalent to Master of Science) in Geology and Paleontology
  • 2001-2006:  Advanced study period of Geology and Paleontology at TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Germany. Majors: Petrology, Sedimentology, Paleontology
  • 1999-2001:  Basic study period of Geology and Paleontology at University of Stuttgart, Germany

PhD thesis:

Magma storage and ascent of historic and prehistoric eruptions of Fogo, Cape Verde Islands: A barometric, petrologic and geochemical approach. (http://elib.suub.uni-bremen.de/edocs/00102336-1.pdf)
Mentoring: PD Dr. Andreas Klügel, University of Bremen

Diploma thesis:

The Miocene basaltic dike swarm in Montaña Horgazales complex between Barranco de Tasartico and San Nicolás in SW-Gran Canaria, Canary Islands: Compositional, geochemical and tectonic evolution.
Geological map and report: Stratigraphic and volcano-tectonic map report of Montaña Horgazales complex between Barranco de Tasartico and San Nicolás in SW-Gran Canaria, Canary Islands.
Mentoring: Prof. Dr. Hans-Ulrich Schmincke, IFM-GEOMAR Kiel; Prof. Dr. Christoph Breitzkreuz, TU Berkakademie Freiberg



Publications

  • Hildner E, Klügel A, Hansteen TH (accepted): Barometry of lavas from the 1951 eruption of Fogo, Cape Verde Islands: Implications for historic and prehistoric magma plumbing systems. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research.
    | doi:10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2011.12.014 |
  • Hildner E, Klügel A, Hauff F (2011): Magma storage and ascent during the 1995 eruption of Fogo, Cape Verde Archipelago. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology 162, 751-772.
    | doi:10.1007/s00410-011-0623-6 |



Abstracts

  • Hildner E, Klügel A (2011): Geobarometric data of the magma plumbing system of Fogo volcano, Cape Verde Archipelago. EGU 2011, Vienna.
  • Hildner E, Klügel A (2009): Geothermobarometric and fluid inclusion data of historic lavas of Fogo Volcano, Cape Verde Islands. Goldschmidt 2009, Davos.
  • Hildner E, Klügel A (2008): Depths of magma storage beneath Fogo Volcano, Cape Verde Islands. Eos Trans. AGU, 89(53), Fall Meet. Supply.
  • Klügel A, Hildner E (2008): Equilibrium assessment for the application of clinopyroxene-melt thermobarometry. Eos Trans. AGU, 89(53), Fall Meet. Supply.