Ian S. E. Carmichael
Ian S. E. Carmichael | |
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| Born | Ian Stuart Edward Carmichael 29 March 1930 |
| Died | 26 August 2011 (aged 81) |
| Education | Westminster School |
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| Known for | Thermodynamics of igneous systems |
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| Institutions | University of California, Berkeley |
| Thesis | Volcanic geology of Thingmuli, eastern Iceland (1962) |
| Doctoral advisor | George P. L. Walker |
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Ian Stuart Edward Carmichael FRS (29 March 1930 –26 August 2011) was a British-born American igneous petrologist and volcanologist who established extensive quantitative methods for research in the thermodynamics of magma.