Ian S. E. Carmichael

Ian S. E. Carmichael
Born
Ian Stuart Edward Carmichael

(1930-03-29)29 March 1930
Died26 August 2011(2011-08-26) (aged 81)
EducationWestminster School
Alma mater
Known forThermodynamics of igneous systems
Scientific career
InstitutionsUniversity of California, Berkeley
ThesisVolcanic geology of Thingmuli, eastern Iceland (1962)
Doctoral advisorGeorge P. L. Walker
Notable students

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.