[margins-list] Research Grant Opp and PhD position at Pennsylvania State University

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*Research Grants, DOSECC Grant Program*
DOSECC (Drilling, Observation and Sampling of the Earth's Continental 
Crust) invites students and teachers to apply for summer 2010 grants in 
scientific drilling.
The grants promote student involvement in projects where drilling has 
provided data and materials for study, and are available to college
students (graduate or undergraduate) and primary and secondary 
schoolteachers, worldwide. Awardees can undertake research related to 
ongoing or past
drilling efforts. Applicants do not have to be attending a DOSECC Member 
Institution to be considered for this award. Grant funding will be 
available
in the summer of 2010 and budgets of $2000 to $5000 are appropriate.
Applications must be received by March 1, 2010 and awardees will be 
announced
April 1, 2010. For additional information consult 
www.dosecc.org/html/internship.html,
or email David Zur, DOSECC's Education and Outreach Manager 
(dzur at dosecc.org).

David M. Zur
Education and Outreach Manager
DOSECC
t: +1 (801) 583-2150
e: dzur at dosecc.org
w: www.dosecc.org

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*PhD position available in the Department of Geosciences at Pennsylvania 
State University. *
The objective of this thesis project is to better understand the 
evolution of magma in the lower and upper parts of the thick continental 
crust in the northern segment of the
Southern Volcanic Zone of the Andes.  Ongoing field work is being 
conducted at the Diamante Caldera Maipo Volcanic Complex on the
border of Argentina and Chile.  Laboratory work includes major element, 
trace element, and isotope ratio analysis of whole rocks, as
well as in situ analysis of individual phenocrysts by EPMA, LA-ICP-MS, 
and micro-drilling for isotopic analysis by TIMS.  The ideal
candidate will possess an equal capacity for physically challenging 
field work and careful, detail-oriented laboratory work.  Experience
conducting field work at altitude is a plus.  Application review has 
already begun, and will continue until a suitable candidate is
found.  Summer or Fall start possible.  Information for prospective 
students, including application materials, can be found at http://
www.geosc.psu.edu/graduates/prospective.php or by contacting Maureen 
Feineman at mdf12 at psu.edu.

Maureen D. Feineman
Assistant Professor
Department of Geosciences
Pennsylvania State University
University Park, PA 16802