Bryce, Julie G.

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Julie Bryce Associate Professor of Geochemistry
travels to Italy
Julie G. Bryce
University of New Hampshire, julie.bryce@unh.edu
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Bryce, Julie G., "Julie Bryce Associate Professor of Geochemistry travels to Italy" (2013). Faculty Travel Reports. 87.
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Elizabeth Pettitt '15 sampling lavas in the Dolomites
(Photo credit: Ms. Kimberly Aviado, NRESS Ph.D.
student)
The perfect jet lag eliminator and kickstarter 
for paper writing with colleagues in Ferrara 
(must be ordered before 11 AM)
The famous Castello Estense in Ferrara, Italy
Julie Bryce
Associate Professor of Geochemistry  - Italy
Thanks in part to the support of a CIE International Development award I was able to visit
colleagues at the University of Ferrara in advance of a meeting of geochemists in nearby Florence
in August 2013. I first met the Ferrara-based scientists at a geochemical meeting four years prior
and learned of their extensive collection of mantle xenoliths from several volcanic provinces where
I have worked the last two decades. Thanks in large part to international development grants and
being based in nearby France for my sabbatical I have been able to visit Ferrara three times now.
Our interactions are not only limited to those visits. The UNH geochemistry group has hosted three
Ph.D. students and one postdoctoral scientist from Ferrara, and two UNH students, NRESS Ph.D.
student Ms. Kim Aviado and Ms. Elizabeth Pettitt (BS, Geology, expected in 2015), are visiting
Ferrara this summer working with colleagues.
My first task in
Ferrara was to get rid of jet lag, best handled with a savory
dinner of the famous cappellacci di zucca and (after the early
morning wakeup) a cappuccino. I learned on my first visit to
Ferrara that one does not apparently have cappuccino after 11
AM (a more generous cutoff time than in other places that have
earlier cappuccino cutoff times). Excellent cuisine and lessons in
cappuccino drinking aside, my main motivation to visit my
colleagues in Ferrara centers around one word:  mantle. Earth’s
mantle is its large rocky layer that extends beneath the crust on
which we stand down to Earth’s metallic core. The group I visit in
Ferrara are world experts in studying xenoliths, “strange rocks”
brought up in lava flows, plucked from deep part of Earth’s rocky
lithosphere as magma, “underground lava,” rises to the surface.
These samples provide important information about the
geological and chemical processes that long ago formed Earth’s
lithosphere, the rocky shell that extends from Earth’s surface,
through the crust and includes part of the underlying mantle that
makes up the jigsaw plate pieces that participate in plate
tectonics. Xenoliths also bear testimony that can be used to
reconstruct more recent processes that have led to volcanism in volcanically active regions. During my visit in August we finalized and submitted
one manuscript on our earlier studies and continued discussions and sketched out a manuscript on the results of work Mr. Paolo Sgualdo, a
University of Ferrara Ph.D. student, carried out in the UNH geochemistry lab.  The trip also provided a means to initiate new projects to gain
insight into processes driving volcanism. Ms. Aviado is working on a new project to elucidate mechanisms of rifting in East Africa, and thanks to the
support of an IROP from the Hamel Center, Ms. Pettitt is taking the lead on a new project on lavas and xenoliths in the Veneto Volcanic Province, a
region of volcanism extending to the backside of the mountains framing Lago di Garda. We are excited to get Ms. Aviado and Ms. Pettitt back to
UNH and study their samples on a new instrument we are installing this summer, host our next Ferrara visitor this fall, revise Mr. Sgualdo’s
submitted manuscript and continue our collaborations exchanging future excellent UNH and University of Ferrara students.
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University of New HampshireUniversity of New Hampshire Scholars' RepositoryFaculty Travel Reports Global Education CenterFall 2013Julie Bryce Associate Professor of Geochemistrytravels to ItalyJulie G. BryceUniversity of New Hampshire, julie.bryce@unh.eduFollow this and additional works at: https://scholars.unh.edu/international_travelThis Report is brought to you for free and open access by the Global Education Center at University of New Hampshire Scholars' Repository. It hasbeen accepted for inclusion in Faculty Travel Reports by an authorized administrator of University of New Hampshire Scholars' Repository. For moreinformation, please contact nicole.hentz@unh.edu.Recommended CitationBryce, Julie G., "Julie Bryce Associate Professor of Geochemistry travels to Italy" (2013). Faculty Travel Reports. 87.https://scholars.unh.edu/international_travel/87Julie Bryce | Center for International Education and Global Engagementhttp://unh.edu/cie/julie-bryce-2013[6/14/2016 1:19:44 PM]Home UNH Home Contact/Emergency Center for International Education and Global EngagementCopyright © 2016, Center for International Education and Global Engagement  •  University of New HampshireHood House  •  89 Main Street  •  Durham, NH 03824  •  Ph 603-862-2398  •  Fax 603-862-0169Thompson Hall  •  105 Main Street  •  Durham, NH 03824  •  Ph 603-862-1288  •  Fax 603-862-0844For questions about this website          For UNH main directory dial 603-862-1234ADA Acknowledgement | Contact the UNH WebmasterElizabeth Pettitt '15 sampling lavas in the Dolomites(Photo credit: Ms. Kimberly Aviado, NRESS Ph.D.student)The perfect jet lag eliminator and kickstarter for paper writing with colleagues in Ferrara (must be ordered before 11 AM)The famous Castello Estense in Ferrara, ItalyJulie BryceAssociate Professor of Geochemistry  - ItalyThanks in part to the support of a CIE International Development award I was able to visitcolleagues at the University of Ferrara in advance of a meeting of geochemists in nearby Florencein August 2013. I first met the Ferrara-based scientists at a geochemical meeting four years priorand learned of their extensive collection of mantle xenoliths from several volcanic provinces whereI have worked the last two decades. Thanks in large part to international development grants andbeing based in nearby France for my sabbatical I have been able to visit Ferrara three times now.Our interactions are not only limited to those visits. The UNH geochemistry group has hosted threePh.D. students and one postdoctoral scientist from Ferrara, and two UNH students, NRESS Ph.D.student Ms. Kim Aviado and Ms. Elizabeth Pettitt (BS, Geology, expected in 2015), are visitingFerrara this summer working with colleagues.My first task inFerrara was to get rid of jet lag, best handled with a savorydinner of the famous cappellacci di zucca and (after the earlymorning wakeup) a cappuccino. I learned on my first visit toFerrara that one does not apparently have cappuccino after 11AM (a more generous cutoff time than in other places that haveearlier cappuccino cutoff times). Excellent cuisine and lessons incappuccino drinking aside, my main motivation to visit mycolleagues in Ferrara centers around one word:  mantle. Earth’smantle is its large rocky layer that extends beneath the crust onwhich we stand down to Earth’s metallic core. The group I visit inFerrara are world experts in studying xenoliths, “strange rocks”brought up in lava flows, plucked from deep part of Earth’s rockylithosphere as magma, “underground lava,” rises to the surface.These samples provide important information about thegeological and chemical processes that long ago formed Earth’slithosphere, the rocky shell that extends from Earth’s surface,through the crust and includes part of the underlying mantle thatmakes up the jigsaw plate pieces that participate in platetectonics. Xenoliths also bear testimony that can be used toreconstruct more recent processes that have led to volcanism in volcanically active regions. During my visit in August we finalized and submittedone manuscript on our earlier studies and continued discussions and sketched out a manuscript on the results of work Mr. Paolo Sgualdo, aUniversity of Ferrara Ph.D. student, carried out in the UNH geochemistry lab.  The trip also provided a means to initiate new projects to gaininsight into processes driving volcanism. Ms. Aviado is working on a new project to elucidate mechanisms of rifting in East Africa, and thanks to thesupport of an IROP from the Hamel Center, Ms. Pettitt is taking the lead on a new project on lavas and xenoliths in the Veneto Volcanic Province, aregion of volcanism extending to the backside of the mountains framing Lago di Garda. We are excited to get Ms. Aviado and Ms. Pettitt back toUNH and study their samples on a new instrument we are installing this summer, host our next Ferrara visitor this fall, revise Mr. Sgualdo’ssubmitted manuscript and continue our collaborations exchanging future excellent UNH and University of Ferrara students.About OISS Int'l Affairs Dual Major / Minor Study Abroad The World at UNH UNH Int'l Travel Policies & Resources Faculty AlumniJulie Bryce | Center for International Education and Global Engagementhttp://unh.edu/cie/julie-bryce-2013[6/14/2016 1:19:44 PM]

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