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Carrie A. Menold

Professor and Chair of Earth and Environment, Blueprint for Belonging Project Director

Dr. Menold teaches upper-level courses in Mineralogy, Petrology, Igneous and Metamorphic Geochemistry, Regional Field Geology, and Field Camp.

Education
  • Ph.D. Geology, University of California, Los Angeles, 2006
  • B.S. (Honors) Geology, University of Michigan, 1999
Courses
  • Geo101  Introduction to Geology (lecture and lab)
  • Geo103  Historical Geology (lab)
  • Geo104  Earth Resources & the Environment (lecture)
  • Geo203  Mineralogy (lecture and lab)
  • Geo204  Petrology (lecture and lab)
  • Geo210  Regional Field Geology
  • Geo304  Advanced Igneous & Metamorphic Geochemistry
  • Geo314  Geological Field Methods
  • LA101    Mountains (first-year seminar)
Publications

Selected Recent Publications

  • Menold, C.A., Walsh, E.O., Manning, C.E., in prep, New evidence for a Cambrian suture associated with the North Qaidam UHPM belt. Geology
  • Menold, C.A., Grove, M., Manning, C.E., Young, E., Zeigler, K., Yin, A., in prep, Assessing the relationship between excess argon content and recrystallization of ultrahigh-pressure metamorphic rocks. Chemical Geology
  • Menold, C.A., Yin, A., Manning, C.E., Chen, X.-H., Wang, X.-F., in prep, Paleozoic Tectonic Evolution of the North Qaidam UHP metamorphic terrane, Western China. Geological Society of America Bulletin.
  • Menold, C.A., Manning, C.E., Yin, A., Chen, X.-H. Wang, X.-F., in review, Metamorphic evolution, mineral chemistry and thermobarometry of ultrahigh-pressure eclogites from the North Qaidam metamorphic belt, Western China. Journal of Metamorphic Geology.
  • Menold, C.A., Manning, C.E.,Yin, A., Tropper, P., Chen, X.-H., Wang, X.-F., 2009, Metamorphic evolution, mineral chemistry and thermobarometry of orthogneiss hosting ultrahigh-pressure eclogites in the North Qaidam metamorphic belt, Western China, Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 35, 273-284.
  • Mattinson, C. G., Menold, C.A., Zhang, J. X., Bird, D. K., 2007, High- and Ultrahigh-pressure Metamorphism in the North Qaidam and South Altyn Terranes, Western China, International Geology Review, 49, 969-995.
  • Yin, A., Manning, C. E., Lovera, O., Menold, C. A., Chen, X., Gehrels, G. E., 2007, Early Paleozoic Tectonic and Thermomechanical Evolution of Ultrahigh-Pressure (UHP) Metamorphic Rocks in the Northern Tibetan Plateau, Northwest China, International Geology Review, 49, 681-716.

Selected Recent Meeting Presentations/Abstracts

  • Menold, C.A., Grove, M., Manning, C.E., 2010, Assessing the relationship between excess argon content and recrystallization of ultrahigh-pressure metamorphic rocks. Goldschmidt Conference.
  • Walsh, E.O., Menold, C.A., 2010, New evidence for a Cambrian suture associated with the North Qaidam UHPM belt. Goldschmidt Conference.
  • Menold, C.A., Manning, C.E., Yin, A., Chen, X.-H., Wang, X.-F., 2009, Tectonic & Metamorphic Evolution of the North Qaidam Ultrahigh-Pressure Metamorphic Terrane, Western China. 9th International Eclogite Conference, Xining China
  • Menold, C.A., Yin, A., Manning, C.E., Chen, X.-H., Wang, X.-F., 2008, Paleozoic Tectonic Evolution of the North Qaidam UHP metamorphic terrane, Western China. GSA Fall Meeting.
  • Menold, C.A., Manning, C.E., Yin, A., Chen, X.-H. Wang, X.-F., 2007, Metamorphic evolution, mineral chemistry and thermobarometry of ultrahigh-pressure eclogites from the North Qaidam metamorphic belt, Western China, AGU Fall Meeting.
  • Menold, C.A., Manning, C.E.,Yin, A., Tropper, P., Chen, X.-H., Wang, X.-F., 2006, Metamorphic evolution, mineral chemistry and thermobarometry of orthogneiss hosting ultrahigh-pressure eclogites in the North Qaidam metamorphic belt, Western China, AGU Fall Meeting.
  • Menold, C.A., Manning, C.E., Grove, M., Yin, A., 2005, Excess Argon in UHP Gneisses: A Field-based Experiment in North Qaidam, China, AGU Fall Meeting.
  • Menold, C.A., Yin, A., Manning, C.E., 2005, Tectonic evolution of the North Qaidam UHP terrane. 7th International Eclogite Conference, Graz, Austria.
  • Menold, C.A., Manning, C.E., Yin, A., 2004, Geology of the North Qaidam HP-UHP terrane, Western China. AGU Fall Meeting.
  • Menold, C.A., Manning, C.E., Yin, A., 2003, P-T evolution of the North Qaidam HP-UHP terrane, Western China. European Mineralogical Union School and Symposium.
  • Menold, C.A., Manning, C.E., Yin, A., 2003, Metamorphism and exhumation of very high pressure eclogites, North Qaidam, China, AGU Fall Meeting.
  • Menold, C.A., Manning, C.E., Yin, A., Robinson, A.C., Chen, X., 2002, Tectonic evolution of the North Qaidam UHP complex, Western China, AGU Fall Meeting.
  • Robinson, A.C., Yin, A., Menold, C.A., Chen, X., Wang, X-F., 2002, Tertiary shortening along Eastern Portion of the North Qaidam Thrust System. AGU Fall Meeting.
  • Manning, C.E., Menold, C.A., Yin, A., 2001, Metamorphism and exhumation of ultrahigh-pressure eclogites and gneisses, north Qaidam, China, GSA Annual Meeting.
  • Menold, C.A., Manning, C.E., Yin, A., 2001, P-T path of eclogites from the Luliang Shan, China, IGCP-420 Workshop, Novoskirk, Abstract.
  • Yin, A. Manning, C.E., Menold, C.A., 2001, Tectonic erosion, diapiric flow, and emplacement of UHP rocks during oceanic subduction: Origin of North Qaidam UHP gneiss. GSA Annual Meeting.
Awards

Externally Funded Grants

  • Geological Society of America Student Research Grant, 2002, $2,500
  • National Science Foundation grant EAR-0337191, 2003, An Integrated Investigation of Ultrahigh-Pressure Metamorphism, North Qaidam China (assisted P.I.’s: Yin, A., & Manning, C. E.), $260,297.
  • Blanchard Faculty Fellowship, 2009, $10,095.

Externally Funded Grants

  • Geological Society of America Student Research Grant, 2002, $2,500
  • National Science Foundation grant EAR-0337191, 2003, An Integrated Investigation of Ultrahigh-Pressure Metamorphism, North Qaidam China (assisted P.I.’s: Yin, A., & Manning, C. E.), $260,297.
  • Blanchard Faculty Fellowship, 2009, $10,095.