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Research Interests
Natural History and History of Science
- Advisory, curation, and conversation of natural history museum objects (particularly minerals, rocks and fossils).
- History of natural history studies
- Digitization and digital museum applications
- Archeometry and analytical measurement techniques
, Scientific instruments and their societal-scientific aspects in ancient and recent times
- Environmental History and Anthropocene studies
Petrology and Tectonics
-Magma genesis, general geology, and tectonics of Tethyan subduction and collision systems particularly along Anatolia and adjacent regions.
- Subduction- accreation complexes and mélange development along ancient subduction interfaces.
Geochronology and Geochemistry Analysis / Method Development
- Method development, sample preparation, maintenance and usage of LA-ICP-MS systems for U bearing phases and varying applications of whole-rock chemistry (major and trace element) and mineral chemistry
- Sample preparation, maintenance and usage of ICP-OES for major oxide chemistry of common rock associations and liquids.
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