Bio
I study fluid flow, chemical reactions, mass transfer, and heat transfer in Earth’s crust and upper mantle, with a focus on the metamorphic and igneous rocks comprising the deep roots of mountain belts. Our research group integrates fieldwork, chemical and isotopic analyses of rocks and minerals, and numerical simulations. Example research areas include heat and mass transport by fluid flow through porous and fractured rock; timescales of orogenic events; fluids and arc volcanism; the impact of subsurface fluids on rock rheology and earthquake hazards; geohydrology; the genesis of economic mineral deposits; processes that release and transport greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide in Earth’s crust; and carbon sequestration. Field experience spans localities across the globe including British Columbia, California, Greece, Italy, Namibia, New England, New Zealand, Norway, Papua New Guinea, Scotland, South Africa, Spitzbergen, and Washington State.
Current Research
- Timescales of dynamic events (e.g., earthquakes, magmatism) preserved in the metamorphic rock record.
- Deep carbon, sulfur, redox, and hydrogen cycling in orogenic belts and subduction zones.
- REE and critical minerals cycling in metamorphic terranes.
- Genesis of ultrahigh-temperature and ultrahigh-pressure metamorphic rocks in extreme geologic environments.
- Regional metamorphic evolution of New England (USA).
- Theoretical modeling of heat and fluid transport in lithospheric systems.
- Current field areas include New England, Norway, and Scotland.
For further information please contact me at jay.ague@yale.edu.
Education
Ph.D. in Geology, University of California, Berkeley
M.S. in Geology, Wayne State University
B.S. in Geology, Wayne State University
Lab group members
Current
Estephania L. Henningsen (Ph.D. program)
Daniela Lozano La Cock (Ph.D. program)
Former lab group members now in academia or industry
Jennifer A. Axler, Associate Scientist, 6K Nanotechnology Research
Ethan F. Baxter, Professor, Boston College
C.M. Breeding, Senior Research Scientist, Gemological Institute of America
Claire E. Buchloz, Professor, California Institute of Technology
Chris J. Carson, Australia Geoscience, Leader of Antarctic Geoscience Program
Xu Chu, Associate Professor, University of Toronto
Colin A. Cooke, Aquatic Ecosystems Scientist, Environment and Parks, Government of Alberta; Adjunct Professor, University of Alberta
Simon Emmanuel, Professor, Hebrew University
David A.D. Evans, Professor, Yale University
Kathryn Henderson-Moses, Subsurface Area Development Manager, BP, Trinidad and Tobago
Anne A. Haws, Presidential Postdoctoral Scholar, Virginia Tech
Benjamin L. Hess, Early Career Teaching and Research (postdoctoral) Fellow, Oxford University
Duncan S. Keller, Visiting Assistant Professor, Skidmore College
Denise M. Levitan, Environmental Scientist/Geochemist, Barr Engineering Co.
Zoe Molitor, Postdoctoral researcher, Boston College
Francesca Piccoli, Geoscience Research Engineer, University of Bern, Switzerland
Emily M. Stewart, Assistant Professor, Florida State University
Santiago Tassara, Assistant Professor, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Chile
Meng Tian, Staff Scientist, Dept. of Physics, Ludwig Maximilian University, Munich, Germany
Joost L.M. van Haren, Assistant Research Professor, Biosphere 2, University of Arizona
Dru E. Wilbur, Geologist and President, Geoseek