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Ellery Frahm
Senior Research Fellow, Geology & Geophysics
Ph.D., University of Minnesota, expected 2010
M.S., University of Minnesota, 2002
B.A., Physics, Grinnell College, 1999
I have a range of duties: training and providing assistance to new and visiting users, performing routine maintenance, teaching a course on electron microprobe theory and practice, providing analytical support for industrial clients, and consulting and collaborating with faculty, staff, and students. I also have experience analyzing a wide range of materials: from rocks, minerals, and sediments to ores, metals, and alloys to ceramics, composites, and thin films.
My research interests involve the intersections of the materials and geological sciences with archaeology, particularly the study of archaeomaterials such as obsidian and ceramics. Please visit my website to learn more.
Professional Society Memberships:
Materials Research Society, Microbeam Analysis Society, Microscopy Society of America, Minnesota Microscopy Society, Geological Society of America, Society for Archaeological Sciences, Society for American Archaeology
Current Research Assistant:
Travis Tenner
Research Assistants Emeritus:
Meagan Thompson
Samantha Heck
Ryan Kerrigan
Fawna Korhonen
Peter Davis
Donald Sidman
Ellery Frahm, Senior Research Fellow
E-mail: frah0010@umn.edu
Phone: 612-624-7370
With respect to geoscience research, our electron microprobe is often used for igneous, metamorphic, and experimental petrology as well as mineral studies and geochronology. In addition to rocks and minerals, we have conducted analyses of metals and alloys, thin films, ceramics and composites, glass, optical fibers, teeth and bones, and many other natural and artificial materials.
We have experience analyzing various materials for industrial purposes, including:
Our clients have come from numerous industries and research fields, including: